Although Indonesia is not particularly high on the radar when it comes to top-tasting coffee, the altitudinous regions of Indonesia’s largest (unshared) island bear some true gems in the form of Sumatran specialty coffee. A Brief History Coffee, in the form of Arabica seedlings, was first introduced to Indonesia by the Dutch at the very […]
It goes without saying that Dominican coffee comes from the Dominican Republic. This Caribbean nation covers approximately the eastern five-eighths of the island Hispaniola. The tropical country is roughly five times smaller than the United Kingdom, but where it lacks in size it makes up for with the quality of its coffee. Dominican coffee has […]
As well as our cafés in Carlisle, Cumbria, the John Watt team, led by Gill, cater for the hundreds of workers at Accord Healthcare in Newcastle. Gill joined us from a national caterer to help us deliver our fresh approach to catering at Accord Healthcare. Gill is key in delivering and creating a collaborative partnership […]
John Watt and Son stock a number of Fairtrade coffees. With the Fairtrade Fortnight Festival now well underway until 7th March, this seems the perfect time to highlight why we at John Watt and Son buy Fairtrade coffee. What is Fairtrade Coffee? Certified Fairtrade coffee is grown by farmers who are paid a fair price […]
The Republic of Honduras is a small, Central American country less than half the size of the United Kingdom. Despite its small size, Honduras is the sixth highest producer of coffee globally, the third-highest producer in Latin America, and the top producer in Central America. Coffee was first introduced to Honduras by traders in the […]
With regards to coffee production, Brazil is king, and has been for more than 150 years! This Latin American country contributes more than one-third of the global coffee supply; literally millions of metric tons each and every year, and among this is the odd Brazilian specialty coffee. Considering the sheer size of the country (approximately […]
Compared to its neighbouring countries, the small east-central African country known as The Republic of Burundi isn’t particularly well known for its specialty coffee. This, however, is not for lack of quality. In fact, the smallholder farmers who grow the vast majority of the country’s coffee produce a crop of a quality that can be […]
John Watt and Son, home of freshly roasted coffee and blending tea in Carlisle for over 155 years, has decided to beat the problems of using The Royal Mail to deliver coffee to your door (as well as tea and other items) by hand-delivering their customers’ telephone and online orders throughout North Cumbria and SW […]
The history of Lessadds Syrups began in May 2015 during a drive around the Scottish countryside between yellow filled fields of flowering dandelions. Viktor grew up on dandelion syrup but Jill had never heard about it. So, Viktor cooked the syrup and Jill loved it. Jill said: “You should try and sell it.” Viktor said: […]
DID YOU KNOW that we here at John Watt and Son have been selling The Toffee Shop toffee and fudge for over 50 years? Like us, The Toffee Shop in Penrith has been around for over 100 years and are using the same original recipes in making delicious handmade fudge and toffee till this day […]