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Ndaroini - Kenya
£12.00
| Origin | Small Producers of Ndaroini, Ndaroini Washing Station, Ndaroini, Nyeri, Kenya |
| Altitude | 1,800 MASL |
| Varieties | SL28, SL34 |
| Process | Washed |
| Notes | Blackcurrant, Wild Strawberry, Summer Pudding |
We have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of this coffee, and it is with great pleasure that we are now able to share it with you all. Not only is it absolutely delicious, it is representative of a more sustainable sourcing model in Kenya.
The FOB price paid for Kenyan coffee is amongst the highest in the world, but in many instances this money doesn't trickle down to sufficiently compensate the farmers. The result of this has been a gradual decline in the quality of Kenyan coffee, and numerous growers giving up on coffee production. Menno Simons, the founder of Trabocca (our importing partner), travelled to Kenya to meet the Ndaroini group of growers with the aim of finding a solution to this problem.
In 2019 Trabocca signed a contract with the Ndaroini to buy their entire crop for Ksh 100 per kilo as opposed to the average rate of Ksh 60 per kilo before deductions. Today the Ndaroini are the best paid growers in Kenya. Members of the group benefit from the expertise of Dr Bernard Gimichu, a senior lecturer and researcher at the University of Embu, who holds a PhD in Plant Breeding and is a freelance agronomist. Dr Gimichu and his team are able to advise the growers on best agricultural practices, and the 2019/2020 harvest has seen production increase from 600,000 to 950,000 kilos of cherry, with coffee berry disease kept largely at bay. The prospect of a brighter future in coffee has seen the Ndaroini group of farmers grow by 200 members this year.
With such incentives in place, the hope is that year on year the washing station, and the coffee supplied to it, will grow from strength to strength. Our hope is to return to Ndaroini each year to put this to the test.
Las Palomas, Washed - Costa Rica
£10.00
| Origin | Finca Las Palomas, Aserrí, San Jose Province, Costa Rica |
| Producer | Jorge Monge Garbanzo |
| Altitude | 1,800-1,900 MASL |
| Process | Washed |
| Variety | Catuai, Caturra |
Looking back, I feel incredibly lucky to have had the opportunity to visit Costa Rica back in February. What seemed then to be part and parcel of a life immersed in coffee now seems like the greatest of privileges - to have had the freedom to travel the world in pursuit of knowledge, experience, and a deeper understanding of coffee.
Hosted by our importing partners D R Wakefield, and in the company of some of the finest humans I could have wished to spend two weeks travelling around Costa Rica with, we explored numerous farms, cooperatives and washing stations. We learnt about the strict regulations put in place by the Costa Rican government to ensure a fair wage for all parties involved in the production of coffee, and were recipients of incredible warmth and hospitality.
On the morning of Tuesday 21st February, we were picked up by a convoy of all terrain vehicles. Those of us in the know immediately made a dash for the electric-blue vintage Land Cruiser and piled into the back. After a long and bone-shaking ride on dirt paths we suddenly descended into an isolated valley. A man who I can only describe as the George Clooney of coffee farmers was waiting by a gate to welcome us. It turned out this man was Don Jorge Monge Garbanzo, owner of Finca Las Palomas. When we got out of the Land Cruiser I was struck immediately by two things - firstly, the beauty and tranquility of the valley that we were in, and secondly, that the climate was much cooler than it had been in the neighbouring valley. It was clear looking around that this was well tended land with neat and incredibly healthy looking rows of coffee trees all around.
Sebastien Lafaye of ASAPROAAA, who process the coffee on behalf of Las Palomas, spoke to us in length about production on the farm, before we were treated to a truly memorable barbecue, not only for the delicious food, but also for the equally delicious homemade rum that tasted of pure sugar cane. I don't know if the rum had anything to do with it, but the cup of coffee that followed was simply outstanding, and carried the same incredible sugar-cane sweetness. I knew instantly that this was the coffee I needed to bring home with me.
The wait is finally over, and the coffee is all that I could have hoped for. Incredibly clean, and deliciously sweet - every cup takes me back to that wonderful day at Las Palomas!
We have also bought a bag of the same coffee, but processed by way of the natural process. If you want to see how dramatically different processing can effect cup profile, then why not buy a bag of each!
