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Blue Mountain & High Mountain Coffee Estates, Jamaica Read More

There are two well defined coffee growing regions in Jamaica. The first one is the world famous Blue Mountain region, located on a mountain range on the eastern side of the island. The second coffee region where Jamaica High Mountain Supreme coffee is produced is located in a mountain range in the central western part of the island in the parish of St Ann.

Many connoisseurs agree that Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee is one of the world’s best. An exquisite balance of aroma, body and acidity is the medley which makes Blue Mountain Coffee very special. However, it is the mellow sweet aftertaste that separates this unique brand from all others.

Jamaica High Mountain Supreme coffee is produced using the same seedlings as Jamaica Blue Mountain®, that is, Arabica typical. However, this coffee type is grown in a different mountain range with its own particular weather and soil conditions that produce a coffee with a distinctively smooth full-bodied flavour, light acidity, clean taste and pleasant aroma.

Finca La Corcovada Estate, Canary Islands Buy Now

Coffee was introduced to the Canary Islands in 1788 when King Carlos III issued a decree ordering the introduction of the first coffee plants to the Island. Today coffee is produced in extremely small amounts in the Valley of Agaete.

The scarce production is consumed by the same farmers growing it in order to satisfy their own household consumption. The farmers have kept this tradition of consuming the coffee they produce for many generations.

Lake Tana Monastery Island Coffee, Ethiopia Read More

The Tana lake is situated 1830m above sea level and is the source of the Blue Nile as well as the highest located lake in Africa. There are monasteries on approximately 20 islands of the lake which go back as far as the early 13th century. As described in the legend of the monk Betremariam Arabica coffee is planted on the monastery islands and was until recently sold dry processed on the local markets.

Jacu Bird Coffee, Canocim Estate, Brazil Buy Now

Camocim Estate, located in Pedra Azul, Espirito Santo, Brazil, is populated with a native South American bird called the Jacu. These indigenous birds are herbivores, inhabiting forested plantations (shade grown coffee areas) and feasting on the ripe coffee cherries. Once the Jacu bird has ingested the cherry, it eliminates the digested beans, which then lie on the ground under the coffee trees. Our staff collects these odourless droppings and transports them to the drying areas where they are dried, cleaned and stored in their parchment for up to three months.

Kona & Maui Estates, Hawaii Buy Now

The highly-prized coffee produced in the Kona coffee region is concentrated in a narrow corridor stretching about 30 miles between the mountain communities of Holualoa and Honanunau on the flank of Mauna Loa. This is known as the Kona coffee "belt", where a combination of factors makes for superb coffee growing conditions; rich volcanic soil, an ideal elevation of about 335 metres and a gentle climate. The coffee plants are kissed by morning sun and caressed by afternoon rain showers.

Kaanapali Estate is located in the western side of the Island of Maui, the most beautiful island of Hawaii. The farm is originally a part of the Pioneer Mill sugar plantation, which diversified the land out of sugar cane into coffee in 1988. This is the only coffee farm on the Island of Maui, and, as far as we know, the only farm in the world growing the Mokka coffee variety commercially. The Mokka coffee is characterized by its very small and almost perfectly round-shaped coffee beans.

Kingdom of Tonga Coffee Read More

Kingdom of Tonga coffee is very exotic and scarce, just a total of 1500 to 2500 kg of coffee are available each crop. As a sign of its purity the coffee bears the Royal Seal by Appointment to His Majesty the King of Tonga. In fact, the King takes packages of Royal Tongan Coffee with him when he travels as his gift to other Heads of State.

Santa Cruz Estate Coffee, Galápagos Islands Buy Now

Our Santa Cruz Estate coffee, as its name indicates, is grown on Santa Cruz Island, which is the second largest island in the Galápagos Islands. Some people believe that Santa Cruz Estate coffee is sweeter and its aroma richer than other Galápagos coffees. The reason for this better taste is perhaps the special micro-climate found on Santa Cruz Island provided by the particular location of it in the archipelago, Santa Cruz Island is located in the middle of the Galápagos group of islands.

