Soil & Sand Coffee Pack

Soil and sand will inspire, educate and excite coffee lovers, foodies and travelers alike. Through beautiful photography and a directed interview, the book documents the journey of directly sourcing coffee in Nicaragua while combining a shared love of travel and surf. The coffees have been sourced by James, Rich & Noah and roasted exclusively for the set by Yallah Coffee. A beautiful collaboration that joins the dots from seed to cup, farmer, roaster and consumer.

What’s included:

2 x 200g bags of coffee

1 x 80 page book

The Coffee

Coffee #1

An exceptional coffee from a truly special farm. Expect heart-warming flavours that make you want to indulge - chocolate and caramel punch through milk while the clean finish makes black coffees worthy of high praise too.

Farm: El Recuerdo

Producers: Marcos Florian

Variety: Caturra / Catuai

Process: Washed

Tastes: Caramel, milk chocolate and hazelnut

Coffee #2

A complex yet delicate delight of a coffee that smells as good as it tastes. Notes of pineapple and honey, pomegranate and black tea all combine to produce what we think of as liquid gold.

Farm: Finca Bethania

Producers: Martha & Anna Albir

Variety: Javanica

Process: Honey

Tastes: Pomegranate, lemon, black tea

The Book

Soil & Sand showcases photographic works by James Bowden. Shot in Nicaragua earlier this year, while on a coffee sourcing trip with Yallah Coffee, James uses a range of formats; colour, black and white, 35mm and 120mm medium format to produce evocative and intriguing works that educate and ignite our inner desire to travel, learn and understand culture and place. Luke Gartside guides the reader through the book with a thoughtful interview with James, Rich and Noah.

People

Richard Blake is the founder of Yallah Coffee, a specialty coffee roastery from Cornwall, UK. His passion for coffee and responsible business have taken Yallah from a one man startup to one of the country's most pioneering roasteries.

James Bowden is a photographer, surfer and lover of adventure. He lives and breathes what he shoots, and brings us along for the journey.

Noah Lane is a professional surfer and co-founder of Foam Cafe, Bundoran. Foam has been at the forefront of specialty coffee in North-West Ireland, celebrating the best of cafe and coastal culture since their inception in 2019.