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Certification schemes and terms

Read our definitions and commentaries on independent certification schemes applicable to our coffees.

 

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organic coffees

organic coffees

Environmental sustainability is a fundamental aspect of our sourcing policy. Before working with any coffee farmer, we ensure each meets a series of minimum standards in both the fertilisers they use and the waste they create.

Our Organic selection fuses sound environmental responsibility with high ethics and premium quality – meaning you don't have to make a value choice between either.

For more details on each of the farms and co-operatives listed in this section, as well as information on the specific habitat diversification and natural world programmes they administer, please contact us.

Brazil, Fazenda Ida

Body
3/5
Acidity
2/5

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Harfosa Microlot

Body
3/5
Acidity
2/5

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Koke Microlot

Body
3/5
Acidity
3/5

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Konga Microlot

Body
3/5
Acidity
3/5

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Sigiga Microlot

Body
3/5
Acidity
2/5

Panama, Duncan Organic

Body
3/5
Acidity
4/5

Sumatra Takengon Organic

With relatively low acidity, but just enough to keep the cup vibrant, our Sumatra Extra Fancy is an exceptional example from the most highly-prized of the Indonesia region's origins. High demand and a glut of low quality beans means premium Arabicas from here are especially hard to come by. Yet rising to the challenge, we are delighted to offer this selection from the Gayo Mountain Co-operative, high in the cool, isolated but richly fertile uplands of the Aceh province. We’ve named it Extra Fancy because this is a specially selected pick of the crop which is painstakingly triple hand-sorted.

This intensely fragrant cup is unusually concentrated and delivers a deep, rich and very smooth experience, with hints of herbal chocolate, peat, spice and fresh green oak.
Body
4/5
Acidity
1/5

Organic Natural Spirit

A full bodied, intense coffee experience created from Central and South American beans which yields an initial zesty brightness followed by a deep caramel sweetness. Ideal for all occasions but especially a lazy afternoon. Certified Fairtrade and Organic.
Body
3/5
Acidity
3/5

Mexico Chiapas Organic

Grown and harvested by the Indigenous Peoples of the Sierra Madre of Motozintla, a co-operative of native Mayan farmers in the highlands of Chiapas. The Co-op is organised on egalitarian democratic ideals that stress responsibility to the co-op, hard work and high standards; their programmes help the communities in many positive ways.

The environmentally sound agricultural practices produce a delicate, sweet coffee with a light to medium body and a bright fruity flavour that sparkles through the cup. Certified Fairtrade and Organic.
Body
1/5
Acidity
3/5

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Konga Organic

Our selection from the Yirgacheffe district is grown on family plots and smallholdings. Each producer takes their coffee cherry harvest to a central co-operative owned milling station within one of the farming zones for pulping, washing, drying and sorting.

This unusual coffee possesses great depth of flavour and an intriguing floral lemon-pepper aroma, unlike any other coffee. The cup is distinctive, wild and exotic. It is medium bodied and perfectly complements a wide range of foods - especially those which are spicy, or strong flavoured. Certified Fairtrade and Organic.
Body
3/5
Acidity
3/5

Organic Decaf

As with our regular decaffeinated coffee, we seek to retain as much body and depth in the coffee as possible, so that after decaffeination, there is still plenty to enjoy. This South American selection of fine Arabica beans is gently treated by a specialist with sub-cooled liquid Carbon Dioxide to remove the caffeine (termed the natural process), which is an approved Certified Organic method.

The coffee is rich, full bodied and has a delicate spicy-red wine tone capable of offering a great filter, cafetière or espresso brew. Certified Fairtrade and Organic.
Body
3/5
Acidity
2/5