We started our roasting business five years ago and in the intervening years have developed our roasting to ensure our standards keep growing
Author: Gareth Kemble
Owner and co-founder of Carvetii Coffee Limited
Then And Now (Part 1)
Five years ago to this month we were roasting our very first espresso blend, a 60:40 mix of Fazenda Passeio from Brazil and Cafetalera Herbazú from Costa Rica. I remember launching it to an unsuspecting Cumbrian population and the initial positive, but surprised, feedback we received. So many people we unaware that coffee could produce…
Complain or Not Complain?
On a recent visit to a coffee shop I was served a disappointing drink. Should I reluctantly accept the coffees or complain and ask for them to be made again?
Natural Processed Coffee
This week we’ve been roasting our first ever Cup of Excellence coffee, Fazenda do Brejinho, a natural processed coffee from Brazil. We’ve used a number of natural coffees in the past five years, from Brazil, Central America and Africa and I have to admit I’m quite partial to coffees processed in this way. On a…
Finca La Lucha
Our latest coffee from Colombia is Finca La Lucha. Read more about the origins of this coffee . . .
Cup of Excellence
April will be an exciting month for us at Carvetii: we have just committed to our first Cup of Excellence coffee and we are expecting delivery at the end of March. This is the first of a number of small lot coffees we’ll be exploring and making available in 2016. The Cup of…
Markets, Festivals and Events
Since 2011 we’ve been using events to build our brand and to engage with customers. Here are our top tips for getting the most out of markets, festivals and events.
A step too far or a long way to travel?
A visit to one of our customers this morning reminded me of an article I’ve read recently with regards to espresso and the use of scales. This morning’s espresso was served from a machine which had been carefully dialled-in (I watched the barista do this), and my actual espresso was weighed. As it turns out,…
Updates to our Website
Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been making a few changes to our website, which will make ordering (and receiving) our coffee a little bit easier. Firstly we’ve changed the packaging we use for our online orders. Our new bags have a thinner profile, allowing them to fit through most letterboxes. They also have…
A prediction round-up for 2016 (Part 3)
In the final part of my round-up of predictions for 2016 I thought I’d take a look at some of the trends which might impact on the home user. Throughout 2016 and beyond we are likely to see a continued growth in the sales of capsule coffee machines, such as Nespresso. This coffee revolution continues…
A prediction round-up for 2016 (Part 2)
In this post I continue my round-up of interesting predictions for 2016, and look at a potential negative trend for coffee shops in the local area. I found this prediction while reading the blog of James Hoffmann and it has since triggered a lot of thought processes (not that I need any more thoughts triggered!)….
A prediction round-up for 2016 (Part 1)
Better after-dinner coffee is on the horizon for 2016