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Our Top Three Coffee Beans 2019 In this article we would like to tell you about our top three coffee beans sold by volume for 2019 : Brecon Mahogany Coffee Beans Brecon Mahogany Coffee Beans. A classic blend of arabica and robusta beans which have been dark roasted to create a cinder-toffee sweetness and a dusting of cocoa in the aftertaste. Strong but not overpowering, this is a highly distinctive, full-bodied coffee.Beans from Brazil, El Salvador and India all ethically sourced from the finest growers in the regions. Body 4/5. Sweetness 3/5. Acidity 2/5   Brecon Blend Coffee Beans Brecon Blend Coffee Beans. A...

Colombian Teas Colombia is known for many things like its coffees, but what most people don’t know Colombia for is its Colombian Teas. It is quite interesting to know that Colombia is a tea producing country. It started its tea production in 1950s when the country’s’ government started tea plantations after purchasing tea trees from Brazil. The plantation was done in three areas of the country as a means of diversifying agriculture. Though Colombia is not one of the foremost tea producing countries in the world, they have been able to develop a large variety of tea producing factories in...

ZERO WASTE MOVEMENT Simply, Zero Waste is to send nothing to landfill and plastic is the biggest culprit which is why we introduced our 100% plastic free packaging over 12 months ago. Our aim, in our own small way is to reduce what we waste, we try to reuse as much as we can, send little to be recycled, and compost what we cannot.  It's not about perfection; it's about making better choices. New shops are opening all the time offering zero waste, we are working with them to help reduce excess packaging, 100% plastic free is the start, others...

Milk in your daily cup of tea? The answer is, it is impossible to put a date to it! It seems to have started in the days when green tea was more popular than black tea and maybe the milk helped to soften the strong taste of the black tea, or, maybe it was a result of contact by merchants with the Mongolians or Manchus who put milk in their tea. Or, was a little milk poured in to the new and very fragile porcelain to stop it cracking before the hot water was added, this started around the 18th...

Rooibos Tea aside been refreshing comes with amazing health benefits that includes supporting healthy heart, preventing cancer, managing and preventing diabetes, supporting healthy digestion, fighting inflammation, promoting stronger bones, supporting weight loss, slowing down ageing process, treating blood pressure, supporting healthy skin, fighting dandruff and supporting kidney health. A herbal remedy used to treat a slew of ailments for many centuries, Rooibos tea has a distinguishable taste. It is native to a specific region in South Africa; it has been harvested by the natives of Cederberg region, the indigenous Bushmen, for a very, very long time. What is Rooibos Tea?...