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Roasting since 2016
Two people,
one drum roaster,
a lot of patience.
Ashgrove started in a rented corner of an old foundry with a second-hand 15 kg roaster. We still roast on it, still taste every batch, and still answer every email ourselves.
Unit 4, The Old Foundry
15 kg
The second-hand drum roaster we bought in 2016. It still roasts every batch.
We would rather sell you less coffee that you love than more coffee you forget.
Tomas and Hana, founders
How we buy
We buy from a short list of farms and importers we have worked with for years, and we pay above the commodity price for lots that taste exceptional. If a harvest does not meet the mark, we skip it.
How we roast
Our roasts lean rich and chocolatey because that is what most people want in the morning. We take them dark enough for body and sweetness, never so dark that the origin disappears.
15 kg
per batch, never more
Small batches keep every roast hands-on. We watch, smell and log each one from the first crack to the cooling tray.
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15 kg drum, full
9
partner farms and co-ops
Across five countries, most of them visited at every harvest.
Tue & Fri
2
roast days every week
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40+
cafés pouring our coffee
From neighbourhood espresso bars to hotel breakfast rooms, each dialled in by our team.
How we work
From farm to your cup
Four steps, the same every week, whether it is a single bag for your kitchen or a standing order for a busy café.
01
Source
We cup samples from each harvest and buy only the lots we would happily drink every day.
02
Roast
Each origin gets its own profile. We log every batch and taste it the next morning.
03
Rest
Beans rest for a day to release gas, then go into valve-sealed, compostable bags.
04
Ship
Orders leave within 48 hours of roasting, with the roast date printed on the bag.
Since 2016
A small roastery, grown slowly
No investors and no rush. Just one roaster, a growing list of cafés and the same standards on every bag.
2016
The drum arrives
A second-hand 15 kg roaster goes into a rented corner of the old foundry.
2018
First café partner
A neighbourhood café puts our house blend on bar. Forty more follow.
2021
Buying direct
We start working with nine farms and co-ops and visit every harvest.
2024
Saturday classes
The roastery opens on Saturdays for tastings and home-brewing classes.
The crew
The people behind the roaster
Small enough that whoever answers your email probably roasted your coffee.
Co-founder · Head roaster
Tomas Reyes
Ex-barista who bought the roaster before he had a building to put it in.
Co-founder · Green buyer
Hana Okafor
Visits our partner farms every harvest and has opinions about every washing station.
Wholesale & training
Owen Marsh
Sets up our café partners, dials in their grinders and runs the Saturday brew classes.
Taste what we have been working on
Start with the house blend, or ask us to put together a mixed box for your first order.
Roast notes, once a month
New origins, brew tips and first pick of limited lots. Unsubscribe any time.
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ASHGROVE
A small roastery making bold, honest coffee. Roasted every week, shipped while it is fresh.
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