One of our favourite origins, Rwanda, produces some amazing coffees. This year we’ve picked up this must drink coffee from the Nkara washing station.
Pop-Up Coffee Shop: Friday 14th April
Monday 10th April sees the start of UK Coffee Week, a period of fundraising in the coffee industry to raise funds for Project Waterfall. We’ll be doing our bit at Carvetii by running a pop-up coffee shop from our new Roastery on Friday 14th April. A study1 in 2003 found that to produce a standard…
Testing, Testing
We always enjoy testing new equipment at our Roastery. Some of it passes the ‘Carvetii Test’ and we’ll happily recommend it to our customers. Here’s some of the stuff we currently have on test.
Déjà Vu
After five years of roasting coffee from our small unit outside Cockermouth, we’ll be moving our business next month to bigger and better premises.
On the up
You can expect the price of a cup of coffee to increase in the coming weeks. This article looks at some of the factors which influence the price and explains why we shouldn’t begrudge this increase.
Humble Pie
Over the past few years we’ve roasted coffee from many countries but there are a few notable exceptions. We need to source coffees which fit our roast style, and we tend to work with coffees we enjoy drinking oursleves. However, every once in a while our prejudices are challenged . . .
The Cost of a Cup of Coffee
I recently watched a food related programme on TV which had a focus on the coffee scene in the U.K. As part of the programme, the cost of producing a cup of coffee was calculated along with the amount of profit for the business. I often have discussions with local coffee shop owners with regards…
Then and Now (Part 2)
We started our roasting business five years ago and in the intervening years have developed our roasting to ensure our standards keep growing
Then And Now (Part 1)
Five years ago to this month we were roasting our very first espresso blend, a 60:40 mix of Fazenda Passeio from Brazil and Cafetalera Herbazú from Costa Rica. I remember launching it to an unsuspecting Cumbrian population and the initial positive, but surprised, feedback we received. So many people we unaware that coffee could produce…
Complain or Not Complain?
On a recent visit to a coffee shop I was served a disappointing drink. Should I reluctantly accept the coffees or complain and ask for them to be made again?
Natural Processed Coffee
This week we’ve been roasting our first ever Cup of Excellence coffee, Fazenda do Brejinho, a natural processed coffee from Brazil. We’ve used a number of natural coffees in the past five years, from Brazil, Central America and Africa and I have to admit I’m quite partial to coffees processed in this way. On a…
Finca La Lucha
Our latest coffee from Colombia is Finca La Lucha. Read more about the origins of this coffee . . .