These include Kopi Luwak, a rare and naturally sweet-tasting bean that has been through the digestive system of the Asian palm civet, which removes all traces of bitterness, Jamaican Blue Mountain, which James Bond was known to enjoy with breakfast and Yemen Mocha Matari, one of the oldest grown coffees in the world.
The business partners are Hanno Schwartz of Strictly Coffee, a 'garagiste' winemaker, who now trades in specialty coffees that he roasts himself and sells throughout South Africa with his wife Rènsché, who is a marketing specialist; Francois Irvine, an established artist and designer and founder member of the Haas Design Collective and former executive creative director of a leading advertising agency, Glynn Venter.
The Indonesian coffee sells locally for around R3000 a kilogram or R80 a cup and the Jamaican one for R1824 a kilogram.
In addition to the premium collection of coffees, the bar carries a range of some of the more widely available coffees branded under the Strictly Coffee label. All coffees sourced by Strictly Coffee are shade-grown as a cooler environment protracts the ripening and intensifies the flavours and come from as far afield as Ethiopia, India, Central and South America.
For more details go www.strictlycoffee.co.za.
