Barista Tips

July 10, 2014 0 Comments

Barista Training and Coffee Education

From Seattle to New York, Chicago to Houston, and numerous cities in between, specialty coffee has enjoyed tremendous growth in market-share over the past decade. As public interest continues to soar in American cities, more and more young, creative, and incredibly driven people are becoming passionate about coffee. These days it’s not uncommon to meet people who have followed this passion and made a career for themselves as a barista, even with bachelors and masters degrees hanging on their walls.For many,

FILED UNDER: Coffee Business, Barista Tips

June 30, 2014 0 Comments

How to Make Better Tasting Cold Brew Iced Coffee with a Toddy

In many popular coffee regions around the United States, iced coffee is treated as an afterthought. In a lot of cases it is even looked down upon by baristas and coffee purists. The reason? “Iced coffee is bitter, and just plain tastes bad.” But why? Could it be that baristas only focus their attention in the direction of traditional hot brewing methods? What if the same level of though and care were put into iced coffee?

FILED UNDER: Consumer Oriented, At-Home Brewing, Barista Tips

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