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We are thrilled to be featured on the excellent YouTube channel, The Taste Test Channel. This informative and impartial channel creates regular taste test videos, comparing food and drink items from around the world, from value products to luxury goods. We appear in the “Coffee Taste Test” video, which focuses on a selection of six coffees, each renowned for being of very high quality (including the “world’s most expensive coffee!”). Specifically, the video reviews and compares coffees from six coffee-producing regions around the world and looks at the differences in taste, aroma and appearance between these highly regarded and interesting...

We are thrilled to offer you a free £75 Coffee-Direct.co.uk gift voucher with the purchase of our Gaggia Classic Acrobat 30th Anniversary Espresso Machine. Our Gaggia Classic Acrobat is a beautifully made, quality espresso machine that creates delicious espresso with the utmost precision. Simply place your order with us and we will send you a free £75 gift voucher to be used any time at Coffee-Direct.co.uk! The Gaggia Classic Espresso Machine - £499.00 The culmination of 80 years of tradition, history and experience, the Gaggia Classic Acrobat features a traditional group, large solenoid valve and traditional filter holder to ensure...

You may have been watching the Story of… series on Netflix, which now includes a fascinating episode on our favourite drink: Story of…Coffee. This coffee-loving episode takes a deep dive into the world of coffee, looking at everything from how coffees are produced and the history of coffee cultivation, to coffee traditions and cultures, the roasting process and the ways in which coffee producers taste and evaluate coffee. Some Key Coffee Facts…There were some great snippets of coffee information that we find especially interesting: 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed around the world every day! Coffee is the second most...

October 1st is International Coffee Day, a day dedicated to the celebration of coffee and coffee lovers around the world, as well as to raising awareness of the amazing work done by coffee farmers and all those involved in the production of the much-loved coffee bean. Launched in Milan on 1st October 2015 by the International Coffee Organization, International Coffee Day is a great time to explore the world of coffee and perhaps try something new, whether that’s a new bean or coffee variety, or a new way to prepare your favourite drinks. At Coffee-Direct, we’ve got some fantastic offers,...

We are delighted to be supporters of Al’s Pals, an incredible service that provides emotional and advocacy support to cancer patients and their families, as well as to support groups in hospitals, in homes and in the community, across Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire. Al’s Pals was named after one of Milton Keynes’ cancer patients, Alan Dumbell, who received ongoing treatment at Milton Keynes Hospital. Alan noticed that, whilst he was surrounded by his loving family throughout his treatment, he still felt lonely and lost at times, often discussing having a ‘buddy’ to support him and help him where he...