Coffee Blog

Top five coffee cups and saucers

Although many of us keep a cup of coffee on the go all the time in the office to help us concentrate, sometimes there’s nothing like doing it properly. Sit down, put your feet up and relax with these lovely ‘proper’ coffee cups, complete with saucers.   1. Blue Early Bird cappuccino cup and saucer, […]

Instant coffee recipes: spiced coffee fudge

If your idea of a coffee break is a large cup of coffee and a mouthful of something sweet rather than a whole piece of cake, this spiced coffee fudge is for you. Rich and melting, a little goes a long way. To make around 1kg, you’ll need: 250g good quality dark chocolate, broken in […]

Coffee recipes: Spicy Hallowe’en coffee cake

This dark, moist, sticky cake is a must to accompany your mid-morning coffee on the 31st October, but it’s a treat at any time of year. To serve 12 to 14, you’ll need: 650g black treacle 1 cup (2 sticks) plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature 80ml very strong black coffee, preferably made […]

Instant coffee recipes: spiced coffee biscuits

Here at the Wholesale Coffee Company, we love our coffee. These little spiced coffee biscuits have a delicate coffee flavour, and are the perfect partner for your mid-morning coffee break. They need at least two hours in the fridge, so start them in plenty of time. To make around 30 to 40, you’ll need: 2 […]

Types of coffee

Here at the Wholesale Coffee Company, we’re coffee experts. Here’s our handy guide to the different types of coffee on the market. Coffee beans Fresh coffee beans are the first stop for any serious coffee lover, and come in a huge range of varieties. Their appearance and flavour will depend on a number of factors, […]

Ethiopian coffee ceremonies

As the legendary home of the coffee bean, Ethiopia has a long association with the world’s favourite drink. The Ethiopian people have such respect for coffee that they’ve developed a ceremony for preparing it, which you may be offered if you visit the country or eat at an authentic Ethiopian restaurant. The hostess of the […]

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