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LETTERBOX SUBSCRIPTION
COFFEE THROUGH YOUR LETTERBOX
£8.00
PRICE INCLUDES POSTAGE & PACKING
Our Letterbox Subscription coffee bags and envelopes are designed to fit through your letterbox (in case you hadn't already guessed). All you need to do is to choose how frequently you would like the coffee delivered. We will then send you a variety of coffees over the duration of the subscription period. If you would like to pause or stop the subscription at any time then you just need to contact us. It's as easy as that!
FINCA GAMBOA
COSTA RICA
Semi-Washed / Caturra, Catuaí
Walnut, Fudge, Lemon
£7.00
| Notes | Walnut, Fudge, Lemon |
| Farm | Finca Gamboa, León Cortés, San José Province, Costa Rica |
| Owner | Martin Gutierrez |
| Altitude | 1,750-1,800m |
| Mill | Montañas Del Diamante, Dota, San José Province, Costa Rica |
| Varietal | Caturra, Catuaí |
| Process | Semi-Washed |
At 19 hectares, Finca Gamboa is the largest of a number of farms owned and operated by Martin Gutierrez. The farm has been in Martin's family for several generations, and he inherited it around 40 years ago. Several years ago Martin and his brothers established the Montañas del Diamante mill in the neighbouring canton of Dota, with the aim of milling and producing the best quality coffee possible. Both on the farms and at the mill, almost all of the labour is done by the immediate family, although during high season outside help may be employed.
This lot of caturra and catuaí has been processed using the semi-washed method. The coffee is harvested by hand, with only the ripest cherries being picked, and delivered on the same day to the Montañas del Diamante mill. Here, the coffee is received, sorted, weighed and then washed with clean water to eliminate any foreign matter. Immediately after washing, the cherries are pulped and then transferred to drying patios with around 70% of the mucilage intact. During the evening, the drying coffee is covered, and it is regularly turned so as to ensure even humidity control. The coffee usually takes around 7 or 8 days to reach optimal humidity.
This coffee is very clean and balanced in the cup with a walnut and fudge backbone and a soft lemon acidity.
BUTEGANA
BURUNDI
Washed / Red Bourbon
Grapefruit, Lychee
£7.00
| Notes | Grapefruit, Lychee |
| Origin | Butegana CWS, Kayanza, Burundi |
| Altitude | 1,600-1,800m |
| Varietal | Red Bourbon |
| Process | Washed |
Last year's offering from Burundi turned out to be our favourite coffee of 2017, so we have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of this year's crop - and it certainly doesn't disappoint! This washed red bourbon from the Butegana washing station in Kayanza delivers in spades on the brightness that makes Burundi one of our favourite origins, with notes of grapefruit and lychee dominating the cup.
Built in 1972, the Butegana washing station was the first of its kind in Burundi. It collects coffee from around 2,000 smallholder farmers located on the neighbouring hills and has been UTZ Certifed since 2012.
PROCESS
Ripe cherries are delivered to the mill where they are hand-sorted, then floated with only the densest, highest-quality cherries being selected. These cherries are then de-pulped and fermented for an average of 12 hours (depending on climate conditions) before being washed and graded in clean water channels.
The top lots (such as this one) are then soaked for a further 16 hours to prevent over-fermentation and to ensure consistency. The washed parchment coffee is then dried on raised African beds for an average of 14 days. Once optimum moisture content has been reached (around 12%), the coffee in moved to the dry mill for hulling, grading and hand-sorting, before being bagged for export.
PENNY ROCK
SEASONAL ESPRESSO
Chocolate, Praline, Peanut Brittle
£6.00
We select the components of our signature Penny Rock blend from seasonal crop to deliver a rich, balanced and full-bodied espresso. The current blend has notes of chocolate, peanut brittle and plum and is made up of the following coffees:
| Origin | Process | Varietal | |
| Brazil |
Sitio Serra Negra Betim Minas Gerais |
Natural | Yellow Catuai |
| Colombia |
Yacuanquer Smallholders South Galeras Nariño |
Washed |
Castillo Caturra |
SITIO CAPOEIRA
BRAZIL
Natural / Mundo Novo
Cacao, Pineapple, Blackcurrant
£7.00
| Notes | Cacao, Pineapple, Blackcurrant |
| Origin | Sitio Capoeira, Jeriquara, Alta Mogiana, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Altitude | 1,000m |
| Varietal | Mundo Novo |
| Process | Natural |
This coffee from Sitio Capoeria is a natural processed Brazil, but not as you know it.
