Like coffee? The Penny University, a brand new coffee house on Red Church Street has introduced a new wave: filter coffee.

No sugar. No milk. No espresso machine. Just a variety of coffees from around the world.
James, Tim and Tobias stand behind the large wooden table - it's over a hundred years old.
They describe the different coffees on offer, asking what your personal preferences are to help you make your selection accordingly.

They place water on the table to help clear your palette. As they pour, steam and press, they explain the whole magical process taking place before you.

If people fancy buying a coffee and taking it home to add some milk and sugar that's fine - but traditionally those elements were added to mask the taste of poor coffee. We figure these coffees should be appreciated on their own merits, explains James.

The name originates from the original 18th Century coffeehouses in London which allowed customers to pay a penny entry and drink their fill. They were hotbeds for conversation, ideas, news, business deals...and revolution.



