Looking to add a bit of Christmas festive cheer to your coffee?

Woodland Coffee — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 11:05:27 +0000

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 cinnamon to your ground coffee before brewing and voila.

Whipped Cream

This adds a decadent texture to coffee as the aerated cream melts into the coffee to give a truly luxuriant flavour, dust off the top lightly with hot chocolate or ground nutmeg.

Wild Peppermint

Peppermint adds a zing to coffee or hot chocolate. Simply add a 15ml dash of Shott Peppermint syrup to get amazing results as the peppermint and coffee flavours stand out and become more vibrant.

Flamed Orange

Shott is a New Zealand Company that specialise in making the most vibrant syrups without adding artificial flavours, colouring or sugar. Pump 15ml of Shott Flamed Orange into your coffee and hot chocolate and garnish with finely grated orange zest.

Butterscotch

A flavour that brings memories of childhood. Like caramel, butterscotch is a cooked sugar and the sweetness of butterscotch paired with coffee makes for a great combination. Just add 15ml of Shott Butterscotch to your coffee and finish off with whipped cream.

If you’d like to find out more about our range of Shott syrups just drop us a line or give us a call on 01 4666304.

In the meantime, we wish you a safe and happy Christmas from all of us at Watermark.

The Christmas Holly Tree

Woodland Coffee — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:44:55 +0000

The red berries and thorny green leaves of the holly tree are iconic colours of Christmas and the winter solstice dating back since early civilisation. Lots of folklore and myth surround the holly tree; a tree that comes into its own when most of the rest of us are diving for cover from the winter cold. I think my favourite tale is the Norse legend that believed that the holly and the oak fought each year; the holly was the king of winter and long nights, while the oak was king of the summer and long days. But in reality it is a reflection of how the natural world is so well balanced, the holly tree provides food for birds and animals when so little else is available, the holly thrives in dark and shaded places whereas an oak needs brightness to thrive. That blend of holly and oak growing side by side provides for that all important mix to enable biodiversity that supports a wider healthier sustainable ecosystem.

The holly tree makes a great choice for most gardens, they grow slowly so they are very easy to maintain. They shed very little leaf litter, so less to clean up. They attract birds, particularly the thrush, who really like ripe holly berries. They grow in shaded areas or under other larger trees which provides additional cover for birds and mammals like the hedgehog.

If you are thinking of planting a holly tree, try and get a female one, which will produce berries, and a male one which is needed to pollinate, they typically should be spaced within 20 meters of each other to allow for efficient pollination.

The holly is a versatile tree that I think punches way above its weight in terms of decoration, maintenance and biodiversity and what’s more, it’s a native Irish tree, extra sustainability kudos!! We hope that you and yours have a very happy Christmas and we hope that you will join us for a coffee in 2021.

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Looking to add a bit of Christmas festive cheer to your coffee?

The Christmas Holly Tree