Caffeine Magazine

19/04/2023

YAS!! The new issue of Caffeine has landed - and just in time for London Coffee Festival
In this issue:
explores the very best speciality hot chocolate 🍫
creates Espresso and Dark Chocolate Biscotti 😋
Asks WTF is Sweetness in coffee?
Our Editor dunks some coffee bags, so you don't have to.
dares to question if grinding fresh is always best 🤔
Our Founder got to travel to Uganda 🇺🇬 to meet coffee farmers and producers.
And our industry insider blows the lid on Direct Trade. 😮‍💨
It's another packed issue!!!
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Grab your copy at LCF or order one from our webshop - Link in our bio.
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We’ll be at London Coffee Festival this year Come and see us on stand M08 and use Promo Code 'CXFFEE' for 20% off all tickets!
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02/02/2023

11 Caffeinated Tipple recipes are ready and waiting for you in our FREE ebook! 🍸☕️

From a White Russian to a Winter Velvet, Mister Paradise and so much more. Whatever your plans are for the weekend we’d highly recommend downloading the ebook, grabbing your favourite cocktail making kit and getting your tipple on 🤗

Grab it via the link in our bio or stories ⬆️

01/02/2023

Brunch + Coffee = easily two of our most favourite words 😍 and have got this offering nailed in the best possible way 👏

Born in 2017 with a mission to provide incredible speciality coffee and the food to match it, Poached now has 3 locations. This one ⬆️ is their brand new spot in Bromley on East Street.

The interior is minimal and soothing with oh-so-cool lime washed walls and, our favourite, great signs 😍

Swipe for some snaps of brunch that will make you hungry and be sure to head to Poached’s newest location! Already been? Let us know! 👇

📍2 East Street, Bromley, Kent, BR1 1QX
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30/01/2023

It’s 🥐 The ultimate perfect accompaniment to a cup of coffee ☕️ Here’s a few banging buttery beauties that have caught our eye 👀

you’re doing the lords work 🫡 keep it up 👏

27/01/2023

A match made in h**p; an extract from our Caffeine Mag Issue #41 article

“There has been a global culture shift in the last few years around cannabis.Legalisation and widespread medical use, particularly across the US, has brought attention to the plant and products derived from it.

So what can we expect to happen in future? How will the UK react to shifting attitudes overseas? And, with new products appearing all the time, will that have an effect on the beverage market – specifically coffee?”

Anna Sulan Masing investigates 🤓

Want to read the full story? Follow the link in our bio to grab your copy of Issue #41!

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18/01/2023

A love letter to ❤️

Established in 2012, this little slice of heaven in Penge brings independent producers and suppliers together to create one of the best independent grocery stores in London. There, we said it 👏

Plus, they've got banging coffee to boot ☕️

We love this spot, so if you've had a stroll around Crystal Palace Park, maybe seen a dinosaur or two and want really great coffee, a 2 minute walk will land you here. It's the very best coffee south of the park. If this is already a firm favourite of yours, let us know!

📍 55 High Street, London SE20 7HW
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12/01/2023

When you get to spend an afternoon drinking coffee cocktails and recording a podcast, you know that life is pretty awesome 😎

For our final episode of season 4 of Adventures In Coffee we reached out to two coffee cocktail mixologists:

Dave Jameson, 2-time UK Coffee in Good Spirits Champion, a Q-Arabica grader and coach of the 2017 World Coffee in Good Spirits Champion ,
and Alexandra Hager Beverage R&D Specialist for US locations of the Korean Bakery Franchise Tous Les Jours and 2022 US Coffee in Good Spirits Champion and the first US competitor at the World Championships.

On this episode, we pick their brains to learn about why they love coffee cocktails, how they create a balanced coffee cocktail, and how they create the perfect coffee cocktail based on a person’s particular tastes.

Then, Scott and Jools created custom coffee cocktails for each other! Remember to head to your favourite podcast provider and listen to; Jools and Scott’s Coffee Cocktail Celebration!

