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Small batch roasted speciality coffee - From the heart of the UNESCO world heritage site of Saltaire, Yorkshire.

19/09/2026

EEEEKKKK WE GOT THE KEYS YOLO XOXO ETC

Feels like it’d be remiss of me not to post something like this. We got the keys Monday, it’s a big empty shed at the minute.

Gotta say though I’m already knackered! Having the roastery and a shop/cafe it feels like every 18 months we have a big DIY job on our hands or some kind of expensive move, I was stood amongst a load of boxes and chaos in the current roastery yesterday, loading the van with wood when I had that kinda ‘fuuuuuuk sake here we go again’ moment.

I am very very very excited to move the place closer to home though.

Next weeks job list, build my office and social/OF/asmr studio, build the QC room, source the flue.

I’ll be sure to milk this for the gram and post plenty of time lapse/crying surrounded by boxes/build a roastery with me POV videos. The shop will be a little quiet next week, you absolutely floored us with orders and new wholesale this week, so thank you 🙏

12/09/2026

NEW BEANS & SOME NEW CHANGES COMING…

Hope you’re good? If you just want the bean update. New recession proof, another great Kenyan. The BEST PEACH co-ferment we’ve had, intense peach and candy. A cracking natural from Colombia, and a double pack to save a few quid.
For my other update, read on…

It’s been an interesting month here.

Lots of change at home, Rosho started school, Aru started nursery and my much better half started back at work. Normal family stuff, dovetailing nicely into this we also have some big changes coming in the roastery.

Our current unit is lovely, but it’s also a 2.5 hour round trip on a bad day, and as pretty a drive as it is, it’s too far now we have school drop offs and pickups etc. It’s also in a very high flood risk spot that gives me anxiety with every storm, and has form for awful, washing walls away (as happened in 2015), levels of flooding.

But an unexpected opportunity has come up to leave the unit early and we’ve taken it, so we’re moving the roastery to about 5 minutes from home! Back to BD18 if you’re a local. All being well I get the keys to the new place on Monday, and I cannot wait to get started, the unit isn’t as pretty but we’re going to start with a clean slate, a QC and training area, packing space, office, I’m really excited.

There might be a week or so of downtime whilst we complete the roaster move later this month, maybe, but I’ll try to avoid it. Expect me to plaster the renovation on social media. Also, if anyone has any tips on moving a roaster, I’d much appreciate, the industry conensus seems to be ‘yeah it’s easily moved…. but it’s sketchy’.

Joel

28/08/2026

Hello. A short one from me. The last recession lot flew out so the September edition is up. It’s an anaerobic natural gesha, properly fancy (and a bargain).

This is exactly the type of thing I originally set out to do with the recession releases, find something a little different, rare, and get it in at a great price that’s relatively accessible. This will probably be one of the fancier lots we have for this. Enjoy your bank hol. Joel.

28/06/2026

NEW BEANS & A LIFE HACK FOR YOU

Beans first. New recession proof, it’s a Kenyan, it’s great. New co-ferment, Apple. I know it isn’t the most exciting of fruit. If I’m in Lidl I’m reaching for strawberries, oranges and mango before I even glance at the apples. BUT! This is fantastic, give apples a chance.

Another Chiroso and we’ve also restocked the San Bernardo from Javier Rubio.

Now for the life hack.

I was in Guildford last weekend visiting family. I don’t know if you’ve been to Guildford before, it was my first time, what a lovely city (or town?). Well worth a visit - But the 6 hour trip, 2 hours of which were spent stationary on the M1 and M25, definitely wasn’t the one.

The house we were staying at is on a permit parking street, there’s visitor permits available but you have to manually get added every day, it doesn’t persist. A bit sneaky I think. On the Sunday we weren’t added in time (12 minutes!) and got a ticket. Fair enough, I had no permit. But I’ve come to believe that 80% of the time, a well delivered cat meme can fix nearly anything.

So I’ve appealed the ticket, well I actually made an appeal to the ‘councils goodwill’. The online tool Surrey council uses allows you to upload supporting evidence. The above polite cat image has been uploaded. And guess what?!? Well, I’ve not bloody heard back yet, but I mean it’s almost a dead cert they’ll scratch the ticket now. So there you go, one life hack, get out of any parking ticket with this one simple trick. I look forward to updating you again later in the month confirming the ticket has been cancelled.

Anyway, make sure you have valid parking, buy my coffee and have a top rest of your Sunday.

Joel

20/05/2026

Quick reflections on London Coffee Fest…

What a week. I’m still tired. I didn’t really know what to expect, big events aren’t really my scene. But we shifted a ton of coffee and met a load of cafes.

Highlights for me though, meeting so many of you! It was the best thing, you’ll know who you are, but if you came to say hey, thank you.

It was ace to meet up with a few roasters and our suppliers for a night out (one which I regretted for 2 days afterwards…). And we also shifted some wholesale to a Coffee Masters champ no less! It’s on it’s the way to the states now, that was a bit of a pinch me moment.

I also had the help of a barista for the weekend, Ricardo, what a pleasure. And thanks to Stanwell Technic for the hook up and top tier coffee stand they provided (if you’re after a mobile setup, speak to them), and San Remo for the machine.

Oh - I also had some coffee left in the van I physically couldn’t carry on the tube, it’s on the webshop now at a very tasty discount.

Nice one, Joel.

06/05/2026

Last orders, coconut and a restock.

A little heads up to say we’re ‘closed’ next week. I’m off to exhibit at London Coffee Fest (stand G34, come say hi, I’ll have lots of tasty stuff, you’ll see me behind that bar above, I am terrible at pours). If you’d like to get an order in before, the last roast and post date will be this Friday.

The store has had a bit of an update as well. The recession proof Sudan Rume has been restocked, as has strawbs and we’ve also got a new coconut coferment on, it is bloomin brilliant.

Have a top week.

Let me know if you’re coming LCF.

Cheers,

Joel

25/04/2026

NEW BEANS AND A THANK YOU LETTER.

What a month we’ve had at the roastery. I’ve been at this now for the last 8 years, always kind of been a ‘side hustle’, alongside full time work, or our high street shop. The last 12 months has been something else, for the first time it really feels like a business that stands on its own two feet. It’s what I do full time now. Thank you all for that, we’re busier than ever and the amount of new customers and repeat names that are coming in, it’s lovely.

It’s been a month of firsts, I collected a shiny red van (it is the reddest damn thing I’ve ever seen) a few days ago which has been long overdue, and have also got some bag weighing automation kit now in the roastery. I try to put off investment like this for as long as I can, keep overheads low, but it’s overdue.

Next week we have our first public cupping event at Arcade in Huddersfield (I’m very very nervous), and next month we’re exhibiting at LCF (say hello, I’m also very very nervous for this).

I’m rambling, so I’ll end by saying, thank you. This whole thing started a decade ago with me looking for a bit of escapism from work with a 250g countertop roaster, and now I’m at LCF next month - Couldn’t have done it without ya.

Right, enough sentimental nonsense. Beans.

A new recession proof, it’s a yellow sudan rume, it is many fancy. Two new coferments, strawberry and blackberry. The blackberry is absolutely fantastic, so is the strawberry, but I really reckon you try the blackberry. We’ve got a combo deal on the shop. And that Arturo Arango from earlier in the month, it was that good I’ve brought it in on as a staple.

Enjoy the sun we’re having.

Joel

09/04/2026

We have cooked a lot this week. A lot.

The roastery smells of mango now.

So many bags of Jairo have gone out. This will be up there with some of busiest few days we’ve had on the online shop. Thank you 🙏 🙌. Joel.

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