HOW IT WORKS
WE BLIND TASTE AND HANDPICK YOUR COFFEE
We blind taste and handpick the highest quality coffee from 100’s of independent UK coffee roasters, with only the most responsibly sourced and sustainable coffee making it into the box.
DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR, TO SUIT YOU
You select the coffee box and frequency that best suits your caffeine habits and tastes (or give as a gift subscription!). Pause or cancel anytime. But you won’t want too!
YOU UNBOX AND WE GIVE BACK
We deliver freshly roasted coffee to your door in a plastic free, recyclable box. Time to put the kettle on, sit back and read about the story behind your coffee, while it brews.
Our ‘friendly’ coffee makes a difference
We’re making our mark on the coffee industry by raising the bar on ethical and responsible standards. Care about coffee ethics? Us too. 1% of all sales goes to our Friendly Coffee Fund, which directly supports the coffee farming community in Uganda and helps pay for children to go to school. And rest assured, we only work with responsible roasters.
We believe that amazing tasting coffee should never compromise the well-being of the planet or its people. We’re huge coffee fans just like you, and that’s why we personally taste test independent roasters all over the UK. Only exceptional coffee beans make it into our batches. We’re proof that coffee really can taste incredible AND do good.
FAQs
100%! A RISE coffee box subscription is completely flexible. Simply create an account at checkout and you can login anytime to pause, delay orders, skip your next order, update any details or cancel your order. You are in full control.
The short answer is YES! We work closely with our roasting partners to ensure the coffee reaches you as quickly as possible after its roasting date. This is usually within 3-4 days, so we can guarantee it will smell and taste great. Specialty coffee should be left to settle for 6-10 days before drinking.
Each month we feature two new coffees from two different roasters. We really try to ensure that we take you on a journey of discovery with different origins that are in season with interesting and exciting flavour notes. The coffees are generally medium to medium dark roasted and bold, balanced, smooth. We try to include a variety of tasting notes for you to enjoy. See our previous partners here. All coffee is exceptionally high quality and tastes tested by RISE (we have regular cupping sessions, a head roaster who gives his approval, a taste test panel of subscribers and Ben and Alice give the final go ahead!)
All coffees are great for filter or espresso (omni roasted) and work in your V60, cafetiere, chemex, espresso machine and more!
Every month we feature two different coffees from two different roasters. The coffee is usually a mix of medium to medium dark coffee and suitable for espresso based drinks as well as filter. All coffee is 'omni roasted' which means it has been roasted to suit both methods. Ben is a filter coffee drinker and Alice is an espresso drinker, so we both give our approval that it works before it goes into the RISE box!
Your coffee will come in its original packaging from our coffee partners. At RISE coffee box we are all about showcasing our roasting partners, their stories and the beans they roast. This also means we don’t re-bag the coffee, keeping it fresh and allowing us to be more sustainable with our packaging. Our RISE box is made from reused materials and is recyclable.
We aim for all deliveries to be received within 3-5 working days however we generally ship same day or next with a 48 hour courier. This can be slightly longer around busy festive seasons or bank holidays.
Whatever you like! You can order whole bean coffee or ground coffee from us. We recommend ordering whole beans as this maintains the freshness of the beans and flavour. If you don’t have a grinder, select ‘ground’ and we’ll send it ready for you to use in your cafetiere or plunger. Check out our blog post on which option is best to order for you.
Alice and Ben have set up the Friendly Coffee Fund to give back 1% of all sales to help eradicate child labour in coffee farming communities. Our first project is in Uganda where so far we have enrolled children in nearly 3000 days of school!