Our Process

We tested the top ten roast & ground coffees in 2019 for total polyphenols at independent labs to set the bar for what we have to beat.

We choose only the highest quality, speciality grade coffee scoring over 80/100 by the SCA - Speciality Coffee Association. They're scored on taste so this sets a minimum acceptable standard of taste.

Only coffees fully traceable to individual farms and even to their farmers were considered. To be imported via only the most sustainable importers who work in collaboration with the farmers.

We source only from farms using organic farming practices. While we're not currently organic certified ourselves we're working towards it. In the meantime rest assured, your coffee is organic even if it doesn't say it on the packaging.

Most decaffeination processes use chemicals. This not only leaves those chemicals in the beans, but it leeches out healthy compounds. We source only beans processed chemical-free.

The whole of the team got together and taste-tested all available coffees that met our criteria from 7 different chosen importers. We chose our 10 favourites to pass on for lab testing.

Our favourite tasting coffees were then sent off to be tested for polyphenols. We chose the winning coffee to pass on to the next round as the coffee with the highest inherent potential.

We have committed to always pay above fair trade price for our coffee. In the case of our current coffees 5-10x above!

We choose coffee that is stored in Grain Pro bags. These keep coffee fresh but importantly reduce the chance of any contaminants.

We roasted our coffees multiple different ways but never more than a medium roast to optimise for Chlorogenic Acid which drops rapidly as you go darker.

We cupped each roast with a qualified Q-Grader (coffee's highest qualification), selecting only our favourite roast profiles of each coffee to be sent off for more testing.

We sent the best tasting roast profiles to be lab tested for polyphenols to find the healthiest roast profile of the healthiest coffee. We also test for Chlorogenic Acid to verify levels. 

Just because something is high in compounds with known antioxidant properties, it doesn't mean they're actually active… we tested a brewed cup of our coffee compared to a range of fresh fruits and veggies to verify it's actual antioxidant power. 

A final round of taste testing to dial in the recommended brew methods and ensure the chosen roast profile holds up in everything from cafetieres to aeropress, both without and with milk!

We tested our coffee beans to confirm they are free from mycotoxins, pesticides, toxins & heavy metals. Our coffee had to be as clean and pure as it is delicious. 

We tested our brewed coffee for Niacin to prove the highest quality, freshest coffees can also provide essential vitamins worthy of any fruit or vegetable.

We searched tirelessly to find Plastic Free certified packaging, from FSC certified renewable forests, all of which is 100% recyclable AND compostable. Pioneering refill and re-use initiatives to minimise waste. (due to be launched Dec so bear with us!)

Coffee stales quickly, and when it does, it starts to lose it's health benefits. Our coffee is roasted fresh to order and posted the very next day maximising the quantity and activity of antioxidants that end up in your cup.

All our coffee is roasted to order and posted the next day so all it's wonderful flavour is maintained. Coffee tastes it's best for only 4-6 weeks after roasting so that's when we want you to drink it!