Sitio Capoeira is a family-run farm owned by Fernandes & Jose Malta. Fernandes’ family has a long history of coffee production going back generations. Today the farm comprises over 100 hectares of coffee with a focus on high quality arabica married with state-of-the-art technology.
This particular lot started life as a happy accident. After running out of space on their drying patio, Fernandes and Jose were forced to leave some of their coffee on the truck awaiting processing. Three days later the space had cleared and they carried out a very slow and carefully monitored drying process until the optimum moisture level had been reached. They were blown away when they tasted the results! The three day slow fermentation period had imparted on the coffee an intensely fruity profile rarely seen in Brazilian coffee.
In the cup this coffee has the full, chocolatey body you expect from a natural Brazil but it is supplemented by blackcurrant and tropical fruit notes.
RUVUMBU
RWANDA
Washed / Red Bourbon
Stewed Fruit, Toffee, Grapefruit
£7.00
| Notes | Sweet and syrupy body with notes of stewed fruits, toffee and grapefruit |
| Origin | Ruvumbu Washing Station, Nyamasheke, Western Province, Rwanda |
| Altitude | 1,700m |
| Varietal | Red Bourbon |
| Process | Washed |
In May 2017 we made our first trip to origin to visit coffee farms and washing stations in Rwanda. Of all the coffees we tried there was one in particular that stood out - this stunning washed red bourbon from the Ruvumbu washing station. In the cup it has a sweet and syrupy body with notes of stewed fruits, toffee and grapefruit.
The Ruvumbu washing station is situated in the southwest corner of Rwanda on the shores of the absolutely stunning Lake Kivu. Like many other washing stations in Rwanda, Ruvumbu started life as a cooperatively run endeavour. Justin Musabyimana, a local farm owner and manager of the nearby Mahembe washing station, took over the Ruvumbu washing station in 2014. Under his ownership Ruvumbu has gone from strength to strength with the station producing some of the best quality coffee in Rwanda. Ruvumbu took 3rd place overall in the 2014 Rwanda Cup of Excellence Competition, and was given a Presidential Award at the event for receiving a cupping score above 90 points.
KAYON MOUNTAIN
ETHIOPIA
Natural / Heirloom
Blueberry, Lime, Chocolate
£7.00
| Notes | Blueberry, Lime, Chocolate |
| Origin | Kayon Mountain Coffee Farm, Guji Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia |
| Owner | Ato Esmael and family |
| Altitude | 1,900 - 2,000m |
| Process | Natural |
| Varietal | Heirloom |
The Kayon Mountain Coffee Farm was established by Ato Esmael and his family in 2012 with the aim of producing top quality coffee in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. New heirloom varietal coffee trees have been planted on a 240 hectare plot in fertile, sandy clay loam soil beneath a canopy of natural forest. Organic processes are used on the farm with animal dung being the main source of fertiliser. The freshly picked coffee cherries are washed with the low density beans being channelled away for use as lower grade coffee. The clean, high-grade coffee is then placed onto raised beds where it is dried for up to 20 days. During this time it is meticulously hand-turned and picked over to remove any defective beans. Finally, the dried cherries are then milled before undergoing further sorting to remove any remaining defective beans.
All this hard work is revealed in a spectacular cup of coffee that is complex and fruity with notes of blueberry, lime and chocolate.
DEER BOLT
SEASONAL ESPRESSO
Smokey Dark-Chocolate, Jam & Cream
£6.00
The components of our Deer Bolt seasonal espresso are selected to pack a punch. The current blend has a smoky dark-chocolate base, creamy mouthfeel, and a rich jammy finish and is made up of the following coffees:
| Origin | Process | Varietal | |
| India |
Yagachi PB Ramagiri & Kumbrikhan Karnataka |
Washed |
Selection 9795 Selection 9 Kents Cauvery |
| Tanzania |
Tweega AA Mbeya Southern Highlands |
Washed |
Bourbon Typica |
THE STRUGGLE
INDIA
Washed
Cacao, Smoked Tobacco
£6.50
| Notes | Cacao, Smoked Tobacco |
| Origin | Kumbrikhan Estate, Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Altitude | 1,400m |
| Process | Washed |
| Varietal | Selection 9 & 9795, Cauvery, Kent |
We met Lloyd and Ben at Push Cartel in Ambleside at the beginning of 2016. Like most cyclists they are fuelled predominantly by caffeine and they were looking for some deluxe beans to supplement their high-end bikes. After trying a few of our more subtle origins on them we soon realised that they were looking for maximum impact - for a coffee that whacks you in the chops, that gives you that extra kick, whether it's to get your bike up The Struggle, or just to get up in the morning!
