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coffee recipes
Best Espresso Martini Recipe in the UK (2025)
If you're looking for the best espresso martini recipe in the UK you've come to the right place. Our espresso martini will leave you wanting more, because our recipe is all about the use of high-qu...

10 Tips To Transform Your Coffee at Home
There are many questions floating around the Internet about coffee. Why is it better to buy whole coffee beans? Why does artisan, speciality coffee taste so much better than any bought at the super...

Guides
Sage Coffee Machine Cleaning | How To Clean A Sage Coffee Machine
In today's post, I will show you the basic coffee machine cleaning steps and how to use it to clean your sage machine.
If you own a Sage espresso machine then you're officially classified as a coff...

coffee ice cream recipes
Balance Coffee's Ultimate Coffee Ice Cream Recipe
Summer calls for two things - iced coffee, and an incredible coffee ice cream recipe. We've already given you our favourite iced coffee recipe, so now it's time to show you how to make coffee ice c...

coffee FAQs
Answering 10 of your Coffee FAQs
We get a lot of different coffee questions, so we thought that we'd try answering ten of your most pressing coffee FAQs!
These answers will give you lots of information - from sustainable coffee to...

Equipment Guides
How To Use a Sage Coffee Machine (Equipment Guide)
James, our founder, has been making speciality coffee for almost a decade so he decided to produce this guide on how to use a sage coffee machine so that you can recreate a coffee shop experience i...

Coffee Cocktails
Coffee Cocktails: 7 Alcoholic Delights to Sip On
Ahh! So you've had a long week at work and you just want to get home on a Friday and enjoy a coffee cocktail that relaxes you out whilst inspiring your taste buds with a kick?I know that feeling al...

How To Guides
How To Descale Coffee Machine (New Guide)
Learn how to Descale your Sage coffee machine with our quick and easy c.ffee machine descaler guide.
Making sure your machine is kept in top condition is vital to making great tasting coffee.
It al...

aeropress
Instant Coffee - Why You Should Upgrade
Do you sometimes still reach for instant coffee when you're in need of a quick, caffeinated jolt of energy?
I can understand why - but I am on a mission to get you to switch from instant coffee tod...