Biodynamic Coffee

Our February Discovery Coffee was our first biodynamic coffee so we thought we’d give a little more insight into the farming practices and ...

Brew Guides + Recipes

Chimney Fire Winter Chai

It wouldn’t be winter without foggy mornings, long walks in the Surrey Hills and a delicious coffee to match the scene. After weeks of trialing v...

Like-for-Like Coffees

From time to time we look for replacements for coffees in our core range. When we look for a replacement coffee, we look for a similar flavour pr...

Master Your Coffee Making During Lockdown

New brew guides, delivery service and coffees - here's how we are supporting your working from home coffee needs during lockdown 2.0: NEW B...

Discovery Coffee

2020 OCTOBER DISCOVERY

One of our favourites at the roastery, we hope you enjoyed it too!

Discovery Coffee

2020 SEPTEMBER DISCOVERY

Sweet, well-balanced and winey, Rwanda was a solid filter option for September. With some late summer sun, we also enjoyed seeing some of you using...

Discovery Coffee

2020 AUGUST DISCOVERY

Plenty of chocolate and fudge notes, this coffee from Mexico was a great all-rounder.

Chilled Coffee Favourites

With 6am starts and temperatures hitting the mid thirties in the roastery, we’ve been experimenting with the most refreshing chilled coffee recipe...

Discovery Coffee

2020 JULY DISCOVERY

Our second Discovery Coffee was also a popular one with lots of "easy drinking" and "chocolatey" comments, and a few of you even picked out whisky ...

Discovery Coffee

2020 JUNE DISCOVERY

Our first discovery coffee certainly proved to be a popular one with some great feedback and selling out within 7 days. We hinted that this was a m...

What is a Discovery Coffee?

Last month you may have seen the launch of our new range of coffees, perfect for those who believe variety is the spice of life! Here’s a little ...

What To Do With Your Leftover Coffee Grounds

More coffee drinking at home means more leftover coffee grounds. Rather than clogging up your sink or popping them in the bin, check out the short...

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 ...