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Coffee-Direct.co.uk's new Discovery Club is an exciting way for you to explore a whole world of delicious coffees, and an opportunity to try some of the lesser known origin varieties, as well as our own fabulous blends. When you subscribe to Discovery Club, you'll be sent a different 227g bag of freshly roasted coffee every week of your membership; each week you'll be able to enjoy the unique flavours and delightful aromas of coffees from countries all over the world. Whether you're a coffee connoisseur or novice, it's an exciting way to discover something entirely new, or rediscover an old favourite.

When the weather is hot, we reach for the drinks that are cool and refreshing, and for those who still require their coffee fix, a delicious chilled or iced coffee is the way to go. If you like your coffee chilled, cold brew coffee is a great alternative to drinking iced coffee made the traditional way. When coffee is brewed in hot water, then chilled or iced, it has a tendency to taste bitter or sour, but when it is cold-brewed, the result is a smooth and sweet-tasting drink without the bitterness. The subtle characteristics of particular coffee beans are slowly and gently extracted and unique flavours, sometimes lost when coffee is hot-brewed, are more distinct and pronounced in cold brew coffee.

Galapagos Coffee is a flavoursome, full bodied coffee, as individual and unique as the place it originates from. The Galapagos Islands are considered one of the most spectacular locations in the world to visit, and a nature lover's paradise. They consist of an archipelago of nineteen islands and numerous islets, with a wealth of sun-drenched beaches surrounded by beautiful turquoise seas. Here, coffee bean trees are grown in the mineral-rich soil of volcanic slopes, in a microclimate perfect for coffee cultivation.

For those in search of a smooth, mellow cup, and something a bit unique, why not try Dark Maragogype Coffee? Delivering a rich, rounded flavour and delightful aroma, its low acidity and medium body make it the perfect choice for people who prefer their coffee not so strong. Maragogype Coffee is unique in that its beans are considerably larger than others, so much so that they are also known as 'Elephant Coffee Beans'. This unusual occurrence is thought to be the result of a genetic mutation of a Typica variety of Arabica beans, originally found growing near Maragogipe, a state of Bahia in Brazil.

With so many fabulous varieties of coffee available, and various methods used to brew your perfect cup, it can sometimes be difficult to decide which coffee will be best for your requirements. Coffee-Direct.co.uk can help with this by offering a range of fantastic Coffee Selection Packs, specially tailored for espresso, cafetière, filter and percolator use. Each selection pack contains six different 60g bags of coffee; enough for you to experience the individual characteristics of a certain coffee without having to commit to buying a whole pack.