Looking Back: Roadside Attraction Coffees 2023

Looking Back: Roadside Attraction Coffees 2023

Our limited edition seasonal coffees celebrate our love for unique coffees, and road trips!

Inspired by quirky-cool attractions found across Canada, read on to learn more about these coffees - and the slices of Canadiana that inspire them!

How to Pick The Best Coffee Grinder

How to Pick The Best Coffee Grinder

The Scoop on Coffee Grinders

Our recommendations for at home coffee grinders starting from $100. What's the best fit for your coffee habits? 

Our Coffee Travels - Where to Next?

Our Coffee Travels - Where to Next?

We’ve been everywhere man…

We know you love taking your tastebuds around the world. Here’s a recap of some of the places our seasonal coffees have taken us…

BOOM!! Fresh is Best!!

BOOM!! Fresh is Best!!

You are given a bag of coffee and it’s kind of puffed up. Or you find a bag of beans in the back of the cupboard. How old are they? Are they still any good?

Sparkplug here to help you figure out if it’s fresh or not even before you taste it.

Read on to find out how to tell if your coffee is FRESH… or NOT.

How To: Make Great Espresso at Home

How To: Make Great Espresso at Home

Making espresso with an espresso machine can be a bit more fiddly than making drip coffee or brewing with a moka pot.

Guest blogger, Oli, takes us through how to use a basic portafilter-driven espresso machine in a way that gives you the best chance of achieving optimal extraction when you brew. Follow his advice to avoid sour, under-extracted espresso. Instead, you’ll be pulling great shots every time!

Espresso VS Everyone

Espresso VS Everyone

What’s the difference between espresso and coffee? Do they come from the same bean? Does one have more caffeine than the other? Do I need to own a Fiat and speak Italian to properly enjoy espresso?

So many questions! And we’ve got some answers!

VEGREVILLE: Roadside Attractions Coffee Series

VEGREVILLE: Roadside Attractions Coffee Series

VEGREVILLE is a medium roast blend with hints of chocolate caramel - a perfect pairing with Easter Eggs!

The label features the Giant Pysanka (Ukrainian Easter Egg) in Vegreville, Alberta. A portion of every sale of this coffee is being donated to Doctors Without Borders / MSF Canada.

Read on to learn more about this coffee, the Giant Pysanka (is it the World’s Largest?) and why we picked MSF Canada.