A blend of 100% Arabica coffees from South America. NINETEEN-0-SEVEN has a mellow aroma but a full-bodied flavour, fruity with a toffee apple or butterscotch sweetness.
In 1907 the Isle of Man hosted its inaugural Tourist Trophy for motorcycles, attracting no fewer than 26 pioneering riders, each brimming with the spirit of derring-do. Among them was Rembrandt (Rem) Fowler, the famed winner of the twin-cylinder race. Incredibly, this marked Rem's first road race, and it would prove to be something of a baptism of fire!
In fact Rem battled through a whole series of setbacks - from tyre blowouts and failed spark plugs to broken drive belts - to clinch victory after 4 hours and 158 miles on the St John's Short Course. Which was little more than a cart track, by the way. Ouch!
Yet these were minor hurdles. Rem had been unwell and almost missed the race until one kind soul suggested he fortify himself with a stiff brandy! His biggest scare, however, unfolded at the aptly-named Devil's Elbow. Navigating the bend, Rem encountered a road ablaze with flaming oil and petrol. Faced with a split-second decision - obey the Boy Scout on duty frantically waving a flag or take a chance and dash through it - Rem chose the latter, scattering those attending the scene as he vanished into the flames.
With a still-burning motorcycle hidden inside the smoke, disaster seemed imminent for Rem, but the toolmaker from Birmingham emerged unscathed to pocket £25 and lift the Marquis de Mouzilly St. Mars Trophy - awarded to the winner of the Senior TT to this day.
