From Thursday, 5th October, we will be open for takeaway only, in line with new government guidelines issued in response to the increase in COVID19 cases in the UK. We will be open from 9-4 Monday – Saturday and 10-3 on Sunday. We’ve put several procedures in place to keep you safe when visiting us. We are also offering a free delivery service on all retail bags of coffee sold. Moreover, we offer a special 10% discount on all retail bags of coffee bought in-store or online. We’ve introduced a special ‘Essential Lockdown Bundle’ where you can order four bags of 250g coffee for just £25.00, a massive saving of £13.80! We’ve done this to ensure that you stay caffeinated...
In 2017, we planted 1500 coffee trees at Kihembe Community Vocational Secondary School (KCVSS) as part of our commitment towards sustainability. The idea was to provide the school with a sustainable income generating source, independent of fee-paying students, which could allow the school management committee to buy essential scholastic materials, textbooks and teacher resources that would improve the quality of education delivered at the school. Three years on, we’re delighted that the first crop of coffee is ready to be harvested later this year. We aren’t expecting a great deal, but we’re thrilled that we’re taking a step in the right direction. We decided that we wanted to grow only organic coffee and avoided all pesticides and fertilisers. While we’re...
After a quick stop in Africa, we're back to the Americas this month, heading for the beautiful central American nation of El Salvador, to bring you something very sweet and very special. This coffee from El Salvador is from the Las Isabellas farm and is a mixture of Pacamara and Bourbon. Las Isabellas is located on the south face of "Cerran Grande" of Apaneca, at an altitude of 1200 - 1450m. Las Isabellas is covered by 175 acres of natural forest, broken by natural springs and waterfalls. The origin farm of this coffee is Rainforest Alliance certified, owned by Jose Roberto Santamaria who operates his family's coffee estate. Expect a sweet, mild coffee with delicious flavours of plums and chocolate! Order...
In September, we're heading to our favourite continent, Africa, to bring you a truly delicious coffee that the Bora team just can't get enough of! Located close to Yirgacheffe, the coffee growing region of Limu produces a very different cup to that of its more famous counterpart. The district as a whole produces distinctive coffees from traditional varieties of Arabica that are native to the area. Limu coffee is grown at elevations ranging from 3,600 to 6,200 feet above sea level, a slightly lower altitude than the Yirgacheffe region. This means that the cherries mature quicker and the acidity alters slightly. The coffee that we have selected from the Limu region is grown in Oromia and is a delicate mix...
At the start of June, we donated £175.00 to our partners, The Zuri Project Uganda, to support development projects in a coffee growing region in Uganda. After consultation with our Ugandan partners, we've decided that this money will be used to facilitate a process known as 'gap filling' at our coffee plantation at Kihembe Community Vocational Secondary School. Since we opened our doors in 2017, we're proud to say that we've planted 1500 coffee trees at the school site as part of our commitment to sustainable community development in Uganda. We're growing our coffee organically, and due to unavoidable challenges such as pests and too much sunshine due to climate change, many of the trees that we've planted have died....
