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1. 6 ways to make your coffee taste better at home

   Want to know how to get your speciality coffee tasting better at home? In this blog post we share some easy life hacks to make your coffee taste better and improve your home barista skills.  Thes…

2. What You Need to Know About England's Single-Use Plastic Ban

   You may have heard of the new ban on single-use plastics. But what does this mean for coffee service in your business?  England is gearing up for a game-changing move against plastic pollution, w…

3. What is coffee processing?

   You may have heard of  washed coffees, natural coffees and maybe even honey processed coffees. But what does coffee processing mean? In this blog post we explain some of the most common…

4. Extract loves Bermondsey Street Festival

   We're opening up the doors to Extract London as part of  Bermondsey Street Festival on Saturday 16 September and we'd love to see you there! Picture this...  The sun is shining, there's musi…

5. Extract Loves The Barista League UK

   We were delighted to host the UK stage of the global competition, The Barista League, at our Bristol Roastery in St Werburghs on 9th September 2023.  A huge thank you to everyone who attended. We…

6. Easy espresso martini cocktail recipes

   We love a good espresso martini. The chocolatey sweetness, creamy mouthfeel, the heat of the liqueur all topped off with that buzz of caffeine.  In this blog post we share four of our favourite e…

7. Iced coffee for hot days. 3 delicious recipes

   We've been brewing up our own delicious iced coffee recipes to welcome in the warmer days. Iced coffees are surprisingly easy to make (they're also faster and less faff than cold-brew coffee.) In this…

8. 10 proven health benefits of drinking coffee

   We love a coffee (obvs) but is it actually any good for us? Well, the health benefits of coffee have been in the news again. A recent article in The Guardian said that coffee drinkers may be at l…

9. How to get the best out of alternative milks in coffee

   As we write this, it’s Veganuary and many coffee drinkers are ditching the dairy.  At Extract, we’re big advocates of filter coffees which taste great as black coffee with no milk at…