Latte Art: Heidi Philip-Smith’s 10 Top Tips

Latte Art: Heidi Philip-Smith’s 10 Top Tips

My name is Heidi Philip-Smith and I’m a 3x UK Latte Art finalist & 2017 World Latte Art competitor. I have been lucky enough to work with some of the UK’s leading latte artists including 6x UK champ Dhan Tamang and ‘latte art legend’ Barista Benji. In this...
The Beginning of Routes Coffee Roasters

The Beginning of Routes Coffee Roasters

Routes Coffee coffee roasters has been providing speciality coffee at events for the past 5 years and absolutely LOVE it. However, we wanted to learn more about the product we create, what better way than to start as coffee roasters. Going back to the beginning of the...
Routes Coffee Top 10 Coffee Shops of the World

Routes Coffee Top 10 Coffee Shops of the World

Top 10 Coffee Shops of the World according to Routes Coffee. During 2013/14 when dreadlocks and bleached blonde hair was cool, Jim & I found ourselves travelling through the Eastern hemisphere, visiting some of the coolest coffee shops, cafes and coffee roasters...
Becoming a Mobile Barista

Becoming a Mobile Barista

When you think of being a Mobile Barista you picture yourself in a small town cafe with a bountiful selection of cakes, freshly cooked pastries and customers who demand their coffee to be 100 degrees or they won’t have time to sit and stare at it for 20 minutes....
Routes Coffee Top 5 UK Festivals

Routes Coffee Top 5 UK Festivals

As we head into our fifth festival season as a coffee trader, we thought that there would be no better time to take a look back at our Top 5 UK Festivals to date. From banging Boomtown to Zen Yoga Connects, here is our pick of the best from the journey so far… 5. Isle...
Building a coffee van

Building a coffee van

Having your own coffee van business – there’s nothing better in life! The freedom of working your own hours, being your own boss, making beautiful coffee every day, meeting new people and flexibility to travel. These are the things you might be thinking before...
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