Monthly Archives: January 2012

From the web...Panda Poo Tea:
Forget your regular morning blend or a cup of posh Earl Grey tea. The newest craze hitting the tea world is panda poo tea. A Chinese entrepreneur has gone and collected 11 tonnes of panda poo from a local breading centre, which he intends to use to fertilise a tea crop [...]

Following on from Sea Island Coffee's partnership at the BAFTA Children's Awards, we were delighted to contribute to the BAFTA Video Game Awards 2012 VIP Goodie Bag given to Award Presenters.
Each year BAFTA rewards achievement in video games creation at their annual BAFTA Video Games Awards  ceremony. The Awards celebrate the skill and innovation of top [...]

From the Daily Mail, which seems to publish articles on coffee on a weekly basis:
Drinking coffee regularly can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s by keeping caffeine levels in the blood topped up, new research shows.
Scientists who tracked elderly patients over a four year period found those with the highest levels of the stimulant in their [...]

We are starting to think that the Daily Mail is being lobbied by the Coffee Industry! Yet another article about the wonders of coffee published yesterday:
Coffee 'reduces risk of diabetes… but decaff works just as well!'
Daily Mail, 17 January 2012
Drinking coffee can help reduce the risk of diabetes, say scientists.
A study found three compounds contained in [...]

Dr Christian Jessen: The new health drink - coffee
London Evening Standard
21 Sep 2011
I have lost count of the times coffee makes the health headlines. I challenge you to scan any health magazine and not find numerous recommendations to give up tea and coffee as an important part of "detoxing" and improving health. This advice is [...]

We thought this might be of interest. It's quite a comprehensive article on the latest research being done on coffee:
Coffee offers potential health perks
January 4, 2012
A few decades ago, people sipped coffee with trepidation, as doctors cautioned against drinking too much of this "excitable" brew. But now the attitude on coffee and health has come [...]

First of all, Happy New Year, everyone. Let's hope it's not as bad economically as everyone thinks. In any case, we're alive and air is still free, so that's one thing.
See below a review of our Kopi Luwak coffee from respected Coffee Blogger 'Bits & Beans':
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Kopi Luwak - is it crap?

So this coffee is pretty [...]

MTV today revealed the contents of the VIP Goodie Bag at MTV Europe Music Awards taking place on Saturday 5 November 2011, which includes a variety of the newest and hottest fashion necessities, cool technology, and exclusive items from some of the world's top designers and brands. Each of the 2011 MTV EMA presenters, nominees [...]

Sea Island Coffee to exhibit at Taste of Christmas Event at London’s Excel Centre

Sea Island Coffee, one of Europe’s leading specialists in rare and exotic coffees, is to exhibit at, Taste of Christmas, London’s foremost Christmas consumer show.
Held at London’s Excel Centre on 2-4 December 2011, Taste of Christmas is the top Christmas event for [...]

Sea Island Coffee, one of Europe’s leading specialists in rare and exotic coffees, supplied luxury Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee gift sets to the GQ Man of the Year Awards 2011 VIP Goodie Bag in association with Alfred Dunhill.
This gift set is one of Sea Island Coffee’s most prestigious and bestselling items. Winner of a Gold [...]