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One day you may read that coffee is bad for your health; the next day you’ll hear that the same cup of java reduces your risk of disease. How can you sort through the complex and often conflicting world of scientific research to make sound health decisions?

This comes from the Canadian website of the Cochrane Reviews, the world’s foremost compilers and synthesizers of medical studies. I adore Cochrane, but this language is symptomatic of a reductive worldview that has turned many Americans into insufferable bores. Drinking coffee is not a health decision. It’s a comforting ritual, a pick-me-up, or an excuse to chat with friends. Why must…

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Resources

Caffeine Content Database

Extensive list from Caffeine Informer.

Caffeine Informer

We track the caffeine content of food and beverages as well as publish the latest news about energy drinks, coffee, tea, and caffeine research. We seek to educate the public about being aware of how much caffeine they are consuming as well as the negative and positive aspects of caffeine consumption.

Roast

Roast magazine is a bi-monthly technical trade magazine dedicated to the success and growth of the specialty coffee industry. Roast addresses the art, science and business of coffee roasters by covering the issues most important to them with high quality editorial focused on the technical aspects of coffee.

Barista Hustle

Barista Hustle is here to help the world make better coffee, and we're incredibly proud to be part of such a vibrant and exciting community.

Barista Magazine

Through any and every relevant channel we can find, Barista Magazine provides the cafÃ© owners and professional baristas around the world with the news, education, and coffee culture they need to succeed in their businesses.

Brewing Coffee Manually

Better coffee. One cup at a time.

Coffee Cantata

A place for coffee bean reviews, equipment advice, and musings on the most delicious of beverages. Coffee: Music in a cup!

Coffee Geek

CoffeeGeek is what is commonly known as a "community" website, one that allows active participation by people from around the world. CoffeeGeek's main purpose is to inform, educate and entertain coffee and espresso lovers from around the world.

Coffee Kids

To help coffee-farming families improve their quality of life.

Coffee Review

Our goal at Coffee Review is to entertain and educate coffee drinkers, food service professionals, and the coffee trade with a credible and easy-to-use coffee guide based on objective, blind reviews from Kenneth Davids and other experienced individuals in the specialty coffee industry.

Coffee Talk

The latest events, products, people, newsletters and more with weekly updates.

CoffeeCrew.com

This website is an educational resource for consumers of specialty coffee. In between all the tutorials and gear reviews, we try to get in one important message: That cup of coffee you are about to enjoy had a long journey from the farmers fields to your cup.

Cupffee

Driven by our dream for a better world, we created Cupffee – the delicious, edible, and biodegradable cookie cup that redefines the sustainability of disposable cups.

Daily Coffee News

Since 2012, Roast Magazine’s Daily Coffee News has provided essential online reading for specialty coffee professionals. Through all-original content composed of breaking news, in-depth feature stories and insider columns, Daily Coffee News strives to support the responsible growth of the specialty coffee industry, and the success of the incredible people within it.

Drinky Coffee

Drinky Coffee is the ultimate resource for coffee lovers who want to learn how to make café quality coffee at home.

Fresh Cup

Providing specialty coffee and tea professionals with unique insight into the trends, ideas, products and people that shape their world.

INeedCoffee

The goal of INeedCoffee is to not only celebrate excellent coffee but to empower the coffee fan to make better coffee at home. This site hosts many tutorials related to coffee brewing and home coffee roasting.

RealChrisBaca

Sharing the world of Specialty Coffee through video. My name is Chris Baca. I'm a professional barista, coffee roaster, and Specialty Coffee lifer. I am a co-owner of Cat & Cloud Coffee, and am a Specialty Coffee information pusher via the Cat & Cloud Coffee Podcast. I have a passion for education and do some extracurricular teaching at some of the Specialty Coffee Association of Americas barista camps and expos.

Sip Coffee

To help fellow coffee lovers discover and enjoy beans from around the world while learning how to brew the tastiest coffee right at home. While the team at Sip Coffee is small, it’s tight-knit, and we obsess over finding the best brews and tools to help us recreate the aroma of a coffee shop at home.

Sprudge

The worldwide leader in coffee news.

The Coffee Compass

Coffee is complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. Whether it’s sharing a hidden café or tips to master a brewing device, The Coffee Compass exists to help you navigate the world of craft coffee.

The Coffee Concierge

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World Barista Championship

The World Barista Championship (WBC) is the preeminent international coffee competition. The organization''founded by the Speciality Coffee Association of Europe and the Specialty Coffee Association of America''focuses on promoting excellence in coffee, advancing the barista profession, and engaging a worldwide audience with an annual championship event that serves as the culmination of local and regional events around the globe.

Your Coffee Buzz

We dive in deep into every aspect of coffee. How it’s grown, where it’s grown, who brews the best cup of coffee, why do coffee’s taste so different when grown in different regions, what is the best way to brew a cup at home. Can you feel the coffee love? Your Coffee Buzz will give you your coffee fix with a daily mix of reviews and stories highlighting the best in our beloved industry.

European Coffee Federation

It was founded in 1981 to represent the joint interests of the coffee trade and roasting industry. The companies affiliated to the ECF represent a total import volume of about 38 million bags, or half of the world trade volume.

International Coffee Organization

The International Coffee Organization (ICO) is the main intergovernmental organization for coffee, bringing together producing and consuming countries to tackle the challenges facing the world coffee sector through international cooperation. It makes a practical contribution to the world coffee economy and to improving standards of living in developing countries.

National Coffee Association

The National Coffee Association of USA was founded in 1911, one of the earliest trade associations formed in the United States and the first trade association for the U.S. coffee industry.

Specialty Coffee Association of America

One of the SCAA's primary functions is to set the industry's standards for growing, roasting and brewing. Members of the SCAA include coffee retailers, roasters, producers, exporters and importers, as well as manufacturers of coffee equipment and related products.

Specialty Coffee Association of Europe

SCAE is an association with a growing number of members - people like you, who are looking for coffee excellence. You don't have to be European to appreciate the many benefits of belonging to SCAE: we've members in more than 70 countries around the world who network, keep informed and share views on the latest developments in speciality coffee.