Reko - Ethiopia
£10.00
| Origin |
Reko Washing Station, Kochere, Gedeo Zone, Ethiopia |
| Altitude | 1,850-2,100 MASL |
| Variety | Kurume, Mixed Heirloom |
| Process | Washed |
| Notes | Peach, Yoghurt, Raspberry Coulis |
This coffee comes from the Reko washing station in Ethiopia's Kochere district, and is sourced via our importing partner Trabocca, who we have come to trust for offering excellent quality, and responsibly sourced coffees, such as Suke Quto and Ndaroini.
The Reko washing station receives coffee cherry from around 850 farmers during harvest season, and has developed a reputation for exceptional quality. The team behind the washing station put this down to the training and education of its staff, and the farmers who supply them, and to the meticulous selection, separation, and lot management of the coffee that is delivered to the washing station.
In the cup it has beautiful stone fruit and berry flavours with a delicious lactic acidity. We think it tastes like peaches with yoghurt and raspberry coulis. Utterly delicious!
Monte Alban Organic - Mexico
£10.00
| Origin | Smallholders of Sierra Sur de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Altitude | 1,300-1,900 MASL |
| Process | Washed |
| Certification | EU Organic |
| Variety | Bourbon, Typica |
| Notes | Golden Syrup, Tangerine, Vanilla |
I have been looking forward to sharing this coffee with you for a while. I used to live very close to an amazing taqueria in London called... Taqueria! I fell in love with the vibrant, complex flavours of Mexican cuisine, the rich culture... and the margaritas! Over the ensuing years my obsession with Mexico has grown and grown. A wonderful episode of The Food Programme awakened me to the unbelievable work of Diana Kennedy in documenting Mexico's food heritage. Oaxaca in particular has a special place in my mind as a cornucopia of deliciousness, so when the opportunity to purchase some organically grown coffee from Oaxaca came along, I grabbed it with both hands as an opportunity to immerse myself even more in this fascinating culture.
This particular lot comes from 11 smallholder farmers in the Sierra Sur region of Oaxaca. The coffee is named after Monte Alban, a large pre-Colombian Zapotec ruin that can be seen from the coffee farms hidden in the surrounding Sierra Sur mountains. Coffee growers from this region have been producing coffee for more than three generations in a very traditional, and mostly organic way. This particular lot is certified EU organic. The coffee is fully washed in micro-mills at each farm and is then sun dried on patios and raised beds.
In the cup it is clean and sweet, and reminds us of golden syrup, tangerine and vanilla. If you enjoy it as much as we do, then, once it's safe to do so, I suppose I'll just have to go over there and find some more!
Sugar Cane Decaf - Colombia
£9.00
| Origin | 8 Smallholder Farmers of Pitalito, Huila, Colombia |
| Altitude | 1,500-1,750 MASL |
| Process | Washed, Natural Sugar Cane EA Decaffeination |
| Variety | Caturra, Castillo, Colombia |
| Notes | Milk-Chocolate, Honeycomb, Berries |
Our current decaf is comprised of nine lots from eight smallholder farmers located in the Pitalito area of Colombia's Huila Department. The coffee is hand-sorted and processed on each farm before being sent to Descafecol in Manizales for decaffeination by way of the Natural Sugar Cane EA Process. This process involves placing the coffee in a solution of water and ethyl acetate, a naturally occuring compound derived through the fermentation of sugar cane. Aside from resulting in the tastiest decaf coffee we have tried to date, this process also has the best sustainability credentials in comparison to other decaffeination processes that we are aware of. The carbon footprint is kept to a minimum, with the solvent being derived from the domestic sugar cane industry, and the process occuring within Colombia (as opposed to Europe or North America). This also benefits the domestic economy.
In the cup the coffee is clean and sweet with notes of milk-chocolate, honeycomb and delicate berries.
Mountain Rescue - Guatemala
£8.00
| Origin | Smallholder Farmers of San Antonio Huista, Huehuetenango, Guatemala |
| Altitude | 1,550-1,650 MASL |
| Process | Washed |
| Variety | Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon |
| Notes | Dark-Chocolate, Plum, Nougat |
The Lake District Search & Mountain Rescue Association (LDSAMRA) provides a vital service here in the Lake District, helping injured and stricken hikers to safety from some of the most remote and precarious places in the country. The vast majority of incidents are safely resolved but there are inevitably a number of fatalities, and without the help of LDSAMRA this number would be much higher.
In order to carry out their work LDSAMRA rely on a team of brave and highly trained volunteers. We are friends with a number of them so are well aware of the great work that they do and the importance of donations to provide them with the kit necessary to do their job effectively.
With this in mind, we donate £1 per kilo of Mountain Rescue sold to LDSAMRA.**
** For the time being we will be splitting the £1 per kilo raised between LDSAMRA and the Rwanda Landslides Appeal more information about which can be found here.
