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Even though we love making our lattes and long blacks, there’s something rather thrilling when you perfect the at-home espresso. Remember though, you’re rewarded the more you keep at it. Practice makes perfecto.

Adjusting your Jasper Coffee subscription is easy. You can pause, skip, edit, change quantities any time. 

We are privileged and delighted to bring to your cup, one of the world's rarest specialty coffees. Featuring distinctive soft cinnamon notes and a creamy praline body with a dry cocoa finish, our JBM shines no matter how you drink it. 

To make your Easter a little easier, we’ve put together a gift guide 🎁 Our guide will help you find treats, accessories and coffees that will bring a smile to someone's face and make your Easter a little sweeter. All these treats are available at our Fitzroy and Prahran stores.

The year 2017 BC (before Covid) was memorable, because it was the last time Jasper Coffee had a price increase. Since that time, until the last 6 months, World green bean prices have been static and the lowest in maybe 15 years, such that growers have struggled to retain a living wage.

Autumn is here and we're getting excited for cool weather, colourful leaves and cozy sweaters. 

We've put together three recipes perfect for curling up with a book, warming up after a walk in the cool autumn air and for those of you who live in Melbourne's variable climate, cooling off after an unseasonably warm Autumn day.

Varietals are different types of coffee plants, each descended from one of the four main coffee species, Arabica, Robusta, Liberica and Excelsia. Varietals feature a range of unique qualities and flavours which have significant impact on the final brew.

For those of you who drink your coffee with non-dairy milk, there’s more choice than ever. The milk you use and how you use it can have a huge impact on the overall taste and texture of your coffee. We put together some tips and tricks for getting the most out of plant-based milk in coffee! 

Coffee isn't just for those chillier days, it can also be great way to get going during the hotter months. With summer just around the corner, we've put together some coffee drinking recommendations to keep you cool while getting caffeinated.

Brewing with a Plunger is one of the easiest and most convenient ways to brew at home. It is consistent, delicious, easy to clean up and hard to make a mistake!  

We love brewing in this humble, compact little contraption. The Aeropress is simple to use, easy to clean, and brews a straight up delicious coffee time and time again.

At Jasper we’re all about sustainability and finding ways to reduce, reuse and recycle. We’ve put together a list of three eco-friendly ways you can use your leftover coffee grounds to create a body scrub, help you in the garden and keep your space fresh.

Colombia Anei is grown by the Anei Coop, an indigenous led cooperative made up of families belonging to four native communities (Arhuacos, Koguis, Kankuamos and Wiwas) and farmers from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Serranía del Perijá. Guided by their spiritual connection to the land, the Coop has used Fairtrade coffee as a vehicle for change; uplifting communities, reclaiming traditional land and restoring cultural practices for generations to come. 

Ethiopia’s Yirgacheffe is a textbook example of how coffee has transformed and uplifted communities from poverty. We spoke with cofounder Wells Trenfield about how Fairtrade partnerships have benefited Ethiopian producers, attracted global recognition, and even changed attitudes towards women within the community.

Niugini Okapa is one of the most popular coffees in our collection, and the oldest certified Fairtrade region in Papua New Guinea. Jasper Coffee has gone to great lengths just to savour the praline-like flavour of this single-origin, grown-organically by remote communities across the Eastern Highlands. We spoke with cofounder, Wells Trenfield, about how this Fairtrade partnership helped restore the relationship between remote tribes and their crops.

As you sip your earthy cup of Maubisse, you might wonder where this wondrous coffee comes from, and how a single cup could have any impact on the people that grow it. We sat with Jasper Coffee cofounder Wells Trenfield to discuss how Fairtrade partnerships have supported communities throughout East Timor in their post-conflict recovery; restoring livelihoods, access to basic healthcare and even building remote birthing clinics.

You may be familiar with the smooth, rich flavours of our specialty coffee, but how familiar are you with Jasper Coffee’s Fairtrade history? Besides being the first licensed roaster to sell certified Fairtrade coffee in Australia, Jasper Coffee helped lead the fairtrade movement down under, paving the way for businesses to come.

As Fairtrade gains momentum in our society, so too do the rumours around this scheme. As part of Fairtrade Fortnight, we’ll be debunking some of the common myths surrounding Fairtrade for good.

Fairtrade. This term is often bandied about when it comes to raw ingredients like cocoa, flour, sugar – and coffee. While we all know it’s a good thing, how many of us actually understand what Fairtrade means?