Shameful self bump...

 

Yes, I've bought greens from them - good pricing (better than Rave for bulk), good service. Would use them again but have no idea what their roasted is like.

 

I might give them a shot then. I only buy roasted by the kilo due to high demand. Thanks Mrshades.

 

Difficult to tell but they seem newish to the roasting game......which is not always a bad thing. I had a good look around their website and I think I recognise some of the coffees, so can make an educated guess who their greens supplier is.

A few tiny concerns, they could be groundless...

• The packaging for the roasted looks like it doesn't have a 1 way valve....but perhaps that's only the sampler selections or the valves are not visible?
  
• In the "about" section of the website, the roasted coffees appear to be stored in Tupperware boxes, unless those are roasting samples that they are tasting themselves?
  
• More information on roasting dates and packing would benefit them, as I'm not sure they say how old the coffee is on the label?
  

On the plus side, the roasts on the website look very nice, with a good range of roasting styles. Although the coffees look to be fairly ordinary spot offerings in the main, if roasted well can taste good. I do like the fact that they are not using over flowery descriptions for the coffees and that you can choose a variety of roast levels. Pricing seems reasonable, although I haven't bought roasted coffee for years. I did check the delivery section and the inference there is that the coffee is roasted to order and you get it a few days later. If so, it's a shame they have allowed that information to sit in the delivery section, rather than be more prominent on the website..

It's a pity there are no photos of the roaster and roastery with them at work, I think this would only add to their site in a good way and I would be interested to know what roaster they are using.

Good luck to them, the UK needs more small roasters with a passion for the product and the business.

 

ive been tempted to take a punt on their brazil yellow icatu.

they also sell on ebay slightly cheaper than their webshop price, they seem to have many satisfied customers for what thats worth. their username is freshlyroastedcoffee.

let us know what the beans are like if you get any.

 

Really useful guide. Thanks for doing some rummaging... I'll update you guys on how the coffee is. Plan on ordering from them in the next few days.

 

Some nice looking beans on Ebay, pricing seems better for bulk.

 

They shipped bulk greens to me (in Nov last year) in numerous 2kg (poss 1.5kg, not sure) bags with one-way valves - so would expect them to use the same for the roasted.

 

Just ordered the all day blend. See how it goes. Was 12.50 shipped.

 

Just ordered the all day blend. See how it goes. Was 12.50 shipped.

how much did you order?

 

The price of MM on Ebay looks tempting for 4kg!

 

A kilo. Takes my family two weeks to get through it.

 

The price of MM on Ebay looks tempting for 4kg!

MM? Whats that?

 

Monsoon malabar......

 

Monsoon malabar......

Ah, cheers boots. Last time I tasted that was from a bag I got at Waitrose... *shudders*

 

The price of MM on Ebay looks tempting for 4kg!

Yes, it was 12kg of MM that I had from them - at a good price (better shipped than Rave could do for collection)

 

Package has arrived! I was slightly confused when it came in a huge box, but was pleasantly surprised when they gave me a free sample.

Will be trying out in the next few days when I get through the remainder of Raves IJ.

 

Package has arrived! I was slightly confused when it came in a huge box, but was pleasantly surprised when they gave me a free sample.

Will be trying out in the next few days when I get through the remainder of Raves IJ.

Are they in proper 1 way valve bags and not just pinhole bags?

 

Are they in proper 1 way valve bags and not just pinhole bags?

Afraid not. No valves on them at all.

Forgot to note, they where roasted the day I ordered them.

 

let us know what the Brazil Ipanema Yellow Icatu is like after a few days, ive only read good things about it.

 

let us know what the Brazil Ipanema Yellow Icatu is like after a few days' date=' ive only read good things about it.[/quote']

Afraid my coffee palette is not very... advanced or good so my opinion isn't very valuable.

 

Afraid my coffee palette is not very... advanced or good so my opinion isn't very valuable.

Everyone's opinion has a value .... Just let us know if you like it , don't be concerned it you don't want to use too many prosaic descriptors

 

Everyone's opinion has a value .... Just let us know if you like it , don't be concerned it you don't want to use too many prosaic descriptors

I must admit, I couldn't have told the difference between Raves IJ and Mocha Java.

 

I lied about the bag. It does have a two way valve but it blends in with the packaging.

 

I must admit, I prefer it to Raves IJ. Really really good stuff, even if its only 2 days post roast.