Coffee

Our Fair Trade Coffee Blend enables you to enjoy a delicious, invigorating brew with a clear conscience. As the name suggests, it has received Fair Trade certification. This ensures that it meets the high standards put in place for ethics, transparency and respect from bean to cup.

It tastes great, too, having been roasted using the latest state-of-the-art Neuhaus Neotec fluidised air-bed system.

Perhaps best of all, we pack our Fair Trade Coffee Blend, like almost all of our products, fresh to order. This guarantees not only quality but also consistency with every cuppa brewed. Whatever you’re looking for from your morning brew, you’ve undoubtedly come to the right place.

Why not try Fair Trade Coffee Blend today and adorn your mug with this remarkable infusion?

About Fair Trade Coffee Blend

The beans found in this blend come from Brazil, Colombia and Ethiopia. Each country has something unique, indeed extraordinary, to offer when it comes to the Coffee they produce.

And when combined, it makes for a match made in heaven. Not only does this fusion provide indulgent flavours, though; it also comes with the assurance that every Coffee is certified Fair Trade.

Ethiopia, in particular, is the home of Coffee. It was here many centuries ago that, according to legend, a goat herder witnessed his flock gorging on unfamiliar berries. When he tried them for himself, a feeling of boosted energy overcame him.

Without knowing it at the time, the man had just discovered Coffee – or so the story goes! All we know for sure is that its immense popularity has since spread across the world.

Brazil and Colombia, on the other hand, are today the first and the third largest Coffee producers, respectively. The Coffee plant likely arrived in South America at some point during the 18th century, and has since become a staple of society. By choosing our Fair Trade Coffee Blend, you are supporting the livelihoods of thousands of Coffee workers in Ethiopia, Brazil, Colombia and many other areas!

Guatemala Maragogype Dark Roast is a dark-roasted, high-grown, Central American Coffee consisting of washed arabica beans. It is the counterpart to our Guatemalan Maragogype Elephant Coffee.

When brewed, it has a deep, slightly bitter flavour well-suited to those who like a hearty brew. We pack it fresh to order here at our Kent-based factory, ensuring quality and consistency.

It’s worth noting, too, that Guatemala Maragogype Dark Roast, as you might expect, contains a considerable amount of caffeine.

Indeed, contrary to popular belief, the roasting of the beans has little effect on how much of this stimulating chemical compound is held within. Expect around 100-120-mg per 8-oz cup – more than enough to get you out of bed in the morning.

Guatemala Maragogype – All You Need to Know

While our Guatemala Maragogype Dark Roast Coffee is unmistakably Guatemalan, its name is not. The “Mara” in Maragogype originates from a Brazillian town where this arabica variety was first discovered.

What makes it distinctive is the large size of the beans. Cultivation has since taken place in Guatemala, which is the 10th largest Coffee producing country in the world.

In Central America, specifically, this country ranks second in terms of the quantity of Coffee grown and processed. The practise dates back hundreds of years to the time of Spanish colonisation in the 17th century.

However, it wasn’t until the 1800s that it became a commercially successful export crop. The reason for this sudden change in the industry is twofold.

Factors that Changed Guatemala Coffee

The first factor involved a series of political movements beginning with Guatemala’s independence from Spain in 1821. It was initially part of the First Mexican Empire until 1824, whereby it was incorporated into the Federal Republic of Central America.

Finally, in 1841, the nation became fully independent and autonomous, which coincided with the second factor: the collapse of the local indigo industry.

By 1859, having filled the void left by indigo, over a half million Coffee plants flourished in the regions of Antigua, Coban, Fraijanes and San Marcos. Production increased further when Justo Rufino Barrios (1835-1885) became president and dictator, seizing land and reserving it for Coffee farming.

More dictators, coups, civil wars and economic struggles saw Coffee sales fluctuate over the next century.

Since 1997, Guatemala’s Coffee enterprises have steadied somewhat. It now makes top-quality Coffee – including, of course, our Guatemala Maragogype Dark Roast Coffee.

What’s more, we help it to reach its full potential with the latest state-of-the-art Neuhaus Neotec fluidised air-bed system. This process functions by using heat transference to roast the beans. Why not try it today?

Origin: Guatemala, Central America.