Santiago Blend Coffee
Tasting Notes
Vanilla, Caramelised Sugar, Dark ChocolateOrigin
Colombia, Costa RicaAltitude
1,200m - 1,800mRecommended brew method
The Coffee
Created in the 1960s by Mr Tony, our Santiago Blend was born of a desire for stronger, more powerful coffees.
We blend beans from Costa Rica and Colombia to create a high quality, rich coffee which is perfect for after dinner or as a strong breakfast coffee.
Our Santiago Blend has a natural sweetness, with notes of vanilla, caramelised sugar and dark chocolate. It has a gentle acidity with zero bitterness.
The Hidden Ingredient: How Water Chemistry Shapes the Perfect Cup
When it comes to brewing a perfect cup, we often focus on sourcing the highest quality coffee beans or tea leaves, choosing our preferred brew method, and fine tuning our favourite recipes. But there’s one crucial element that is often overlooked - water.
The Sound of Footsteps, and the Call from the Palace
Our Accountant, working in the same room, had just turned to me and said “Mr Tony, that is Buckingham Palace on the phone to Miss Audrey” I replied “Really, I wonder what they want?”
Introducing El Salvador Finca El Ingenio
We’re often asked when the next new coffee is coming. The truth is, bringing a new coffee into the H.R.Higgins range is never rushed. It’s a process that takes time, care and a great deal of tasting.
Finca El Ingenio is the result — a distinctive coffee grown on a sixth-generation farm in El Salvador’s Ahuachapán region. Shade grown, Rainforest Alliance certified and honey processed, it offers bright grapefruit and lime, tropical fruit and a smooth fudge-like sweetness, with just a hint of funk.
