{"product_id":"st-helena-green-tipped-bourbon-coffee","title":"elevenses ~ St.Helena Green Tipped Bourbon ~ Whole Beans or Ground ~ 50g * 100g * 200g ~ Roasted to Order","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ae280d;\"\u003ePlease note that this coffee is roasted to order \u0026amp; not held in stock at Valley Organics. Therefore there is a lead time of approximately one week from the date of ordering.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(54, 25, 5);\"\u003eEvery year on May 21st, the people\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(54, 25, 5);\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(54, 25, 5);\"\u003eSt Helena celebrate the island’s discovery by Galician navigator, João da Nova in 1502\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(54, 25, 5);\"\u003eFrom João da Nova’s discovery, it took\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(54, 25, 5);\"\u003eanother 231 years before Green Tipped Bourbon coffee seeds were brought to St Helena, having travelled a distance of 5,763 nautical miles from the Red Sea port of Mocha in Yemen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(54, 25, 5);\"\u003eMany, many years later (in 2018, to be exact) I considered myself extremely privileged when self-sufficient octogenarian Brian Beard invited me to help with his coffee harvest on St Helena. Single-handedly growing, harvesting, \u0026amp; processing this amazing coffee, Brian only sold to shops on the island. However, my serendipitous visit resulted in Brian exporting his fairly-traded coffee exclusively to elevenses in the UK.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(54, 25, 5);\"\u003eAfter much experimentation, I've produced a roast profile that brings out the best this coffee has to offer. I call it a multi-faceted kaleidoscope of flavours, progressing through many changes as the coffee cools…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehot  ~ figs in syrup * dark chocolate\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewarm  ~ plum * cherry * milk chocolate\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecool  ~ mandarin * toffee\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecold  ~ red wine * caramel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(54, 25, 5);\"\u003eSt Helena Green Tipped Bourbon is one of the rarest \u0026amp; most expensive coffees on Planet Earth, third only (to elevenses’ knowledge) to coffees from California \u0026amp; Pitcairn Island. To purchase St Helena coffee from Fortnum \u0026amp; Mason would cost you £46.15\/100g, and a staggering £60\/100g from Harrods!\u003cbr\u003eBy shortening the supply chain, and with thanks to Brian trading at a very reasonable rate, elevenses are able to bring you this rare and unique coffee at a more affordable £35\/100g.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #361905;\"\u003eHere's a short video of Brian by South African film makers, Green Renaissance...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #361905;\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aZB2Rr3IUzc\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #361905;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(174, 40, 13);\"\u003eAll photos taken by elevenses owner \u0026amp; roaster, Alfie.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(174, 40, 13);\"\u003eThe majority are of the Beardsville Estate, St Helena... the exception being the triangular bucket of coffee cherries, which was taken at Farm Lodge Country House Estate, St Helena.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(174, 40, 13);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe coffee bag \u0026amp; beans photos were taken at the elevenses roastery in the Calder Valley, West Yorkshire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"elevenses coffee roasters","offers":[{"title":"50g \/ whole beans","offer_id":42257486086302,"sku":"","price":17.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"50g \/ coarse\/medium","offer_id":42257488085150,"sku":"","price":17.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"50g \/ medium","offer_id":42257488117918,"sku":"","price":17.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"50g \/ fine","offer_id":42257488150686,"sku":"","price":17.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g \/ whole beans","offer_id":42257486119070,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g \/ coarse\/medium","offer_id":42257488183454,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g \/ medium","offer_id":42257488216222,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"100g \/ fine","offer_id":42257488248990,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"200g \/ whole beans","offer_id":42257486151838,"sku":"","price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"200g \/ coarse\/medium","offer_id":42257488281758,"sku":"","price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"200g \/ medium","offer_id":42257488314526,"sku":"","price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"200g \/ fine","offer_id":42257488347294,"sku":"","price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/6101\/9273\/files\/Green_1_Bag_bright.jpg?v=1750423095","url":"https:\/\/online.valleyorganics.coop\/products\/st-helena-green-tipped-bourbon-coffee","provider":"Valley Organics Worker's Co-op","version":"1.0","type":"link"}