Top 5 Coffee Gift Baskets

Top 5 Coffee Gift Baskets Gift baskets have always been a good idea when you have to get a gift but are not sure exactly what the other person wants. All you have to know about a person to take advantage of this list is whether they love coffee or not. Check out these...

The Best Coffee Lover Gifts

The Best Coffee Lover Gifts Chances are that you have a coffee lover in your life. Chances are also pretty good that they would sooner take a bullet than give up their coffee habit. The coffee lovers in your life are likely very particular as well. Here are the best...

Caffeine In Other Forms

There has been plenty of science showing the benefit of caffeine and coffee. But, do all forms of caffeine have the same effect?  Today we will cover the various effects of caffeine in other forms.   Most commonly people come across caffeine in coffee, soda, energy...

New Coffee Trends

Coffee is one of those things that will probably never go away.  As long as people need caffeine, coffee will be near the top of the list.  However, what is popular with coffee is always changing. Here are today’s top new coffee trends: 1) Nitro coffee...

How did people make coffee before coffee machines?

Believe it or not, there was a time before Starbucks existed.  And, yes, there was even a time before your beloved slow drip coffee maker and Chemex existed as well.  And, if coffee has been around for about 1000 years, then how did people make coffee before coffee...

Caffeine and a power nap are scientifically great

Have you ever wondered which was better, caffeine or a power nap?  If you’ve ever drank significant quantities of coffee, you probably never thought that we would recommend caffeine and a power nap. But you would be wrong. First, you have to know why...

Cool coffee pots you can’t miss

Being in the coffee world, I see all sorts of cool coffee related stuff.  This can range from super expensive aged Japanese coffee to really horrible celebrity coffee advice. But, one things that seemed to always be steady, unchanging, and boring, were my coffee pots...

Is it okay to drink coffee and breast feed?

New mommies know all about the long list of things that they should not eat or drink while breastfeeding.  But, what about coffee?  Is it okay to drink coffee and breastfeed? The science is not 100% solid here.  It really depends on you and your...

Coffee Enemas Are Bad, Don’t Listen to Goop

Gywneth Paltrow has been no stranger to highly questionable health recommendations.  Her new brand, Goop, recently recommended a product that performs coffee enemas as a way to detox. Yep, coffee in the butt. It is unfortunate that I have to put this disclaimer here,...

The Münch Coffee In Japan Costs $900

Few have heard of the little Japanese coffee house The Münch in the south east side of Osaka in Japan, in Yao.  In fact, their Yelp page only has 2 reviews (both raving).  But don’t let their Yelp page fool you.  The Münch coffee in Japan has been...

How To Make Peppermint Coffee

Today we are going to teach you how to make your own special holiday treat.  Today you get to learn how to make peppermint coffee. I’ll admit it: I’m a sucker for anything peppermint flavored.  Anything with a little minty kick automatically wins in my...

Does coffee increase workplace productivity?

Virtually all large companies have one perk in common: free coffee.  But, is this providing actual value to the company, or are they just looking for tax write-offs?  Lets find out, once and for all: does coffee increase workplace productivity? Arguments...

Donate To Children’s Hospital Workers

Helping out others when they are in need makes for a great gesture.  Some people give their careers and their lives to doing such a thing.  Children’s hospitals are a great example of these.  Many people donate to the kids though, and today we...

How To Make Better Coffee- 4 Tips

If you are a coffee-oholic like us here at Match Made Coffee, then you are always looking for a way to make better coffee.  Sometimes we talk about everything from the water you use, to the roast types, or unique types of coffee beans. But, what can you do right...

Heavy Coffee Drinking Health Benefits

“HOW many cups of coffee do you drink per day?!” I was asked. “4 cups, usually,” was my nonchalant reply. Heavy coffee drinking seems to have a negative health stigma to it.  This conversation literally just happened to me a week ago. And, I...

Coffee drinking and genetics

My genetic testing experience I had grown up thinking that coffee, like other foods and drinks, was just a matter of preference.  Little did I know that coffee drinking and genetics are actually tied together. My first exposure to this idea was when my family and I...

Smart Coffee Mug Keeps Coffee Hot All Day

These days everything is tending to get smarter and smarter.  Coffee cups had not seen much advancement since their invention, until now.  The smart coffee mug by Ember keeps your coffee hot all day long. Rise of the smart travel mug The company Ember has...

Coffee Bean Elevation Changes Flavor

Where a coffee plant grows makes a huge difference.  And we do not just mean where in the world.  Perhaps we should be asking “Where on the mountain?” instead.  Where the coffee bean grows matters.  Coffee bean elevation changes flavor, and it changes it...

Perfect Coffee: the science behind it

Many of us may catch ourselves wondering, “Does a perfect coffee exist?” That is a tough question.  Why do you even drink coffee?  And, when you drink coffee, how do you like it flavored? When you are reaching for that cup of coffee in the morning, many of...

What is Mushroom Coffee?

What is mushroom coffee? Mushroom coffee is something that has been gaining momentum recently, after Tim Ferriss and his mentions of Four Sigmatic have started making headlines last year. Four Sigmatic is a Finnish company that has a special mushroom coffee that...