Café Luciani
Ethiopia Coffee
£9.50
It was a glorious September morning when I stumbled across this wonderful roaster whilst wandering around the 13th arrondissement of Marseille. I was quaffing some Ricard when the smell of coffee dragged me by the nose to go and use my very basic A-Level French to speak to Jean-Baptiste and his team all about coffee. We were welcomed in like family and shown the whole process, including the original roaster from the 1940s which still makes a satisfying clunk every time it moves around. After a bit of a chat we managed to strike a deal and get this coffee on the way… that was until I had one of the most stressful importing situations I’ve ever experienced in my life.
However, some things are worth a bit of a chase, and this coffee was absolutely one of them. After much back-and-forth, a few near misses, and some very patient conversations in French, it’s now official, we are the only people outside of Marseille to stock this magnificent coffee from Café Luciani, a family roaster that has been keeping Marseille awake and happy for generations.
If you’re after something with a bit more elegance and brightness, then Luciani’s Moka Éthiopie is the one. Made exclusively from Ethiopian Arabica beans, the birthplace of coffee no less, it’s a refined, aromatic roast with delicate floral notes and a soft, chocolatey finish. The beans are roasted lightly to preserve their natural complexity, resulting in a cup that’s smooth, balanced and beautifully fragrant. It’s the kind of coffee that pairs with a slow morning reading the paper and wearing a lovely jumper. The sort you sip and think, “Ah, yeah, this is probably why people love coffee.”
Both are available in 1 kg bags of whole beans for those who like to grind their own, or 250 g bags pre-ground especially for your Moka pot or Neapolitan flip pot, mine and Jean-Baptiste Luciani’s favourite way to brew.
It wasn’t easy to get hold of, but the best things rarely are. So if you fancy a taste of Marseille, a proper café du Sud made with skill, history and a bit of Accrington stubbornness this one if you for.
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All orders are packed by us in house and sent from our HQ here in Accrington. If you spend £75 or more then, postage is on us, because we like you. Next Working Day is Monday - Friday only. If your order is placed after 12PM on a Friday or over the weekend this will be dispatched on the next working day and due for the delivery the following working day after that.
Customers have 14 days from the day they receive their parcel to return it back to us. To be refundable, all products must be completely unworn and unwashed, and must be returned in their original condition. All international orders are final, no refunds, exchanges or credit notes.
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