Writing

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  • Why we stopped writing tasting notes

    For three years every bag we sold said something like blackcurrant, cacao nib, a long jasmine finish . Customers kept telling us, politely, that they could not taste any of it. They were right, and it was our fault. A ta…

  • On roasting twice a week

    We roast on Mondays and Thursdays and nothing in between. Customers sometimes ask why we do not roast every day, or once a fortnight like the larger roasteries. Every day would mean smaller batches, and our roaster is at…