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Suggestions: good independent coffee roasters in the UK? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Starting down the rabbit hole and wondering if people would suggest their favorite independent coffee roaster that do online shopping.

I'm based in the UK so would like to support domestic business if possible. I've tried gentleman baristas which I've enjoyed but looking to expand my horizons and experiment with things like natural coffees.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Extract in Bristol, Square Mile London, Podda and Wren Lake District, Routon coffee North Yorkshire. Can't remember where Hasbean are based but they're solid.

I've got coffee from all of them at one point or another and enjoyed them all.

Seems roasters are all over the place these days :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Edit: have a subscription with Podda and Wren ATM, new coffee; roasters choice delivered fortnightly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Cheers, will have a look at those! My first port of call was Google but it's a bloody minefield these days.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

No worries, enjoy your coffee experimentation

[–] ItsGhost 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Current drinking a cup from Kickback Coffee in the Peak District, great coffee and great people, usually go and pick it up in person.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Cheers, they look good and not too expensive

[–] ItsGhost 2 points 7 months ago

Most welcome, and really enjoying this thread for recommendations myself. Others I’ve been to in person in the last 12 months now I’ve had to think about it:

Origin coffee, Cornwall - fantastic roastery café, very friendly staff.
Buxton coffee roasters, Peak District - generally seem to be darker roasts but have some interesting ideas. Sadly doesn’t have a café
Foundation coffee, Manchester - used to have a lot more in store than is currently online, not sure what’s going on. Two very nice cafés though
ManCoCo, Manchester - white lie, didn’t go myself in person, but friend I was with did to get me a surprise gift as we were <5 mins away. Was a tasty coffee but can’t comment further.

Places I personally avoid from experience:

Chatsworth house restaurant blend - had this in a Christmas hamper for the past few years, goes straight in the bin as it is undrinkably dark for my taste
Pippas London - a front for a huge white label coffee distribution warehouse. Coffee was nice enough, but prefer to support small batch roasters.

Personally I really enjoy the whole going to the roastery and seeing what they have, trying a few things out etc, so I’m heavily biased towards what’s available to me locally. I’ve got The Nocturn to try when I next run out of Kickback, but as I’ve never tried any I can’t pass any judgement.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Off the top of my head... Rave, Origin, Django, Pact, Square Mile, Caravan, Foundry, James Gourmet, Horsham...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Thanks for those suggestions!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I like rave

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I did come across them in my initial googling and they seem to be reasonably priced 👍

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Currently drinking Origin because I wanted to use a B Corp roastery, but shout out to Jericho Coffee in Oxford who are all very friendly with a good line of beans.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

https://www.crankhousecoffee.co.uk/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

There’s some great suggestions here already but to add a couple more: Union coffee & Edgcumbes. Had great beans from both!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Cheers! Will take a look.