Our current Mountain Rescue coffee is grown by six smallholder farmers based around the town of San Antonio Huista in Guatemala's famed Huehuetenango region, and has been sourced via our importing partner Primavera.
Primavera was set up by Nadine Rasch who grew up in Guatemala and whose family have had a coffee farm there for four generations. After studying finance in London, Nadine ended up working for a commodities fund where she saw the price for commodity coffee drop sharply. She came to realise that the only way to maintain stable prices for coffee was through quality. After working for one year with speciality coffee importers Mercanta, she moved back to Guatemala to gain experience of how things worked on the ground.
Most of Guatemala's highest quality coffees come from the Huehuetenango region. This is a very remote area of Guatemala, and the farmers' traditional route to market has been through local coyotes who mix all the coffee they collect together a pay the 'market' price. This model leaves no incentive for farmers to practice methods that result in higher quality coffee, such as selective picking and better post-harvest processing. It is Nadine and Primavera's mission to change this. They want to educate farmers to produce better coffee that gives them access to the speciality coffee market, higher prices for their product and a more stable future.
This group of smallholder farmers are just some of the beneficiaries of Primavera's work. They are able to use the premium paid by Primavera to reinvest in their farms and wet mills in the hope of achieving higher yields and better quality coffee in the years to come. The coffee is washed in wet mills on each of the farms then sun-dried on patios. The dried parchment coffee is then transported to Nadine's family farm at Finca el Hato where it is sorted, dry-milled and packed for onward transport to ourselves.
Penny Rock - Brazil
£7.50
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Origin |
Daterra, Cerrado Mineiro, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
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Altitude |
1,150 MASL |
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Process |
Tree Dried Natural |
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Variety |
Red Bourbon |
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Notes |
Dark Chocolate, Cherry, Caramel |
Penny Rock is our Great Taste Award winning coffee from Daterra, one of the most pioneering and inspirational farms in the world. Named in homage to a beauty spot on the shores of Grasmere, our spiritual home, we select Penny Rock from seasonal crop to deliver a cup of coffee that bears all the classic hallmarks of coffee from the Cerrado Mineiro region of Brazil - great body, deep chocolate notes, and stone-fruit sweetness. The coffee is well-developed during the roast to accentuate body and sweetness, but is tempered to allow its character room to shine through and express itself in the cup.
I visited Daterra in June 2019 and was truly blown away by not just the scale of the farm, but by the care and level of detail with which it is managed, and the genuine focus on sustainability and quality that permeates everything that they do. Amongst numerous other accolades, in 2015 Daterra was awarded Prêmio Fazenda Sustentável (Most Sustainable Farm) from Globo Rural, Brazil’s foremost agricultural publication, and in March 2018 it became the world’s first farm to receive Level A certification from Rainforest Alliance. To see this implemented on the ground was a truly inspirational experience, and one that makes me incredibly proud to offer their coffee.
Moonshine - Lucky Dip
£6.50
Moonshine is something of a lucky dip. It may be an experimental blend that we are keen to get feedback on. It may be a coffee that we contracted a little too much of and we need a bit of help getting through. It may be a coffee that is more than ten days past roast date, but in reality is still perfectly delicious, and arguably still to hit its prime. Whatever it is, it will always be speciality grade coffee sourced in adherence with all of our usual principles. We keep a record of each batch, so if you really like the batch you receive, and want to know what it is, just drop us a line and we'll be happy to tell you.
Camp Mug
£15.00
We scoured the market to find the best looking, highest quality enamel mugs we could find, and we think the results speak for themselves. A damn fine vessel worthy of holding damn fine coffee!
Monthly Subscription
£11.00
PRICE INCLUDES POSTAGE & PACKING
Our monthly subscription is the best way to explore our range of coffees without having to lift a finger. We select and roast a new coffee for our subscribers the first week of every month and post it to you that week. You just need to choose how much you need to see you through to the next instalment!
We aim to make the selection as diverse and interesting as possible in terms of origin, process and flavour profile. You can see some of our recent instalments below.
If you want to amend or cancel your subscription at any time you just need to email us at info@redbankcoffee.com and we'll sort it right away.
Please note that the first instalment will be delivered the first week of the month following the month in which you setup your subscription - so you may want to buy a bag of something else just to tide you over!
