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Last month, we had the great pleasure of welcoming Mike Longman and Becca Lazar from Chocolarder (Falmouth, Cornwall) to our roastery for a staff evening which began with a chocolate and coffee pairing. The two products have so much in common at farm level and it was great fun seeing how different flavours can match or complement each other. Who … Continue reading

Autumn is a busy time for the green team at Monmouth as we make final preparations for coffees arriving at the end of this year and the first few months of the next. Last month in Brazil we completed our buying from the new crop. We travel each year to Carmo Coffees in Minas Gerais where we select coffees for … Continue reading

Over the summer we have been getting started on this year’s big project. Those of you who shop at Spa Terminus may have seen a very discrete sign in the new build of Dockley that says Monmouth Coffee – 2024. Now, whilst we are not entirely sure about the timings, we are sure that we will be moving our current … Continue reading

On our counter, we are halfway through the current crop of the coffees from Bolivia. In Bolivia, the new crop has been harvested and processed. It is now being graded, tasted, and organised for export. The new crop will be on our counters in December. Earlier this year we were delighted to have Pedro Rodríguez and Dani Rodríguez from Agricafe … Continue reading

In June we had the delight of visiting Ivy House Farm in Beckington, Somerset. We have been using Ivy House milk in our shops for over twenty years now and it is always fun to visit the farm and the very friendly and curious cows. Geoff and Kim Bowles bought Ivy House in 1982. They are both from farming backgrounds … Continue reading

One of life’s great joys in the age of specialty coffee, is drinking specialty coffee. One of its great worries is what to do when caffeine’s kick is keeping one awake until the early hours, making a mockery of early-to-bed plans for worm catching. Inevitably, we reach for the decaf, hopeful that it tastes like the real deal, and hopeful … Continue reading