Get your artisanal coffee fix whenever, wherever – thanks to the single-drip coffee bags from Bettr Barista and Hook Coffee. We love the variety and complex taste profiles – and, oh, no queues.
Get your artisanal coffee fix whenever, wherever – thanks to the single-drip coffee bags from Bettr Barista and Hook Coffee. We love the variety and complex taste profiles – and, oh, no queues.
The use of highgrade speciality coffee beans from countries such as Brazil, Colombia and Peru give each brew different tasting notes, such as strawberries, toffee, chocolate or berries. “You get more nuances and more fruitiness,” says Pamela Chng, founder of popular social enterprise Bettr Barista. Bettr Barista offers eight single drip bags, while artisanal e-store Hook Coffee has 10. Our faves:
1. If subtle toffee nut sweetness is your thing, opt for Gold Digger by Hook Coffee. It’s full bodied, bold and rich.
2. An intense floral aroma with a buzz of sweet berries and citrus, Bettr Barista’s Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Konga Grade 1 is our choice for helping us bounce straight into the most hectic of Monday mornings.
3. Fruity, with a plum sweetness and juicy mouthfeel, is Bettr Barista’s Ecuador Espindola El Grande Single Origin. The medium-bodied coffee is like a hug in a mug, leaving a pleasant aftertaste of brown sugar and honey.
4. Heart Blend, Bettr Barista’s signature house blend, is made up of Brazil Fazenda Parasio and Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Konga Grade 1. Combined, they give you a trace of red berries, milk chocolate, and nuts.
5. Crowd-pleaser Hook Coffee’s Flower Power carries hints of rose, oolong and berries, and has bright floral notes down to the last drop.
6. Hook Coffee’s Speculose Your Mind is smooth like velvet and easy on the palate, with minimal aftertaste. It smells sweet, like caramel. Enjoy at teatime with cakes and cookies.
PERSONAL & PORTABLE
Making your daily joe just got easier – genius.
DRIP VS INSTANT VS ESPRESSO
• For both drip and instant, all you need is hot water and a minute. But drip coffee bags hit the sweet spot between fast and flavourful. The bags contain ground, whole-bean coffee that has yet to be brewed. It’s a better way to savour the flavours.
• Bettr Barista’s Pamela Chng explains that in the old-school instant variety, powdered and crystallised coffee is brewed and then dehydrated so it dissolves when you add hot water.
