Red Stag Espresso

We buy seasonally so the components for our Red Stag espresso blend change throughout the year, but we always aim for a cup that is sweet and fruity with a lovely chocolate finish. We’re proud to offer a coffee that can stand alone as espresso but is equally phenomenal in milk.

Our aim with Red Stag Espresso is to offer a consistent and reliable blend for our all our customers, whether they're a specialty cafe owner or an enthusiastic home espresso brewer.

Guilherme Foresti, producer and owner along with his family at Fazenda do Lobo, is at the forefront of a new generation of Brazilian farmers who are producing speciality coffees for the international market. In doing so they are reaching for a new customer base more interested in quality and sustainability than quantity.
One illustration of this shift is the agroforestry project that Gui has started on his farm. He has taken a small eucalyptus woodland planted by his father Marcos many years ago and planted a mix of Cedar trees, banana trees and the Arara variety of arabica coffee. “This practice is to reduce fertilisers, restore the soil and increase biodiversity,” Gui told Glen Lyon director Jamie during a visit in 2023.

Our Costa Rica offering is from the fantastic Aquiares Estate on the lush and fertile slopes of Costa Rica's Turrialba volcano. Coffee has flourished here since 1890 growing between streams and waterfalls flowing though lush rainforest (the whole estate was the first Carbon Neutral coffee farm in Costa Rica and it is also Rainforest Alliance certified). Inside the farm a vibrant community lives and breathes coffee. Producer Diego Robelo is a passionate coffee professional and our relationship goes back to 2018 when we met Diego on his travels to Scotland and he gamely climbed Schiehallion with us!

Kalingwe is a village in the northern part of Kasese District situated in one of the many valleys of the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains. Agri Evolve established a buying centre here for the farmers of Ibanda and the surrounding communities higher up on the hillsides. Farmers typically have between 1 and 2 acres of land and coffee is their main cash crop. Ripe, red coffee cherries are harvested daily during the harvest season and taken to Ibanda. The cherries are weighed, assessed for quality and the farmers are paid in cash. From here trucks carry the cherries to the Agri Evolve coffee station where the cherries are floated and graded before being sun-dried.

Our speciality coffees are 100% traceable and ethically sourced. We work direct with farmers, or through trusted partners, to bring you the best coffee from around the world.

Brazil Fazenda do Lobo
Sourced directly from: The Foresti Family
Producer relationship length: Since 2017

Costa Rica Aquiares Entre Rios
Sourced directly from: Aquiares Estate
Producer relationship length: Since 2018

Uganda Kalingwe
Sourced in partnership with: AgriEvolve
Producer relationship length: Since 2022