Fixx Coffee

The journey in pouring your a  perfect cup of Fixx Coffee.

We are delighted to see the Fixx Coffeehouse receive an Honourable mention in “Best Cafe” category in  The Irish Times Best of …Food and Drink, Saturday 18 May 2013.

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Well done folks!

All coffee comes from an evergreen plant (called Coffea in Latin) which grows between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn. The coffee beans are the seeds inside the red cherries. Inside each coffee berry there are one, two or on rare occasions three coffee beans.

A coffee plant can grow to a height of 10 or 12 meters and it takes 3 to 5 years for the plants to begin producing. The yield decreases after approx 20 to 25 years.

There are two major species that coffee drinkers will be familiar with – Coffea Arabica and Coffea Robusta.

Arabica coffee plants are delicate and prefer higher climates, the elevation causes the coffee bean to mature slowly which in turn leads to a more aromatic and flavorful coffee.

Robusta as the name suggests is much more resistant and is grown at sea level. Their characteristics are also very different.

Arabica coffee has a very pronounced aroma, is mild, well rounded, and often features a sweet hints of chocolate or caramel, with a pleasing touch of bitterness.

Robusta coffees on the other hand, are hard, astringent, not very aromatic and much bitterer to taste, they also contain three times as much caffeine as Arabica coffees.

Read more on the Difference between Arabica and Robusta Coffee Beans

Happy Australia Day to our friends and customers Down Under!

Last Posting Dates to ensure delivery of your gifts before Christmas:

Europe
12 December 2012

These dates refer to Standard Parcels. Further details can be obtained here from An Post.

Happy Shopping!

Good explanation by Susan Morrell of the Sunday Business Post (30 April 2012) on coffee sustainability. She looks at the certifications and standards and what they all mean.

Below you will find details on UK Coffee Week, the nation’s biggest charitable celebration of coffee which comprises, among others, two main events that will raise money for clean water projects in African coffee-producing countries. We hope you have an opportunity to support this great cause.

UK Coffee Week 2012

UK Coffee Week™ 2012, being held from 23-29 April, is the nation’s largest charitable celebration of coffee. It provides a unique opportunity for branded and independent coffee shops and industry suppliers to unite and celebrate the sector’s success while raising money for Project Waterfall. This charitable initiative delivers clean water projects in African coffee-producing countries in partnership with WaterAid.

The week includes coffee shop collections and activities, exciting new fundraising initiatives such as Coffee@Work and The Big Challenge charity walk, and public events including the popular London Coffee Festival to raise money for Project Waterfall.

To find out how you can get involved this year, visit www.ukcoffeeweek.com, www.facebook.com/UKCoffeeWeek or follow UK Coffee Week on Twitter @UKCoffeeWeek.

The Big Challenge

Take part in The Big Challenge, a sponsored 10Km (6.2 miles) walk along the River Thames on Sunday 15 April 2012 to raise funds for sustainable clean water projects in African coffee-producing countries. Participants will carry up to 10L of water for the final 5Km of the walk to represent the difficult daily task of fetching water undertaken by African women and children.

The walk is the official pre-launch event of UK Coffee Week™ 2012 being held from 23-29 April.

Funds raised will support Project Waterfall, the charitable initiative currently delivering clean water projects inTanzania in partnership with WaterAid.

Register now to take part in The Big Challenge at http://www.ukcoffeeweek.com/bigchallenge

Coffee@Work

Coffee@Work provides an easy way for workplaces to get involved in UK Coffee Week 2012, being held from 23-29 April, by encouraging coffee and tea drinkers to donate a minimum of £1 for beverages made at work during the week.

100% of donations raised will go directly to Project Waterfall, the charitable initiative delivering clean water projects in African coffee-producing countries in partnership with WaterAid.

Join hundreds of companies around the UKand register for Coffee@Work now at http://www.ukcoffeeweek.com/coffeeatwork

Well done to the finalists of the Avonmore Irish Barista Championship which took place in Java Republic on 12th and 13th November 2011.

• Rob Smyth
• Lorraine Whelan
•  Vinicius Arruda 
• Colin Harmon
• Julia McKenna
• Megumi Ueno 

These 6 entrants will compete in the final rounds which will be held on February 1st 2012  in The Citywest Hotel.

The finalist will then go on to compete in the World Barista Championships in Vienna, Austria from 12th – 15th June 2012.