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08/01/2023

New Year, same goal; to bring you some of our favourite independent coffee shops across the country and even across the globe 🌏

And our first pick of 2023 is the fantastic with their Mayfair location. This is the newest addition to the District family and offers up a super intimate on those lovely little mews streets of the West End.

Of their ethos; Chelsea and her team write “We care about our communities and prioritise local suppliers, who use select ingredients and work consciously for our environment, and we have a monthly rotation of guest roasters to keep our offering ever-changing.”

This Antipodean gem is definitely one to add to your must-visit list, we'll certainly be back to enjoy a great coffee and some insanely yummy food, swipe for evidence 🤤

Keep up the great work 👏

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📍22 Brook’s Mews, W1K 4DY, London
📸 Food snaps courtesy of District

15/12/2022

🎄☕️ CAFFEINE MAG’S CHRISTMAS BLEND ADVENT CALENDAR 🎄☕️

🎵 “On the third day of Christmas our wonderful roasters gave to me…” 🎶

The Noelcore Espresso ☕️

Noelcore Espresso is their fun Christmas edition espresso that they offer for a limited time only. This years’ result is a slightly boozy, jammy and fruit peel flavoured blend that reminds us of Christmas time.

We recommend enjoying it black for notes of redcurrant jelly or with milk for the boozy and creamy spiced notes.

Even though it's a blend and as the name suggests, we recommend Noelcore brewed as espresso. Nevertheless all three components are medium to light roast therefore you can enjoy the coffee as filter too.

Enjoy our Christmas duo (Noelcore espresso and Luis Hernandaz, Christmas single origin) together, alternatively it will make a great Christmas present!

Shop via the link in our stories and join us tomorrow for more!

15/12/2022

Another Hove find here and it’s a goodun! This is ’s Hove location, one of their six spots.

Small Batch are passionate about bringing their customers the best quality coffee, every time, and source coffee from 4 continents and over 20 countries, because they know where the coffee is grown greatly affects the taste.

The team at Small Batch travel to meet their producers, and aim to work with the same farms year after year to create long standing and mutually beneficial relationships.

The coffee is awesome, the menu is delightful and if you are in the area it’s most definitely a spot to get down to!

Tried it? Let us know. And excuse us whilst our mouth waters over these food photos 🤤 (courtesy of )

☕️ Check out their fantastic shop and explore their big variety of blends and SO’s
📍70 Goldstone Villas, Hove, BN3 3RU

14/12/2022

🎄☕️ CAFFEINE MAG’S CHRISTMAS BLEND ADVENT CALENDAR 🎄☕️

🎵 “On the second day of Christmas our wonderful roasters gave to me…” 🎶

The Feliz Navidad Espresso Blend from ☕️

This is a wonderful, sticky toffee, sweet coffee, with notes of milk chocolate and a rounded plum finish. This coffee tastes like Christmas in a cup ✨ Perfect for all brewing methods and a total treat for the festive season.

This very fine coffee is lovingly grown on the Bella Vista Farm, Belen de Umbria, in the region of Risaralda. Known as the "noble and coffee city". Nestled between mountains along the western mountain range, which benefits from a range of temperatures that make it an ideal place for cultivation of coffee.

Shop this beautiful blend in our stories and we'll see you tomorrow for day 3!

14/12/2022

We'd love it if you could support the work we do by voting for Caffeine Magazine in best Publication and Adventures in Coffee for best Podcast - It'll only take 2 mins 🥰

Loading… 2020 Sprudgie Awards (Presented By Pacific Barista Series) Notable Roaster Winner: Portrait Coffee (Atlanta, GA) Honoree: Morgon Coffee Roasters (Gothenburg, Sweden) Finalists: Tectonic Coffee (Los Angeles, CA), Onyx Coffee Lab (Rogers, AR), Black and White Coffee Roasters (Wake Forest, N...

