Articles

What’s going on with Decaf?

Decaf: The Big Picture There’s really no hiding it, the coffee market is crazy at the moment, and has been for the last couple of years! Multiple factors have all conspired together to cause a drop in supply and as a result a huge shift in demand for coffee. A

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Products

Coffee Christmas Gifts 2025

Struggling for a gift for that coffee lover in your life? Here’s some great coffee gift ideas for Christmas . . .  1 The gift that’s an experience to remember . . . A roastery tour to go on a coffee journey from farm to cup 2 The gift to

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Articles

The Science of Decaf: How Coffee Loses Its Buzz

“Decaf” isn’t as simple as it sounds. There are several ways to remove caffeine from coffee beans, each with its own impact on flavour, aroma, and environmental footprint.
Here’s a look at the main decaffeination methods, and the pros and cons of each.

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Articles

The Cool down – Summer Drinks

The Hot weather has arrived! The British summer has arrived… for now!   Make sure your seasonal menu is ready for your customers needing to cool down. Whether it’s refreshing iced teas and lemonades, freshening smoothies or revitalising iced coffees, we’ve stocked up on all you’ll need to cool down in

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Products

New Coffee – Arara Brazil!!

This is a relatively new varietal, Arara – distinguished by it’s bright yellow cherry that stands out in the field.  The cherry itself is really sweet (first-hand knowledge from Ian & Jack after their visit), and that carries through into the cup with sweet syrup notes, and a slight peanut

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Ian walking in dorothys farm in kenya
Articles

Honest Conversations & Real Consequences

Table of Contents It’s early January, the excitement of the festive period left behind, resigned to negative temperatures and the UK’s miserable weather… we’re thankful we can escape it, for a week at least.  🇰🇪 New Adventures – Kenya 🇰🇪 Stepping out of Nairobi airport at 6am local time, somewhat

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Projects

Brazil House build project

Brazil Project: Renovating La Casa de Idê A key part of our ethos as a business is investing back into the communities that produce our coffee beans, sometimes this looks like helping with equipment that helps them in their coffee production, other times it involves partnering with them by helping

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Elliott and Ian with Farmers Franciso Lucio Victor in Colombia
Farms

Colombia – Ian & Elliott’s Excellent Adventure

Bogata at 6am is a bustling metropolis. Street vendors sell food to the swathes of commuters whilst bike repair stands line a buzzing cycle lane full of professionals making their way to work. Crossing the road at times feels like taking your life in your hands but in truth it

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Articles

What’s happening to the price of coffee?

It’s all over the news and people are asking this question so here’s our best attempt to gather the news and answer you. Let’s start by letting the story tell itself – it’s been building all year. If you just read these headlines and you’ll start to get an understanding. The

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