Domaine du Kouandji Coffee, New Caledonia Read More

New Caledonia in Melanesia is an oasis in the South Pacific, a land of contrast, splendour and excitement. Whether you want unspoiled, deserted beaches, the bright lights of nightclubs and casinos or cuisine unlike any you have experienced before, you will find it all there. There is something else that you can find there and could be considered the best kept secret in the world: the rarest, most exotic, and one of the most expensive coffees in the world... New Caledonian coffee. This secret is just known by the most knowledgeable coffee connoisseurs in the world.

Napoleon Valley Estate Coffee, Saint Helena Island Read More

St. Helena coffee is unique, as it is not just a pure Arabica coffee, but a single type of Arabica bean known as Green Tipped Bourbon Arabica. Green Tipped Bourbon Arabica is a subtle and delicate bean, which requires great care during harvesting, wet processing and roasting, to ensure that all of its wonderful characteristics are preserved for the enjoyment of the true coffee connoisseurs.

With the Island being one of the most remote places on earth, situated on the South Atlantic Ocean, in the path of the South East Trade Winds, St. Helena has one of the purest environments in the world.

South Africa Beaver Creek Read More

Beaver Creek understands that to love coffee is to live for coffee, which is why they have dedicated three decades to perfecting specialty coffee in South Africa.

Grown on the world's most Southern coffee estate in the seaside town of Port Edward, Beaver Creek coffee is on par with some of the world’s finest. From only 4 trees back in 1984 to more than 60,000 trees now, Beaver Creek is a family-owned business with three generations personally involved in the growing, harvesting and roasting of this much-loved coffee in South Africa.

Visitors to the Beaver Creek Estate can sample coffee and purchase the range of freshly roasted Beaver Creek coffee and other coffees of the world. The estate also offers visitors a daily ‘crop to cup’ tour that outlines the distinctive flavours of the world’s coffee regions and the processes involved in creating the perfect cup.

Domaine de Vanibel Read More

In 1723, Gabriel Mathieu de Clieu, a young French Naval officer fell in love with the exquisite taste of coffee, by then a newly discovered product. Mr. de Clieu was so infatuated with the taste of the arabica Typica coffee variety that he took many risks and exposed himself to many perils in order to take a coffee plant from the Royal Botany Garden in Paris to the the Island of Martinique in the Caribbean to start to grow it there. He thought that the climate of the Caribbean was ideal to produce excellent quality coffee.

Shortly afterwards, in the year of 1726, the same Mr. de Clieu introduced from Martinique some coffee seedlings to the neighbor Island of Guadeloupe. Mr. de Clieu became Governor of Guadeloupe in 1728.

The Rare Tea Company Read More

There is a confusing array of teas on the market today. Most tea companies offer you a huge range from the mediocre to the good. The Rare Tea Company is not that sort of company. We sample the finest and just select the best.

Our trade is fair. We deal directly with our farmers not brokers. We don't haggle. We pay them what they ask and what they need for the farms and the people who live on them to thrive.

Henrietta Lovell, Founder and Director of Rare Tea Co, says:
"I have been personally sourcing all our teas since 2004. I travel to small mountain tea gardens across China, India, and Africa. Our teas are not mass-produced in large industrial agri-businesses. These whole leaves and tips are skillfully produced by artisans and tea masters."
"Tea may come from the same regions and have the same name but not all tea is equal. It's rather like fine wine or champagne: in a terroir there may be many producers growing many grapes but they don't, of course, all produce the same wine."
"Genuinely rare and incredible, teas of these qualities are hard to find and only produced in extremely small quantities."

Black River Chocolate Read More

Black River Chocolate is the brainchild of Jamaican-born founder and CEO, Marvia Borrell. Marvia has more than 20 years' experience in the global hospitality industry and has worked around the world. She currently devotes her time to building the Black River brand and is supported by an international team based in Jamaica, the UK, Belgium and France.

As a self-confessed chocaholic, Marvia was inspired to develop Black River by the simple fact that, although it had a unique standing for the quality of its cocoa on the world stage, Jamaica didn't have its own luxury chocolate brand. After extensive research and testing, she finally arrived at what has so far proved to be the ideal formula, and launched the brand.

Marvia says: "We are passionate about sharing the finest flavour in the world - Jamaican cocoa. We hope that once the world gets to know about Black River Chocolate, they'll be just as passionate about tasting it."