13/12/2022

🎄☕️ CAFFEINE MAG’S CHRISTMAS BLEND ADVENT CALENDAR 🎄☕️

🎵 “On the first day of Christmas our wonderful roasters gave to me…” 🎶

Over the next 12 days we are delighted to be sharing with you some of our top festive blends from a wonderful host of roasters. Each day you can shop the blend in our stories and learn all about each festive blend ⬇️

First up…

The Santa Lucia Christmas Blend!

Santa Lucia is named for the Scandinavian pre-Christmas festival of light which falls on St Lucy’s Day. To celebrate, wanted to find a coffee which reminded them of Christmas.

In the box you will find a coffee with flavours of dried fruit, clementine and orange peel, and a boozy, sherry trifle-like finish. Imagine warm mince pies with brandy butter and the smell of a freshly cut pine tree. 🍊☕️

This is a blend of coffees sourced in partnership with Raw Material, a social enterprise who donate 100% of their profits to coffee producers. There are naturally processed coffees from Mexico and Colombia for body, spice, dried fruit flavours and a boozy finish, and washed coffee from Rwanda for sweetness, plum and orange flavours.

We cannot wait to try this festive blend! Shop via the link in our stories and stay tuned for tomorrow’s pick!

09/12/2022

Recently Caffeine Mag Founder; Scott took a little trip outside of the big smoke to beautiful Brighton & Hove and stumbled across this gem 😍

Owners; Jake & Mia write that; “Flatout was started out of a need for a genuine motorcycle community in the area. Owned and run by riders, we wanted Flatout to be somewhere anyone can pull up, meet friends or make new ones at any given time & enjoy the space with amazing coffee, great food, shopping and atmosphere where everyone can have a great time together.” 🏍

Their coffee is awesome, the vibe is super welcoming and they’ve got a fantastic schedule of events like the “Women’s Moto Special”, Halloween “Monster Run” and even movie nights. This is what a community-centred coffee shop is all about and we are big, big fans! 👏

Keep up the good work, Flat Out. We will definitely be back!

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📍59 Church Road, Hove BN3 2BD

08/12/2022

Give the gift of a Marco Ottomatic 2.0 Chemex Coffee Brewer to your favourite caffeine lover this Christmas 🎄☕️

We’ve teamed up with the team over at to give you the lowdown on one of their outstanding machines.

Brought to you by Marco and CHEMEX® the Ottomatic® coffeemaker provides barista quality coffee at home and adapts the greedy cup technology by using innovative spray-head technology, exclusively designed for the iconic CHEMEX® Coffeemaker.

Automatic filter machines are popular in the US and Europe, yet have never caught on to the same extent in the UK. Here at Caffeine we really believe this will change, with the advantages of the new generation of machines such as the Ottomatic. Having what is essentially a batch brewer in your kitchen changes the daily home-coffee experience. Grinding coffee and firing up the Ottomatic for five cups of delicious coffee to share is a perfect start to every day. Imagine the scenes on Christmas morning! 😍

This product makes the perfect Christmas gift as each order contains:

✅ 1 x Ottomatic® Brewer

✅ 1 x Chemex® glass 6–cup carafe with a wooden collar and rawhide tie

✅ 1 x Glass coffee maker cover

✅ Sample pack of 10 Bonded CHEMEX® Bonded Filters

Sounds good, right? You can find out more in our stories ⬆️ and head to to explore and shop!

07/12/2022

ATTENTION ROASTERS! ☕️🚨

Would you like to be part of Caffeine Mag's '12 Days Of Christmas Blends' Advent Calendar? 🎄

Then here's what you need to do…

✔️ DM us or email us on [email protected] and send over a hi-res photo of your blends as well as a description and a link to where it can be purchased.

✔️ We will confirm via email if you have been selected and also confirm which advent calendar date is yours!

Get your submissions in by Sunday 11th December at the latest.

As well as featuring on our social media channels we will be sending out a roundup of these blends before the big day.

Can’t wait to see your blends!

01/12/2022

Antipodean sunshine in a cup, step forward; 👋 This is their Clapham spot, one of five and when we visited on a rainy weekday morning recently, it was everything we wanted and more.