PREVIOUS INSTALMENTS
JUNE 2020 - PINEAPPLE CANDY, NICARAGUA
MAY 2020 - SWEET VALLEY, COLOMBIA
APRIL 2020 - HUYE MOUNTAIN, RWANDA
MARCH 2020 - LAYO, ETHIOPIA
FEBRUARY 2020 - BLUEBERRY CANDY, NICARAGUA
JANUARY 2020 - SUKE QUTO, ETHIOPIA
DECEMBER 2020 - EL CIPRES, EL SALVADOR
NOVEMBER 2019 - EDIER PERDOMO, COLOMBIA
OCTOBER 2019 - DOVETAIL, COLOMBIA
SEPTEMBER 2019 - MOUNTAIN RESCUE, GUATEMALA
AUGUST 2019 - YAMITH CIFUENTES, COLOMBIA
JULY 2019 - GONDO, KENYA
Penny Rock Subscription
£9.00
PRICE INCLUDES POSTAGE & PACKING
Get our signature Great Taste Award winning Penny Rock delivered to your door in a bag size, and at a frequency that suits you.
We select Penny Rock from seasonal crop to deliver a cup of coffee that bears all the classic hallmarks of coffee from the Cerrado Mineiro region of Brazil - great body, deep chocolate notes, and stone-fruit sweetness. The coffee is well-developed during the roast to accentuate body and sweetness, but is tempered to allow its character room to shine through and express itself in the cup.
For more information about our latest iteration of Penny Rock please click here.
If you want to amend or cancel your subscription at any time please email us at info@redbankcoffee.com and we'll sort it right away.
Seasonal Decaf Subscription
£10.00
PRICE INCLUDES POSTAGE & PACKING
Get our Seasonal Decaf delivered to your door in a bag size, and at a frequency that suits you.
If you want to amend or cancel your subscription at any time please email us at info@redbankcoffee.com and we'll sort it right away.
Gift Card
£10.00
Brighten someone's day with a Red Bank Gift Card, redeemable against all products on our webshop.
Checkout as usual and the Gift Card will be delivered to you as an email link. You can then forward the link to the lucky recipient.
Comins Tea - Strong & Empowered Nepali Breakfast
£6.50
Comins Tea is a small family business based in Dorset specialising in fine single estate teas. Michelle and Rob have a vision and a sourcing ethic that is very closely aligned with our own, so it feels like a natural extension of what we do to offer a selection of their delicious teas. We are incredibly proud and honoured to be the first coffee roaster to partner with Comins Tea and to offer their "Tea With Purpose" - a selection of seven teas from their most trusted partners. If you want to know more about Comins Tea then please visit their website where you will find a wealth of tea knowledge and stories in which to immerse yourself. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this carefully curated selection of truly special, and utterly delicious teas.
| Tea | Nepalese Black |
| Origin | Sandakphu Tea Plantation, Jasbirey Village, Maipokhari, Ilam, East Nepal |
| Harvest | March |
| Cultivar | 383 |
| Tea Maker | Bimala Mukhia |
| Plucking Standard | One bud and one leaf |
| Process | Withered, rolled, oxidised, fired |
| Experience | A flavourful, rich, malty black tea that embodies the characters of strength, and 'aliveness' while delivering a lasting gentle finish. |
| Preparation | 200ml water / 2.5g (1 teaspoon) tea / 100°C / 3 minutes / up to 3 infusions |
At the foothills of biodiverse Kanchanjangha, and the world heritage wetland site Maipokhari, Bhushan and Twistina lead a pioneering cooperative aiming to be the first in Nepal to create complete transparency in the tea chain, and set a new standard for Nepalese tea. As a trainer on the Nepal Tea Board, Bhushan provides the technical, financial and agricultural support needed to ensure the cooperative's prosperity. Regular contact between the factory, the farmers and the tea board allows complete visibility on every batch of tea produced. Premium pricing for quality leaf grown here delivers generous incentives for farmers in pay, training, counselling, children's education, and women's empowerment.
Your support makes this vision possibvle, as Bhushan explains, "Sustainability for Sandakphu will only be possible with market acceptance. For us to produce quality teas in a holisitc way, tea drinkers must provide sustained suppoort by accepting and paying for its worth.
