THE CUSTOM OF COFFEE

The consumption of coffee has become an intrinsic part of our daily lives and it is very much a convivial occasion.

There is an element of theatre and an execution of art involved in its preparation, and a true pleasure taken in the tasting and subsequent buzz.

Coffee is at the centre of an everyday ceremony, and we gather in cafes, homes and offices to enact the rites.

Just how this is drunk and the ritual that it entails depends on where you are in the world.