Bean banter

Like fried chicken, coffee is best when it comes by the bucket. At Switch we’re pretty concerned about all the waste that happens in our industry. Between coffee bags, boxes, cups, lids and industrial waste there tends to be a lot of junk that ends up in a landfill....

Last week was International Coffee Day, and that got us thinking about our global supply chain, and why it’s so important to us to work with the good guys of international coffee.

You can’t grow coffee beans without caffeine, so to get decaf the caffeine has to be removed. Just like any coffee, there’s good decaf and bad decaf. There’s no excuse for the latter, so here’s Switch Espresso’s guide to finding a great brew.

When choosing a blend or single origin coffee, there are a few things to consider. It’s a bit like single malt and blended Scotch whisky – it’s down to personal opinion. Some people are massively in favour of one or the other, and some people love both.The basics...

This single-origin Switch Espresso comes from Nova Aliança, the five-generation family farm of Paulino de Costa. A medium-bodied coffee, Facenda Nova Aliança brings together the nutty and the aromatic, with a scent of banana toffee, a hint of rose water, and walnut...

At Switch we’re super proud of the fact we’re 100% New Zealand owned and operated. This is a genuine Christchurch operation that started in New Brighton in 2006 and we now operate out of our boutique roastery in Middleton. Founder Hamish worked his way up through the...