{"product_id":"festive-blend","title":"Festive Blend","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFestive Blend\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBringing together some of our favourite festive choccies, this is a mug full of dark \u003cstrong\u003ecaramel\u003c\/strong\u003e swirling through creamy \u003cstrong\u003emilk chocolate\u003c\/strong\u003e, finished with a flourish of \u003cstrong\u003ehazelnut praline\u003c\/strong\u003e. Sweet, balanced and wonderfully easy-drinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-teams=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe festive season is rolling around again, and you know what that means – really good coffee, a bit of indulgence, and a Festive Blend worth getting out of bed for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan data-teams=\"true\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eEasy to love. Made for the festivities.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis blend is all about that sweet indulgence. Snaffle today’s advent calendar contents, sneak a choccy decoration off the tree, and dig into the selection box that grandma got you - we’ve brought all your festive favourites together in this moreish mix. Easy to love, easy to share and very easy to accidentally drink your way through. Ready for gifting, it’s a little something for the coffee lovers in your life, including you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur limited-edition Festive Blend captures all our favourite Christmas flavours and comes beautifully packaged in a giftable box*, making it the perfect treat or present. Go on, 'tis the season!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Please note that 500g and 1kg coffee options do not come in a giftable festive box.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSupporting Felix\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery festive season, we partner with charities that are making a meaningful difference in the communities we serve. This year, for every bag of our Festive Blend sold, we’re donating to Felix. This collaboration helps support their vital work, and you can contribute simply by enjoying great coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFelix is a charity dedicated to fighting both food waste and food insecurity. They rescue high-quality surplus food that would otherwise go to waste and redistribute it to community organisations supporting people in need. By working with producers, retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers, they help ensure good food reaches those who can benefit from it most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded in memory of Felix Byam Shaw, the charity has grown to become one of the UK's leading food redistribution organisations. Through a network of charities, schools, community groups, and volunteers, they provide meals, support local communities, and help reduce the environmental impact of food waste, turning surplus food into a force for good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith every purchase you make, we’re donating 50p for a 220g pack, 75p for a 500g pack, and £1 for a 1kg pack to this important cause. Thank you for helping us fight hunger this festive season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo learn more about Felix and their incredible work, please visit \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/felix.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFelix\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Festive Blend this year is made up of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e50% El Salvador: Finca Argentina, Estate Washed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30% Guatemala: San Patrico El Limón, Washed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20% Brazil: Matas de Minas, Pulped Natural\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet the coffees behind the blend\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Festive Blend brings together coffees from El Salvador, Guatemala and Brazil. Two of them come from families we’ve been buying from since 2008 and 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFinca Argentina, El Salvador\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur relationship with the Martinez family at Finca Argentina goes back to 2008, and it all started with a coffee that needed a second look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe family’s 35-hectare farm sits in the Cordillera de Apaneca-Ilamatepec mountain range, which grows around 60% of El Salvador’s coffee. When Alejandro Martinez began exploring the farm’s future, he found old records showing its coffee had been classified for a quality auction back in 2005. Convinced there was something special waiting to be rediscovered, he and his London-based cousin began sending samples to roasters across Europe. One eventually landed with us in Stafford, and we’ve been buying from Finca Argentina ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the years we’ve watched the farm change. Whole sections have been replanted, the team prune each tree on its own merits rather than to a fixed pattern, and Beatrix, the next generation of the Martinez family, has started helping run the business. This washed coffee makes up half of our Festive Blend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSan Patricio El Limón, Guatemala\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the hills of Palencia, about an hour’s drive east of Guatemala City, San Patricio El Limón is an eighteen-hectare family farm run by the Reyes family. They bought the land in 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaul Rodas, the 2012 World Barista Champion, introduced us to the family, and in 2013 they became the first producers we ever bought from directly in Guatemala. Beto Reyes, his wife Marilyn and their children now share the running of the farm between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey like to experiment. Alongside Caturra and Bourbon, they’ve planted SL28, Pacamara and Geisha, and run natural and black honey lots in a country where most coffee is washed. Having their own wet mill means they can keep different harvests, varieties and processing lots separate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s their washed Caturra that goes into the Festive Blend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMatas de Minas, Brazil\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike our coffees from El Salvador and Guatemala, this component isn’t from one named estate. It’s a collective lot, bringing together coffee grown by smallholder families across Matas de Minas in eastern Minas Gerais.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrazil grows more coffee than any other country, but Matas de Minas has been making its name through quality rather than volume. Farms here are mostly small and family-run, often on hillsides too steep for machines, so the coffee is picked by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Brazilian coffee uses a process called pulped natural. The skin is removed from the ripe coffee cherry, but some of the sticky fruit mucilage is left on the bean as it dries. It builds sweetness and body, and it’s a different approach from the two washed coffees in the blend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrew, roast, rest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCupping notes: milk chocolate, dark caramel, hazelnut praline.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrew Recipe Recommendation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDose: 17g\u003cbr\u003eYield: 32g\u003cbr\u003eTime: 25-30 seconds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e(We recommend this as a starting point that we enjoy. 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