Courtyard Coffee Roasters
How does one become a coffee roaster?
It all started in our Deli on the edge of Stoke , early 1980’s with roasting in a pre-war Uno 1lb gas open-flame roaster , with the smoke floating up through grids to the pavement above.
These days we have a slightly more modern Diedrich Infra Red one, but still very hands-on.
In the intervening years, we ran an exhibition Espresso Bar service, a wholesale coffee business , plus a Café & Bakery , Oh , plus a Pub/Restaurant and another Deli. Life got too busy , and needed simplifying.
Our aim at Courtyard Coffee is to roast the best beans in small amounts, supplying them to home enthusiasts and independent caterers , direct from our shop at the roastery, online through couriers, and with our own local deliveries.
Featured CoffeeThe Gesha species of Arabica coffee tree originated in Ethiopia, alongside Red Bourbon, Typica, and other sub species over centuries of cultivation, observation and plantsmanship.
The process has been repeated, often without any human input- in the Spice Island of East Timor , a crossing by probable insect pollination gave rise to a tree which became known as The Hybrid of Timor , or Tim-Tim- which has passed it's genetic inheritance to several new cultivars, Catimor being one, when crossed with Catuai .
These (sometimes) natural events continue to occur.
Kew Gardens are now involved in much vital work to produce strains of coffee which can withstand Global Temperature Increases .
Our Excelsa Coffee from South Sudan is an ancient variety, first formally identified in 1919 - which has commercial benefits now that were not considered important back in the 20th Century .
Gesha aka Geisha has been trialled in many coffee growing countries, reaching dizzying heights of Floral exquisiteness in Panama, where , being recognised in the Annual Cup of Excellence tastings, has achieved stratospheric values in the connected auctions.
Gesha is growth in several other countries in Central and South America , at less staggering prices. The variety is a low -volume producer, and temperamental in it's requirements, so it is always a premium cultivar, but when carefully blended with regular coffee trees such as Catuai, Villa Sarchi , Pache or Caturra gives a tasty , but reasonably priced blend of coffee
Our current version, grown in Peru by Eli Espinoza , has good weight on the palate as well as a Floral delicacy to create a satisfying cup.
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