Afternoon Tea with Genuine Thermos Brand

The 1st of October marked International Coffee Day and so I was invited by Genuine Thermos Brand to come and have afternoon tea with a twist. 

The twist of corse was that we would be having coffee and that it would be a sampling session with lots of coffee's from around the world paired with some delicious treats. 

I arrived into Soho in London to the lovely coffee shop TY located on Noel Street. The cafe was bustling with loads of customers enjoying there coffee for international coffee day. As I made my way through everyone I found a nice quiet corner with chairs set out for our coffee tasting. There was also tables laid out with delicious cakes on. I knew I was in store for a treat. 

We were greeted by someone from Genuine Thermos and then handed over to a experienced barista who was going to be talking to us about the coffee's. The coffee's were all prepared and being kept nice and warm in Genuine Thermos flasks. 

Our first coffee was poured. It came out of the flask really nice and hot and you could see the heat coming from the coffee which was really inviting. It was a El Martillo, El Salvador roasted by Climpson & Sons. I am no coffee expert but I do know that I loved the smell of it. He paired the coffee with a strawberry cream cake. It was so lovely to take a bite of the really sweet cake and then a sip of the coffee. They did go together really well. 

Our second coffee was a Bifdu Gudina, Ethiopia roasted by Climspons & Sons. That was paired with a Orange Cake. Im not a huge fan of orange cake but again the sweetness of the cake and nice strong coffee taste did work together really well.

Our third coffee was a Finca El Durazno, Guatamala roasted by The Barn and this was my favourite of the we were to taste. It had a really nice berry taste and so was paired with what was also the best tasting cake i've ever tried. A Dark Chocolate Berry Brownie. I would definetly go back and have this coffee and cake pair again. 

Our forth coffee was Nano Challa, Ethiopia roasted by The Barn. That was paired with a Pip and Nut Almond butter which I didn't try as I have never been a fan of nuts. But the coffee was nice and sweet. I normally can't drink coffee with no milk or sugar but I really did enjoy this one without it. 

After having tried the coffee's we were then showed a coffee filtering demonstration. The filtering process was done nice and slowly meaning that the great flavour was really released into the coffee. I didn't really know this way of making coffee before. Ive always been a straight to cup sort of girl when it came to preparing coffee. But after tasting the results of the coffee I would love to give this way a go. 

It was a really enjoyable day, and not only did I take a great goodie bag with Genuine Thermos flasks home with me, I also took a major buzz from the coffee and that kept me going for the rest of the day. Haha

Which of the coffee's and cakes would you like to try?