Energising encounters

Stories that fuel our community.

INTRODUCING OUR SOURCE ROAST BREW COLLECTION

INTRODUCING OUR SOURCE ROAST BREW COLLECTION

We source. We roast. We brew. We wholeheartedly believe that involvement at every stage of a coffees lifecycle is paramount in providing the best coffee possible. It’s the reason we...

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Preparing The Tempest Two for their next challenge.

Preparing The Tempest Two for their next challe...

The Tempest Two don't sit idle for long and recently announced what they've got planned next. As they prepare to leave the UK for Patagonia next month, James and Tom...

Preparing The Tempest Two for their next challe...

The Tempest Two don't sit idle for long and recently announced what they've got planned next. As they prepare to leave the UK for Patagonia next month, James and Tom...

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A little more about AMBER

A little more about AMBER

AMBER is a new project we’ve been working on in collaboration with our friends at Square Root SodaWorks. As a quality focussed roaster it’s inevitable that you create roasted coffee...

A little more about AMBER

AMBER is a new project we’ve been working on in collaboration with our friends at Square Root SodaWorks. As a quality focussed roaster it’s inevitable that you create roasted coffee...

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The 5th Floor ride Sierra Nevada

The 5th Floor ride Sierra Nevada

Last month a group of 10 riders from The 5th Floor boxed up their bikes and headed to Sierra Nevada, Spain, for their annual training camp. In the four days they were...

The 5th Floor ride Sierra Nevada

Last month a group of 10 riders from The 5th Floor boxed up their bikes and headed to Sierra Nevada, Spain, for their annual training camp. In the four days they were...

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The Future of our Clerkenwell Cafe

The Future of our Clerkenwell Cafe

Six years ago, I set up Workshop Coffee at 27 Clerkenwell Road. Taking sledge hammers to walls and bars, we turned the former nightclub into our flagship café, our roastery...

The Future of our Clerkenwell Cafe

Six years ago, I set up Workshop Coffee at 27 Clerkenwell Road. Taking sledge hammers to walls and bars, we turned the former nightclub into our flagship café, our roastery...

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Our Coffee + Chocolate Bar

Our Coffee + Chocolate Bar

We started speaking with Pump Street over a year ago, as enormous fans of their approach, their chocolate and their delicious Eccles cakes. The idea of of collaborating was both...

Our Coffee + Chocolate Bar

We started speaking with Pump Street over a year ago, as enormous fans of their approach, their chocolate and their delicious Eccles cakes. The idea of of collaborating was both...

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Brewing Iced Filter Coffee At Home

Brewing Iced Filter Coffee At Home

Diehard fans will be making iced coffee all year round, but even espresso and unadulterated black filter coffee drinkers may even be swayed when the mercury hits 30oc.   In our shops,...

Brewing Iced Filter Coffee At Home

Diehard fans will be making iced coffee all year round, but even espresso and unadulterated black filter coffee drinkers may even be swayed when the mercury hits 30oc.   In our shops,...

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Proudly announcing Workshop Coffee at White Collar Factory

Proudly announcing Workshop Coffee at White Col...

It’s hard to believe it’s been almost three years since we opened our Fitzrovia Coffeebar. In that time we’ve released over 100 coffees (roasting over 175,000 kilos in the process). We’ve seen...

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Costa Rica, 2017

Costa Rica, 2017

Last year when we visited Costa Rica we got to taste some fantastic coffees, but we had little opportunity to get out of the cupping lab and into the field. It's a...

Costa Rica, 2017

Last year when we visited Costa Rica we got to taste some fantastic coffees, but we had little opportunity to get out of the cupping lab and into the field. It's a...

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From the City to the Sahara

From the City to the Sahara

The Tempest Two's latest excursion took them from the city lights of London to the golden sands of The Sahara. Not ones to do anything the easy (or familiar) way,...

From the City to the Sahara

The Tempest Two's latest excursion took them from the city lights of London to the golden sands of The Sahara. Not ones to do anything the easy (or familiar) way,...

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Where To Drink It: Pot Kettle Black

Where To Drink It: Pot Kettle Black

We take pride in seeing our coffee served in a variety of destinations not just in London, but all over the UK and indeed the world. One such place is Pot...

Where To Drink It: Pot Kettle Black

We take pride in seeing our coffee served in a variety of destinations not just in London, but all over the UK and indeed the world. One such place is Pot...

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Notes From Origin: El Salvador, 2017

Notes From Origin: El Salvador, 2017

This February we returned to El Salvador with our good friends at Nordic Approach to visit producers with whom we’ve been working with for five consecutive seasons. First on our...

Notes From Origin: El Salvador, 2017

This February we returned to El Salvador with our good friends at Nordic Approach to visit producers with whom we’ve been working with for five consecutive seasons. First on our...

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Where To Drink It: Indigo Coffee & Gelato

Where To Drink It: Indigo Coffee & Gelato

In September 2015, Indigo Coffee and Gelato, complete with a slick, clean interior and a mélange of weird and wonderful Gelato varieties, popped up in the Belfast’s university area to...

Where To Drink It: Indigo Coffee & Gelato

In September 2015, Indigo Coffee and Gelato, complete with a slick, clean interior and a mélange of weird and wonderful Gelato varieties, popped up in the Belfast’s university area to...

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OUR FESTIVE OPENING HOURS

OUR FESTIVE OPENING HOURS

Along with much of the UK, we'll be closing our doors for a few short days over the festive period to allow our hard-working teams some well-deserved rest.  However, we will be...

OUR FESTIVE OPENING HOURS

Along with much of the UK, we'll be closing our doors for a few short days over the festive period to allow our hard-working teams some well-deserved rest.  However, we will be...

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Untapped potential

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Untapped potential

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