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Gegrond embarks on a new adventure with cocoa.
It has been almost two years since my fascination with cocoa began.* I came across a European website that sold chocolate and cocoa with different origins and flavours. With my experience in specialty coffee and craft beer, I was immediately intrigued. At first, it...
A Shot In The Dark 2021 for the win…
It has been two weeks since Creative Coffee Week, and we are still ecstatic about the win! What Win you ask, and what is A Shot In The Dark even? Well... A shot in the dark is the Coffee Magazine’s very own national coffee roasting competition. The only in the country...
Waking up with a delicious Honey….
Everyone craves that first cup of coffee in the morning, but waking up with a delicious honey processed coffee is something special. We are currently roasting our first honey processed coffee, and we realize a lot of people do not know what honey processing entails....
Arabica, Robusta and everything in-between
We have recently added the Book of Roast to our shelf of knowledge here at Gegrond, and like our latest Nicaragua Marsellesa coffee, it is full of pleasant surprises. An interesting fact is that other than the two more commonly known Robusta and Arabica coffee genus....
High on Caffeine
I don’t know if you have ever been to the Drakensberg, but if you haven’t, put it on your post-lockdown travel list. The Drakensberg is definitely one of our favourite places to go. The sheer intensity of the mountains makes you feel small and insignificant, yet it...
Lekker Gin & Tonic
(Makes 260ml) Daar vat hy nou!! Here we've playfully combined a gin and tonic with a kick of coffee. You can now flex your creative muscles, selecting your coffee and gin for the flavours and aromatics they contain. It's essentially a blank canvas for you to build...
Going nuts – for the lactose intolerant
(Makes 250ml) This is a simple, booze free comfort drink for a welcome cuddle of nostalgia. You can use regular milk, or experiment with different nut milk, but the classic Gegrond coldbrew + Almond milk does the trick. -Ingredients- 50ml Gegrond cold brew...
Cold Brew Meat Marinade
(Makes 250ml) Gooi hom oor daai vark tjoppie of kruisskyf!! Great for adding interest to summer "braai's" or warming winter dishes. This is a delish marinade recipe with Gegrond cold brew adding great dept. and flavour, this marinade will transform a steak or pork...