Coffee Blog
Specialty coffee guides, roaster stories, and everything you need to drink better coffee.
Christmas Gifts for Coffee Lovers 2026: 18 Picks Under $200
18 Christmas gifts for coffee lovers, all under $200: advent calendars, a V60 kit, hand grinders, portable espresso and the small upgrades they'll use daily.
The Best Coffee Apps for Coffee Nerds in 2026
Five coffee apps, one for every obsession: finding rare beans, logging brew data, guided pour-over, café hunting in Europe, and roasting your own at home.
Coffee Varieties Explained: Caturra, Geisha and Bourbon
Every specialty bag lists a coffee variety. What they are, how they came about, why new ones keep appearing, and the five you'll run into most on your shelf.
What Is Anaerobic Coffee? Processing, Flavor & Why It's Trending
Anaerobic coffee is fermented in sealed, oxygen-free tanks for wild tropical fruit and wine-like flavor. Here's how it works and what to buy first.
How to Make Perfect Espresso at Home
The exact espresso recipe that works: precise grams, the timing rule nobody explains properly, and what your crema is actually telling you about the shot.
What Is Third Wave Coffee? A Complete Explainer
Third wave coffee is a philosophy rooted in traceability, lighter roasts, and direct relationships between roasters and farmers — not a brewing technique.
Washed, Natural, Honey: What Coffee Processing Actually Means
What is the difference between washed, natural, and honey processed coffee? Learn how each method works and how it shapes the flavor in your cup.
The Best Coffee Roasters in the World — Global Coffee Awards 2026
The Global Coffee Awards 2026 world championship winners revealed — the best specialty coffee roasters worldwide and their award-winning coffees on Cuppd.
Roaster Deep Dives
Square Mile Coffee Review: London's Two-World-Champion Roastery
Square Mile was founded by two world champions the year after they won their titles. The full story of London's most influential roaster and their coffees.
Tim Wendelboe Coffee Review: Oslo's World Champion Roaster
Tim Wendelboe went from Oslo barista to World Barista Champion to running his own farm in Colombia. The full story — plus which coffees to try first.
Best Lists
Best Coffee Subscription: Box or Roaster Direct?
Coffee subscriptions come in two shapes: curated multi-roaster boxes and roaster-direct plans. What each costs per cup, and which one suits how you drink.
Best Coffee Roasters in the USA: The 2026 Shortlist
Onyx, Red Rooster, Verve, Intelligentsia and Methodical compared on what they actually have in stock: 946 US lots, roast levels, origins and prices.
Best Decaf Coffee Beans: Swiss Water vs Sugarcane EA
Sugarcane EA has quietly replaced Swiss Water as the best decaf process. What the methods do, how they compare, and what to buy from 390 in-stock decafs.
Best USA Coffee Subscriptions (2026)
Trade Coffee, Atlas, Driftaway, Bean Box and MistoBox compared — prices, roasters and delivery for the best US coffee subscriptions, with picks on Cuppd.
The Best Coffee Subscriptions in the UK (2026)
The best UK coffee subscriptions where every roaster is on Cuppd — Dog & Hat and Batch multi-roaster boxes plus direct clubs from Square Mile and Origin.
The Best Coffee Subscriptions in Germany (2026)
The best German coffee subscriptions (Kaffee-Abo), every roaster on Cuppd — GUSTATORY's multi-roaster Berlin box plus direct clubs from The Barn and 19grams.
The 5 Best Coffee Roasters in Germany (2026)
The best specialty coffee roasters in Germany, from Berlin's The Barn and Bonanza to 19grams. Who they are, how they roast, and what to buy first.
The 5 Best Coffee Roasters in the UK (2026)
The best specialty coffee roasters in the UK, from James Hoffmann's Square Mile to Cornwall's Origin. Who they are, how they roast, and what to buy first.