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How do you reuse used coffee grounds?

What can you do with used coffee grounds? We first became aware of the various reuse options for used coffee grounds over a decade ago, when Simon and his wife, Caroline, ran a visitor attraction i...

Why Blend Coffee Beans?

Coffee blends are making a comeback.  Once criticised as a vehicle for large commercial coffee roasters to use up leftover coffee beans and combine cheap coffee with more expensive beans to reduce ...

Decaf Versus Regular Coffee

Decaffeinated coffee has long been considered an inferior drink in the coffee world, denounced for being full of chemicals and ridiculed for tasting awful. But, decaffeinated coffee is now having a...

Stay Cool This Summer with Cold Brew Coffee

The summer's dry spell in Britain has fueled a surge in iced coffee popularity, with Cold Brew Coffee emerging as a favorite among aficionados. This method involves brewing coffee slowly in cold wa...

Survey Demonstrates Rising Sophistication of In-home Coffee Habits

Devon-based coffee roaster, Spiller & Tait, has released the results of its first annual survey of coffee drinking habits in UK households, which shows an increasing sophistication in the way p...

Supermarket coffee beans versus freshly roasted coffee beans

We are often asked to explain the difference between supermarket coffee beans and the freshly roasted coffee, now widely available from small independent roasters across the UK.  What’s often behin...

The Best Coffee For Cafetières

Despite the increasing take-up of domestic bean-to-cup and capsule coffee machines, plus the wide range of cool coffee brewing devices available for those making coffee at home, the humble Cafetièr...

It’s the Great Taste that Makes our Signature Blend Special

In 2017 our Signature Blend was awarded one Gold Star in the prestigious Guild of Fine Food’s Great Taste awards.  Signature Blend was our first coffee, so the award felt like a major endorsement o...

Our Celebration of the Home Coffee Culture – tell us how you take yours!

For many caffeine lovers, coffee drinking is less of a habit and more of a sacred ritual. This is certainly true for Spiller & Tait customers, who tell us they savour the daily ritual of makin...

The Spiller & Tait Story - How it all Began

Simon Spiller and David Tait decided to create Spiller & Tait in January 2014.  Four years on, and Spiller & Tait has become one of the best-selling brands of fresh coffee online in the UK....