Comins Tea - Earl Grey for Elephants
£6.50
Comins Tea is a small family business based in Dorset specialising in fine single estate teas. Michelle and Rob have a vision and a sourcing ethic that is very closely aligned with our own, so it feels like a natural extension of what we do to offer a selection of their delicious teas. We are incredibly proud and honoured to be the first coffee roaster to partner with Comins Tea and to offer their "Tea With Purpose" - a selection of seven teas from their most trusted partners. If you want to know more about Comins Tea then please visit their website where you will find a wealth of tea knowledge and stories in which to immerse yourself. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this carefully curated selection of truly special, and utterly delicious teas.
| Tea Maker | Sonia Jabbar |
| Origin | Nuxalbari Estate, Naxalbari District, Darjeeling, West Bengal |
| Harvest Time | Second Flush |
| Cultivar | TV 25-26 with a few TV 1 & TV 17 |
| Plucking Standard | 2 leaves 1 bud / 1 leaf 1 bud |
| Experience | A beautiful, refreshing and aromatic cup |
| Preparation | Teapot (400ml) / 2 teaspoons leaf / 95°C water / 3 minutes / 1 infusion |
| Ingredients | Black Tea, Organic Italian Bergamot Oil |
Diverted from their traditional migration route through the Terai-Dooars belt by a 17km long fence along the border at the Mechi river - an increasing number of elephants are finding their way onto farmland, and Sonia Jabbar's tea estate. The threat of human elephant conflict is very real, but on the 1,200 acre Nuxalbari tea estate the elephants receive a warm welcome. This is no ordinary tea estate - in a black tea market beset with high yield, low value teas, Sonia is focused on quality: honouring the soil, tea bushes, trees and community - a community that includes elephants. Sonia explains, "The elephants know how to move in between rows of tea. Had it not been so, my estate would not have survived". With so little forest cover left in the area, this approach is critical to their future.
Your support contributes to the education of guards, workers and community, ambitious rewilding projects, the provision of nature clubs for children, and pilot crop insurance projects.
Comins Tea - Uplifting Darjeeling
£6.50
Comins Tea is a small family business based in Dorset specialising in fine single estate teas. Michelle and Rob have a vision and a sourcing ethic that is very closely aligned with our own, so it feels like a natural extension of what we do to offer a selection of their delicious teas. We are incredibly proud and honoured to be the first coffee roaster to partner with Comins Tea and to offer their "Tea With Purpose" - a selection of seven teas from their most trusted partners. If you want to know more about Comins Tea then please visit their website where you will find a wealth of tea knowledge and stories in which to immerse yourself. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this carefully curated selection of truly special, and utterly delicious teas.
| Tea Maker | Bhawesh Niroula |
| Origin | Niroulas Cooperative, Chotta Poobong Busty, Darjeeling |
| Harvest Time | July |
| Cultivar | Mixed Clonal and China bushes |
| Plucking Standard | One leaf and one bud |
| Experience | Deep and toasty. Warming and nourishing. |
| Preparation | Teapot (400ml) / 2 teaspoons leaf / 95°C water / 3 minutes / 1-2 infusions |
The livelihood of around 180 farmers runs through Bhawesh's tea factory in the village of Chotta Poobong, an initiative that has created dozens of local jobs since its creation by his father in 2015. "Our cooperative and independent tea processing facility offers our employees and farming partners two to three times the average tea garden rate in Darjeeling while also providing people with purpose, livelihoods and hope for the future at a time when many young people are leaving Darjeeling's farming villages for the city. To get this far has taken a lot of investment".
Supporting this project through your purchase will enable it to become profitable and then allocate these profits to important local social causes of women's empowerment, education and entrepreneurship.
Comins Tea - Shining Bright Malawian White
£6.50
Comins Tea is a small family business based in Dorset specialising in fine single estate teas. Michelle and Rob have a vision and a sourcing ethic that is very closely aligned with our own, so it feels like a natural extension of what we do to offer a selection of their delicious teas. We are incredibly proud and honoured to be the first coffee roaster to partner with Comins Tea and to offer their "Tea With Purpose" - a selection of seven teas from their most trusted partners. If you want to know more about Comins Tea then please visit their website where you will find a wealth of tea knowledge and stories in which to immerse yourself. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this carefully curated selection of truly special, and utterly delicious teas.
| Tea | Malawian White (BSPM - Broken White Tea) |
| Origin | Satemwa Estate, Malawi |
| Harvest Time | June-November |
| Cultivar | PC150 |
| Tea Maker | Msuwadzi Small Holder Association |
| Plucking Standard | Two leaves, one bud |
| Experience | A well rounded, full bodied white tea |
| Preparation | 200ml water / 2.5g leaf / 90°C / 3 minutes / up to 4 infusions |
In Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world, transparency and diversification lie at the heart of a brighter tea future. The 198 independent farmers of the Msuwadzi Small Holder Association, working together with the larger Satemwa organisation, are demonstrating just how this can be achieved through their YAMBA brand. Their approach supports smallholders to grow and pluck high quality leaves, which are then processed into fully traceable orthodox teas sold at a premium through the Satemwa network. A model in stark contrast to the high volume, low value commodity market.
