Checkers may not be your first port of call for coffee beans but visit one of their selected stores in the Western Cape and you’ll be pleasantly surprised. The chain has significantly upped their coffee game with the launch of their ‘Coffee Collection’ – an impressive selection of single origins and locally roasted gourmet blends.
The ‘Foreign Ground’ range features single origins from Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, Malawi, Peru and Rwanda, whereas the ‘Home Brew’ range puts some of our local favourites, with the likes of Deluxe Coffeeworks and Tribe, on the shelves.
We tasted a few of the Foreign Ground single origins last week and we’ll admit that we’re pretty impressed!
A Foreign Ground single origin will cost you R49.99 and one of the Home Brew’s R69.99.
Fabulous, thanks for this! Very interested in fair trade and definitely single origin, can’t wait to try some at the local checkers.
Great stuff, finally good coffee that won’t cost the earth. Hey they even have a whole website dedicated to it http://www.checkerscoffee.co.za/ Nice!
Gourmet coffee is expensive; it’s not always easy to find quality coffee at affordable prices
I was almost knocked out of my socks to see the “Foreign Ground Single Origin Coffee” range selling for R39.99 at Checkers in Sandton City.
After watching the advertisement, on their site (also YouTube), I realised that the actual price is R49.99, and the current offering at the Sandton City shop, is probably a special and promotional offer.
What I didn’t expect, is the freshness of these coffees. I normally only buy supermarket coffees if I have to. Now, this range smacks of flavour, and it cups oh-so very well.
All-in-all, I consider Checker’s assault on the coffee market, one of the best I have seen so far in South Africa.
I tip my hat to you Checkers!