Donna Blend
ACIDITY
BODY
Components:
70% Papua New Guinea - Jeffrey Usaka, Washed
30% Colombia - Grande Tolima, Washed
Expect notes of Dark Chocolate, Caramel, Walnut.
The Donna Espresso is our nod towards a more traditional coffee flavour. First, we find coffees that have the inherent characteristics of deep chocolate, with low acidity and lots of body. We then roast a little darker than our other coffees, to the point where the natural sugars are browned to a dark caramel quality. Donna tastes robust and strong, but still allows the unique characteristics of our seasonal coffees to shine through.
To find the perfect balance of coffees for the latest iteration of Donna, we travelled to two totally different sides of the world. Three-quarters of this roast is made up of producer Jeffrey Usaka’s coffee from Obura, in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. The other 30% is made up of midwestern Colombian coffee from our friends at Agricultural Producers Tolima Grande. The two combine for dark, chocolatey and nutty tasting notes which are totally delicious, if we say so ourselves.
We don’t label our coffee as espresso or filter. Instead, for each coffee we create a unique roasting profile, designed to bring out the best flavours from its origin, farm and milling method. That’s why, instead, we label our coffee based on the experience it brings to the cup.
COFFEE EXPERIENCES
CLASSIC BLEND: Inherently dark and filled with deeply-roasted richness.
Coffee however you choose. Available in 250g or 1kg bags.
Our selection of coffees: George Street Blend, Donna Blend, Roaster's Choice Single Origin or Decaf. In Whole Bean or Ground.
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Every single one of our coffees is ethically sourced from trusted producers, then sustainably roasted at London’s first carbon negative coffee roastery.
We pay over twice the fair trade price for our coffee, then give back by contributing to a number of international initiatives – not to mention by planting trees to ensure we soak up more carbon than we produce.
Learn more about how we give back, and download our inaugural impact report, here.
All of our coffees are tested weekly by our professional tasters to ensure quality and delicious flavour. They’re our Quality Control team, and they taste, evaluate, and refine every single one of our coffees, every single day.
Our coffee is roasted and packaged in state-of-the-art nitrogen gas-flushed bags, to help keep it at peak quality for over a month. Your coffee order will come from the freshest possible roast, and will always have weeks’ worth of peak freshness left in it.
We dispatch Monday to Friday from our roastery. You will receive the most recent roast.
UK Orders:
For UK orders, we offer the following shipping options to choose from.
Orders under £50:
Royal Mail First Class post. Delivery within 2-3 working days: £3.40
Orders over £50:
DPD next day delivery: FREE
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Custom Duties and Import VAT
Please note, when a package is shipped internationally, it may be subject to import taxes, customs duties and/or fees imposed by the destination country. These charges will typically be due once the shipped goods arrive at the country of destination, so we do our best to estimate them at checkout instead.
Kiss the Hippo at home
Organic and delicious coffees and coffee pods, sustainably sourced and roasted. Dispatched fresh after roasting and delivered straight through your letterbox. You’re in full control of your deliveries - delay or cancel anytime.
Kiss the Hippo at home
Organic and delicious coffees and coffee pods, sustainably sourced and roasted. Dispatched fresh after roasting and delivered straight through your letterbox. You’re in full control of your deliveries - delay or cancel anytime.
KISS THE HIPPO CARES
We believe that coffee can be a powerful force for good. That’s why we’re proud to source ethically, roast responsibly, and to be a totally carbon negative coffee company, with all of our coffees, coffee pods and coffee products certified carbon negative.
And that’s not the only thing we’re doing to protect our planet, and our people.
KISS THE HIPPO CARES
We believe that coffee can be a powerful force for good. That’s why we’re proud to source ethically, roast responsibly, and to be a totally carbon negative coffee company, with all of our coffees, coffee pods and coffee products certified carbon negative.
And that’s not the only thing we’re doing to protect our planet, and our people.
Testimonials
The best coffee. Organic, sustainable, delicious. Kiss the Hippo, you are the future of coffee!
– Jocelyne
It’s incredible. The best coffee I’ve ever had at home by a looong way!
– Matt
We first met you at the end of October 2018 in Richmond, and we fell in love with you. Now we‘re back in Germany and we still love and buy your great coffee!
– Ricarda and Frank
I’m no longer drinking caffeine due to health issues, and had resigned myself to the fact that coffee will never taste the same again – your decaf actually regained my faith in coffee!
– Tom