What are the different decaf methods and how do they affect coffee flavour?

Decaffeinated coffees used to have a bad reputation which means that even today many people think of decaf coffees as having no taste, or even a bad chemical taste. But thankfully times have changed, and modern speciality decafs use the same types of high-quality coffee beans and remove the caffeine using far gentler and less … Read more

What happens when you own a coffee roasting business but can’t drink caffeine?

Last year my pre-existing anxiety started to get even worse. I was frequently having debilitating feelings of panic, and occasional panic attacks. This was on top of waking up in the night drenched in sweat, and slightly raised blood pressure. Some of you may recognise this straight away as perimenopause which my doctor diagnosed after … Read more

We now offer ground coffee

When we started, we were decidedly against selling ground coffee. What’s the point in buying nice, freshly roasted coffee if you’re going to have it pre-ground, we scoffed. But since then we’ve come around and realised that there are many reasons people wish to buy pre-ground coffee. From speaking to people, the main reason seems … Read more