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Our free guide to buying an espresso machine brings together firsthand experience, tips from the coffee shops getting it right and insight from across the coffee community.

Tips for buying an espresso machine

Compact size: ideal for the application in small and medium sized coffee shops
Cool and even grinding, also for turkish-fine grinding through ventilation
Magnetic system holds the grinding discs, without any screws
Stepless grind adjustment
Combined bag holder, vibration and knocker for minimal residues inside the spout
Classic design

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Coffee Tasting

Is this bitter? Or sour?

If you’re having trouble distinguishing bitterness from sourness, take a sip of coffee, swirl it around your mouth, swallow, then look down and open your mouth slightly.

If saliva starts to pool or drip, that’s caused by acidity – which we perceive as sourness.

Coffee tasting isn't difficult, with these tasting tips

The Coffee Tasting Framework is accurate, intuitive and grounded in how people actually perceive flavour. It will equip you to identify a coffee’s defining characteristics, appreciate its appeal and identify the coffee drinkers that will enjoy it.

Coffee Tasting Framework