The Mindful Mug CLOSED

Today the very last day of The Mindful Mug coffee shop.

Charlotte worked hard, very hard, would have to close for a day, to recover . But did not give up,

It’s not easy. A single mother, two young children, single handed running a coffee shop, insufficient capital,  in a street with no football.

She did not get off to a very good start. Beans sourced from Lincoln Tea and Coffee. Suppliers to greasy spoon cafes who don’t care what they buy, so long as it’s cheap.  It would be hard to find worse. A A-board outside Lincoln Tea and Coffee, is like flying a fag ‘We serve shit coffee’.

Learning on the job is not easy. Not when rent to pay, young mouths to feed.

But learn Charlotte did. Towards the end Serving organic specialty coffee, from ….. Matcha and tea from the Tea Lab .

What did for Charlotte, was not the coffee shop, lack of customers, it was a Rachman landlord. The property is in appalling condition. Detrimental impact on the health of the children. Lincoln City Council and Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue service acted. The family had to move out. Made homeless for Christmas.

Charlotte may be down, but not out. Like a phoenix will rise from the ashes , ideas are already floating around. In the meantime, maybe a temporary location.

Footnote: Anyone who is thinking of leasing this property. Think again. No footfall, appalling state of the repair. The rent should be a fraction of what Charlotte was paying.

The Mindful Mug

I learnt a new coffee shop had opened or at least had changed hands. Only a short detour, I decided to check it out.

The Mindful Mug #coffee #coffeeshop #Lincoln

— Keith Parkins (@keithpp.bsky.social) 2025-04-16T20:38:32.577Z

kopi luwak is a vile trade in animal cruelty The Mindful Mug #kopiluwak #coffee #coffeeshop #Lincoln

— Keith Parkins (@keithpp.bsky.social) 2025-04-16T20:56:55.531Z

When you have a board outside, Lincoln Tea and Coffee, doomed to fail. Very poor quality coffee.

The interior has not changed from the previous coffee shop, which is good, the clutter in the corner is not so good.

They had a launch party last Saturday, a poster advertised kopi luwak.

Kopi luwak is a vile trade in animal cruelty. Civet cats, shy nocturnal creatures that live in forests, are kept in battery cages, force fed with coffee beans, for the sick pleasure of brain-dead Australian tourists to take selfies.

No reputable coffee shop would be supporting this vile trade in animal cruelty. Any that do, are a disgrace to the industry.

No coffee shop should be supporting this vile trade in animal cruelty. Not only supporting, actively promoting on social media

The Mindful Mug promoting kopi luwak a vile trade in animal cruelty. #coffee #coffeeshop #Lincoln

— Keith Parkins (@keithpp.bsky.social) 2025-04-17T22:48:35.829Z

Where they are getting the beans from, who is the supplier? I do not know, as I walked out in disgust. The supplier should be shut down.

Drift no 9 Bali edition has an excellent account of the vile Kopi Luwak trade.

• The Truth about Kopi Luwak
• The Disturbing Secret Behind the World’s Most Expensive Coffee

Please do not buy kopi luwak. To do so is to support a vile trade in animal cruelty.

Two businesses in this location have already closed. It is easy to see why, lack of footfall. Would only survive if serving excellent coffee, top class equipment, a competent barista, worth going out of the way for a coffee.

St Martin’s Square, top of the High Street, turn left, supports a small foodie cluster. The Cheese Society, Slow Rise and the White Horse. For excellent coffee, try the White Horse.

In the town, three excellent coffee shops, Madame Waffle,  Coffee Aroma, Vestry Hall. Uphill, Seven Districts Bailgate and Stokes at the Lawn.

Apart from kopi luwak is a vile trade in animal cruelty, it is not quality coffee.  Nor is it the most expensive or the rarest.