The French Mayer and Delforge patented the first design for this type of preparation in 1852. The Italians Attilio Calimani and Giulio Moneta made the first patent for a French press similar to the one we know today in 1929. The Swiss Faliero Bondanini in 1958 who was known in France where it was manufactured as ‘Chambord’ patented what has probably ...
The CHEMEX® coffeemaker was invented in 1941 by the eccentric chemist Dr. Peter Schlumbohm. Throughout his career, he developed more than 300 patents, ranging from cocktail shakers to automobiles. His focus was on making everyday objects more functional, attractive and enjoyable to use. While designing the CHEMEX®, Schlumbohm wanted not only to make ...
The Japanese company Hario, founded in 1921, has been dedicated to the design, production and sale of heat-resistant glass. They started this story making laboratory glassware, and then in 1948 they expanded their production to household items, starting with the coffee siphon. By 1957, it had been converted to a cloth filter siphon. Although the V60 ...
THE ARABIC ORIGIN – TYPICAL Arabica coffee originates from Ethiopia, where we found the greatest genetic diversity of the species. In the 15th and 16th century, there were introduced coffee trees from Ethiopia to Yemen, where the crop developed. Then, in the 18th century, some seeds or plants from Yemen to Java, which gave rise to the “Typica” ...
Legend says… From the ancient province of Kaffa in southwestern Ethiopia, the legend tells the story of a goatherd named Kaldi who invented songs all day, while he watched his goats looking for food. At the end of the day, he called them with his flute to follow him, but one day the goats did not returned. Kaldi, confused and tired, went to look for ...
The French Press is a full immersion brewing device with a metal mesh filter. It guarantees something in particular, a viscous extraction with a lot of body and an increase in texture because most of the oils remain in the final extraction but also fewer coffee particles. The ability to control all the variables of a French Press, such as water tem ...
The Chemex is a drip method, which means that water passes through a layer of coffee and a filter, usually made of paper. The Chemex provides an incredibly clean cup of coffee; its paper filters are about 20% to 30% heavier than other filters, allowing them to retain more of the suspended oils during the extraction process and preventing solids fro ...
V60 The Hario V60 has received hundreds of design awards and has become one of the most widely used brewing methods in specialty coffee shops around the world. This is due to its consistency and the ability it provides to have complete control over the strength and body of the coffee. This wonderful method helps us highlight the best attributes not ...