Guatemala Strictly Hard Bean that has been decaffeinated by Swiss Water who are the leading name in decaff specialty coffee beans. Swiss Water remove caffeine not by chemicals but a process of washing and filtering. Roasting these beans were interesting for us. It’s the first time we’ve ever tried decaffeinated; roasting only suits Viennese (dark) … Read more
Song came on and couldn’t help thinking it could be adopted to coffee chain-goer. To the tune of The Wild Rover. About a boy who will never play the chain-goer again. And it’s no, nay, neverNo, nay, never, no moreWill I play the chain-goer No, never, no more I’ve been chain-goer for many the yearsAnd … Read more
A fresh bag of coffee have reduced the price of their Rainforest Alliance Blend, Honduras beans to make room for the new Daterra beans in stock. Normal price is £6.35 for a 200g bag but are on offer at £5.35. Use code NottsDelivery to get free shipping if you live in Nottingham, UK. Once they are … Read more
Photo: Bestwood Country Park, March 2014 In celebration of the sunshine we’re offering £5 per 200g coffee bag including delivery for the week Monday 17th March to Friday 21st March 2014. That’s a saving of over 20% on our regular price. This offer isn’t available on our website. Either tweet us @freshbagcoffee or email hello@afreshbagofcoffee.co.uk and … Read more
We made some changes to how we do our espresso roast last week. It was always an acquired taste but I don’t think we emphasis that well enough on our description which turned away a few people away from trying something lighter which they may have preferred. We’ve made it lighter by roasting at a lower … Read more
Our January Sale: You will get the same great quality beans freshly roasted at the same great price you did last year. Why is that such a great deal? Because it always has been. For us to have a January sale we would have had inferior products that were passed up by other people in … Read more
We believe coffee is best ground just before you add it to water. Pre-ground breaks down the bean exposing to air and the longer it is left the longer that dilution to air is happening. We feel it wouldn’t do our coffee justice having ground. We want to offer the freshest coffee bean possible but … Read more
We were recently asked via Twitter whether our coffee beans are Fair Trade or not. While we attempted to say briefly what our stance was, it is difficult to fully explain a complicated and nuanced situation within the confines of 140 characters so we thought we’d reply via the blog where we can be more … Read more