Over the summer, we have been fitting out a brand new training room! We can now offer courses on Basic Barista Skills, Advanced Barista Skills and an Introduction to Basic Roasting Skills. Basic Barista Skills This course is aimed at beginners and home enthusiasts. The course includes some basic theory about varieties, origins and flavours. We [...]
New Brewed Cold flavours Brewed Cold Coffee now have two new flavours – Caramel, and Chocolate Orange (perfect for the upcoming festive season). Carefully selected single origin coffee beans are roasted and ground specifically for cold brew. The coffee is steeped for 14 hours, double filtered and bottled in an elegant easy-to-drink-from 250ml glass bottle, [...]
New Enveloped Bags from Drury Drury has imported the finest teas from around the world for over 75 years. Their pyramid tea bags use real leaf tea and high-quality fruits, herbs and spices which produce superior infusions. They can be brewed in a cup, mug or pot like regular tea bags and are produced in [...]
We are only half way through the 2016 festival season and we’ve already seen a 40% increase in demand for short term rentals and coffee for festivals and events. Glastonbury, despite the mud, was a great showcase for us with over 20 vendors using our coffee. Kate, our financial director, was there promoting the brand [...]
Salvadoran Coffee: A Brief History Lesson To understand how this came to pass, first you’re going to need a little context. El Salvador became the world’s third-largest coffee producer during the 1970s, and by the 1980s this industry sector was responsible for 50% of the nation’s GDP. Fortunes big and small were based on the [...]
Sweetbird Smoothies We now stock Sweetbird Smoothies, which are “totally fruity and fantastically refreshing.” There are 8 sensational flavours, made from real fruit puree: Banana Lemon Mango Mango & Passionfruit Peach Raspberry & Blackcurrant Strawberry Strawberry & Banana Just pour over ice and blend. Sweetbird Smoothies also boast these benefits: Ambient storage [...]
With health conscious consumers becoming increasingly savvy, to both what is in food and drink as well as how it is made, cold brew coffee must come as a welcome addition. For years the food and drink sector has wondered why consumers didn’t seem to care about their food and drink further than its price [...]
Now that the clocks have changed this weekend, it's now officially the start of British Summer time! We think it only fitting to get in the summer spirit by adding fruity and refreshing flavours to our drinks! Take a look at what we can offer to get you ready for the warmer months... [...]
Kestrel Court has been our sister company, Roy Ireland Espresso Service's home for over 8 years now and it was where The Bristol Twenty Coffee Company was conceived. But the time has come to spread our wings!! As of the 18th May 2015 we will be relocating to our new state of the art premises [...]
Great read on weighing espresso from Paul at Marco http://marcobeveragesystems.com/weighing-espresso-how-it-works There’s been lots of kerfuffle over the weighing of espresso and its merits. I like kerfuffle. It generally breeds positive discourse. I added to this web-noise with this tweet: ‘It works – just try it. 18g coffee 29g pour. 1.61 ratio. 29 secs. Tasted great! Many on and off-line discussions [...]
