Buying freshly roasted coffee might not be new to many reading this blog post, and follows on logically from buying fresh food for eating at home.  Eating fresh food maximises…

For any budding home baristas out there, we’ve finally stopped playing around with our new La Marzocco Linea Mini and decided to actually review it for all home baristas out…

** This is a guest post from one of the UK’s top ecologists, John Altringham, from the University of Leeds. We are very passionate about the ethics and sustainability around…

What is Batch Brew Coffee? Batch brew coffee is a recently popularised way to produce filter coffee. It is often seen in cafes now as the replacement of, modernisation of…

Keeping your team fuelled with great coffee may just be the competitive edge your business needs. Can an office relying on stale instant coffee really be as happy as one…

Sometime around May last year, we entered into lengthy debates and discussions around the inclusion of the mighty Avocado on our breakfast menu at the North Star Coffee Shop &…

What is Cortado Coffee? The Cortado is an espresso coffee drink, cut with a small amount of steamed milk. Originating from Spain, this drink is becoming a popular choice in…

What is a Coffee Blend? Two terms you’re likely to come across if you enjoy drinking coffee are “coffee blends” and “single origin coffees.” In this article we aim to…

2018 Coffee Events & Festivals With Amsterdam Coffee Festival having been a major success this month on the 9th-11th March ( https://www.amsterdamcoffeefestival.com/ ), we thought it time to give you guys…

More and more people now understand the huge variance of potential flavour existent within coffee due to its origin, processing and brew method (Espresso/Filter, Black, with milk, double/single shot etc)…

Back in August 2016, we started to formulate a plan to raise awareness amongst our customers (both wholesale and retail) about the truly shocking situation we are facing with regards…

The Aeropress is one of our favourite brew methods here at North Star Coffee. In fact, when put on the spot, I’d go as far as saying its my absolute…