Bean banter

You may not know about this, but as well as the Switch roastery, we run three cafés in Christchurch.

Yep, there’s a lot more to get your head around than just ‘bitter’ and ‘sweet’. With over 110 attributes, there are billions of potential flavour, aroma and texture combinations, which is why no two coffees taste exactly the same.

No prizes for guessing where our Mexican Chiapas coffee comes from – that’s right, it’s a state in Mexico called Chiapas, which sits on the border of Guatemala.

Another year down, and it’s safe to say it was a real ride. Honestly though, we’re absolutely stoked, grateful and humbled by how 2020 went for our community. Things could have gotten real ugly, but New Zealanders and Christchurchians pulled together to fend off Covid and to support each other through the recovery.

There's no need to go without excellent coffee while you're tripping around the country - these Switch partner cafés can all deliver on the quality brew you know and love.

If you're out of reach of your favourite coffee these holidays, we've got some tips on how to get your fix wherever you are.

Our single-origin Nicaragua Segovia has a sweet aroma and chocolate and citrus tones on the palate. Like all of our coffee, it comes from a sustainable and ethical source, and organic cooperative of family farms called Prodecoop.

Happy farmers, happy world. The people who grow our fine single origin coffee get a good deal, because everyone deserves to be treated fairly – especially when creating luxury consumables for foreign countries.

Our Congo Sopacdi single origin coffee comes from the first farming collective in the Congo to be certified as Fair Trade, and the money made from selling the coffee goes directly to its members.