Tuesday 19 December 2017

Shot the espresso


If you are like the majority of people in Britain, then you won’t be one to turn down a good coffee and neither are we at LGS, so when the opportunity arose to go coffee tasting at H. R. Higgins we were more than keen to jump on board!

Michael often goes out loading for some of our clients and one particularly blustery day on the moors he found himself amongst some chirpy Italians, all of whom were pining after a punchy espresso to help them adjust to the rather early wake up call. It just so happened that the lovely owner of H. R. Higgins coffee shop was on the same shoot and as a means of tying together two of his passions he sells cartridge bags with coffee making kits inside at the shop/café in Mayfair. As you can no doubt imagine, this went down rather well amongst the said crowd. Totally inspired by this idea, discussions later lead to the prospect of LGS jumping on board with H. R. Higgin’s coffee/cartridge combination. Realising we slightly missed the boat for this season (not to mention what lovely Christmas presents they would make) we planted the seed to introduce these next year and as a result were invited to H.R Higgin’s to have a look around.

So after a fleeting dive into the office a few weeks later, myself and Michael hopped in a taxi to Duke Street. The first thing that hit me upon entering was how beautifully traditional it was. On the ground floor there were jars and jars of rare coffee beans, old fashioned scales and elegant fine bone china. The chic, friendly and laid-back café was downstairs. We kicked off with a signature espresso which was strong and rich just as a proper espresso should be. The first long coffee we tried was the Christmas Blend, which was beautifully smooth yet had a lovely warm spice to it. Ideal for warming up on a snowy morning with a ginger or cinnamon biscuit on the side. We then tried the Tanzania AA Chagga Dark Roast which had a slightly bitter velvety air about it followed by the silky, smooth Vienna Blend. It was great to try such a diverse selection and it was certainly apparent that H.R. Higgins really are experts in everything coffee. By the end of the tasting, inevitably we were both buzzing so after purchasing some coffee to take home (ground and packed in front of us) we flew out of the door….

We are really looking forward to introducing a spot of coffee bean magic to the doors of LGS next season with H. R. Higgins; the cartridge bag coffee kit really is a necessity for all coffee drinking shooters after all!


By Mary Woodhouse

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