The Birmingham Coffee Festival, 2018.

The Birmingham Coffee Festival, 2018.

Alrighty - one of my favourite events of the coffee calendar has recently come and gone, and needless to say I’m here to tippety-tap away and tell you all about it. Guessed what it is yet? I’d be slightly worried if you hadn’t - it is in the title of this blog post after all. Yep, the Birmingham Coffee Festival was in town! Triple yays all round with an extra double shot of yay on top! Location + Event Space This year's Birmingham Coffee Festival was situated in the Custard F
Faculty Coffee.

Faculty Coffee.

Ah Birmingham, the area where all of the best people go. Or in this case the best coffee shops. And trust me, this is most definitely the case for the gloriousness that is Faculty Coffee. Constantly rotating their coffee on offer, Faculty boasts an array of wonderful coffees from wonderful roasters across the country (and beyond)! Not only this, but the baristas know exactly what they’re doing and provide a wonderful cup of coffee with every order. Now, I always have to drop
Bayleys of Bromsgrove.

Bayleys of Bromsgrove.

Right, I've got just over half an hour to crack out a quick review of Bayleys of Bromsgrove, but I really don't want to rush it. I didn't think to factor in that this New Years Resolution shabang of blogging once a day may not coincide well with my daily career, especially if there's deadlines that I'm having to work late into the night for. Oops. Oh well, as long as I make it before the midnight deadline each day then no one is allowed to complain, harhar! Bayleys of Bromsgr
Birmingham Coffee Festival 2017

Birmingham Coffee Festival 2017

Ah, Birmingham. I grew up there you know? Well, I didn’t - I actually grew up in Worcestershire. However, it’s a helluva lot more easier to say I’m from Birmingham where people actually know is a place (although are hilariously still unsure of its whereabouts!) rather than saying i’m from a place which receives the response of ‘oh, like the sauce’? Birmingham was home to the first ever coffee shop I worked in, and I look back fondly at my 16 year old self who thought they wer
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