Festive Blend:
Mulled Wine, Marzipan, Christmas Pudding
Our festive coffee begins each year with Carlos Pola, our long-term Direct Trade partner in El Salvador, who develops a lot specifically for the release that exudes festive spirit. For this year’s blend, we’ve paired Carlos’s coffee with Essência, produced by Luis Paulo Guardabaxo and selected partners in São José do Rio Pardo, Brazil.
The blend layers boozy fruit and winter spice with dried fruit, marzipan, walnut and dark chocolate. Bright berry acidity cuts through a rich, creamy body, creating a warming cup reminiscent of Christmas pudding. Perfect for sharing this season.
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Manos Juntas - Christmas Single Origin:
Orange Juice, Prosecco, Strawberry
Produced at Manos Juntas micromill in Colombia’s Cauca region, this coffee undergoes carefully monitored anaerobic fermentation, ageing and slow solar drying. When selecting festive coffee for our Feature Coffee programme, its distinctive profile shone through: bright, juicy orange, sparkling grape-like acidity and a lively mouthfeel. The combination reminded our Head of Coffee, Stephen, of the unmistakable freshness and fizz of a Buck’s Fizz on a winter's morning.