Know the Community

Sprudge is a site devoted to coffee news and culture, and you'll get everything from updates on new coffee shop openings to coverage of coffee culture in far-off places, like Iran. They also run a site called Sprudge Wire, where they round up coffee news from around the web all in one place — a great resource if you want to know what's happening in the world of coffee, and who is writing about it. (In full disclosure, I am a Sprudge contributor, so I am of course 100 percent biased in making this a daily morning visit to read what's new.)

Daily Coffee News is a website run by Roast Magazine. It's more geared toward coffee professionals than the average coffee drinker, but it's full of news related to the coffee world — with a big focus on sustainability.

Jimseven is the blog of James Hoffman, a well-respected figure in the specialty coffee industry. He's not only a former barista champion, but also the co-founder of Square Mile Coffee Roasters in London, as well as the author of The World Atlas of Coffee. Hoffman has been penning the blog for over 10 years; it's a much-visited resource within the coffee community.

Are you a barista? Thinking about becoming one? Just want to get inside the head of the barista who is serving your coffee? Then Barista Hustle is for you. It's actually a weekly email, but you can also access some of the articles on the website as well.

A glorious visual exploration of coffee culture, The Coffeetographer is set up more like a magazine, with a variety of features all about the world of independent coffee. You should also consider following The Coffeetographer on Instagram.