February 23, 2008
- Is your coffee supplier ethical? Why a ‘fair trade’ label is no guarantee
Although it doesn’t happen too often, we do occasionally get asked about our coffee and especially is it ‘fair trade’?
We buy our coffee from Illy for several reasons. The first is that they have some of the best 100% arabica beans on the market. The second is that the reason they are able to achieve [...]
January 20, 2008
- Five things to know about your favourite coffee
I think sometimes it can be challenging for people to understand the difference between the differernt types of coffee that are available to buy. Truth be told, there are only two types of bean: arabica and robusta.
What makes the difference, indeed what makes each brand’s flavour stand out, is where the coffee beans come from [...]
