The Kenyas are here!
They are here, and are making their presence felt immediately with an exciting and delicious start to the Kenyan season! First up we have the Kiawamaruru Peaberry, which as it was last year is tasting amazing. Very crisp and refreshing…
Costa Rica, Cup of Excellence
Day one Day one was calibration day. We started with an introduction to Cup of Excellence from John Thompson our head judge, which was quickly followed by a solutions calibration- there were 9 solutions on the table and we had…
El Salvador Cup of Excellence 2013
I just returned to London after having the pleasure of judging at the El Salvador Cup of Excellence in San Salvador. Across a week of cupping, the international jury chose 25 coffees of the 51 presented with, to go forward…
Sertão, this year’s version!
New year, new Sertão! This lot of Sertão is brought to us by the Pereira family who are no strangers to producing stellar coffee, having taken 3 top spots in the 2005 cup of excellence. This is the largest estate…
Honduras, March 2013
I was really looking forward to cupping a wide selection of Honduran coffees again, after the COE last year I’ve been very impressed by the range of flavours this country produces. They still struggle with some processing and shipping problems,…
Nicaragua, March 2013
It’s the dry season in Nicaragua, and as we drove from the airport the smell of burning grass filled the warm air. Once into coffee mill country, I was a bit troubled to be passing some large exporters where bags…
Guatemala, Feb 2013
The bus from San Salvador to Guatemala City is a brilliant thing. Comfy, wifi and easy border crossing, this is definitely recommended if you’re going to make the trip. With the final destination being Antigua I was picked up by…
Happy 5th birthday!
An exciting 5 years have now passed since we opened our doors as Square Mile Coffee Roasters, and we are celebrating by releasing a very limited coffee to you, our loyal customers! We have one bag only of the El…
LA SERRANIA
Forget the cold weather, we have a new Colombian filter to put some sunshine in your cup! The La Serrania comes from the municipality of Palestina just south of the town Pitalito in the Huila region of Colombia. Interestingly, the…
We’re hiring: Delivery Driver/Production Assistant
We’re currently looking for someone to join the team. The role we’re looking to fill is that of our delivery driver/production assistant. It is full time, from Monday to Friday here at the roastery. There is more information about the…