A DIFFERENT BLEND As Difference Coffee Co brings gourmet coffee to London’s top restaurants, founder Amir Gehl shares his passion for the world’s finest and rarest roasts Words: Michelle Johnson
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ritain isn’t doing its coffee justice. It’s true. With 95 million cups consumed every day in the UK, coffee has been firmly established as a staple of our national diet but, despite the variety of specialty roasts on offer, relatively few of us seem to be in the know when it comes to coffee grading. While we might be well-versed in Fairtrade and sustainablysourced coffee, the true quality of the bean is measured much like a fine wine and, says Difference Coffee Co founder Amir Gehl, it’s worth being enjoyed in the same way. Founded five years ago, Difference Coffee Co offers awardwinning coffees from the world’s most outstanding estates and is beloved by three-Michelin-starred chefs the world over – with chef patrons including Guy Savoy, Alain Passard, Sat Bains and seven-star chef Anne-Sophie Pic. While restaurants and private members’ clubs including 67 Pall Mall and Ten Trinity Square serve Difference Coffee to its guests, this year the brand became the exclusive partner of Park Lane’s Parcafé, offering three different roasts – including the award-winning Esmeralda Geisha – to its Mayfair café customers. Here, Gehl tells Tempus how he’s making a difference in the coffee trade, and why his award-winning coffees are delighting the world’s best chefs… »
WITH 95 MILLION CUPS CONSUMED EVERY DAY IN THE UK, COFFEE HAS BEEN FIRMLY ESTABLISHED AS A STAPLE OF OUR NATIONAL DIET 50
