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Benedict

Milk Chocolate·Caramel·Red Grapes

Our mainstay house blend and bestseller. A darker roasted coffee with a chocolate richness that works beautifully with or without milk.

Country Colombia
REGION Minas Gerais, Cerrado & Jinotega
Variety Mixed
Process Natural & Washed
£8.50
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Format
How we source our coffee

Direct relationships and importers we have worked with for years. We pay above the Fairtrade floor on every lot and publish what we paid in our impact report.

DELIVERY & RETURNS

Royal Mail - Tracked, Free on orders over £28. Something wrong with a bag? Tell us and we will replace it.

STORAGE & FRESHNESS

Keep the bag sealed, out of the light, at room temperature. Not the fridge. Best within a month of the roast date for espresso, six weeks for filter.

Roasted to orderFree UK delivery over £28
About Benedict

About Benedict

Named after St Benedict, the patron saint of homelessness, our Benedict house blend embodies what Old Spike stands for—with 65% of profits supporting training and employment for those experiencing homelessness.

This blend changes seasonally, but always delivers a balanced espresso full of sweetness and body. Enjoy it as a versatile all-rounder—great with or without milk, hot or iced. Perfect for home baristas and café regulars alike.

Who you are buying from

Celebrating 10 Years of social impact through coffee.

We roast in London and run cafés across the city. The business and the Employment Programme are the same thing: every bag, wholesale account and flat white funds training and paid work for people who have experienced homelessness.

More about Old Spike
10 years
Coffee with social impact
Roasting and running the Employment Programme side by side since 2015.
65% of profits
Back into the programme
Not a donation line at checkout. It is how the business is set up.
6 cafés across London
And a London roastery
Places to train, work and drink the coffee, from Peckham to Piccadilly.
Specialty grade
Sourced season by season
Bought direct through long-term importers, cupped at 84+ and paid above market.