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A full guide to enjoying fresh coffee
One of the things we pride ourselves on here at Spiller & Tait is the knowledge that we’re able to pass on to our community. We’ve answered hundreds of questions over the years and are always h...
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Buying decaffeinated coffee beans explained.
Lots of people are quick to jump to the assumption that decaf coffee is inferior, and tastes nothing like ‘real’ coffee. As you read this you may also agree that decaf is totally different but we c...
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Should you buy coffee beans online?
As online retailers and roasters of coffee, we are often asked by people we meet about the benefits of buying coffee online. So we decided to dedicate a blog to answering this question, since many ...
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What Does Organic and Fairtrade Mean in Coffee?
Within the coffee industry, terms such as ‘Fairtrade’ and ‘organic’ are very common to see on coffee packaging, but what do they actually mean? We’ve taken an in-depth look at these two terms this ...
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Best coffee beans for Aeropress
The Aeropress is now a common feature in homes, offices and camper-vans, especially for those who regularly brew a singe cup of coffee. This syringe like device mixes coffee grounds with hot water...
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Why Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is Typically More Expensive
Jamaican Blue Mountain is some of the world’s most highly regarded coffee. It’s grown in a micro-climate at a very high altitude (the Blue Mountain peak is nearly 7,500 feet!) and in a unique setti...
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Why Are Coffee Beans Still Sold in Plastic Bags?
With increasing public concern about plastic waste, we’ve been on a journey to reduce our reliance on plastic at Spiller & Tait. We’ve had some limited successes and we do plan to persevere. Bu...
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Where do coffee beans come from?
The coffee tree is a tropical evergreen shrub (genus Coffea) that grows in a sunny equatorial belt around the world. This belt is 1000 miles wide and runs between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricor...
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Smell how good your coffee tastes!
Achieving the perfect cup of coffee is as much about smell as it is about the mouth taste, the water temperature and the brewing method. When something ‘tastes’ great, like that first sip of coffe...
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Over 1,000 Customer Reviews Confirm Spiller & Tait Difference
Across our own website and Amazon UK, we now have over 1,000 Customer Reviews for our coffees. This includes almost 600 Reviews for our ever popular Signature Blend. An analysis of these Reviews ...
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