How to make a coffee mocktail from scratch
First of all, I’m not a bartender and not a barista. But I’m a coffee & tea specialist that loves indulging into flavors and try-tasting different recipes. I like to immerse myself in various tasting experiences for my palate. I’m an epicurean who loves...
Easy foods to take on your next flight
There are lots of exciting things to look forward to when jetting off to new horizons, but in-flight meals don’t often make the list. Let alone having coffee up there. To keep yourself fuelled whilst in the sky, you’ll want to bring your own selection of carefully...
3 calming moon milk recipes with ashwagandha
If I’d known about Moon Milk with Ashwagandha 7.5 years ago, I might’ve not spent days or better nights sleepless. In the spring of 2016 my professional life changed. I got kicked out of my corporate job. I was looking into starting my own business for quite...
Your guide to Nitro Cold Brew Coffee
I remember my first Nitro Cold Brew Coffee very well. It was at Ozone Coffee Roasters in London in June 2015. But what I remember even more vividly is my anticipation of this new coffee drink for me at the time. I had heard and read a lot about it. But in Germany at...
3 Espresso Mocktail recipes to indulge into this summer
This isn't news to (coffee)friends of mine, I love Coffee Cocktails or Mocktails, i.e. without the booze. Whenever heading to a new coffee place, my first look is on the specials menu. Oftentimes cafés offer those signature beverages made with espresso, cold brew or...
What the hype: Dalgona Coffee, whipped Matcha and a Cocktail
Mel’s Coffee Travels is about coffee and traveling, mainly. Exploring different café and coffee cultures in foreign countries across the globe. Recently though, we’re all rather stuck at where we are and might only be able to visit other (coffee) cultures from the...
3 Coffee & Tea Cocktails by Berlin’s ‘Green Door’ Bar Manager, Maria
I met Maria in a totally different setting, at an event called ‘Pink Dinner’ that was held at one of those fancier restaurants in Berlin district Mitte. Maria introduced herself as a ‘Drinks Expert’, which got me interested, since I introduce myself as a coffee...
Road Trip through Northern Thailand. Thai Specialty Coffee
In which countries do you think it is possible to drink coffee that was harvested only a few hundred kilometers away? Brazil? Colombia? Mexico? May be! But I'm not so sure about that. Often it's the case that the grown coffee is directly exported and not intended for...
Searching for ‘good coffee’ in Robusta country. Vietnam coffee guide
If you first think of Robusta and Ca Phe Sua when it comes to coffee in Vietnam, you're right. Vietnam is the second largest exporter of coffee after Brazil, and yes, mostly Robusta. Vietnamese coffee has made its way into our latitudes thanks to the numerous...
Japanese Kissaten: Attention to detail meets hospitality in Tokyo
Kissa-what? I'll agree with you, the name Kissaten doesn' roll off your tongue too easily, when it comes to coffee. The Japanese coffeehouse culture doesn't have much in common with the local coffee culture as we know it from Europe, except for being served coffee and...
Specialty Coffee in Taiwan: Filter Coffee Heaven
This article is a declaration of love to Taiwan, and to filter coffee. Because Taiwan really surprised me. Not only thanks to the 20 degrees Celsius more after the cold shock in South Korea, but also and especially because of its incredibly hospitable people and the...
Two creative coffee & booze recipes by Berlin coffee cocktail trailblazers Happy Baristas
I’ve first come across Happy Baristas in spring 2016. One of the many coffee related visits to the city I’ve done before actually moving there. Back then they had just opened their doors about 6 months before. At that time I hadn’t been into coffee cocktails just,...
