Journal

We talk to Clare Kearney, Head Roaster here at Mojo, about the current single origin coffee on offer in our cafés this month...C: We have some new single origin coffee from Guatemala, Burundi and Nicaragua available in cafés for the next few months and I’m excited to share a little more about the coffee. Along with Dr. Mojo's Medicine, what is the current espresso offering?  C: We have the Finca El Diamante from Huehuetenango, Guatemala.  The Finca El Diamante farm is located in the highland region, Huehuetenango (so fun to pronounce!), which translates to ‘the place of the ancients’. This region is known for their...

 This year, we took part in Māori Language Week in all of our cafés. To help our customers and staff learn te reo, we designed some handy ‘How to order your coffee in te reo Māori’ cards, which included useful phrases and the Māori words for your favourite coffee order.  We had such a positive response from our customers that we have made te reo visible on all our menus from here on out! We think incorporating te reo Māori into our everyday language is essential and we’re lucky to be able to see the same regulars each day which gives them (and us)...

Earlier this year we put out a call to all coffee-loving artists to submit a design for our limited edition birthday cups. From those entries we selected 3 of our favourite designs. The very talented Kimberly Zhou @letteringkim, Bonnie Brown @studiobon and Rosa Friend @rosa_friend_illustration created artwork that blew us away. You’ll see these cups in our café just in time for our 15th birthday. Stay tuned for more about the artists and their inspiration!    

We caught up with Mojo barista and cafe manager, Logan Collinge ahead of the 2018 New Zealand Barista Championship this month. The winner will represent New Zealand and travel to the World Barista Championship 2018 held in conjunction with World of Coffee in Amsterdam, this June. What drove you too compete this year besides having a huge passion for coffee? L: I competed 4 years ago, I really wanted to learn more about the origins of coffee and the process behind. This year, its for the same reasons but I also really enjoy being around like-minded people. The best part...