Coffee is a feast for the senses, whether you use it to wake up in the morning, for a quick boost of energy at work or to round off a good meal.

This is why nine out of ten Australians drink coffee in some form. To obtain a perfect cup of coffee, we need to get several factors just right: the beans, the roasting, the machine, the water and not least of all, the cup.

There are many legends about the discovery of coffee’s stimulating effects. One of the oldest tells of a young goatherd in Ethiopia in around 850 AD. He had noticed that after eating a certain kind of berry, his goats would become particularly lively.