Our Coffee Advent Calendar won the Coffee Capsule Innovation Award, was runne rup in the Ethical Initiative category and was recognised as trailblazing and an outstanding contribution to the global coffee scene in the World Coffee Innovation Awards in October 2023.

We are so pleased with the fantastic feedback and accolades from the Free From Christmas Awards and their Free From Advent Calendar category. Here are some of the comments from their highly respected journalist and allergy consultant judges and panel:

“We love that it’s eco friendly and plastic free with great sustainable credentials and a rather elegant alternative to chocolate!"

"This is definitely a product that our judges would all consider purchasing and liked the fact that it was different and a great start to the day - a coffee surprise...""You certainly feel this is a lovely festive treat"

It's also the most sustainable Advent Calendar (not just coffee ones!) on Wherefrom.org, based on independent reviews by real people focussed on sustainability, packaging and ethics.

We're extremely proud that former Dragon Theo Paphitis awarded us and our coffee advent claendar with an #SBS small businesses Award. We are officially under under 1% of those who have ever entered the competition, with Theo saying "they all have something in common; that entrepreneurial fire in their bellies and a will to succeed.” TV Dragon Theo Paphitis.

We’ve created a world-first in our sail ship coffee pod. Filled with organic, Fairtrade coffee grown by 4 indigenous communities in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada region, this coffee was transported to Europe on a 1920s sail ship, saving 3483kg of CO2 versus a container ship (the equivalent emissions of an 18,000km car journey).

Tasting notes: Caramel & hazelnuts

Highlights: Organic. Women in Coffee. FairTrade. Sailship.

Not one but two…this is the world’s first Bird Friendly® coffee in a Nespresso-compatible pod! Our Honduran Clave De Sol coffee is helping preserve critical habitat for birds and wildlife, fight climate change, protect biodiversity and support farmers committed to conservation and sustainable farming too. All this in one delicious cup.

Tasting notes: Honey, orange & hazelnuts.

Highlights: Organic. Women in Coffee. Bird Friendly® certified.

This organic, shade-grown coffee is nurtured under the canopy of huge ancient trees in the wild forests of Ethiopia’s Oromia region by a 3rd generation farming family on wild coffee plants sourced from the Choché forest, which is considered the very birthplace of coffee.

Highlights: Organic. Forest Coffee.

Tasting notes: Bright, fruity aromas & citrusy flavours

Our Aymaran coffee represents a direct fight against consultants advising the Yungas people of Bolivia to strip their coffee plantations of any biodiversity and use man-made crop chemicals. So enjoy notes of citrus & caramel knowing you’re supporting and defending organic & sustainable agriculture

Tasting notes: Citrus, caramel & vanilla.

Highlights: Organic. Community action. Sustainable agriculture.

This wonderful coffee is grown under the shade of tropical forests by a women’s coffee cooperative in Sumatra’s Gayo Mountains, also home to birds, monkeys and Sumatra’s famous but critically endangered ‘Shere Khan’ tigers.

Tasting notes: Round, syrupy body with vanilla notes.

Highlights: Organic. Shade Grown. Women in Coffee.

Not content with growing this shade-grown coffee organically, 4th generational family farmers the Kellers are growing to Biodynamic standards, creating the entire farm’s organic compost and natural fertilisers on site. They also have a farm-based doctor & educational programme for workers & their families.

Tasting notes: Bold, clean and fruity notes

Highlights: Organic & Biodynamic. Education & medical programme.

Our Award-Winning Peruvian Nespresso® Compatible plastic-free pod is a favourite among our customers.

We buy this coffee at the price dictated by our farmers in Peru’s northern mountains. No commodity market influences. No market speculation. Simple, direct, traceable and sustainable for people and planet.

Tasting notes: Chocolate and dark fruits.
Highlights: Organic. Great Taste Awarded.

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We launched the UK’s first Swiss Water® Decaf pod in 2017 and it’s been a top seller ever since.

Enclosed in compostable coffee pods for Nespresso® machines, our Swiss Water® decaf coffee is grown organically and naturally decaffeinated without the paint-stripper solvents commonly used in over 50% of the world’s decafs. It’s so good you won’t know it’s decaf!

Tasting notes: Full bodied & chocolatey

Highlights: Organic. Solvent-free. Great Taste Awarded.

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The first entirely aluminium and plastic-free coffee capsule Advent Calendar of its kind, our calendar is made using board from sustainably managed forests and printed using water-based inks so is fully kerbside recyclable and/or home compostable.

Some more environmental and sustainable highlights of our Nespresso compatible Compostable Coffee Pod Advent Calendar:

> The first entirely aluminium and plastic-free coffee capsule Advent Calendar of its kind, our calendar is made using board from sustainably managed forests and printed using water-based inks so is fully kerbside recyclable and/or home compostable.

> All the coffees are in new home compostable-certified coffee pods that are plastic and Aluminium free and designed for Nespresso® 'Original' drop through machines. Even the calendar itself contains zero plastic or glue and is crafted from certified sustainably managed forests and printed using non-chemical inks with no glue used, so is fully kerbside recyclable, home compostable and as sustainably packaged as we could possible manage...after all, that's the Blue Goose way!

> All coffees are Organic certified, maximising biodiversity and minimising fertiliser-associated emissions in the field - Organic, shade grown coffee reduces CO2 emissions by 15kg CO2e p/KG of coffee grown versus non-organic grown coffee.

> Featuring new home compostable-certified coffee pods that are plastic and aluminium-free
Calendars made using sustainably sourced board, printed using vegetable inks with no glue used

> Featuring ethically-sourced and specialty-grade organic coffees, our UK First Eco-Friendly Coffee Pod Advent Calendar for Nespresso® Original coffee pod machines includes a world-first coffee pod filled with Sail Ship coffee and the world's first Bird Friendly® coffee in a Nespresso-compatible pod.