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Some people think that coffee can’t be bettered. Other people think a snifter of a chest-warming spirit can add a little… something. Now, being the coffee purists we are, we couldn’t possibly condone that. But, given it’s a bank holiday, we thought we’d explain how we would do it if we ever did do it. […]
The following rules apply to your participation in our ‘What’s made you grumpy this month?’ competition. By submitting your entry and by entering the Competition you agree to the following rules. Prize: One winner will be selected across all three platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram). The prize will vary each month from Grumpy Mule coffee to […]
It’s only just been a year since we re-launched the Grumpy Mule website & webshop. I hope you’ll agree it’s been a great improvement with the addition of some new functionality, brew guides, massively improved visuals, much more coffee information and the launch of the seasonal roast to order coffees as well. Add this to […]
Over the last few week’s we’ve been experimenting with a brew method to make cold brew easily at home, and we think we’ve cracked it. Firstly prepare the cold brew, we used Brasil Daterra Sweet Collection from the Roast to Order menu which worked really well. With Freshly ground coffee: 120g of coarse coffee per […]
The Widescreen Ltd Edition is in celebration of the World Barista Championship coming to Dublin and was prompted by our friends at Daterra in Brasil asking us for a blend to put on their espresso bar supporting the championships. We take several coffees from Daterra and we’re lucky to currently carry the fabulous Sweet Collection, […]
Something Grumpy this way comes! We’re bringing more sass, more bite and a lot more kick to London Coffee Festival 2016. Following the success of last year’s London Coffee Festival, we will be offering visitors the chance to buy exclusive personalised coffee packs for the duration of the festival. Whether it’s for you or a pressie […]
A couple of weeks back, Howard was in Guatemala and El Salvador meeting producer friends old and new and generally having a great time tasting, exploring and talking with fascinating and engaging coffee producers. A country with significant history in coffee, and regionally trademarked production regions. Guatemala has recovered well from the leaf rust (roya) […]
February 2nd saw the inaugural Classic Lodges Barista Competition taking place at one of their top Yorkshire locations, Bagden Hall. 14 competitors took to the stage to take each other on in a challenge of 3 rounds. The competition was designed to test the skills developed during a good coffee service so baristas were challenged […]
As mentioned in one of our last blogs, we have a range of inexpensive brewing tools on our website to tickle your tastebuds! Today we’re going to have a look at the Aeropress in a little more detail. So, what is an Aeropress, I’ve never even heard of it before!? The Aeropress is actually made […]
In my coffee obsessive kind of way, for the last few years I’ve tended to keep a list of my favourite coffees for the year just past. It’s a nice little reference to remember some great coffees so I thought I’d share my 2015 list with you. Principally from the RtO and retail coffees so […]
