“Adventure in life is good, consistency in coffee even better” – Justine Chen
WE ARE (NO LONGER) ON THE ‘DB DRIVE’!!
May 18 2020 - Nov 4 2023
What a time we have had! A community of amazing people built out of crazy times. Friendships formed for a lifetime! A legacy I feel proud to leave behind as we move on to new adventures and pastures new!!
I can't say 'thank you' because it simply isn't enough! I shall just say 'see you later, somewhere, sometime!'
Keep an eye on our website, our IG and our FB for future events and check out our story as it unfolds...
Now based in the Scottish Borders we look forward to discovering new events and meeting lots of new people as well as, of course, maintaining all our existing events and fabulous clients.
You will find us at Bowhouse Fife each quarter, we are lined up to be back at the FINAL Blair Castle International Horse Trials in August and the fantastic DB music gig, lovingly named 'Gig in the Garden' these past few years is coming back to Gask on August 3rd!! Keep an eye out for all the details as we get nearer the date.
We really hope to see you at some of our up coming public events.
Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @defenderblender for news and updates and great photos!
Come and find us:
11/12 May Bowhouse Fife
1 June Arngask Home Farm Summer Market
15/16 June Steam & Vintage Fair, Castle Fraser
13 July, Kelso Food Market
3 August 'GIG IN GASK'
22/25 August Blair International Horse Trials
Did you know?
Johann Sebastian Bach wrote a short Opera in 1732 about coffee, The Coffee Cantata.
Ludvig Van Beethoven took his coffee with exactly 60 beans per cup.
Benjamin Franklin held political meetings, played chess and even instructed his sister to direct his mail to his favourite coffee shop when in London.
Voltaire to this day may still be the most avid coffee addict in history, consuming up to 50 cups of coffee a day and potentially being the originator of todays Mocha with his much loved chocolate – coffee mixture which his Doctor warned would kill him. He lived to a ripe old age of 83.
Soren Kierkegaard,the Danish philosopher, took his coffee with 30 cubes of sugar in every cup.
However you take your coffee, we aim to deliver a delicious and consistently brewed cup, every time. Great quality beans forming the foundation of what we serve.
What ever your event, we aim to provide a truly wonderful experience.
‘Grounds’ for new beginnings
From military trailer to coffee and food trailer, Defender Blender was conceived from the love of Landrover Defenders, coffee and the desire to get ‘out and about’!
Sat in an office for over 20 years drinking coffee and tapping keyboards, we decided it was time to share our love of the dark liquid with like minded people, grab the opportunity of spending time out doors whilst meeting lots of new people across lots of exciting events.
Having visited numerous conversion companies up and down the country we thankfully, through a random phone call to a gas engineer, heard about Dougie Lawrie of Lawrie Fabrication – just up the road! Not so keen to cut into our beloved Landy, a genius idea was suggested…
Off we went to Grantham to collect our ex MOD Army Penman trailer – Dougie had promised us it would make the perfect coffee trailer! As soon as we saw it we knew we were on to a winner. Designed right from the start to emulate the back of our classic Defender 110, with its smooth round lines and solid base we left Dougie to crack on…
We now have what we think is a fabulous and quirky looking coffee trailer that will fit smartly alongside any event offering the finest barista coffee using the delicious Glenlyon Red Stag beans. For our food (off the back of our fabulous trailer), we strive to use high quality, local produce where ever possible and offer many alternatives depending on the event.
Last but far from least, when not standing at the grill, our amazing musician Andy, with over 40 years of band and solo experience, will entertain any occasion live on the sax or clarinet, providing the whole PA set up, lights and tailored tunes guaranteed to add a real 'wow' factor to everything from staff incentive days to weddings. In addition to this we are very excited to now be able to introduce our newest addition to the DB Brand - The Studio. A fully equipped professional recording and production studio. Please take a quick peek 'Studio' and get in touch with us with any questions you may have.
We look forward to chatting coffee – food – music!
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say 'hello'
We do all kinds of events from private, corporate and weddings to many well know public events.
To discuss your requirements, please get in touch. We would love to chat over what you are planning and how we can add value, as well as coffee, food and music, to your event.
e: hello@defenderblender.co.uk
m: 07946 602322
Please follow us on Instagram and Facebook @defenderblender to get a more detailed idea of what we are up to.