Coffee Blog

What are the things to taste in coffee? This post breaks down everything you want to know about tasting coffee. Let dig in!

98% of coffee is water. Without good water, you'll never get a delicious cup of coffee. This post breaks down everything you need to know about water temperature, types of water & how to make DIY water for coffee beans. Let's get started!

There are significant differences between light, medium or dark roast coffee. For sure, everyone has a preference when it comes to roast level.

This post we break down the three roast level and top tips for each roast level. Let's get started!

Espresso brewing can be challenging and frustrating. But when got it right, it's the happiest and rewarding moment ever! 

JWC Roastery is the brainchild of Nelson, an absolutely passionate coffee man. He has been roasting coffee in Johor Bahru since 2009, one of the earliest specialty coffee roaster in Malaysia. Here's a short interview with Nelson, check it out!

French Press is definitely the easiest way to brew coffee. Just add hot water with ground coffee and press, pretty straight forward brewing method. Check this out and you'll master this simple brewing tool in no time. Let's get started!

Cloud Catcher Roastery is our long time roaster partner. We met founder Elvin and Tristan when we first started Blaq Coffee in 2014 (Elvin was one of our early subscribers). Since then, they started Cafe Crema in Mont Kiara and Cloud Catcher Roastery, building sustainable relationship with coffee farmers and bringing lots of delicious coffees from all around the world.

Here's a short interview with Elvin, check it out!

The Hario V60 is our most favourite coffee dripper. It's the only brewing equipment that we brew with every single day, literally! This post is about everything you want to know about Hario V60, and some brewing pro tips for your perfect cup of coffee.

BEAM is our pioneer roaster partner in Bean Shipper. We started our collaboration since day one in 2014 until now! No doubt, one of our most favourite coffee roaster in Malaysia! Here's a short interview from Skye, the head roaster of Beam.

Coffee brewing is real easy and truly rewarding. All you need is a couple of tools and you'll get to enjoy home brewed coffee everyday.

Freshly roasted coffee tastes absolutely amazing, or is it?

What are Typica, Bourbon, Caturra, Castillo, Pacamara or Gesha?