Our current offering is the wonderful Yagachi Peaberry from Kumbrikhan Estate in Karnataka, India. In the cup it has an incredibly creamy mouthfeel with notes of cacao and smoked tobacco.
MOUNTAIN RESCUE
COLOMBIA - LAS GALERAS
SUPPORTING LDSAMRA
Washed / Caturra, Castillo, Colombia
Chocolate, Plum, Walnut
£6.00
| Notes | Chocolate, Plum, Walnut |
| Origin | Smallholders of La Florida, Sandona & Consaca, Volcan Galeras, Pasto Province, Nariño Department, Colombia |
| Altitude | 1,700-2,200m |
| Process | Washed |
| Varietal | Caturra, Castillo, Colombia |
The Lake District Search & Mountain Rescue Association (LDSAMRA) provide a vital service here in the Lake District helping predominantly 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, proceeds from the sales of this coffee will be donated to LDSAMRA as follows:
- 25p per 250g bag
- 50p per 500g bag
- £1 per 1kg bag
LAS GALERAS, COLOMBIA
Our current Mountain Rescue coffee is the delicious single-origin Las Galeras from Colombia.
Galeras is an active volcano that looms ominously over the city of Pasto in the Nariño department of south-west Colombia. The coffee is grown by various smallholder farmers in the fertile volcanic soils on its northern and western slopes. It is grown at altitudes that reach 2,200 metres, some of the highest at which coffee is grown in the world. The high altitude allows for slow development of the coffee bean which gives the cup profile of Nariño its unique characteristics.
Coffee producers in this region are overwhelmingly smallholders who manage their own wet-mills and drying patios. Every family does their own harvesting, usually with the help of neighbours. After the ripe cherries are picked they are pulped by passing them through a manual pulper at the family farm. The waste from this process is used as a natural fertilizer for the coffee trees. Depending on the conditions, fermentation can range from between 12 and 48 hours. Some producers will add several layers of wet parchment over the course of a few days, which is thought to add complexity to the final cup profile. Nariño is blessed with some of the best drying conditions in the country due. The region's micro-climate and high altitude provide lower relative humidity, more wind and more sunny days than other areas of the country.
These perfect growing conditions translate to some truly stunning coffees and this is no exception. In the cup it has notes of chocolat, plum and walnut.
SEASONAL DECAF
RWANDA - BUMBOGO
Washed / Red Bourbon
Fig, Raspberry
£7.00
Our current seasonal decaf is an outstanding single-origin red bourbon from the wonderfully named Bumbogo washing station in the Gakenke region of Rwanda. With notes of fig and raspberry, this is possibly the highest quality and best tasting decaffeinated coffee we've had to date and it more than holds its own against our non-decaffeinated coffees.
SPARKLING WATER DECAFFEINATION PROCESS
This sparkling water decaffeination procedure is a gentle, natural and organically certified process which involves the following steps:
1. The green beans enter a ‘pre-treatment’ vessel where they are cleaned and moistened with water before being brought into contact with pressurised liquid carbon dioxide. When the green coffee beans absorb the water, they expand and the pores are opened resulting in the caffeine molecules becoming mobile.
2. The beans are then brought into contact with the pressurised liquid carbon dioxide which combines with the water to essentially form sparkling water. The carbon dioxide circulates through the beans and acts like a magnet, drawing out the mobile caffeine molecules.
3. The sparkling water then enters an evaporator which precipitates the caffeine rich carbon dioxide out of the water. The now caffeine free water is pumped back into the vessel for a new cycle.
4. This cycle is repeated until the required residual caffeine level is reached. Once this has happened, the circulation of carbon dioxide is stopped and the green beans are discharged into a drier.
The good caffeine selectivity of the carbon dioxide guarantees high retention of other coffee components which contribute to taste and aroma.
3 MONTH GIFT SUBSCRIPTION
GIVE THE GIFT OF COFFEE
£30.00
PRICE INCLUDES POSTAGE & PACKING
Give someone a taste of damn fine coffee with a Red Bank 3 Month Gift Subscription. Just let us know how much coffee you would like them to receive each month. We'll do the rest by posting a variety of our coffees over the course of the 3 month subscription period.
If you would like the lucky recipient to receive the first instalment before a particular date, or if you would like to leave a short note with the order please let us know in the 'Note' field at checkout.
ROLLING COFFEE SUBSCRIPTION
LET US DO THE HARD WORK
£16.00
PRICE INCLUDES POSTAGE & PACKING
Let us do the hard work with a Red Bank Rolling Coffee Subscription. Just let us know how much coffee you would like and how frequently. We'll do the rest by posting you a variety of our coffees over the course of the subscription period. The subscription will continue until you cancel it, and you can cancel at any time.
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