Barista Blog

Coffeeness is a blog about the fine art of the bean.


I’ve been writing about java since 2008 and love sharing my passion for a good brew with you. From its humble beginnings as a small blog about making coffee with a French press, Coffeeness has grown into the largest German website about joe. And that's all thanks to you!

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22 January 2025

Coffee Careers: What Is a Green Coffee Buyer?

While you're still hitting the snooze button at 6 a.m., someone's out there living their best life. That someone would be a green coffee buyer! These coffee professionals are the [...]

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22 January 2025

Coffee Careers: What Is a Coffee Q Grader?

Ever wondered who's behind those fancy flavor note labels of bergamot, berry and even honeysuckle on your coffee bag? That would be coffee's version of a sommelier – the coffee [...]

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23 December 2024

Christmas Coffee Drinks: 5 Festive Creations You’ll Love!

Forget sugar plums – at this time of year, coffee dances in our heads! With this line-up of my favorite Christmas coffee drinks, you, too, can spice up the holiday [...]

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20 December 2024

What Is the Healthiest Coffee? Brewing Hacks Explained

Not all brews are equal. There's coffee, and then there's the healthiest coffee. Your daily caffeine fix could do more than jumpstart your day. Coffee could turbocharge your health or [...]

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18 December 2024

What Is Specialty Coffee? Searching for Clarity

It's always the same with trends: They start as an excellent idea in a small niche, conquer the mass market, become a money-printing machine, lose their actual definition and eventually [...]

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9 December 2024

What Is Fika? Learn Everything About the Swedish Coffee Break Everyone Could Use!

Sweden is one of the biggest coffee consumers in the world thanks, in part, to a delightful Swedish practice – fika. But what is fika, exactly? This magical ritual transforms [...]

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9 December 2024

Best Thermal Carafe Coffee Maker: Our Top 5 Picks

Let's talk about one of life's greatest disappointments: lukewarm, or worse, stone cold coffee. I'm sure we've all been there, which is why I've put together this best thermal carafe [...]

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24 November 2024

The World’s Best Coffee Cities: Bean There, Tasted That!

I want you to imagine it's dawn in Melbourne, and your barista just served you the perfect flat white. Half a world away, the afternoon sun glints off tiny espresso [...]

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24 November 2024

Best Non Toxic Coffee Maker: Our Top 5 Picks

I've been meaning to write a guide to the best non toxic coffee maker options for some time. I mean, as we learn more about the prevalence of microplastics in [...]

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23 November 2024

DeLonghi vs Philips: Italian Passion vs Dutch Precision

You've just woken up and are craving a perfectly crafted cappuccino, but don't want the effort. That's where the DeLonghi vs Philips question comes into play. I've spent countless hours [...]

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20 November 2024

DIY Coffee Scrub: Recipes, Tips and More!

In the morning, the last thing you're thinking about is making a DIY coffee scrub. I mean, all you really want to do is make a cup of coffee as [...]

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20 November 2024

Coffee in Vietnam: Where Cold Coffee and Robusta Rule!

Coffee in Vietnam is different from your typical coffee scene in the West. In Vietnam, coffee is an art form with a dash of chaos. You've got rich, bold coffee [...]

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18 November 2024

The World’s Biggest Coffee Producers: Who Rules the Coffee Sphere?

I fell in love with coffee in my early teens, and as a former barista I worked with coffee beans from the biggest coffee producers in the world. From experience, [...]

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15 November 2024

Thailand Coffee: Unique Brews in the Land of Smiles!

The first time I tasted Thailand coffee, I was perched on a tiny plastic stool in Chiang Mai's bustling Sunday market. The vendor, an older woman with a beautiful smile, [...]

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13 November 2024

Best Automatic Pour Over Coffee Maker: Our Top 6 Picks

For years, I've preferred manual brewing to even the best automatic pour-over coffee maker. The meditative morning ritual of heating water, concentric wetting of grounds and watching the blooming process [...]