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Coffee Lab Enters the Aurora Taste Challenge

Coffee Lab Enters the Aurora Taste Challenge

Coffee Lab entered the international Aurora taste challenge and was able to secure Gold placements for the flagship Coffee Lab blends.

Happy Breakfast Coffee Brewing

Happy Breakfast Coffee Brewing

The fast pace life requires a necessary stimulant to keep our bodies moving. It is among the highest traded products, second only to another liquid asset, oil. While oil fuels our movement, so does coffee fuel our brain. Grown in South America, Africa, and eastern Asia, the world spends fortunes to keep its coffee supply stocked up.

Coffee originated around the 15th century. Since then, coffee has become a dietary supplement and cultural activity. From a plant to bean, roasting to grounded powder and into your cup.

The answer to a happy day can be a calm or structured morning routine. A...


The Story of Coffee Lab

The Story of Coffee Lab

Coffee Lab was started by Stefan and Wehrner Gutstadt in 2009, when after much searching their craving for high quality coffee remained unsatisfied.

Small batch coffee roasting hadn't taken off yet in South Africa, so the daunting and fairly unchartered notion to roast one's own green coffee beans was a tall order. Nevertheless, they applied their expertise in researching machine manufacturers to establish a suitable tool for the job.

Diedrich quickly became the leading choice, thanks to their detail driven focus. Software developed specially for roasting supports the process and allows for consistency to be at the fore. Roasting coffee is...


Coffee Lab Colours and Coffee Flavour Wheel

Coffee Lab Colours and Coffee Flavour Wheel

Coffee Lab Colours

Coffee Lab made a colourful transition from black and white into a swirl of colours. The vibrant colour flow blends into the Grafitti art and the coffee labels.

Breaking Down the Coffee Color Wheel

Scroll down, and you’ll get a glimpse of the coffee world Coffee Taster’s Flavor Wheel. It is a visually appealing chart showing a vast array of coffee taste notes.

Created in 1995. The chart is a collective work of scientists, researchers, coffee experts, roasters and coffee drinkers. Any coffee lover can use the chart and apply its descriptors to a good cup of coffee.

To...


Have you seen Coffee Lab's Graffiti art?

Have you seen Coffee Lab's Graffiti art?

Where Coffee flows, productivity grows, and more than roasted caffeine flows.

Part of the Coffee Lab transition story is the visual expression. 

And the man behind the Graffiti Art is Falko.