Sea Island Coffee

NEW ORIGIN: PITCAIRN 🇵🇳

The climatic conditions and volcanic soil on Pitcairn are exceptional and unusually good for growing high-quality coffee. Coffee is not new to Pitcairn - the original coffee trees are essentially wild, having been left largely unattended for over 200 years. The islanders have always harvested small artisanal amounts for their own consumption, but recently a vanguard of residents and overseas supporters, keen to halt the decline of Pitcairn, have identified the potential for coffee production to boost Pitcairn’s private sector and attract new people to the island.

Sea Island is part of a project to help Pitcairn develop their small coffee industry, improving production and fine-tuning their processing techniques, with the aim of creating employment opportunities and attracting new residents to the island. A few years ago, a nursery was established and approximately 400 new coffee trees were planted, and a small amount have now been exported to Sea Island Coffee. As these trees continue to mature, they will help to boost production. Even in the project’s infancy, the quality of Pitcairn’s coffee is already superb, and the aim is to turn Pitcairn’s coffee production into a viable and sustainable industry.

Tasting notes: Hazelnut, Chocolate, To***co & Caramel, finished with hints of Honey and Plum ☕️

NEW ORIGIN: TAIWAN

Owned by Cheng-Lun Fang, known as ‘The Coffee Prince of Taiwan,’ the Zou Zhou Yuan Estate is situated in Alishan, Chiayi County. Since the estate’s establishment in 1996, it has been celebrated for its Taiwanese coffee excellence.

Mr. Fang’s dedication to coffee cultivation has earned the Zou Zhou Yuan Estate numerous awards, including the prestigious ‘Best of Taiwan’ accolade. Among its offerings are exclusive micro-lots, such as the renowned geisha coffee, cherished for its natural processing and vibrant flavours.

Experience a classic Natural processed coffee with fruity notes in a rounded cup, redolent of Taiwan’s flora. Complete with a bright acidity and citrus undertones of yuzu and tangerine.

☕Whole beans, ground, and green coffee from this Taiwanese farm are all available for purchase on our website.

 

Celebrating International Women’s Day - we thought we would take this opportunity to talk about The MIMA cooperative, founded in 2018 and run entirely by 30 women in the Avaratriniavo region of Itasy, Madagascar. It is led by a lady called Raozilala, the leader of a women’s association beforehand. When she heard about an opportunity to grow and sell coffee, she convinced the other women in the association to get involved in the coffee project, and that’s how the MIMA cooperative was born.

The MIMA cooperative produces a Red Bourbon Arabica coffee which is grown in the shade of banana and avocado trees, sun dried in raised beds and processed naturally. The coffee trees flower in July and coffee is harvested in May/June of each year. 🇲🇬

☕️ Tasting Notes: A classic Bourbon bean - lovely balance and body, with citrus and caramel overtones

NEW ORIGIN: SÃO TOMÉ

We are excited to continue our mission to ethically source the largest selection of rare single-origin coffees.

São Tomé’s rich volcanic soil, tropical forest shade, and a humid equatorial climate create ideal conditions for their small production coffee. Local farmers in Sao Tome have focused on producing small lots of high-quality beans, making Sao Tome coffee quite a rare and exotic origin and also giving the coffee its lovely distinctive characteristics.

These arabica beans are grown at an average altitude of 700 meters and hand-picked by the ‘Cooperativa de Exportacao de Cafe Biologico’, 250 coffee farmers in the district of Trindade Monte Café. Members of the cooperative have worked to boost the coffee sector in São Tomé through revitalizing old plantations on the slopes of São Tomé’s iconic Monté Pico and establishing an organic farming certification.

☕Whole beans, roasted, ground and green coffee available to shop on our website

Thank you to Nick from Coffee Detective for this wonderful review of our Nepalese coffee!

Our review of Mount Everest Supreme coffee from Nepal Sea Island Coffee focuses on only the most extraordinary coffees. They send us four to try, and this is our review of their Mount Everest Supreme.

With Father's Day on the horizon, celebrate your coffee-loving dad with 20% off all of our roasted coffee gift sets!
Tap the link in our bio to explore our exclusive selection of luxurious coffee gifts to find the perfect set to suit your dad's taste.

Introducing the new Discovery Pod Collection, our latest release showcasing the best coffees from Costa Rica, Guadeloupe, Panama, and Puerto Rico – conveniently ground into recyclable Nespresso® Compatible Pods.

Awaken your taste buds with Costa Rica's bright tangerine highlights and Puerto Rico's buttery chocolate tones.
You will be able to indulge in the highly esteemed Hacienda La Esmeralda Geisha and experience our rare Guadeloupe coffee with its exceptionally mild acidity.

Tap the link in our bio to shop today and find out more about these exceptional origins.

Clifton Mount Estate’s coffee holds a special place in our Jamaican Blue Mountain collection.

This is because it’s the oldest continually functioning coffee in the world, and is renowned for producing some of the very best Blue Mountain coffee available.

Located in the Newcastle region of Jamaica at 1300 metres above sea level, Clifton Mount Estate coffee has all the characteristics that make Jamaica Blue Mountain world-famous: Smooth and exceptionally creamy, with mild acidity, hints of chocolate, and delicate floral overtones.

Our naturally organic Galapagos estate coffee is grown on the island of Santa Cruz in rich volcanic soil.

Santa Cruz is fortunate to enjoy a very special microclimate and fertile volcanic soil, which intensifies the coffee bean's flavours. The result is an aromatic fragrance with a light, soft taste, mild acidity, and rich notes of chocolate, fruit, and caramel.