Rod and Roy have just returned from a trip to Australia's own coffee producing region, Mareeba, in the fertile Tablelands Region just an hour from Cairns. The story of Australian coffee is a remarkable one...
We have been incredibly lucky to secure the deft hand of one of the nation's most respected artisan coffee roasters. James has 12 years of experience as a specialty coffee roaster and has a string of accomplishments...
Wow. Technology plus. But for all the right reasons. Aiming at consistency of grind, dose and therefore extraction, the Mythos is a marvellous tool for the professional specialty coffee barista. Targeting the weaknesses of other...
Zest is flattered to be approved by Somage as an accredited supplier and training provider of their premium Reserve tea range.
The final leg of our long flight from Melbourne saw us cruising over the Caribbean Sea from Miami to Kingston, Jamaica. A bank of cloud marks the island’s position from afar. These clouds are formed...
Learnt so much about growing, picking, processing! Coffee goes through so many hands, so much care and effort into every kg. Makes us so responsible to get the best out of the bean in our...
Selective picking is the key to obtaining high scoring coffees as the best flavour is obtained from berries at just the right ripeness. Pickers work laboriously, committed to their critical role in bringing exceptional specialty...
Did you know that hundreds of litres of water are used in the processing of just one kilogram of wet processed or “washed” coffees? This brief video was taken at a large co-op in Costa...
Wow! Yes, incredibly wow. On the bench this week amongst some other great microlots was one coffee that really stood out. The La Esperenze Las Margaritas Estate Geisha ($90/kg green!) jumped out from the crowd. I...
We had an excellent morning this week with Felipe, the owner of the farm which grew our award winning Las Margaritas Red Bourbon microlot when he visited our Zest Roastery in Berwick. Felipe animatedly explained the...