Tweet Coffee shops are trying a new form of coffee making on their customers with the use of SmartCup Xpress, a revolutionary way to get your pick-me-up on the go with a gourmet and robust flavor. One store in New York City, BKoffie, uses the Xpress cups to sell their delicious coffee from African beans.  [...]

Tweet   As you might have guessed, the Chemex was invented by a chemist.  In 1941 Peter J. Schlumbohm, Ph.D was inspired to create the Chemex coffee maker. Born in 1896 in Germany, a graduate of the University of Berlin, he moved to New York City in 1936.  A prolific inventor he holds over 3,000 [...]

Tweet   German housewife Melitta Bentz from Dresden thought there was a better way.  And in 1908 it occurred to her one day, “Why not use paper to filter out what I don’t want in my coffee?”  Inspired, she took a brass coffee pot and poked a few holes in the bottom and lined it [...]

Tweet   The first documented percolator coffee pot was invented in the 18th century, not in one place but in different parts of the world.  Coffee had become a popular drink and people wanted to find a way to make it easier to brew a good cup. The first known inventor of the percolator was [...]

Tweet   How one drinks their cup of Joe is a matter of taste, choice, or habit. Does it really matter what kind of cup you choose to drink your coffee from?  The coffee cup comes in many shapes and sizes, we all have our favorites. Most of us have a travel mug for the [...]

Tweet   Until 1554 to 1555 coffeehouses did not exist nor did coffee for that matter.  In the city of Constantinople a man by the name of Hakam from Aleppo and a woman by the name of Sems from Damascus came to the city and started the craze, so it is said, of Turkish Coffee.  [...]

Tweet   A nice creamy cup of espresso begins by forcing hot water through finely ground coffee.  It may then be used as a base for many specialty coffee drinks or enjoyed as is with a lemon rind to rim your cup. Espresso has more caffeine per typical 30ml (1 fluid ounce) cup than other [...]

Tweet   As with many inventions, the French Press was an accidental design caused by a Frenchman who forgot to add coffee grounds to his boiling water as was the method in the 1800’s.  Boiling water required staring a wood fire so to conserve his resources he added his coffee to the water already boiled.  [...]