The smell of hot tea on a cold day, is there anything even slightly better ? There are lots of coffee types, some are bad, some are good but some manually selected tea leaves and coffee beans are just incredible. All of our coffees are purchased outright whereby a price is paid for the quality. We therefore divorce ourselves from the world coffee market and guarantee to pay a price that covers the cost of production and includes a healthy margin for the farmer which is always at least 20% above the cost of production. When sourcing coffee, quality is generally our first priority but when working with larger estates in Latin America, we feel it is essential to work alongside certifications such as Rainforest Alliance or Utz. These organisations have principles embedded in International Labour law (ILO) which assure us that a great price is not only paid to the farmer but that the benefits of working with a specialty buyer cascade down to all of the farm workers too. Such certifications also include environmental standards designed for the sustainability of agricultural land and its natural eco-systems.
Our coffee pick today: Uganda – Arabica & Robusta: Ugandan coffee resembles African coffee in terms of its aroma and wine-like acidity. But it is not as popular as Kenyan or Ethiopian coffee. Most of the coffee produced is exported which contributes significantly to the economy. Among the important types of coffee produced in Uganda is Bugishu. Read extra details at Coffee handblended UK.
Eco friendly coffee hint of the day : Use Your Own Mug: Another super simple way to reduce paper waste is to use your own mug. This method doesn’t contribute to landfill crowding with paper cups, and makes you feel right at home. For many years, Starbucks promised to make a recyclable cup, but has failed to do so. It takes about 20 years for the standard Starbucks cup to decompose. That may not sound like such a long time, but when you consider that the USA goes through 60 billion of those cups per year, the problem becomes a lot bigger. Do the world a favor and start taking your own mugs and tumblers to coffee shops. The baristas will be glad to play a small part in reducing paper waste and you’ll feel proud of your eco-friendly coffee habit.
Lynch’s Brew is a small Cornwall, UK based tea and coffee company. The Lynch family is a quintessential English family, and we love our tea and coffee. Having experimented with different beans, leaves and blends for generations we decided to start selling what we love. Source: https://lynchsbrew.co.uk/.
We are passionate about tea and coffee, but also about our chosen non-profit organisation, Lemur Love. This organisation focuses on lemur conservation and can be found at www.lemurlove.org. Currently Lynch’s Brew donates 5% of all it’s sales to this organisation. After we reach our first 5000 sales it is our pledge to raise this to 6%, 7% once we reach 10000 sales and 10% once we reach 100000 sales.