If you know someone who drinks high-quality coffee, they’re probably buying it from a speciality roasting house. This makes looking for the perfect gift really easy for you. Whether it’s Christmas, Valentine’s or even Mother’s Day, you can be sure to find perfect gifts for coffee lovers from their (or your) favourite coffee roasters. So let’s take a look.
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Weighing Scales
Weighing scales should be used by all coffee lovers to make the perfect cup. It doesn’t matter whether you use a full-scale barista machine or a simple V60 filter. Weighing out coffee to the correct amount as recommended by the roasters is crucial to getting the best flavours and tastes.
Buy Green Unroasted Beans
If you know exactly which coffee your gift recipient drinks, you may just be able to get them in the form of green, unroasted beans. That means they can be roasted at home. Many companies sell unroasted beans. However, if you can’t find them on their website, you can always get in touch to ask if you can buy some. Many independent coffee roasters are always happy to help you find the right flavour for any acquired taste buds.
They will also be able to give you some hints and tips for roasting to the correct level. For example, light medium or dark roast. AdamsandRussell.co.uk is a prime example of an independent website that sells its beans unroasted.
Exclusive Coffee Beans
Exclusive speciality coffee, such as Jamaican Blue Mountain can be very expensive. Even for a 227g (1/2 lb) bag. So, giving a special person the option to try it by buying it as a gift could be the perfect thing for you. If you wanted to spend even more, you could buy a bigger bag such as 1KG, which will certainly last a bit longer.
SCA Barista Course
Barista courses are all the rage right now. Especially in the UK. It’s not just people who work in a cafe who can attend the course. In fact, people from the general public are travelling far and wide in search of the best barista courses.
All About Coffee Course
If you didn’t want to shell out for a fully certified barista course, you could buy an ‘All about coffee’ course. This usually includes a tour of the roasters and an introduction to all the different brewing methods such as Cafetiere, Stove Top Espresso or even full barista. The first thing to do would be to find your local roasters and check if they have anything listed on their website.
Again, if there’s nothing listed, you can always give them a call to see if they offer it. Some companies may just not have gotten around to adding it to their website.
Barista Cleaning Kit
Has your recipient bought a home barista machine at all? If so, they need to keep on top of the cleaning. This can be expensive for average homeowners. Not to mention the initial cost of the machine. So, you could simply put together the cleaning essentials or ask your local roaster to put them together as a gift.
Aeropress Maker Set
The Aeropress is one of the most popular latest coffee making devices. It allows you to have a super-easy way of making a single coffee whether on the go or at home. If you know someone who enjoys a cup of joe but doesn’t have an Aeropress, this has to be your next gift for them. There are also loads of websites sharing tips and techniques for how to use an Aeropress
Airscape Storage Canister
This is one of the latest products to hit the speciality coffee market. It’s a patented product so there’s nothing else like it available. The product is basically a plunger lid with a two-way valve to keep out excess air and humidity, preserving the flavour and freshness of your beans.
Cafetiere Set
Most households probably already have a cafetiere. But ask yourself, does theirs look out of date or is it nice enough to sit on the kitchen side and look like it’s meant to be there. That’s because there are some beautifully designed cafetieres available and many roasting companies will sell them alongside their other products. Even better, some of them will offer a free bag, either in ground or bean form.
Coffee Bean Grinder
A grinder will take anyone’s drinking to the next level. That’s because buying in the whole bean is so much better than buying in ground form. One of the reasons is that beans tend to hold their freshness and therefore flavour for much longer than in ground form. Some say that ground coffee actually starts losing its freshness after just a couple of hours.
Putting it all together
So, imagine – you could begin to create your very own speciality coffee lover’s hamper. Simply put together a grinder, an Airscape Cannister and a beautiful looking copper cafetiere. Put it all in a nice hamper and that way you’ll have yourself the perfect gift which won’t cost anywhere near as much as buying the whole hamper in one. This could save you a few quid but still impress your loved ones.