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But no matter how you brew your coffee or personally feel about the French Press, design and glassware aficionados alike will love this glass interpretation of the French Press from the Florida-Based design company, Yield. Rachel Gant and her partner Andrew Deming, who have continued to beautifully re-design classic items that we use in our everyday lives (major tote bag envy) with high quality craft and materials. Many of the products are incredibly simple and classic looking, but they still present a unique style that has landed them in places like the SFMoMA shop and other contemporary art museums around the world. The press pots are part of a more extensive line of new glassware products from Yield that include double-wall V60-style pour over cones and some gorgeous double-wall drinking glasses.

The speaker line-up for New York’s event was a balanced roster that included some very well-known industry veterans alongside others who were giving their debut public talks. But no matter their resume, everyone delivered spectacularly on a range of important topics that are often overlooked at coffee industry events that included diversity, employee power dynamics, going beyond quality, healthy amounts of ambition, cognitive bias, and Nick Cho. After divulging that studies suggest that highly ambitious people aren’t happier and that less driven people are more content we should consider what type of ambition is healthy in an industry that doesn’t always provide healthcare and support for the high stress involved. After pointing out all of the successes that the industry has had, like specialty coffee being trendy as ever and that the industry growth likely ensures that it’s not going anywhere soon.

I’m sorry that I’ve been so absent, leaving this little space on the Internet idle and unloved. After writing about coffee online and working with coffee offline for the past 7 years, I have finally been able to create a printed companion that will help coffee lovers better understand and enjoy better coffee at home—which has been the primary goal of this website since its inception. I wrote Brew as a primer to help coffee consumers feel more comfortable buying coffee and brewing equipment, while also gaining the knowledge and confidence to ask their baristas more specific questions that address their particular needs. In the book I explain the basics of coffee production, the tools and techniques required to brew it better at home and also provide a selection of recipes for some delicious coffee-based drinks and cocktails.

So just like in years past, grab a fresh brewed cup (and your wish list) and enjoy this 2015 edition of DCILY’s Coffee Lover Gift Guide™. Be sure to check out all of the past DCILY gift guides for more ideas: 2010 Gift Guide | 2011 Gift Guide | 2012 Gift Guide | 2013 Gift Guide | 2014 Gift Guide 1. The Acaia Lunar is a follow up to the success of the company’s first digital scale. The Breville BCG450 grinder is the absolute bare minimum that I would recommend for an electric grinder.