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Retail coffees

Retail coffees

A full selection of our exclusive single estates and carefully crafted blends, beautifully presented in evocative packaging with a strong, vibrant identity.

The coffees are available in 227g packs, ready ground for filters and cafetières. Their strong presentation brings an uplifting, contemporary style to coffee through its use of bright colour and our signature indigo. The packs symbol-led, iconic design also conveys the strength of soul and authenticity about our coffee, but in a manner which recognises the intelligence of our audience.

For more information about stocking our coffees, please contact us.

Blends

A union of coffees from Java and Yemen.
Bold tones of sweet herbal spice, red wine and a hint of game.

Body
4/5
Acidity
2/5

A union of coffees from Brazil and Guatemala.
A smooth and well-rounded coffee with just the slightest hint of citrus and spice overlaying this blend's delicious sweet hazelnut, milk chocolate and molasses tones. Prepared for espresso, but works equally well as a filter/cafetière coffee.

Body
2/5
Acidity
3/5


Aromatic, rich and mellow with a bold finish.

Body
4/5
Acidity
1/5

A union of coffees from Central and South America, and East Africa.
Medium bodied, bright and fruity with a caramel sweetness.

Body
3/5
Acidity
3/5

A union of coffees from Central America, East Africa and Indonesia.
Rich, sweet and full. Hints of red fruit, dark chocolate and caramel

Body
3/5
Acidity
2/5

A union of coffees from Central America and East Africa.
Vibrant, zesty and full flavoured. A delicious clean finish.

Body
2/5
Acidity
3/5


Single Estate

From the Lambari Farm, Poços de Caldas.
An incredibly sweet and rounded cup with tones of cocoa and almonds which yields a flavoursome wakeup call. The gentle qualities make it perfectly suited to drink all through the day. We also use this coffee in our Bright Note espresso blend as it contributes vibrant notes of natural vanilla and sugar cane.

Body
3/5
Acidity
2/5

From the Timaná co-operative, Huila.
Extremely well balanced with a gentle leading citrus edge, this coffee delivers an exceptionally sweet, milk chocolate and naturally rounded body. For us, though, it is the slightest tonal hint of red wine in the finish which lifts this to the true greats of Colombia origin coffee. Perfect as an easy drinking, through the day coffee – or a wonderfully elegant after dinner brew.

Body
3/5
Acidity
2/5

Los Crestones Mill
Flavour notes of green apple, lime, vanilla with a restrained acidity and finishing with a creamy body.

Body
3/5
Acidity
3/5

Guji region
This delicious cup gives intense fruit, black cherry and spice in our Union roast. The fragrance from the ground coffee has a richly layered fruit with peach, and a creamy milk chocolate aroma. The sweetness is caramel with vanilla. Slight aniseed and cardamom.

Body
3/5
Acidity
4/5

From the Santa Ana la Huerta farm, Sierra de Minas.
Speciality Guatemala coffee is the most sublime and complex of all origin countries. Each year, the crop from this outstanding producer just gets better and better. Delicious red berry fruit tones combine with honey-citrus flavours to resonate wonderfully across the palate. A lingering finish containing notes of dark chocolate means it complements rich, sweet foods exceptionally well.

Body
3/5
Acidity
4/5

Harar, East Ethiopia
This Harrar is grown by small holder farmers in the east of the country. The selection of longberry (large) and shortberry (smaller) beans are sun dried which imparts a deeper body, defined winy edge in the cup and the fragrance catches an intense aroma of blueberries and blackberries.

Body
4/5
Acidity
3/5

From the Blawan and Jampit farms
A rich, well rounded and balanced cup with a creamy body and deeply fragrant, complex aromas. Seek out subtle hints of bittersweet chocolate in this coffee’s long, lingering finish. A real after dinner favourite that settles and satisfies.

Body
2/5
Acidity
2/5

From the ISMAM co-operative.
Bright and sweet, this coffee's crisp and vibrant citrus tones sparkle on the tip of the tongue, while subtle milk chocolate notes combine for a smooth, satisying finish. This is a wonderful, delicate and flavourful cup that delights with its fleeting bright notes and zesty tones. Best enjoyed black or with just the smallest dash of milk. Excellent - and our favourite - well chilled and served as an iced coffee.

Body
1/5
Acidity
3/5

Gashonga, South Western Rwanda
A delicious, gentle and extremely well-rounded coffee from southern Rwanda laced with tangerine and red cherry top notes. Enjoy its syrupy sweet character.

Body
3/5
Acidity
2/5

From the Abahuzamugambi Ba Kawa co-operative.
Outstandingly sweet and zesty with sparkling citrus flavours that combine with deep chocolate notes for an intriguing finish. A wonderfully bright coffee that really captures the spirit of Africa and this nation in a cup.

Body
3/5
Acidity
3/5

from the Shoyue cooperative, Sidamo Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union
This has a dynamic bright flavour profile,with well defined acidity and bergamot lemony brightness. The body is very light, refined and silky. The roast just develops notes of black tea, pear and apricot flavours embedded in the complex of fruit notes.

Body
2/5
Acidity
4/5

Sidamo Region, Town of Kebado in Dara.
The natural sundrying imparts a distinctive complex fresh resonance of blackcurrent, black cherry and toffee sweetness. The finish is winy, like raisins and a walnut aftertaste. Wonderfully complex and vibrant.

Body
3/5
Acidity
2/5

From the Kud Sane co-operative.
Full bodied with rich flavour tones of caramelised butterscotch and a wisp of toasted almonds. A velvet softness and just a hint of spicy, fresh floral aroma lifts this coffee onto its rightful pedestal as the definitive coffee for the serious coffee lover. Rich deep and complex.

Body
4/5
Acidity
1/5

From the smallholder farmers of Haraaz
We call Yemen a "wild" or natural cup. Its one of the most distinct and prized coffees in the world....Earthy, complex, pungent ---to some it may be strange! Big character of blueberry jam, bitterchocolate and dried cranberry & cherries.

Body
4/5
Acidity
4/5

Chelba Mill - 1900m ASL
We think this cup is outstanding, giving a heavily fruited dry fragrance, with apricot scents and vanilla sweetness. In our Union roast style, the cup has notes of fresh hay with licorice. Sweet lemon notes emerge as the temperature cools.

Body
2/5
Acidity
3/5