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New Tibradden Woodland Coffee Blend is arriving!
We are delighted to announce the imminent arrival of our latest coffee blend named after Tibradden Wood in South County Dublin close to Rathfarnham. The Tibradden blend is a single origin coffee sourced from the Kirnyaga region of Kenya on the slopes of Mt Kenya. The...
27,000 Trees planted in Co. Limerick
After 3 years of planning, our first Woodland Coffee plantation was planted out in November, with between 26,000 to 27,000 trees of...
Looking to add a bit of Christmas festive cheer to your coffee?
Whether you are making an Americano at home or preparing Flat Whites for your customers, below are some ready easy ideas to add a bit of festive flare to your coffee this Christmas. Cinnamon A classic Christmas aroma and flavour, simply sprinkle some ground...
Preparing your coffee business in the face of rising costs
So what should you do? It seems that just about every cost is rising around us at the moment, fuel, electricity, milk, flour - you name it; it’s going up in price. It looks like a good dose of inflation is on the cards for everyone but what, if anything, should you...
Growing Coffee and Biodiversity
The frost damage and drought to the Brazilian coffee crop earlier this year has sent commodity prices for raw green beans soaring by over 50% and is leading to a worldwide shortage of green coffee beans. Climate change is certainly to blame but intensive agricultural...
How water quality affects the flavour of coffee
With water making up 98% of what’s in your morning Americano, the quality of water plays an important role in determining the flavour of your coffee Broadly speaking, in terms of coffee making in Ireland, water is divided up between ‘hard’ water and ‘soft’ water. ...
Want to upgrade your office coffee?
As more and more offices reopen their doors and welcome staff and clients back, now is a great time to look at your coffee machine and see if it measures up to your expectations. The newly launched La Radiosa coffee machine from Gaggia Milano is an great choice. ...
Consumer Trends
For many, cafés and coffee houses evoke images of hip ‘trendy’ bars filled with the young catching up with friends or grabbing a coffee on the go . The quintessential lifestyle depicted in ‘Central Perk’ by the TV Show ‘Friends’ comes to mind…. But this does not give...
Lough Gur gets hot….with composting
I feel really strongly about coffee AND waste coffee! Most people appreciate the benefit of composting organic waste and the divisive impact it has if it goes into landfill; 25 times more Co2 emissions than if you compost it, yikes!!!. Lough Gur’s general...
6 things to check when restarting your coffee machine after lockdown
There is palpable excitement in the air, summer is coming, non-essential retail is opening and many bars, restaurants and cafes are reopening again for the first time in almost 6 months. Undoubtedly there is plenty to be getting on with as we continue our efforts to...
