How to Make Cold Brew Coffee

How to Make Cold Brew Coffee

TL;DR Cold brew coffee is made by steeping coarse-ground coffee in cold filtered water for 12 to 24 hours. Furthermore, the slow, cool extraction produces a smooth, low-acid, naturally sweet cup that tastes very different from hot-brewed coffee. As a result, cold brew...
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....
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