Profits from these sales pass back to the association as either income or in the form of agricultural training meaning that your support directly benefits smallholders and the environment, shining a light on a modern pioneering model in part of the world so reliant on teas.
Comins Tea - Oolong for an Organic Future
£9.00
Comins Tea is a small family business based in Dorset specialising in fine single estate teas. Michelle and Rob have a vision and a sourcing ethic that is very closely aligned with our own, so it feels like a natural extension of what we do to offer a selection of their delicious teas. We are incredibly proud and honoured to be the first coffee roaster to partner with Comins Tea and to offer their "Tea With Purpose" - a selection of seven teas from their most trusted partners. If you want to know more about Comins Tea then please visit their website where you will find a wealth of tea knowledge and stories in which to immerse yourself. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this carefully curated selection of truly special, and utterly delicious teas.
| Tea | Baked in Jin Xuan |
| Origin | Nantou County, Taiwan |
| Harvest Time | September |
| Cultivar | Jin Xuan TRES No 12 |
| Tea Farmer | Tsai Brothers |
| Tea Baker | Yu Wen - Medium oxidised, three step, multi-stage oven baking |
| Plucking Standard | Four or five leaves |
| Experience | Nutty, strong and deliciously woody |
| Preparation | Teapot / 400ml water / 5g leaf / 90°C / 2 minutes / up to 6 infusions |
Tea production in Taiwan is highly collaborative with the numerous steps involved contracted out to a number of small businesses. This oolong is the result of a collaboration between two young brothers - the Tsai brothers - with an ambition to gain organic certification for their family tea garden - and a facility and Master Baker Yu Wen (where the oolong is baked) with a visionary plan to move to carbon neutral / negative in the next two years
In this highly networked tea system, their work, supported by your purchase and the guarantee of regular orders and a fair price, has the potantial to inspire others to take the same path. In a business that needs to attract and retain more young people, the hope is that this pioneering approach will demonstrate first hand how exciting a positive and sustainable future in Taiwanese tea can be.
Comins Tea - The Greenest Green
£10.00
Comins Tea is a small family business based in Dorset specialising in fine single estate teas. Michelle and Rob have a vision and a sourcing ethic that is very closely aligned with our own, so it feels like a natural extension of what we do to offer a selection of their delicious teas. We are incredibly proud and honoured to be the first coffee roaster to partner with Comins Tea and to offer their "Tea With Purpose" - a selection of seven teas from their most trusted partners. If you want to know more about Comins Tea then please visit their website where you will find a wealth of tea knowledge and stories in which to immerse yourself. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this carefully curated selection of truly special, and utterly delicious teas.
| Tea | Shiarore Sencha |
| Origin | Toshiro Irie's Tea Farm, Yame, Fukuoka, Kyushu Island, Japan |
| Tea Maker | Toshiro Irie |
| Cultivar | Yabukita, Saemidori |
| Plucking Standard | Young leaves |
| Experience | Bright, fresh, grassy and rounded |
| Preparation | 2.5g leaf / 200ml water / 80°C / 1 minute / up to 4 infusions |
Originally a fruit and vegetable farmer - a bout of ill health led Irie-san to discover the health giving qualities of green tea, and set him on a path to produce the healthiest green tea he could from his 2 hectare plot in Fukuoka prefecture, Kyushu Island, Japan. He is now on a mission to transform the whole of his home town of Kuroki-cho into an organic-only town - a challenging goal given the declining domestic market for green tea. Right now, Irie-san and his team are teaching a small group of young motivated producers how to farm organically.
Too create sustainable change he needs to prove demand, something he can do with your support. "This type of farming will not spread in Japan unless producers in the countryside want to grow without pesticides. It goes without saying that if there are good sales, more farmers will cooperate".
