When Simon met John
As we hit the 6 month anniversary of the opening of The Roastery, we thought we should take a moment reflect on how and why...
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As we hit the 6 month anniversary of the opening of The Roastery, we thought we should take a moment reflect on how and why...
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Now on the counter at our Trumpington St. Shop, our first foray into the world of nitro coffee is an incredibly creamy, ice cold coffee....
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In the relative lull of Summer, between cold brew-tonics and tanning we’ve been fine tuning Hot Numbers But now the Sun is back to it’s...
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The grandmother’s sherry, the mulled wine at the carol service, mince pies, brandy butter, chocolate wrapped in foil hanging from a tinsel be-decked tree… Last...
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It’s International Coffee day! So this seems as good a day as any to announce that I am almost definitely considering getting this blog as...
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"This is what coffee is now, it's a lifestyle and a signal to others that we care about what we're doing, we curate and discern and create"
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"Suspending 10 litres of water, or ice, is an engineering task and possibly a personal injury case waiting to happen..."
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"I caught myself basing my answer on assumption. I fall all too easily into the trap of the pretend-expert..."
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"We're definitely not making historically or even culturally significant discoveries by roasting coffee. Nor do we aim to, but we are at least trying to share some small excitement. Even...
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"...A lot of people asked why. Why change, why make it harder to understand, why upset everybody ? I just want a coffee. (Which is the same reaction as I...
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"There's music, art on the walls, other friendly people, hot food, caffeine that tastes great, and still with the need for some social etiquette and constraint. (If you order a...
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"We're using the "inverted immersion method," I'm not sure if that is the correct name or if it even warrants such grandiose nomenclature, but it's a fairly standard method of...
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"I know what you're thinking though, coffee is about as relevant to Christmas as the oranges punctured with cloves are to the other 50 weeks of the year..."
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Our coffee’s are like us, all very different and with unique characters and we love them all for very unique and different reasons just like we love the very different...
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"...-trawl Youtube for 'tamping techniques' and you’ll probably find more mustachioed men taking themselves seriously than a Victorian circus."
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"…with three fridges, an espresso machine, a tea urn, a panini grill, a constant supply of body heat and approximately 13 Macbook Pros at any given time, it's perpetual summer...
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"...Powdered mashed potato never caught on for long. Why on earth is Nescafe still around?…"
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"...If you’re a regular take-away customer used to the lids and stirrers being in one place one morning, only to find them on the opposite side of the café the...
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