Smudge Publishing has just released their latest book, The Specialty Coffee Book Victoria. The storm that this book is brewing on social media is unbelievable, and the book has made its way throughout Australia and overseas as well. The Specialty Coffee Book Victoria is an informative insight into the world of coffee – a detailed […]

The history of H.A. Bennett & Sons and tea and coffee in Australia. Written by Jillian Adams and Katherine Sheedy Bennetts is a well-known coffee importing business in Australia. Its origins date back to 1918, when Horace Bennett established H.A. Bennett Tea Coffee and Cocoa. From this he was to build a company that would […]

La Marzocco shared their opening night party with Smudge Publishing’s release of their new Coffee Encounters: Adventures to Origin, which follows leading Australian coffee roasters on a journey through the most exotic coffee farming regions within Latin America and Indonesia, sharing photos and stories of the farmers, pickers, importers, roasters, cafés and baristas who go […]

In 2003, Barista Techniques began its life as a set of training notes, which in 2005 evolved into the first edition of the book, Barista Techniques. As a result of its popularity and the demand for a comprehensive barista training resource, it was reprinted five times between 2005 and 2010. At the reprint stages, the […]

Toby Smith, founder and director of Toby’s Estate, has spent more than a decade in search of the world’s best coffee and has decided to spill the beans on all of his amazing travels. What started as a lifelong dream to visit Ethiopia, the home of coffee, led Toby Smith and photographer Garrett Robinson to […]