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PUQPRESS
Tamping is an important part of a barista’s craft, but doing it by hand hundreds of times a day allows inconsistency to creep in, let alone potential damage to your shoulders and wrists. The unparalleled engineering and state-of-the-art design of the Puqpress automatic tamper ensures perfectly compressed coffee grounds and a precisely level tamp – every time – while saving your body from those repetitive movements that eventually take a toll. The Puqpress automatic tamper frees you from worrying about a less-than-perfect extraction, allowing you to focus on the next customer and the next coffee. With more than 50 per cent of Australian cafés now trusting Puqpress, for a limited time only, get your hands on a free Q1 Puqpress with every Perfect Moose ordered. Because perfect milk deserves a perfect tamp. For more information, visit www.baristatechnology.com.au
DANDELION BLEND & DRIFTWOOD BLEND
Dandelion & Driftwood is all about extending your palate experience and finding coffee that vibrates at your level. D&D offers two very distinct house blends representing the Yin & Yang of the business. Dandelion Blend in the cup displays delicate stone fruit flavours of mariposa plums and cherries that mellow and temper out with a residual sweetness. It showcases a medium body base and has refined yet nippy acidity. It is beautifully balanced and memorable. Driftwood Blend is deliciously viscous and displays heavy notes of molasses and cedar. In tasting, the cup reveals dark chocolate notes and a rich creaminess much like that of a ganache. With a hint of subtle apricots in the background, it is sure to delight. Enjoy at home or work. For more information, visit www.dandeliondriftwood.com/shop
MELITTA INSIGHTS
Ever since Melitta Bentz invented the coffee filter in 1908, the idea of innovation has been firmly anchored in the Melitta company. At the time, a digital communication-enabled Melitta® XT generation fully automatic coffee machine was still 105 years away. Melitta Professional has now connected more than 10,000 fully automatic coffee machines for its customers worldwide. Melitta® Insights set a new milestone. With the new customer portal, the benefits of digitalisation are now available as part of the standard offering. Melitta® Insights offers a wealth of possibilities to gain transparency about the coffee machine fleet, to analyse its production performance, to have key indicators reported automatically or to evaluate the statistics of its machines. Depending on your requirements, optimise your coffee business with the Insights editions: Melitta® Standard Insights, Melitta® Professional Insights, or Melitta® Top Insights. For more information, visit www.melitta-professional.com.au
THE OMEGA
The Omega is the latest addition to the Mazzer family line-up: a new manual hand-grinder, designed for coffee excellence at home and on-the-go. Like all Mazzer grinders, the Omega is crafted with premium materials. Minimalistic yet solid in design, the Omega is made from high-tech machinery-processed steel and aluminium bars. It features carbon fibre components for strength and lightness, neodymium magnets for durabilitytested performance, and stainless steel and anodised aluminium to optimise mechanical performance. The Omega is versatile and easy-to-use, suitable for all coffee applications. The True Zero Calibration system provides the user with a simple, ergonomic and precise micro-step adjustment ring complete with numerical index of the grind settings, allowing users to “dial in” coffee grind requirements. Mazzer’s conical burrs guarantee even grind size distribution and consistent coffee extraction every time. The Omega is the ideal portable solution for those who wouldn’t dream of compromising on coffee quality. Available in Australia from Coffee Works Express. For more information, visit www.cwe.com.au
BRITA PURITY C 150 QUELL ST
The BRITA PURITY C 150 Quell ST filter cartridges expertly reduce limescale deposits in many professional applications. It also reduces carbonate hardness in drinking water, reducing the danger of limescale deposits in equipment. All of the water, including the bypass water, runs through an activated carbon filter. The filter medium retains metal ions, such as lead or copper, and reduces substances that can negatively affect taste and aroma, such as chlorine residues. See page 50 where Cameron McDonald Technical Water Manager for Bombora Coffee + Water Supplies speaks to current conditions impacting the industry and how BRITA is a trusted Brand delivering high quality commercial results their specialty coffee customers expect. For more information, visit www.brita.com.au
