Grey Goose was designed by Sidney Frank, self-made billionaire & the man behind the success of Jagermeister. He took the idea that French manufacturing was highly regarded for its quality, so he sent out a team to France to create Grey Goose vodka. Distilled & bottled in France, Grey Goose is made in the Picardy region just outside Paris. It is distilled in a column & then blended with the purest water that has been naturally filtered through Grande Champagne limestone in the Gensac springs. A well draws water from an aquifer 500 feet beneath the ground, ensuring it has been untouched by human hands & pollution. ...

Brilliant gin from the Griffiths Brothers distillery. It is cold-distilled using a rotary evaporator named ' Roberta', to bring brightness & complexity of flavour, this gin uses a unique blend of thirteen botanicals including barberries ...

Featuring a blend of 13 carefully selected botanicals including juniper, coriander seeds, angelica root, liquorice root, cubebs pepper, grapefruit zest, lime zest, orris root, rose petal, rosemary, vanilla, all spice & fennel. ...

Cans, brewed in Holland according to the Reinheitsgebot (German Purity Law), Grolsch is a traditional Pilsner style beer with a big, hoppy flavour owing to late-stage dry-hopping. Crisp, zesty & refreshing all the way. ...

A Great Taste 2 Star Gold Award winner in 2012, this micro-lot was produced by Michael & Tina Gehrken exclusively for Grumpy Mule. The coffee was h&-picked by the farms best team
- it's exceptionally tasty. Lighter roasted, with hints of caramel & candied fruit.
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Enjoying the breath-taking backdrop of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range, the shade grown, organic & Fairtrade certified coffee is carefully cultivated on small plots of land using traditional practices. Washed in the abundant mountain waters, the coffee parchment is then sun-dried in wooden boxes or typical patios before delivery to the local cooperative. Fairtrade certification for these producer cooperatives enables the small-scale farmer members to receive a fair & sustainable price for their coffee. In addition, the Fairtrade premium obtained can be invested in social, environment & economic projects such as improving infrastructure, education & healthcare for the local community ...

Yirgacheffe is probably the most tea-like of all Grumpy Mule coffees & is best enjoyed without milk. It has a distinguishing bergamot aroma & provides a delightfully light, zesty cup. A delicate, refreshing daytime coffee, best suited to cafetières, filters & percolators. As the birthplace of coffee, Ethiopia is regarded with great affection by enthusiasts & Yirgacheffe is perhaps the most exciting Arabica to be grown & processed here. “ Yirgacheffe” is both the growing area
- a sub region of the Sidamo district
- & the representative name of this unique coffee. The Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union is a network of primary cooperatives whose small farmer members are indigenous to the Oromia state of South & South-Western Ethiopia. Founded in 1999 by 35 small, organically certified cooperatives it since has expanded to embrace a host of cooperatives with similar goals. Coffee cultivation takes place on smallholder plots in these mountainous, remote highlands where traditional, organic farming is part of the culture.

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For every pack of Guatemala Pocola sold, Grumpy Mule will donate 20p to the Rubel Raxtu School to help buy equipment, books & furnishings & to support the education of the pupils in this coffee growing community. If everyone gets behind us on this project, with a 20p per pack of coffee donation we hope to see a contribution of up to £2000 to the school which will have been directly influenced by you, the Grumpy Mule customer. Keep informed of ongoing progress via the Grumpy Mule website at www.grumpymule.co.uk/about/guatemala-pocola-school-project Finca Santa Paula & the Producers In January 2009 when Ian & Rob first visited Finca Santa Paula in Pocola, Cobán, they were greeted by a misty, cloud forest landscape dominated by strange, natural sink basins that the coffee trees were planted within. Bought in recent years by experienced coffee hands Christian Schaps & Roni Ascensio, & now under the watchful gaze of their farm manager Adalberto, the plantation had not been maintained but was uniquely situated & at a good height of 1400 metres. A program of rehabilitation was fully underway, including the development of nurseries, new planting activity, heavy pruning of existing trees & the construction of drying facilities. The plantation of roughly 70 hectares had been planted with Caturra, Catuai & Catimor Arabica varietals, but the classic Costa Rican Arabica varietal Villa Sarchí was now being planted for the future. The 2009 harvest would be the first under the new management team where the coffee cherries were harvested, processed, dried & exported by themselves rather than selling the coffee to the local market. Coffee for Grumpy Mule! We agreed to buy whatever specialty coffee they were able to produce from this 2009 harvest
- this was still essentially an experimental lot
- & they would work towards increasing the production & volume of high quality coffee over the next few years. We really hope to continue this working relationship into the future. It could be argued it was a bit of a gamble to buy unknown coffee
- it's no surprise that we usually like to taste a coffee before we decide to buy it
- but the reputations of this production team in producing fine coffee meant it was worth the risk! & we're delighted to say that they've delivered on their word. The Rubel Raxtul School On their return from the trip to Finca Santa Paula, Rob talked about the community school that was located within the coffee farm & it seemed logical that if we were taking something away from the local area (ie the coffee) it would be great to put something back. By linking the project to each pack of coffee, it will allow you as the consumer to have a direct influence in Pocola. Escuela Rubel Raxtul was named after the farmer who donated the land on which the school stands
- the land is within the boundaries of the coffee farm Finca Santa Paula
- & was opened in 1966. This school for 4
- 12 years old teaches over 200 boys & girls with lessons given in the local Q'eqchi language & Spanish. There are presently 7 teachers & 1 head teacher. Coffee Facts Location: Pocola, Cobán in the Department of Alta Verapaz 1400 metres, cloud forest micro-climate Caturra, Catuai, Catimor & planting Villa Sarchí Arabica Fully Washed Some mechanical drying due to the humidity & wet climate






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The microclimates found in the Cobán region of Guatemala are often cloudy, wet & humid which influences the characteristics of the coffee. Guatemala Pocola from Finca Santa Paula possesses a honeyed aroma, rounded mouthfeel & mild appley acidit ...

Grumpy Mule have been buying Diamond Mountain for several seasons now & it's firmly established in the range as both a favourite of their team & their customers. An amazing coffee from one of the world's best coffee farms which we visited once again in 2013. Hacienda La Esmeralda is famous for the celebrated Esmeralda Special coffee (Geisha Arabica) & is located in the picturesque highlands surrounding the town of Boquete in Western Panama, perhaps one of the most stunning coffee areas we've yet visited. The Peterson family are passionate about quality coffee & under the management & guidance of third generation farmer Daniel & father Price, they continue to strive for excellence in coffee, careful stewardship of the land & support of both the 45 permanent & 300 seasonal workers & their respective families. All of the farm & milling activities focus on environmental & social sustainability so that natural habitats are preserved, water courses & resources protected, measures undertaken to minimise erosion & waste organic material composted for fertiliser. Workers are also provided with housing, sanitation & other benefits. ...