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Spiced Chai flavoured sugar pouch on a sunset beach with warm spices
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Spiced Chai Flavoured Sugar Is Here: Drop 004 Is Out Now

Drop 004 is out now. Spiced Chai is muscovado sugar blended with cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and clove, built for chai lattes, coffee,...

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Spiced Chai flavoured sugar pouch
Coffee & hot drinks1 min read

How to Make a Chai Latte at Home With No Syrup

A proper chai latte at home in five minutes, with strong tea, hot milk and a spoonful of spiced sugar. No syrup...

Crush & Cane flavoured sugar pouches on sunset sugar dunes
Baking & puds1 min read

Spiced Chai Sugar in Porridge, Baking and Bonfire Night Drinks

Spiced chai sugar is not only for lattes. Six easy ways to use it in porridge, toast, baking and warm drinks this...

Spiced Chai flavoured sugar and warm chai spices
Sugar guides1 min read

What Is in Chai Spice? Cinnamon, Cardamom, Ginger and Clove Explained

A plain guide to the four spices in our Spiced Chai and what each one does, plus how to use a chai...

How to Build a Coffee Lover's Christmas Gift Hamper at Home
Gifting & buying1 min read

How to Build a Coffee Lover's Christmas Gift Hamper at Home

A shop-bought hamper costs more and says less. Here is how to build a better coffee gift basket yourself, with a simple...

Secret Santa Ideas Under £10 That Don't Look Like a Last-Minute Panic
Gifting & buying2 min read

Secret Santa Ideas Under £10 That Don't Look Like a Last-Minute Panic

A £10 budget, a colleague you have spoken to twice, and a deadline. Here is how to get a Secret Santa gift...

Vanilla Old Fashioned: Swap the Sugar Cube for Flavoured Sugar
Cocktails & drinks2 min read

Vanilla Old Fashioned: Swap the Sugar Cube for Flavoured Sugar

An Old Fashioned made with Dirty Vanilla flavoured sugar instead of a sugar cube. Ingredients, method, variations and tips.

Sugar Rim vs Salt Rim: Which Cocktails Need Which
Cocktails & drinks2 min read

Sugar Rim vs Salt Rim: Which Cocktails Need Which

Sugar rim or salt rim? A simple guide to which cocktails suit which, why it works, and how to do a half...

How to Make a Mocha at Home Without Chocolate Syrup
Coffee & hot drinks2 min read

How to Make a Mocha at Home Without Chocolate Syrup

Make a proper mocha at home with no espresso machine and no chocolate syrup. One spoon of Midnight Mocha flavoured sugar does...

How Much Flavoured Sugar to Put in Coffee: A Teaspoon Guide by Drink
Coffee & hot drinks2 min read

How Much Flavoured Sugar to Put in Coffee: A Teaspoon Guide by Drink

How much flavoured sugar should go in your coffee? A teaspoon guide for espresso, lattes, cold brew, mochas and hot chocolate, plus...

Which Flavoured Sugar Should You Try First? A Tasting Guide
Cocktails & drinks2 min read

Which Flavoured Sugar Should You Try First? A Tasting Guide

What does flavoured sugar taste like? Tasting notes for Dirty Vanilla, Juicy Strawberry and Midnight Mocha, and which one to try first.

Best Sugar for Cocktail Rims: Caster, Demerara and Flavoured Sugar Compared
Cocktails & drinks3 min read

Best Sugar for Cocktail Rims: Caster, Demerara and Flavoured Sugar Compared

Which sugar sticks best to a cocktail glass rim? Caster, demerara, muscovado, icing and flavoured sugar compared, plus how to match the...

Why We Hand-Pack Every Pouch in London: A Look Inside the Crush & Cane Workshop
Behind the scenes2 min read

Why We Hand-Pack Every Pouch in London: A Look Inside the Crush & Cane Workshop

Every Crush & Cane pouch is hand-packed in London and stamped with a batch number. Here's why we do it that way,...