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What a glorious start to Spring we are having and a perfect time for a quick catch up. Just landed is our latest annual – 46 – put together to highlight all the coffees we have roasted over our last year with added commentaries on a few interesting bits and bobs. The team have done a wonderful job putting this together, and we … Continue reading

It has been three years since we moved to only using reusable cups for takeaway coffees in our shops. We had made the decision in 2021 and implemented it by March 2022. In the preceding years we had been looking to replace the paper cups that we were using at the time and in researching our options we discovered just … Continue reading

While we enjoy the last dregs of winter it’s all go in Central America where the crop is coming in and in Costa Rica the farms are at the peak of their harvest. This is the busiest time of the year on the farm with coffee being picked, processed, and dried – all in a matter of around six to … Continue reading

We’re going to start 2025 off with a topic we don’t often talk about – the coffee futures market. You may have noticed over the last few months a fair amount of reporting on the commodity coffee market and its record prices. We don’t usually pay too much attention to the commodity market because it isn’t our area of expertise … Continue reading

Oh it’s an exciting month! Panettone from Pasticceria Triestina Ulcigrai have arrived and taken their place on the counter alongside chocolate-covered hazelnuts and chocolate bars (Öko Caribe and Maleku) from Chocolarder. Add in some of your own favourites and you have a solid sweet-treats-table for the season. You’ll need some coffee obviously and what better way to start than with … Continue reading

Last month, we had the great pleasure of welcoming Mike Longman and Becca Lazar from Chocolarder (Falmouth, Cornwall) to our roastery for a staff evening which began with a chocolate and coffee pairing. The two products have so much in common at farm level and it was great fun seeing how different flavours can match or complement each other. Who … Continue reading