This coffee is sourced from small-scale growers in Ethiopia who farm on red clay soil, which is extremely mineral rich and contributes to the beans' unique flavours. The cherries are harvested and processed at the Dumerso washing station, operated by sisters Hirut and Mahder Birhanu. This washing station provides a crucial facility in an area of Ethiopia where over 90% of income is made through coffee. The coffee has been roasted light-medium to better suit filter brew methods including Chemex, V60 and Aeropress.
Lost Barn Coffee Roasters sits on a family dairy farm in Tilston, Cheshire. Co founders Blair, a New Zealand born chef who had previously opened three cafés in Melbourne, Jo, whose background is in sustainable design, and Faye, whose travels through New Zealand and Australia shaped the creative vision, started the roastery in a converted shipping container before moving into a purpose built facility. They hand roast on a copper roaster in small batches. Their Bloomsbury Espresso Blend won a three star Great Taste Award in 2020 and a Golden Fork from delicious. magazine. Wholesale deliveries go out in refillable, zero waste tubs via a fully electric van.
