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We're delighted to have received our 1,500th review on Coffee-Direct.co.uk, and would like to take a moment to thank all of our customers who spend a couple of minutes reviewing their purchases. Your experiences help other customers track down their ideal varieties, and also keep us on our toes when developing new blends and sourcing fresh origin coffees. In partnership with YotPo, our review emails are sent a couple of weeks after you order, and whether you write a simple one-liner or a detailed account of your experience with our products and services, it really does make a huge difference to...

Coffee-Direct.co.uk offers a wonderful range of coffee hampers, full of beautiful blends and origin coffees from around the world. Our Origin Coffee Gift Pack for example includes six single origin varieties from countries including Kenya, Sumatra and India. Alternatively, if the coffee lover in your life prefers a really hefty caffeine kick, check out our Strong Coffee Gift Pack. Featuring our renowned Buckaroo blend, along with Italian, Director’s and Ernesto - some of our fullest flavoured coffees - this hamper is sure to leave a lasting impression. Speaking of which, if you really want to impress, why not choose our...

An investigation by the group Action on Sugar has unveiled some startling statistics regarding the sugar content of many High Street coffee drinks. Following analysis of over 130 hot drinks, the charity found a third contained at least as much sugar as a standard cola drink – that’s a whopping nine teaspoons! As if that wasn’t bad enough, some beverages in the test contained over 20 teaspoons of sugar, an alarming amount that would receive an instant red nutritional value label for high sugar content. The worst offenders on the list included Starbucks’ Hot mulled fruit – grape with chai,...

As a nation, we've embraced coffee shop culture as a major part of our lives over the last few years. The extortionate costs of that daily macchiato on the commute, or the lunchtime latte soon add up however. The great news is that you don't have to stop one of life's little pleasure; simply become your own barista with the help of Coffee-Direct.co.uk! Not only will you save a small fortune, but you'll also be able to choose from over 100 varieties from around the globe, and experience freshly roasted coffee beans in either whole bean form to be ground at...

Many people like the speed and convenience of coffee pod machines, but the quality of the coffee available is generally quite poor. We've spent many months sampling pod coffee from numerous different sources, and we're delighted to announce the launch of our new range of Caffè Ottavo coffee pods. These pods are compatible with Nespresso® machines, including Citiz, Pixie, Essenza, Latissima, U, Maestria and Inissia. Available in packs of 80, we've now got six varieties to choose from, along with a mixed pack to try four at once: Sublime Coffee Pods - 80 Pack Made from a wonderful blend of freshly...