Comins Tea - Puer for Preservation
£12.50
Comins Tea is a small family business based in Dorset specialising in fine single estate teas. Michelle and Rob have a vision and a sourcing ethic that is very closely aligned with our own, so it feels like a natural extension of what we do to offer a selection of their delicious teas. We are incredibly proud and honoured to be the first coffee roaster to partner with Comins Tea and to offer their "Tea With Purpose" - a selection of seven teas from their most trusted partners. If you want to know more about Comins Tea then please visit their website where you will find a wealth of tea knowledge and stories in which to immerse yourself. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this carefully curated selection of truly special, and utterly delicious teas.
| Tea Maker | Mr NanKang |
| Origin | A Bai La Cooperative, MangJing Village, Mount Jingmai, Puer County, Yunnan Province, China |
| Harvest Time | April 2018 |
| Cultivar | Conventional Tree, medium sized leaves |
| Plucking Standard | Two to three leaves |
| Experience | A rich, smooth, earthy Shu Puer bringing centre and balance |
| Preparation | Gong-fu / 2.5g leaf / 100°C water / 30 seconds first infusion / 15 second subsequent infusions |
On the south west border of Yunnan sits the world heritage Jingmai Mountain, home to a mix of the Dai, Blang, Hani and Wa communitites. This puer, from Bulang elder Mr Nan's community is grown naturally following the rules of his ancestors. He explains, "The Puer tea market is in chaos - individual sellers are pushing the price of puer even higher, people bringing in tea and mixing it with our ancient leaves, piling it and saying it is puer. I cannot manage the market - I only know that our life is shorter than the life of a tea tree, so to protect it is a huge responsibility. Our duty is to operate with respect, integrity and honesty.
Supporting this community through your purchase helps preserve the ancient tea forests plamnted over 1,800 years ago by My Nan's ancestors, secures livelihoods for younger generations, and provides motivation to continue to nurture and pass on the skills and knowledge acquired through lives intertwined with the ancient tea trees and forests.
La Marzocco - Linea Mini
£3,690.00
The brewing equipment that we offer is either kit that we use ourselves at home or at the roastery, or from manufacturers that we have grown to trust for producing consistently high-quality products. This usually means a harmonious balance between function, aesthetic and ease of use.
FREE 1KG BAG OF COFFEE OF YOUR CHOICE WITH EVERY PURCHASE. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHICH COFFEE YOU WOULD LIKE IN THE NOTES SECTION AT CHECKOUT.
WHAT WE SAY
The Linea Mini is the ultimate luxury for the home espresso lover. Inspired by the iconic design of the Linea Classic, the Linea Mini is handmade in Florence with the same components used in La Marzocco's commercial machines to ensure the same durability that the Linea Classic has become famous for. Dual boilers allow you to pull a shot whilst steaming milk, and the in-built water tank means you don't have to plumb it in (a separate plumbing in kit is available if required). The Linea Mini automatically goes into an energy-saving standby mode after a set period of non-use, and is wifi enabled, allowing you to control the settings from your smart phone. This includes turning the machine on remotely, so you can wake up, turn it on, and by the time you're showered and ready, the Linea Mini is warmed up and raring to go.
La Marzocco - Lux D
£774.00
The perfect partner to the iconic Linea Mini, the Lux D grinder is the result of a collaboration between La Marzocco Home and Mazzer to build an optimized home espresso grinder. With features including on-demand dosing, 61mm flat burrs for fast grind times and proper extraction, stepless grind adjustment, a short hopper and three finishes to choose from, the Lux D is the perfect choice for a home espresso grinder.
You can find some key specificatons below, and more information here, but if you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us.
| Dimensions | 255/180/465mm (D/W/H) |
| Voltage |
220-240V Single Phase |
| Burr Set |
61mm |
| RPM |
1400/min (50Hz) 1600/min (60Hz) |
| Hopper Capacity |
500g |
| Net Weight |
10.5kg |
Sage Smart Grinder Pro - Stainless Steel
£199.00
The brewing equipment that we offer is either kit that we use ourselves at home or at the roastery, or from manufacturers that we have grown to trust for producing consistently high-quality products. This usually means a harmonious balance between function, aesthetic and ease of use.
FREE 250G BAG OF COFFEE OF YOUR CHOICE WITH EVERY PURCHASE. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHICH COFFEE YOU WOULD LIKE IN THE NOTES SECTION AT CHECKOUT.
WHAT WE SAY
The Sage Smart Grinder Pro has been the grinder we use at home for a number of years now. We love it for its grind quality, robust design, ease of use and consistency, and for the little touches that elevate it above other grinders in its class - such as the magnetic grounds tray that is easily removed and emptied to help maintain a tidy worktop.
ALSO AVAILABLE IN BLACK.
Moccamaster
£190.00
The brewing equipment that we offer is either kit that we use ourselves at home or at the roastery, or from manufacturers that we have grown to trust for producing consistently high-quality products. This usually means a harmonious balance between function, aesthetic and ease of use.
FREE 250G BAG OF COFFEE OF YOUR CHOICE WITH EVERY PURCHASE. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHICH COFFEE YOU WOULD LIKE IN THE NOTES SECTION AT CHECKOUT.
