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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...
Read moreHow 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...
Read moreUpdates - 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...
Read moreExperience 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...
Read moreWarm 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...
Read moreKenya 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...
Read moreNatural 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...
Read moreWe'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 ...
Read moreGetting 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...
Read more2019 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...
Read moreCoffee 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...
Read moreChimney 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...
Read moreEspresso, 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 ...
Read moreUK 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...
Read moreProviding 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...
Read moreWhere 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...
Read moreLondon 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...
Read moreLondon 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...
Read moreCherries, 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...
Read moreShareTrade 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...
Read moreSummer 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...
Read moreKnowing 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...
Read moreFrom 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...
Read moreCoffee 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...
Read moreCome 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...
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