Gifts for coffee lovers
Struggling to find the perfect present for a flat-white fiend? We’ve curated a range of gorgeous gifts for coffee lovers made by South West indies, each one bound to give them a feelgood buzz – caffeinated or not
Finnerty Ceramics coffee cups
Everyone knows a brew tastes better when served from an attractive ceramic cup, and the handmade vessels by Bristol-based maker Rebecca Finnerty are the epitome of coffee cool.
Used to serve pourovers and flat whites in speciality coffee shops and restaurants across the city, Finnerty Ceramic cups are loved by baristas for their clean Scandi-style look and pleasingly tactile feel, both which enhance the sipping experience and make the daily ritual that bit more delicious.
Rebecca crafts the cups in small batches in a range of warm and cool tones, such as speckled wood ash and satin orange (pictured), to suit any home brew bar aesthetic. If you want to secure the ceramics in time for Christmas gifting, set a reminder for November 30 when the next drop lands on her website. It’s also worth giving Finnerty Ceramics a follow on Instagram here for regular shop updates, market appearances and commission opps.
Indy Coffee Guide collection
In addition to publishing Food Lifestyle magazine, we also create the Indy Coffee Guides: a series of award-winning guidebooks that direct people to the best independently owned speciality cafes, coffee shops and roasteries across the UK.
Get the full collection of guides or mix and match (and save money) by customising your own bundle. Editions are available for the South of England; North, Midlands & East of England; London; and Wales. Pimp the bundle with a copy of the guide’s spin-off recipe book, the Indy Cafe Cookbook, which gives readers the chance to recreate the speciality cafe experience at home through simple-to-make recipes (our faves include tiramisu french toast, anzac biscuits, and eggy crumpets with chilli jam and halloumi), with a recommended coffee pairing.
Reads Coffee Roasters’ espresso blends
If the coffee lover in your life owns an espresso machine, slip this Tasting Box selection of hero espresso blends from Dorset’s Reads Coffee Roasters underneath the tree.
The box includes five unique blends, complemented by detailed tasting cards and interactive tasting wheels so they can learn more about each of the coffees’ nuanced flavours as they sip.
Like delving into a box of luxe Christmas confectionary, every blend will unwrap new, delicious flavours with varying layers of sweetness. The Limekiln Espresso, for example, offers the brightness of Rwandan and Ethiopian coffees with a well-balanced, lightly acidic body, while the trademark Sumatra Bourbon Espresso is rich in caramel sweetness with a chocolatey-smooth finish.
Roastworks Coffee Co, The Comfort Trio
There’s nothing like a reviving brew to lift flagging spirits in the depths of winter, which is why we rate this Comfort Trio from Devon’s Roastworks Coffee Co.
While the included coffees change depending on the season, the roastery only features single-origin finds that ooze notes of luscious milk chocolate – whether sipped straight-up black or with lashings of milk. Gifting a coffee-loving chum the opportunity to cosy up on wintry days with a lip-smacking choc-forward brew might be the most thoughtful gift they receive this Christmas.
Pick between whole bean and various ground options, depending on their preferred home brewing style, then wait to hear them wax lyrical about Roastworks coffees like Brazil Pe De Cedro (loaded with notes of white chocolate, macadamia nut and peanut butter) and Guatemala Huehuetenango (swathes of caramel tuile, milk choc and hints of pear and baked apple).
Voyager Coffee home brewing masterclass
Experience-led gifts don’t get much better for a coffee enthusiast than a course dedicated to taking their brewing next level.
At Voyager Coffee’s HQ in Buckfastleigh, Devon, the pro roasters deliver hands-on courses which cover all the textbook need-to-knows (coffee origins, varietals and roast profiles), the science of brewing and expert tutorials on how to brew the perfect coffee via cafetiere, filter, AeroPress and espresso. After the course, they’ll have all the knowledge needed to extract the very best from their beans, whether they started as a total novice or a self-confessed coffee nerd.
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