THE NEW HAUTE BREWS YOU CAN ENJOY AT HOME . . .

Black ivory coffee, £77.41 for 35g (£33.18 per 15g serving), blackivorycoffee.com

MADE in northern Thailand, coffee cherries — the fruit that contains the seed which is roasted to become a coffee bean — are eaten whole by elephants, digested, removed from the animals’ waste and made into coffee.

The elephants’ stomach acid breaks down the protein in coffee, a key factor in its bitterness, to produce a unique flavour. Less bitter than regular coffee with notes of chocolate, malt, spice and — shudder — a hint of grass.

Saint Helena coffee Beans, £60 for 125g (£7.20 per 15g serving), Fortnum & Mason

NAPOLEON Bonaparte was a fan of the coffee grown on St Helena, an island in the Atlantic 1,200 miles off the west coast of Africa, which has long helped raise its price tag. Famous for a fragrant caramel flavour with hints of citrus.

kopi Luwak, £16 for 50g (£4.80 per 15g serving), kopiluwakco.com

KOPI Luwak relies on processing of the coffee seeds by the digestive system of the palm civet cat in Vietnam. It’s extremely rare — only about 500kg are collected per year — and with a heavy aftertaste. The traditional method has paved the way for intensive farming in places where conditions are questionable and the cats are force-fed cherries. Ensure you buy only from ethical sources.

JaMaica Blue Mountain Ground coffee, £35 for 125g (£4.20 per 15g serving), Fortnum & Mason

CULTIVATED at 5,000ft above sea level in the volcanic soil of the Jamaican Blue Mountains, where rainfall is heavy and the water supply therefore abundant, this has a mild, fragrant taste with chocolate and citrus notes.

panaMa Geisha coffee, £49.99 for 200g (£3.75 per 15g serving), amazon.co.uk

GROWN at high altitude in Western Panama’s Chiriqui province, this coffee is known for the plant’s superior disease resistance and bean’s elongated shape. Full-bodied and with mango and mandarin notes it has been described as the coffee equivalent of a bottle of champagne, great for special occasions.