The Latest News and What's Roasting from Rumble Coffee

If you're on the hunt for a great gift idea for those coffee enthusiasts in your life, we've got you covered, with a whole range of thoughtful gift ideas for those pesky coffee snobs.
Consider this your one-stop-shop to the best gifts for coffee drinkers, and coffee makers, right through to the coffee professionals. From coffee beans to coffee mugs, to coffee accessories, we've got all the goods, whether you're on a budget, or this is the year to splurge on the perfect gift.

Our goal in starting Rumble in 2014 was to roast delicious coffee, support cafe owners, and treat coffee growers fairly. And that’s still what drives us today. We make choices that prioritise the planet or our people, even if they cost us money. Many businesses do this, and there's a name for them: B-Corps.

Melbourne is known for having some of the best cafes in the world, as well as being a hub for specialty coffee. But this thriving food scene is not complete without a mention of its exceptional bakeries. From artisanal sourdough to mouth-watering pastries, we've compiled a list of the top 10 must-try bakeries in Melbourne that are worth every carb-loving bite.

Sustainable Coffee is a lot more than just whether or not you use a keep cup or if your coffee comes in compostable packaging. True sustainable coffee must balancing social responsibility with financial and environmental sustainability.

We've all been there. We wake up, ready to make a great cup of coffee. We start the process - Boil the kettle, fire up the espresso machine, whatever steps you generally take to brew your precious cup of coffee. You're keen, and ready for a delicious brew.

What to do, read and listen to when thinking about opening a cafe or improving the one you already have. From podcasts and courses, to the best books and websites to dive into.

Before starting Rumble, I spent many years running my own cafes. One of the easiest ways I found to improve my cafe profits was by selling retail coffee. It’s easy, requires little effort, and can be highly profitable. You have a uniquely captive audience of coffee lovers right there, in your shop, waiting for coffee. So your job is already half done. 

Here at Rumble Coffee Roasters, it’s essential for our roasters, particularly head roaster Matt and Q-Grader Alex, to have the right tools and equipment to roast the best coffee possible. Suitable tools allow our roasting team to make informed and quality purchasing decisions about new coffee lots.

Running a coffee shop is hard, running one that is profitable is diabolically tough. Retail coffee is an excellent sales boost for a coffee shop as it is low touch, zero waste (because any you don’t sell you put through your hopper) and high margin. Here's how we made the most of that at Cobbs Coffee.

The café scene in Ballarat has come a long way in a relatively short period of time. There's a few spots that offer both great coffee, and delicious food, including some cafes that have stood the test of time, and other newcomers who are really raising the standard for good coffee and cafe food offerings. 

We are so excited to launch our latest single origin coffee, Kenya Gakuyu-ini. Our rotating single origin menu always aims to showcase the best in specialty coffee, and take you on a flavour-filled coffee experience around the coffee world.

Alternative milk! What is it good for? Which works best with coffee and why isn't it soy?