Journal

  • Our Signature House Blend

    Our Signature House Blend

    Our House Blend sits at the centre of everything we do. It’s the coffee most people know us for, and the one we’ve spent years refining into someth...

  • Honey and Natural Coffees

    Honey and Natural Coffees

    If you’ve ever had a coffee that tasted unexpectedly fruity or slightly sweeter than usual, there’s a good chance it came down to how it was proces...

  • Meet the Blancs

    Meet the Blancs

    For us, product development isn’t about adding more to the menu.It’s about shaping where things are going. Our new Blanc range - Mont Blanc, Matcha...

  • Understanding Coffee Processing

    Understanding Coffee Processing

    Coffee starts as a fruit - a cherry with a bean inside. Processing is the step where that fruit is removed and the beans are dried. The way this is...

  • Halaal Certified Cafés

    Halaal Certified Cafés

    We’ve got 35 Halaal-certified Bootlegger cafés across South Africa, each one built around good food, great coffee and a space that works for any ki...

  • Coffee flavour wheel, simplified

    Coffee flavour wheel, simplified

    Ever wondered why one coffee tastes fruity and another feels more chocolatey? The flavour wheel helps make sense of it. Here’s a simple guide to un...