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Back to Basics – common misconceptions in coffee #1

Consider this a rant. The number of times I get asked for a strong latte or a weak cappuccino s frightening. The misunderstanding is almost universal in the so-called food service industry.   This is the skinny (pardon the pun) It is all about ratios, in our third wave coffee universe.   a cappuccino is 1:3-5 ( 1 [...]

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I too have a dream

It will come as a surprise to few that I dream of coffee. But I do.   You know the first time you smelled vanilla? Or ground coffee? I dream that one day coffee will deliver that promise in the cup. I know we are getting closer. I taste complexity every day.   I dream [...]

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Why use one word when two will do?

Why use one word when two will do?

I have had some intense debate about a particular issue lately. Fair Trade vs. Fairtrade. Some of this debate even involved other people.  The point is this, there is the principle of Fair Trade and the brand Fairtrade. One is a system of certification and licensing which often results in unintended consequences and the other [...]

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who has time to be bitter?

Almost the entire premise upon which our coffee philosophy is based is upon the question: “is bitterness necessary to produce a strong cup of coffee” My coffee journey itself is based upon a different idea : ” can coffee in the cup deliver upon the promise made by the aromas of freshly ground coffee?”   [...]

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What I am a worshipper of…

Now, we do believe that we make the best coffee possible. The trouble is that we don’t believe it is ever good enough. Yes, you, like us want the best micro-lots of green coffees from the best estates. Yes we, like you, demand the coffees that are the best examples of the Terroir where they [...]

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Sustaining the Legacy

Truth recently hosted an event with 6 influential speakers. They were Peter Bacon, former Sun International CEO, Sheryl Ozinsky, independent consultant specializing in tourism and the environment, Ross Bowers, marketing manager for Rhino Africa, Jason Stewart from HaveYouHeard and David Donde, Truths visionary. The topic: Sustaining the Hospitality Sector, Post World Cup. The message was [...]

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We Believe

What TRUTH. Fundamentally Believes: We believe in quality above all else. We believe in continuous learning. We believe in challenging the fundamental principles applying to everything that we do. Both through the teachings of those cleverer than us around us and through questioning the principles we work with. What silly assumptions have been believed in [...]

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