Apricot Coffee
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Speciality vs Specialty
Let's clear up the difference between the two! If you've been to our café, you've seen that we go by Apricot Speciality Coffee, not Specialty. Lately a few people have written to us asking us to correct it, because it's not Speciality but Specialty,…
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We're turning 10 this year!
Reading time: 1 minute. It's almost 10 years since we opened Apricot. We started out with our own small savings and a dream, and although many doubted we'd succeed at first, we managed to put all our fears aside and open our little café. Balázs and the…
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This year we're supporting a special organisation
In recent years we collected for the Shoebox Appeal at Christmas, and we've also supported children of families in need through a church, but this year we chose a non-profit that has a personal and special meaning for us, and now we'll tell you…
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The story of the Apricot House Blend
It was important to us to have a coffee permanently available in our own café – our identity – carrying flavour notes that reflect how we think about coffee. The original Apricot House Blend was created in 2015. After 40 kg of coffee beans and 5 months of experimenting, we put together…
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Do you love your moka pot too? Here's how to make really good moka pot coffee at home!
I suspect I'm not the only one who, as a child and teenager, woke up at weekends to my parents starting the day with a burnt-smelling, very loud moka pot – preferably as early and as loudly as possible, because at least that way…
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We're trying to be a green café too. How?
Personally, I think protecting the environment is very important, and I believe that if everyone sweeps in front of their own door, the big picture will improve a lot. Just as in my private life, we try to do our bit for the environment in the café too…
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What is a Flat White, anyway?!
There are many myths about the flat white, the most common being that it's a milky coffee drink with a 'stronger coffee taste', served in a glass. But a drink doesn't become what it is because of the glass it's served in. According to our philosophy and expertise, a flat white…
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Shoebox Appeal
This year we're joining the Shoebox Appeal too, to help put a smile on the faces of children in need over the holidays. You can help as well…. Read the details below. Between 29 November and 18 December 2018, in the collection box at our café you…
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WORLD COFFEE DAY – 29 SEPT OR 1 OCT?
You hear both of these dates when it comes to World Coffee Day. Which one is right? What's the difference, and where is each celebrated? And of course the big question: does it even matter? After all, every day can be coffee day!!! At least at our place, for sure 🙂 -29%…