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Stuck for ideas? Here's our Most Popular Coffee Christmas Gifts for Under £20

By Petra Suchova on Nov 30, 2017

Do you have a coffee lover at home and you are stuck for what to get them? Here are 5 ideas for you.

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Ecoffee Cup - The Cup of Today

By Chris Foulkes on Oct 18, 2017

“Each year 100 billion single use cups end up as landfill.” – Ecoffee Cup With the world’s café culture at an all-time high, the demand for coffee on the go has also never been higher. From long journeys on ...

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The Best Homemade Pumpkin Spiced Latte

By Petra Suchova on Oct 05, 2017

Enjoy the warm spices of this autumn favourite. A little pumpkin puree added to the warm milk gives the latte extra body. 

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White vs Brown Filter Papers - Which is best?

By Chris Foulkes on Aug 17, 2017

We often get asked the difference between white and brown filter papers; the contrast in flavour, quality and the production processes....but which is best?

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*COMPETITION* Which Coffee Do you LOVE?

By Talia Maguire on Aug 16, 2017

Win a 6 Month Coffee Subscription and a box of Elizabeth Shaw Luxury Chocolates to share with your Valentine!...

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Coffee Filter Paper History Melitta
Melitta Bentz - The Woman That Invented Modern Filter Coffee

By Chris Foulkes on Jul 31, 2017

It was in 1908 that German homemaker Melitta Bentz would make her very first and very simple coffee filtration system, and the Melitta Company would come to life...

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3 (cups) Is The Magic Number - The Cost Of Coffee

By Chris Foulkes on Jul 17, 2017

Recent studies have concluded that drinking 3 cups of coffee a day can actually help you live longer. But what is the real cost of 3 cups a day? We look at the price per cup of coffee across the market...

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Our Brand New Decaf Coffees – How They’re Processed

By Chris Foulkes on Jun 02, 2017

For some a decaf coffee allows them to enjoy the world's most popular drink without any of the usual effects of caffeine. Here we'll explain two of the processes of our brand new decaf coffees...

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A Cup a Day Keeps the Doctor Away...

By Chris Foulkes on May 16, 2017

Coffee is packed full of health benefits! Enjoyed in moderation, with milk and sugar added sparingly you can enjoy coffee as part of a healthy diet. Here are a few of the fantastic reasons you should take pride in your love for coffee...

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Getting Serious about Coffee and Cycling: On Tour and on the Track

By Tom Moore on Apr 21, 2017

Continuing on from our last blog about coffee and cycling culture: just as with cycling as a hobby, coffee gets some serious love from cyclists at the elite level, whether on the Grand Tours, the Time Trial, or in the Velodrome...

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Easter Egg Mocha Shots

By Chris Foulkes on Apr 13, 2017

With the Easter bank holiday just around the corner we decided to shake things up a little at the roastery – introducing our Easter Egg Mocha Shots. Over steamed milk we placed two hollow Easter eggs, eagerly awaiting the espresso shot. Using our Guatemala El...

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Pedal Power - Coffee and Cycling

By Chris Foulkes on Mar 23, 2017

Coffee and cycling have long been a complimentary pair – the bond between both ritualistic activities have roots that started in Europe, with Italian, French, Belgian and Spanish cycling and café culture having made its way onto our streets here in the UK...

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Seeds for Development Coffee packs at BETT 2017

By Chris Foulkes on Jan 26, 2017

This week Seeds for Development will be with Samsung at BETT 2017, the highly anticipated education show. Samsung’s collaboration with Seeds for Development is an incredibly important one...

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New Kid On The Block - Panama Boquete Casa Ruiz

By Chris Foulkes on Jan 17, 2017

The latest coffee to add to our ever-growing collection is the new Panama Casa Ruiz – roasted in both Medium Dark and Dark...

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Wet and Dry Processing Methods

By Chris Foulkes on Dec 06, 2016

There are various ways of both processing methods and it is one of the most important influences on the coffee taste.

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Update from Alison's charity trip to Uganda

By Chris Foulkes on Sep 19, 2016

It was so refreshing to meet up with Alison again and hear about the progress she had made in Uganda...

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Home Coffee Roasting
What is Coffee Roasting & Different Types of Roasts Explained

By Robin Jones on Apr 21, 2015

Roasting Coffee Roasting is a heat process that turns coffee into the fragrant, dark brown beans with which is most familiar to us. The beans were stored green before being roasted. In this state they can b...

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