Wet vs Dry Cappuccino
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The widely recognised cappuccino is a staple in cafes across the globe. An espresso-based drink with foamy, textured milk is the simplest description I can offer, however the specifics encompassing...
Coffee in the Outdoors
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You can’t beat a good cup of coffee while you’re camping. From Stove Top to AeroPress, we’re sharing the best ways to brew a great cup while out in the...
Coffee Scales – Best Scales for Brewing Coffee at Home
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Brewing consistently great coffee at home can sometimes be a challenge. It starts off so well – you’ve bought some freshly roasted coffee beans, used a burr grinder, added them...
North Star is a Certified B Corp
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Back in June of this year we achieved something momentous! We, (the Roastery, Coffee Shop and Nova Bakehouse) joined a global community united to use business as a force for...
Collaboration in Coffee
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Having spent most of 2020 locked down without the usual calendar of coffee events to go to, it was a total pleasure to receive a lovely email from our...
New Packaging for North Star
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First and foremost, we needed to find the right partner for the packaging itself – a company who understood the need to review every aspect of it to ensure we...
Caffeine During Pregnancy
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North Star's Director and Co-Founder, Hols discusses her recommendations for coffee consumption while being pregnant. What was the advice you received from medical professionals about drinking caffeine while pregnant? It can...
Brazilian Coffee Update
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We are excited to announce that this year’s Brazilian offering will be coming to us from Marcelo Brito’s family farm in Sul De Minas, Fazenda 7 Cachoeiras.
Coffee Processing Explained – Part II The ‘Natural’ Process
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This is arguably the oldest and most original form of coffee processing and was traditionally used to process cherries on a commercial scale (i.e in Brazil) or in areas with...
What grows together goes together…
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“WHAT GROWS TOGETHER, GOES TOGETHER!” Easter is just around the corner and seeing as chocolate is synonymous with this time of year we wanted to celebrate all that is cacao!...
This is What Makes our Kenya Coffee so Special
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Ollie recently visited Kenya on an explorative trip to meet the producers we are delighted to work alongside. Mr Sears began in his trip in Lamu, in the archipelago off...
El Salvador – Origin Virgin Part II – The Final Instalment…
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As the anniversary of my virgin adventure to the coffee lands of Central America has just passed, I felt it only fitting to complete my epic tale of coffee based...
El Salvador Chelazos – From Idea to Impact
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Before roasting our first batch of beans way back in 2013 our vision has always been crystal clear. In fact the inception of Leeds’ very first specialty coffee roastery came...
Coffee. Milk. Blood. Undoing colonial and neo-colonial ruin in coffee.
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Our purpose and reason for existence as a business was formed in Kenya. It was here we were first introduced to the many parts of this global supply chain and...
Refill Stores
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We’re delighted to see zero-waste and refill shops on the rise, and what’s even better is that we have a few to choose from in Leeds. How do they Work?...