House Blend Specialty Coffee

A bold, punchy morning blend with hazelnut warmth and real impact in the cup. This is the one that wakes you up. Specialty grade, traceable, and built for people who want their coffee to mean it.

Why choose a blend?

A single origin coffee tells the story of one place – one farm, one climate, one harvest. A blend does something different: it takes coffees from different origins, each with their own character, and layers them to create something new. The craft is in knowing which flavours will harmonise to create something new, complex, beautifully layered.

This blend brings together three traceable, specialty-grade coffees: a single-estate coffee from Bitta Farm, grown at 1,900–2,050 metres in Ethiopia’s Kaffa forest – the region coffee itself is named after; a coffee from the COOMAP co-operative in Minas Gerais, Brazil; and a fully washed coffee grown around Rwanda’s Lake Kivu. A blend isn’t about showcasing any one of these on its own – it’s what happens when you put them together. Layering three very different growing regions creates a flavour none of them makes alone.

Our House Blend was chosen after extensive tasting to find the combination that would appeal to customers who want a reliable, characterful morning coffee – something with real backbone.

What it tastes like

Bold and impactful, with a citrusy zest running through it. This is not a subtle coffee – it’s designed to make itself known. If you like a strong first cup that does what it says, this is the one. All specialty grade beans, roasted to bring out the full flavour rather than tip into harshness.

How to brew it

This blend performs particularly well as a French press – the denser, fuller-bodied brew suits its character. It also works in an espresso machine or in a drip coffee machine. Avoid over-extraction in the cafetière (don’t leave it steeping too long before pressing), or the balanced chocolate, apple and lemon zest notes can tip into bitterness.