The Junction writes; “Founded in 2013 by Jayke Mangion from Melbourne, Brickwood has quickly become one of the most authentic aussie cafe experiences in London. Quality food, coffee and service sit equally, pulled together with a cosy feel and great playlist.”

Their food is awesome (try the hash nuggets, you won't regret it), and their coffee is silky smooth.

Been down to ? Let us know what you think! And if you’ve not visited yet, make sure to add it to your list!

📍16 Clapham Common South Side, London SW4 7AB

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Food and drinks snaps courtesy of 😍

27/11/2022

Let them eat cake 🍰 Especially coffee-infused cake as it’s National Cake Day!

To celebrate all things sweet we are throwing it back to this beauty of a recipe from Issue #45 of Caffeine Mag; meet the lockdown favourite turned fancy; our Banana, Coffee & Cardamom Loaf 🍌☕️ Recipe from the wonderful

✔️ 110g unsalted butter, room temperature
✔️ 150g soft light brown sugar
✔️ 2 eggs
✔️ 1tsp vanilla extract
✔️ 2tbsp instant espresso powder
✔️ 270g plain flour (or your choice of flour)
✔️ 1½tbsp ground cardamom
✔️ 1tsp baking powder
✔️ 1tsp bicarbonate of soda
✔️ ¼tsp fine sea salt
✔️ 70g plain yoghurt or sour cream
✔️ 3 large very ripe bananas, roughly mashed
✔️ 1tbsp demerara sugar
✔️ 1tsp ground cardamom

Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/ gas mark 4. Grease and line a 900g loaf tin with baking parchment. In a cup, dissolve the instant espresso with a splash of boiling water to create a thick paste. Set aside to cool slightly.

Using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar for 3-4 minutes until light in colour and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla extract, scraping down the sides to make sure it’s all mixed in.

Combine the remaining dry ingredients in a bowl and add this to the batter in two batches, mixing until just incorporated. Remove the bowl from the mixer and using a spatula, fold in the yoghurt, espresso and banana. Leave some bigger chunks of banana intact if you like finding these! Pour the batter into the loaf tin. Mix the sugar with the cardamom and sprinkle on top of the loaf. Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack. Enjoy a slice with a coffee while still warm, or toast it later and slather on plenty of butter.

Enjoy! 🥮

24/11/2022

Take a trip on the Emirates skyline and drop into COFFEE BY POST 💌] ❌ GOODVIBESLDN LTD], a fantastic take-away coffee shop for the E16 community.

They are all about “authenticity, passion and excellence, serving mind-blowing coffee and handmade and locally sourced food + all-round good vibes”.

In June of 2020, Perky Blenders Barista; Roxanna opened her very own place; this spot right here ⬆️ and we are big fans! It’s great to see a hub for the community which includes yoga sessions, cocktail evenings and even martial arts workshops!

Roxanna says that GOODVIBESLDN LTD]’s ambition is to; “focus on collaborating with locals from Newham, London and further across the UK. Whether it's our suppliers, manufacturers or our team, we welcome organic & innovative collaborations that will allow us to provide a foundation for enhanced connection & well-being across all channels of our community.”

Be sure to add it to your London Caffeine Mag recommended list and let us know if it’s already a stable spot!

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📍 Expressway, 1 Dock Road, Royal Victoria Dock, E16 1AH

23/11/2022

Thanks once again to our wonderful friends at for the wonderful box of coffees and for helping us spread the word of specialty coffee.
This months box contains coffees from , , , .
If you want to get your hands on some yummy coffee to power you up until Christmas, there’s no better place. 
Thanks to our fantastic model who’s taken time out from her busy schedule of sleeping, eating and chasing squirrels to pose for us.

22/11/2022

As speciality-coffee brands, product designers and scientists transform the capabilities of coffee-pod machines, one thing’s for sure; they’ve found their place and are here to stay.

