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Tasting Notes: April 2024 Coffees

Then came April and it is no April Fools that we've seven roasters featuring. A date now marked by having a little fun with friends, we delve into our own bit of fun with new-timers Trigger and Harmony joined by Small Batch, Plot, Stay High, Echelon and Uncommon coffee roasters.

Tasting Notes: March 2024 Coffees

Recently arriving home from a trip to Berlin, there our team visited the likes of 19Grams, The Barn, Father Carpenter, Fjord, Five Elephant and a few others. Always with a finger on the pulse, for March we welcome Coffee Collective, Hola, Fidela, Jonas Reindl, Machina and Never Worry.

Tasting Notes: February 2024 Coffees

Did you know that February is the only month that can pass without a single full moon? No, us neither, but we do know we're over the moon with Germany's Father Carpenter and The Barn, Belgium's Wide Awake and United Kingdom's Kiss The Hippo, Ninth and Sanctuary.

Tasting Notes: December 2023 Coffees

With November's Thanksgiving, the First Sunday of Advent, Diwali, Remembrance Day, All Saints’ Day, Hanukkah and more, its quite the ceremonial month. For December, we've Right Side, Parlor, Goat Story, Lars & Margo, Skylark, Grindsmith and Elsewhere.

Tasting Notes: October 2023 Coffees

First The Barn, next Fuglen, now Prolog - what a consecutive month triple header! Whilst October may have once been the eighth month in a 10 month Roman calendar year, its transition to become the 10th of 12 months presumably changed many things for many people. For GUSTATORY and our...

Tasting Notes: August 2023 Coffees

Despite the weather, not to worry, we're always down to provide the beautiful coffee. For August, Hidden of Barcelona and Antwerp's Rush Rush make their first time features, with Dublin's Groundstate, Kendal's Red Bank, Edinburgh's Cult and Margate's We Are Here also featuring.

Tasting Notes: July 2023 Coffees

Tipping into the second half of the year with a bang. Beautiful weather, beautiful days, beautiful coffee. For July, we go back to Scandinavia once more with Stockholm's Drop and Coffee Collective of Copenhagen, complemented nicely by MOK of Leuven, Dark Woods of Huddersfield, Milton Keynes' Milk & Beans and York's Harmony.

Tasting Notes: June 2023 Coffees

Our first edition of our new Bloom subscription - because behind every known brand is a journey and every great journey has a humble beginning, our kickstarter for indies. For this, try Ride & Grind and The Midnight Bean Club, and joining both, enjoy Suedhang, Bonanza, Small Batch and Cloud...