The Chatterbox

The Chatterbox; news and views from The Coffee Den. Plenty of “Chit Chat”, anything we want to “Shout Out” about and occasional “Juicy Gossip”! Published occassionaly and doesn’t cost a bean ! LATTE LOVE A little love from us to you as it’s February – 10% DISCOUNT on all coffees until end of Feb. Simply […]

The Chatterbox; news and views from The Coffee Den. Plenty of ‘Chit Chat’, anything we want to ‘Shout Out’ about and occassional ‘Juicy Gossip’ Published occassionaly and doesn’t cost a bean! 14 days to Christmas LAST DAY FOR POSTING TUESDAY 19TH DEC SHOP NOW [https://www.mrduffinscoffee.com/shop-online/] COFFEE DOUGH DECORATIONS This was a twist on the traditional […]

The Chatterbox;news and views from The Coffee Den. Plenty of “Chit Chat”, anything we want to “Shout Out” about and occasional “Juicy Gossip”! Published occasionaly and dosen’t cost a bean ! Orange and Coffee Liquer I came across this recipe and couldn’t resist trying it out. Very straight forward; orange, coffee beans, sugar and alcohol […]

  The Chatterbox; news and views from The Coffee Den, plenty of ‘Chit Chat’ anything we want to ‘Shout Out’ about and occasional ‘Juicy Gossip! First Edition and doesn’t cost a bean – published occasionaly! The North & North Wales It’s here the third edition of this great guide book and yes we are in […]

We had a customer recently in The Coffee Den who was telling us about his success growing a coffee plant as a house plant. It did eventually flower and each year he would harvest about 40 grs of coffee! This story pricked my conscience  and later that day I took a good look at my plants. I […]

Pricing …….urghhhh Get it right happy days, get it wrong and customers will go else where! The coffee industry can be unpredictable and volatile, susceptible to fluctuations in the weather and the exchange rate which are beyond the coffee drinkers control.  Environmental organisations such as Fair Trade and Rain Forest Alliance  are working hard to  put procedures in place, […]

Have you found yourself reading coffee labels or coffee menus and thinking “Really this will taste of bluberries or maybe caramels or even nuts? and what you really want is a cup of coffee that tastes of …..um, well… coffee! Are you influenced by this description, maybe put off, or do you rush home to make […]

Firstly apologies for being behind with this latest edition of The Chatterbox.  It is with good reason, we have opened our roastery to the public….and it has been the school holidays and we’ve been selling our coffee and ice cream at festivals! Initially behind darkened windows it was merely ‘juicy gossip’ in the village as […]

I set off to the London Coffee Festival with slightly reluctant feet – unsure of what to expect and how I was going to cope drinking all those coffees! Guess what? I skipped home high on the buzz and vibe from the coffee world …. actually I fell asleep on the train!! It was a […]

  COFFEE GROUNDS Our son Max was given a ‘Grow Your Own Mushroom Kit’ for Christmas from his Aunty. He was not impressed – he doesn’t like mushrooms!! However his parents were thrilled, having seen a T.V documentary about growing mushrooms on coffee grounds. Max decided to embrace the growing project and set to following […]