In Issue #50 of Caffeine Mag; editor will be asking the all-important questions as we dig deep into considering; “Have we reached peak pod?”. Questions like:

☕️ But what about all the waste?
☕️ Can coffee pods make an espresso?
☕️ And what does the future of the coffee pod experience look like?

Explore this piece and so much more in our new issue which you can download or purchase a physical copy of via the link in our bio!

Already read it? Let us know your thoughts!

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18/11/2022

As it says on the wall, here lies “good things’ indeed 😍

We recently stumbled across located in .Works, Loughborough Junction and need to report back to you that they are doing great things over there! 👏

Fantastic coffee using beans via and brewed up by the one and only who was recently named Coffee Master Champion 2022, plus a stunning selection of vegan pastries, sourdough bread and sandwiches and wraps made fresh daily. Plus they’ve got some really special natural wines available to shop and take away too 🍷

It’s a lovely little spot and we can imagine sunning ourselves in their courtyard in the warmer months so we’ll be sure to be back for that.

Let us know, have you visited one of the Four Boroughs cafes? If not then it’s definitely one to add to your list!

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📍 Four Boroughs, Coldharbour Works, 245a Coldharbour Lane, London, SW9 8RR

17/11/2022

☕️ ISSUE #50 OF CAFFEINE MAG IS OUT NOW! ☕️

‘Everyone told me it was a daft idea to launch a magazine about coffee,’ remembers Caffeine’s founder, Scott Bentley. “They said, ‘You’ll run out of things to write about after three issues.’

But here we are, ten years and 50 issues later and Caffeine Magazine is here to stay, thanks to you, our readers and caffeinated community’s support 💪

We’ve had a redesign and a refresh for this special issue and have got a bumper edition of caffeinated reads for you to deep dive into, including:

☕️ WTF is...blooming? (Answer: A seriously low-tech method that significantly improves your daily cup)

☕️ Coffee shop music 🎵 We all appreciate the positive influence that music has on our mood, but scientists are now researching its effect on our taste buds

☕️ Have we reached peak 'pod'? - The past 20 years have seen great innovation in speciality coffee pods!

And so much more…

Ready to grab yours? Head to: caffeinemag.com or hit the link in our stories! ⬆️

09/11/2022

Meet on Tavistock place, a little known coffee shop with big plans.

This spot is run by Adam as part of the fantastic organisation SEND Coffee] who roast and sell coffee as well as training people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities to make coffee.

Keep up the great work Adam and co. 👏 and caffeine lovers, make sure to add this spot to your list!

📍Project 68, 68 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9RW
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01/11/2022

We recently visited at their Emma Street roastery and let us tell you this really is “where the magic happens”.

In this (stunning) blue building the Ozone Coffee Roasters team carry out all their training, deliver absolutely banging coffee and some seriously tasty food (scroll for photos ➡). This spot is actually where we did our almighty oat mylk experiment for Issue #49 of Caffeine Mag! A big thanks to Midori Fujimoto and Rose Nicholson and Dale Harris, all from the Ozone team for their help on that!

Ozone Coffee Roasters aren’t going anywhere so make sure to add them to your list if you haven’t been already and check them out online at: ozonecoffee.co.uk

Food snaps courtesy of the Ozone Coffee team!

📍Ozone Coffee Roasters, London Fields, Emma Street,, London E2 9AP
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24/10/2022

With Manchester Coffee Festival on the horizon we thought it was about time we got to know this beautiful northern city and where better to start than 🙌

This is 1 of their 3 locations on Tib Street in the Northern Quarter and they are responsible for silky smooth lattes, very chilled vibes, plenty of pups. What is not to love? 😍

A big thanks to .on.it who took this snap 📸 We are now on the hunt for your very best Manchester speciality coffee recommendations so please drop them below!

AND we are also on the lookout for a caffeine lover who is Manchester-based that would be up for hosting an Instagram-takeover, so if that’s you then get in touch!

For now…Who wants a coffee?

📍56 Tib Street, Manchester, M3 1LG
☕️ Just Between Friends use a variety of beans from fantastic roasters like and

Team Caffeine Mag ☕️🧡