Camel milk coffees on sale in Brighton this weekend

Coffees made from camel milk will go on sale for the first time in Brighton on Saturday at a leading coffee house.

Taylor Street Baristas in Brighton and its store in Bank, central London, will be serving camel milk coffees, known to be rich in unsaturated fatty acids.

The stores will be asking customers to pay £1 above the standard price of coffee, with donations going to agricultural development charity, Farm Africa.

This unique idea was devised by Richard Ford, deputy food editor of The Grocer magazine, who is raising money for Farm Africa by running the Brighton Half Marathon on 16 February.

Various stalls at farmers markets have sold camel milk coffees, but this is believed to be the first time a major retailer has sold the drink.

Camel milk is common in coffees sold throughout the UAE and has been imported into the EU by Emirates Industry since July last year under the brand name Camelicious.

Richard Ford said: “When I first approached Camelicious about my fundraising project for Farm Africa, ordering a ‘camelatte’ in my favourite coffee shop seemed like a dream.”

The drink’s flavour has been described as ‘pleasantly surprising, nutty, smoky and slightly Bratwursty’.

The milk is rich in vitamins B and C, iron and is a source of insulin, making it a treatment option for both types of diabetes sufferers.

Ceirney Eddie