This House Espresso is a blend created to offer customers a coffee with character, versatile and easy to drink in any way and at any time of the day. It features sweet notes, medium body and a slightly acidic aftertaste. The blend combines coffees from Brazil and Nicaragua - from the Mogiana region of Brazil (Chacara Santo Antonio farm produced by Andrea Costa) and El Diablo in the mountains of Nicaragua (from medium-sized farmers with sustainable practices).
Old Spike Roastery was founded in 2014 by Richard Robinson and Cemel Ezel in Peckham, South London, as what they describe as the first specialty coffee roaster to operate as a social enterprise. Sixty five percent of profits fund their mission to reduce homelessness through training, employment, and ongoing support. The roastery runs a barista training academy at its Loughborough Junction site, and their first employee, Lucy, was hired from a Big Issue position. They roast on a traditional machine named Torberg, working with direct trade, specialty grade Arabica. The operation is carbon neutral, with recyclable or compostable packaging and a partnership with Eden Reforestation Projects that plants a tree for every bag sold.
