After flirting with the idea of offering ground coffee in 2013, we decided after a small trial run not to do so. Although this made anti-business sense on paper as the pre-ground market is bigger than whole bean, and being a new business where every new sale mattered (and still does), this might seem like … Read more
We don’t and will never bulk out our coffee with other substances Something that has recently caught our attention here at The Roasting House is ‘coffee bulking’. Coffee bulking is when coffee suppliers bulk out coffee with cheaper substances. These include but aren’t limited to soil, twigs, corn, flour and anything you could imagine reasonably hiding … Read more
A fresh bag of coffee is now The Roasting House For a while now we have been thinking of changing our name. Although we’re a fan of the descriptive and literal names, while A Fresh Bag of Coffee does say what we do, it is a bit of a mouthful to say and not the … Read more
Yellow Jersey offers for July 2014 If you know anything else about us other than selling coffee, it is probably that we love cycling. So of course we are very excited to see the world’s top cycling event starting on Sunday 5th July once again on UK shores and in roaster Adam’s home county of … Read more
Guatemala Strictly Hard Bean that has been decaffeinated by Swiss Water who are the leading name in decaff specialty coffee beans. Swiss Water remove caffeine not by chemicals but a process of washing and filtering. Roasting these beans were interesting for us. It’s the first time we’ve ever tried decaffeinated; roasting only suits Viennese (dark) … Read more
Song came on and couldn’t help thinking it could be adopted to coffee chain-goer. To the tune of The Wild Rover. About a boy who will never play the chain-goer again. And it’s no, nay, neverNo, nay, never, no moreWill I play the chain-goer No, never, no more I’ve been chain-goer for many the yearsAnd … Read more
A fresh bag of coffee have reduced the price of their Rainforest Alliance Blend, Honduras beans to make room for the new Daterra beans in stock. Normal price is £6.35 for a 200g bag but are on offer at £5.35. Use code NottsDelivery to get free shipping if you live in Nottingham, UK. Once they are … Read more
Photo: Bestwood Country Park, March 2014 In celebration of the sunshine we’re offering £5 per 200g coffee bag including delivery for the week Monday 17th March to Friday 21st March 2014. That’s a saving of over 20% on our regular price. This offer isn’t available on our website. Either tweet us @freshbagcoffee or email hello@afreshbagofcoffee.co.uk and … Read more
We made some changes to how we do our espresso roast last week. It was always an acquired taste but I don’t think we emphasis that well enough on our description which turned away a few people away from trying something lighter which they may have preferred. We’ve made it lighter by roasting at a lower … Read more