Fresh Roasted Coffee News

Try the beautiful rich flavour from our new coffee from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The DRC has suffered decades of conflict resulting in a country that has been held back by political instability, poor infrastructure, corruption and exploitation. As with its neighbours Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda coffee represents a significant opportunity for economic regeneration and social impact. The area is perfect for coffee growing, with its rich volcanic soils, high altititude and up to 2000mm of rainfall annually. In the 1970's the DRC was a leading exporter of coffee beans to the rest of the world. Today the annual coffee...

We've just added another coffee to our collection. The Finca Muxbal coffee farm, resting high on the slopes of the active Tacana volcano close to the Guatemalan border, is managed by mother and son team Maeggi Rodriguez and Jorge Gallardo. It was bought by Maeggi's father, Don Enrique, in 1959 and he operated by three key principles: social responsibility, environmental sustainability and of course the production of very high quality coffee. This is evidenced by the fact that the farm is Rainforest Alliance certified and has achieved 100% compliance in recent audits - the first coffee farm to achieve this in...

The Hario V60 is a great method of brewing fresh coffee. Because of the fine filter, the resulting cup of coffee is clean tasting with no slushy sediment (unlike a cafetiere). Check out this great video showing the method in action...   If you'd like to try out this method, we have some Hario V60 one-cup pour over drippers in stock. Our coffee starter set is the perfect option as you'll get a Hario V60 size 01 dripper, some filter papers and a bag of freshly roasted coffee all-in for £13.99. Start your speciality coffee experience now with the perfect...

Check out these awesome blogs that are a must read for the latest news and information on all things coffee. I'm a big fan and think they're definitely worth a look... Coffee Blog This aptly named blog is a goldmine of information on all things coffee related. It's run by Kev (yes nobody seems to know his surname) who posts quite regularly and is full of useful information about how coffee is produced, the roasting process and brewing among other things. Definitely worth a look. Love Coffee Another great coffee resource. This one is very nicely laid out, has regular...

Visit our online shop, and you will see that we have a number of different types of coffee subscription available. These subscriptions fall into two broad categories: Monthly payment subscription Fixed up-front payment subscription The monthly payment option is always the most flexible one (and that's why we call it the "flexi" subscription!) because you only pay according to the frequency of coffee deliveries that you've set. Each time a delivery is due a new order is generated, payment for that order is taken and then we roast the coffee and send it out to you. The main benefits of the flexible...