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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 people are making coffee as they strive to recreate at home the high quality coffee they experience at High Street coffee shops and cafes.
In-home Coffee Survey - Competition Winner Announced
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the £100 Spiller & Tait coupon for our in-home coffee survey competition is Mel P. Mel has already used her £100 coupon for a purchase of delicious Spiller & Tait coffee and some coffee making kit, including an excellent Hario Hand Grinder. She wrote to us to say:
"This is amazing! Thank you so much! I can't wait to start grinding my beans!”
Mel P
Mel was one of almost 300 participants in our first annual In-home Coffee Survey. The results of our survey are being compiled and we look forward to sharing them with you next week. We’ve been delighted with the level of participation in this inaugural in-home survey, which we conducted due to a lack of other market research into domestic coffee consumption habits.
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 behind these enquiries is a question about price - “why is posh coffee more expensive and what makes it posh?” and “are supermarket coffee beans really that bad?”. With a price differential often in the region of 100% (supermarket coffees can be as low as £2.50 for 250g, whereas our own coffees start at £5.95 for 250g), we understand why the question is asked. Particularly when it’s so convenient to add a pack of coffee beans, or ground coffee, during your weekly shop.
The best reasonably priced bean-to-cup espresso machines for home or office
Early results from our 2018 Spiller & Tait Survey of In-home Coffee (which closes on 30th April 2018) suggest that bean-to-cup espresso machines are not only one of the most popular devices for making fresh coffee at home these days, second only to the cafetière. But, for those that don’t yet own one, they are also one of the most wished-for devices due to their convenience, ability to make consistently great-tasting fresh coffee, and for the wide range of coffee drinks that they can produce.
Tell us how you take your coffee at home to qualify for a £100 prize
At the start of 2018, we started a dialogue with our customers to understand their coffee making and drinking habits at home. We’ve been so intrigued by the initial insights from these discussions that we've decided to try and learn more and establish whether our customers are showing early signs of a revolution in the way coffee is being made at home in the UK.
The best coffee for the Chemex coffee maker
The Chemex is a staple in every coffee enthusiast's cupboard. Its design has endured unchanged (wood handle, leather cord, tapered glass and all), since its invention in 1941. The pour-over process created by this design removes the coffee’s oils, and extracts only the desirable part of the bean for brewing, leaving you with a delicious flavour which isn’t achieved by many other coffee makers. Widely considered to be one of the best ways to brew the perfect cup of coffee, the Chemex has been the choice of coffee lovers around the world for over 75 years.
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 Cafetière is still the most popular way of making fresh coffee at home in the UK. The Cafetière is popular because of its ease of use. For simplicity, there's no better method of making coffee than the Cafetière, or French Press, and it is also favoured for the clear and true taste it creates.
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 of the focus we’ve had from the beginning on roasting coffee that tastes great. In this blog we’ve invited our resident coffee expert, Jonny, to tell you about the Great Taste awards and what the judges liked about our Signature Blend. Jonny is one of only two Q Grade qualified coffee graders in the UK, the highest qualification achievable for professional coffee tasters.