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Microlots

Most people will know the terms ‘Single Origin Coffee’, or maybe ‘Single Estate / Farm Coffee’, but more recently you may have heard ‘Microlot Cof...

News From El Cipres

We’re coming up to our second season sourcing coffee from El Cipres in El Salvador so I recently caught up with Tomas who kindly provided an updat...

How Do I Get The Best From My Whole Bean or Ground Coffee?

Should I store my coffee in the fridge, freezer or in the kitchen cupboard? Is it best to drink coffee as fresh as possible? Do beans keep fresher...

Updates - Delivery, Discounts and NHS Coffee

LAST UPDATED 24/06/2020 We hope everyone is safe and well during this challenging time. Whilst coffee is quite low on the agenda here, we know tha...

Experience Series: Flavour

Over the next few weeks we'll be writing a series of blogs that focus on how to maximise your coffee experience, inspired by the type of questions...

Warm Welcomes

Sunday March 8th is International Women's Day so thought this would be a great opportunity to introduce two thirds of the Chimney Fire team, and w...

Kenya Coffee from Bean to Cup

This is an exciting one and goes back to the very roots of Chimney Fire Coffee. As mentioned a few times throughout this website (well it is a big...

Natural Decaf

One of our top most asked questions is about decaf, and is often one of the most tricky ones to answer. The decaffination process is often convolu...

We're Looking for a Roastery Assistant

We're on the lookout for the right person to support our roastery activities and receive great exposure to all aspects of coffee, from sourcing to ...

Getting Your Tamp Right!

Getting your ‘tamp’ right is hugely important in extracting a consistent espresso shot, but is pressure or force more important? When we extract a...

2019 Reflections

Thank you to all of our suppliers, customers and partners for working with and supporting us throughout 2019. We’ve had a great year at Chim...

Coffee Filters

Choosing the right coffee filter can be confusing, often sparking a huge debate within the coffee community. Paper filters are by far the most pop...

Chimney Fire Coffee Wins Time and Leisure Taste Award

We’re delighted to announce that Chimney Fire Coffee has won the Taste award at this year’s Time and Leisure Food and Culture award ceremony. Afte...

Espresso, Filter, or Omni Roast: Which Profile is Best For Your Brew?

The speciality coffee industry does a great job of providing information on finding the correct grind size for various brew methods, but choosing ...

UK Coffee Week: 29th April - 5th May

UK Coffee Week - What’s It All About? This year we’re taking part in UK Coffee Week (29 April - 5 May). A week that brings the nation together t...

Providing a link between our customers and coffee farmers

Working directly with coffee farmers puts us in a unique position to share updates on their farms and businesses. We feel it is important to do t...

Where does your coffee come from?

With so many speciality coffee producers, traders and roasters around, it can be difficult to work out where your coffee is coming from and whethe...

London Coffee Festival: Introducing Better Office Coffee

If you’re heading to the London Coffee Festival this year and work in an office that has a supply of bad coffee, visit us on Saturday or Sunday at...

London Coffee Festival Guide | Win Tickets

Marking the start of UK Coffee Week, the 2019 edition of the London Coffee Festival is set to run from the 28th to 31st March at the Old Truman Br...

Cherries, Bernardina and 362 cups

Last month I was fortunate enough to visit El Salvador, starting in sunny San Salvador before heading to the Apaneca coffee growing region. The tr...

ShareTrade Coffee

Over the past few months we have been busy behind the scenes getting our roastery ‘ShareTrade coffee’ ready. It all began when we attended a focus...

Summer Cold Brewing

With the UK summer well and truly upon us and temperatures even occasionally exceeding 25 degrees, cold brew coffee has almost become the caffe...

Knowing where your coffee comes from

When you buy coffee from speciality roasters you know where it comes from. This is so important because it creates a link between the consumers an...

From the field…

Month 9 of Chimney Fire Coffee has entailed a return to East Africa to identify potential sourcing options from small estates and smallholders thr...

Coffee Mumbo Jumbo Joins The Labin Coffee Tour

In December 2016, Chimney Fire Coffee became a trial host as part of the Airbnb Experiences launch. Over the past 6 weeks guests have visited our...

Come visit our 'Wined and Grind Pop-Up' in Battersea (15-18th dec )

Chimney Fire Coffee and Marchisio Wines will be bringing coffee and wine to the Square Gallery from 15th to 18th December. Aptly named ‘Wined an...

Microlots

News From El Cipres

How Do I Get The Best From My Whole Bean or Ground Coffee?

Updates - Delivery, Discounts and NHS Coffee

Experience Series: Flavour

Warm Welcomes

Kenya Coffee from Bean to Cup

Natural Decaf

We're Looking for a Roastery Assistant

Getting Your Tamp Right!

2019 Reflections

Coffee Filters

Chimney Fire Coffee Wins Time and Leisure Taste Award

Espresso, Filter, or Omni Roast: Which Profile is Best For Your Brew?

UK Coffee Week: 29th April - 5th May

Providing a link between our customers and coffee farmers

Where does your coffee come from?

London Coffee Festival: Introducing Better Office Coffee

London Coffee Festival Guide | Win Tickets

Cherries, Bernardina and 362 cups

ShareTrade Coffee

Summer Cold Brewing

Knowing where your coffee comes from

From the field…

Coffee Mumbo Jumbo Joins The Labin Coffee Tour

Come visit our 'Wined and Grind Pop-Up' in Battersea (15-18th dec )

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