WHAT WE SAY
First released in 1969, the Moccamaster has become the go-to brewer for households, offices and small volume cafes. Add coffee to the filter, fill the water reservoir and off you go - the Moccamaster does the rest. We love it for its consistency and ease of use, and because it just looks so cool!
Hario V60 Dripper - Recycled Plastic
£6.00
The V60 has become and iconic and timeless method for brewing beautiful, clean filter coffee at home. This version is made from recycled plastic and is dishwasher safe.
We use the '01' one cup version to brew up to 300ml of coffee (one large mug), and the '02' two cup version to brew up to 600ml.
Hario V60 Dripper Set
Out of Stock - £9.00
The V60 has become and iconic and timeless method for brewing beautiful, clean filter coffee at home.
This kit includes one '02' two cup recycled plastic dripper which we use to brew 600ml of coffee (enough for two large mugs). The kit also includes 40 filter papers and one coffee scoop.
Hario V60 Filter Papers
£7.00
100 x "Misarashi" unbleached natural filter papers for Hario V60 '01' and '02' Drippers.
Hario V60 Drip Scale
£50.00
The V60 Drip Scale is another classic product from Japanese brew masters Hario. We have been using it for our manual brews since we first started brewing coffee. It has a clean, minimal aesthetic, but its real beauty lies in its durability and ease of use, and its ability to do the job required of it day after day.
It reads in 0.1g increments for the first 200g, 0.5g increments up to 500g, and 1g increments up to the maximum load of 2kg. The scale also has an in-built timer that allows you to monitor the consistency of your brews.
It is powered by 2 AAA batteries, and switches off automatically after five minutes when not in use. The matte-black ABS resin body is durable and water-resistant.
Dimensions:
Height 3cm; Width 12cm; Depth 19cm
AeroPress
£30.00
The versatility of the Aeropress is what gives it such a cult following the world over and has spawned international championships, independent competitions, events, and even dedicated recipe books. Approachable and fun, it’s a multipurpose brewing product that will meet the expectations of both beginners and advanced coffee lovers.
This product combines the best of other established methods of brewing, such as the French Press and the pour over - this flexibility gives you the freedom to be creative and play with other variables, like brew time, water temperature and even grind size. With a maximum capacity of 250ml and an average brew time of minutes (and sometimes down to even seconds), the Aeropress is a quick, easy way to guarantee good coffee.
Hario V60 Dripper - Ceramic (2 Cup)
£12.00 £28.00
The V60 has become and iconic and timeless method for brewing beautiful, clean filter coffee at home. As well as being beautiful to behold and simple to use, the ceramic version also has excellent heat retention and is dishwasher safe.
We use this '02' one cup version to brew 600ml of coffee (enough for two large "diner mug"), the perfect start to every day!
Sweet Valley - Colombia
£11.00
| Origin | Finca Potosi, Granja La Esperanza, Caicedonia, Valle De Cauca, Colombia |
| Altitude | 1,400-1,860 MASL |
| Process | Natural |
| Variety | Colombia |
| Notes | White Grape, Mango, Retsina |
Colombia's Granja La Esperanza is renowned worldwide for its experimental and competition winning coffees. Sweet Valley, a natural-processed colombia variety from Finca Potosi, was one of our favourite coffees last year, so we are delighted to be able to offer it to you for a second year running. If possible, it is even tastier this year - clean, syrupy, and absolutely bursting with fruit flavour. In the cup it reminds us of white grape, mango and retsina.
Finca Potosi started life in 1930 when Israel Correa and Carmen Rosa Vega arrived in Caicedonia by mule from Armenia in the neighbouring department of Quindio seeking unoccupied land. They acquired the land on which Finca Potosi now stands for 4,000 Pesos (about $1.15 USD at the time), and started to plant arabica coffee. Israel and Carmen had fourteen children, and of those children it was their daughter Blanca and her husband Juan Antonio Herrera that were assigned to work on the farm in 1945. Today, Rigoberto Herrera continues the family tradition. Finca Potosi now has 188,725 coffees trees spread over 52 hectares. The farm is split into 10 lots and grows sidra, mandela, san juan, castillo and colombia varieties.
In Don Rigoberto's own words, "I see Café Granja La Esperanza contributing to what we all want in Colombia and the world. The contribution to peace, creating jobs, giving support and good treatment to the people who work in the countryside... That is the future of Café Granja La Esperanza, sowing peace, development and education for people".