.@JessicaMurae & @guitarist_ben1, Coffee Music Project Winners, Talk to Flavourmag. via @ZehraPhelan

Over the past few months, I was honoured to be asked to be a judge for the preliminary rounds and Semi finals of The Coffee Music Project.  The aim of the Coffee Music Project was to showcase the creativity and talents of emerging musicians while engaging a deep spirit of community among those who share a passion for great coffee and coffee culture. 

The proceeds from the live performances went…

Jab's Coffee Adentures: Amsterdam Coffee Festival field report

I’m a little late with this. I have to admit that this little adventure rather took it out of me. Phew! I have bushwhacked across Burundi and inched through the jungles of Indonesia, but neither of those adventures were anywhere near as exhausting as being swamped by several thousand coffee fans in a warehouse in Amsterdam!

I lead a quiet life. Adventurous yes, but quiet with it. The ACF was not…

Neighbours get together for UK Coffee Week on Great Titchfield Street

Event on Great Titchfield Street will support communities in coffee growing regions of Africa.

Coffee lovers can get their legal high and contribute to a worthy cause as part of UK Coffee Week in Great Titchfield Street this Friday. Antipodean coffee artisan Kaffeine and The Riding House Cafe are hosting a special event where they will be serving up a cup of their finest in aid of Project…

JaB's Coffee Adventures #14: JaB reporting live from Tanzania about Project Waterfall.

I’m reporting to you live from Sub Saharan Africa: Tanzania, the Mongo waa mono village in the Mbulu district, to be exact. I’m visiting a village who work together to grow coffee beans, a mixed bag of self-seeded Arabica’s. 

These people work hard, I can tell you. I have spent the past few days with them working the dusty soil and clearing forest to make way for new plants. It’s pretty tough…