Our daily coffee is brewed with Ethiopian beans, but a recent 1-for-1 offer provided us with the opportunity to explore those from India, Uganda and Honduras.
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Coffee at Komeda’s is a nice way to start the day
Each order of coffee before 11am comes with a complimentary set of bread and toppings, offering good cost/performance for a simple but filling breakfast.
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Buying African beans from Blue Bottle Coffee in Samcheongdong
A wide selection was on display, together with their origins, tasting notes and prices. They were sold in unusually large 300gm bags, with blends going for ₩25,000 and single-origins for ₩35,000.
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Strawberry tea and desserts at bright and breezy Mil Toast
The Wife went with a hot Strawberry Tea, not knowing exactly what to expect but confident that it was a good choice. South Korea was, after all, famous for their high quality strawberries.
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Containing our coffee cost with 1kg of beans from Jewel Coffee
Breaking it down, our home-brewed coffee now costs S$0.76, S$1.18 and S$0.86 for each cup of V60, latte and Americano respectively.
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Picopresso vs Nespresso: Flavour, cost, convenience and speed
Head-to-head comparison between the Wacaco Picopresso and the Nespresso Creatista Plus, making lattes and Americanos using the same coffee.
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Pour over coffee for one, brewed with a disposable Daiso dripper
When I need to brew coffee just for myself, using my Hario 02 V60 feels like overkill. That’s the right time to whip out the Daiso disposable dripper.
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Taking one tiny step towards espresso with the Wacaco Picopresso
It made a latte that was rich, bright, fruity and chocolatey, all at the same time. It was good. Really good. Like café quality good.
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Expanding my coffee horizons with Nordic-style light roasts from 20grams
Ever since I started taking my pour over coffee seriously, I’ve been buying mostly medium-roasted beans. But the deeper I go down the rabbit hole, the more I read about the wonders of light roasts. It was time to do some exploration.
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Oat milk actually tastes quite nice in espresso
There are several popular brands of oat milk, including Oatly, Otis and Minor Figures, among others. The one that caught my attention was Oatside, a local Singaporean brand that has been receiving good reviews.
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