A new selection of single origins, every month. Expect one new, never-released coffee and two past-favourites.
From R309/month
Roasting on December 2nd
Ships on December 3rd
Surprise coffee option
Roasting on 02/12
Shipping 03/12
Surprise coffee option
What to expect in December: TWO new lots from Costa Rica accompanied by a Guatemalan for our 3 bag subscribers .
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Subscriber Highlights
Coffee, at peak freshness
Subscription coffees are roasted and shipped on the same day, usually the 2nd of every month.
You’ll spend less
As a subscriber, you’ll enjoy reduced prices on top coffees, and free shipping on every subscription.
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December's Coffees
Happy holidays! We are celebrating with TWO new coffee in the December box.
A Costa Rican coffee, the Volcan Azul H1 is this month’s
headliner.
Bag two is the Volcan Azul Volcancito and bag three is Finca Anonal.
Volcancito
Milk chocolate and red fruit 
Country: Volcan Azul
Region: West Valley
Altitude: 1500 – 1800 masl
Producer: FCJ Volcan Azul
Variety: Caturra and Catuai
Processing: Washe5
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Volcan Azul H1
Watermelon and grape.
Country: Costa Rica
Region: West Valley
Altitude: 1600-2080 masl
Producer: FCJ Volcan Azul
Variety: H1 Hybrid
Processing: Natural
Region: West Valley
Altitude: 1600-2080 masl
Producer: FCJ Volcan Azul
Variety: H1 Hybrid
Processing: Natural
Finca Anonal
Blueberry, lemon and dark chocolate 
Country: Guatemala
Region: Huehuetenango
Altitude: 1500-2080 masl
Producer: Orlando Antulio
Variety: Bourbon and Caturra
Processing: Washed
*Our three-bag subscribers will have the Finca Anonal added to their package.
FAQs
Your Curated Coffee Subscription box will be shipped on the 2nd of every month. If the 2nd falls on a weekend, we’ll ship it out on Monday.
For deliveries in major centres, your order will arrive within 2-3 days. For outlying areas, depending on how far out-of-the-way the location is, you can expect delivery within 2-5 days.
Of course, we send you tracking info as soon as your package is dispatched. You can get in touch with us at any time to get more details on your order.
Yes, you have full control over your subscription. You can pause, upgrade or cancel at any time.
To do this, simply head over to your account and head over to the subscriptions tab. In there you’ll be able to make all the changes you’ll need.
Nope. You can be subscribed for as long or short a time as you’d like.
For this one, you’ll need to head over to payfast.co.za. Once there, sign-in and find your way to Ad Hoc Agreements. Here is where you will find and be able to edit the billing info attributed to your subscription with us.
Here at Bluebird we roast our coffees to a light to medium roast degree. What this allows us to do is showcase the flavour nuance and integrity.
In the House Blend Subscription, the Friendly Blend is the more developed roast of the two, with the Dreamer showcasing a lighter modern espresso roast.
The Blue Bag program is an add-on to this subscription package for those who want to expand their tasting experience and receive a surprise coffee in their subscription every month.
This Blue Bag will have no labels, no names, no hints, nothing. It’s designed to offer you an unbiased tasting experience.
Then, after 30 days we’ll send you an email with the details of the surprise coffee you were tasting.
We love hearing feedback on this, so we encourage our subscribers to share their tasting notes and favourite brew recipes that they developed over the month.
Subscriber feedback
A handful of our current subscribers were kind enough to leave feedback about the experience. Here’s what they had to say.
Customer Reviews
4.9 Based on 76 Reviews
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LV
11/19/2023
Luke V.
South AfricaUpdated review: 6 stars
I first reviewed the subscription about a year ago, and I was pleased with EVERYTHING about it. I mentioned how the team finds a way to outdo the previous month’s box every single time - that statement stood the test of time. Right now, at the end of 2023, we’re looking at consecutive months of special releases in the subs box. What’s crazy is that the price has not increased since the first time I subbed. Bluebird’s subs box is objectively South Africa’s best value for money purchase in the specialty coffee scene. If I were to buy similar coffees as the ones in the box from other roasters, I’d go so far as to say I’d pay twice as much. These coffees are absurd. This is the best quality you can find in SA - you can quote me on that. What’s more- the box has VARIETY. If it has a natural coffee bursting with fruit, it will have clean coffee for when you’re in the mood for something a bit more classic. It’s genuinely like I picked out what I’d love to drink this month, and for no reason at all, I get 50% discount. I can’t fault a single thing about any Bluebird coffee I’ve tasted, and the subscription throws a boatload of special perks our way (tasting coffees that are yet to be released; huge discounts; free country-wide delivery; variety in the box and between months). It feels like I should be thanking Bluebird every time I brew some coffee. Updated review: 6 stars out of 5
BW
11/13/2023
Bianca W.
ZACoffee subscription
Bought this as a gift for my self confessed coffee snob of a husband. He was very impressed with the quality and variety in the box.
RK
11/11/2023
Ross K.
ZAFirst time subscriber
The coffee is delicious! Very happy with the interesting flavors, it's unlike any other coffee I've had before
MP
11/10/2023
Marcelino P.
ZAThe only speciality coffee I've had that tastes like what it says
A really good flavour that makes you come back for more
L
11/07/2023
Liam
South AfricaReally great value for money
Really really good quality coffee. I usually drink V60 and Aeropress and their coffees brew exceptionally well with these methods
Subscriber feedback
A couple of our current subscribers were kind enough to leave feedback about the experience. Here’s what they had to say.
“Thanks for the awesome coffees this month, loved the Jaguara! You’ve kind of ruined Cape Town coffee for me; I now prefer what I make at home with Bluebird to what I can get at the majority of the coffee shops around town. Thanks and keep ‘em coming!”
– Matt J.
“After years of trying to make decent coffee at home, your magic beans have changed my life! Now, I don’t have to leave home or work to get a great cup – you’ve made it possible for a coffee-rookie to make a tasty coffee in his own kitchen! The packaging, the website, the coffee, it’s all just what this world needs.”
– Marc L.
“Timeous deliveries each month and absolutely delicious coffees which I love to share!”
– Andrew M.
“I love trying new coffees. And I love the variety from Bluebird!”
– Michael C.
“I love the ease of the subscription and supporting the communities involved.”
– Dave K.
Blue Bag Program
Expand your tasting experience with the Blue Bag.
Add the Blue Bag option and receive an unmarked 250g bag with your subscription.
No label. No information.
Taste the coffee. Pull shots, brew filter coffee, cup it. Go wild!
Then give us your feedback. Did you enjoy it? Do you think we should add it to the shelf? The more information the better.
When your subscription goes out we’ll send you information about the coffee, as well as some brew guides for what else in the subscription.
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