Yes, the website has been up for a little while now but the Long and Short coffee shop, and three wonderful coffees are now available for you all to spend your hard earned spondolicks (‘money’, in new language).
We’ve spent the best part of one year in R&D carefully learning to work with our roaster — as with many roasters, there are quirks aplenty — but it’s been worth it as the coffee has improved leaps and bounds, and is ready to take on the best of them.
The three we’ve decided to work with for launch are coffees we have worked with in the past, which provide a solid foundation offering, in addition to representing the three primary coffee regions of South America, Central America and Africa:
- Risaralda, Colombia – a classic South American flavour profile, but sharper with a slight tanginess, but not overwhelming for those that aren’t too fond of acidic notes. Super large 19+ screened beans, representing the highest quality in the region.
- Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia – again, another classic but this time from halfway back across the globe to Africa and with a very different profile, bursting with florals and fruity notes. All the good stuff that comes with the Ethiopian Heirloom varietal, with a lighter and more tea-like body and mouthfeel. If you can’t afford Geisha, grab a bag of this – you won’t be disappointed.
- Esmeralda, Panama – this one is a more balanced choice, like most that come from Central America. It finds a place between the other two coffees containing both stone-fruit and choc-nut notes, so it could easily be considered a replacement for any blended coffee and is probably the most versatile of the three. From the most prestigious farm in the coffee world, Hacienda la Esmeralda.
You can either purchase the coffees as a one-off, or subscribe on a 1-week, 2-week or monthly basis and your coffees will be automatically sent to you. Easy! A benefit of opting for the subscriptions is that you won’t be charged any delivery fees. Everything else will incur a flat fee of £2 for delivery. We are only delivering to the UK for a moment, but we’ll be opening this up to more countries very soon, so watch this space.
As a special thank you for persisting with us, use the following code in your cart for a launch-special 20% off until the end of May 2017: BLAUNCH20
(You’re welcome!)
So there you go – please, do go and leave a few coins with us in exchange for our produce – and we’d love to hear any feedback you might have about the Long and Short coffees, or our ordering process.
