Curve Coffee
A Roaster We Trust
Curve Coffee Roasters are a quality-driven coffee roastery based in Margate, Kent. They exist to bring you delicious coffees in a way that benefits producers and is kinder to our planet. We first came across them in Brixton Market, and soon discovered they were set up with cafes and a roastery down in Margate, one of our favourite places in the UK.
Co-owned by coffee expert Tereza, their passion for sustainability and traceability in coffee really stood out to us, and we love their beautifully designed packaging too. That combination of genuine care for producers and real craft in the details is exactly what we look for in the independent UK roasters we feature in our specialty coffee subscription boxes.
San Lorenzo House Espresso
The San Lorenzo House Espresso is full bodied, syrupy, with notes of chocolate, ripe damson plum and dates. Perfect to drink as an espresso or long black, whilst pairing beautifully with milk for a comforting flat white.
The San Lorenzo group is part of the Cooperativa de Caficultores de Alto Occidente de Caldas, established in 1964. It is an indigenous group of producers based in the Rio Sucio municipality of Caldas, where there are 11,500 inhabitants, with 1,150 farmers producing coffee within 21 communities. Until recently, this region was heavily inhabited by paramilitary groups and guerrillas looking to control this central corridor in Colombia. The region has not been known for specialty coffee production, but as local tensions have eased and access has improved, that's begun to change. The indigenous inhabitants believe in Pachamama, the earth goddess, and see the land as a living being – to them it is their duty to protect the natural environment, having as little impact as possible from their farming of coffee, and to leave it as it has always been.
This classic Colombian coffee packs a punch and is a must for any at-home baristas who love their espresso machine. When you're next in Margate, pop in to Curve Coffee Roasters – their toasties and cake selection are also out of this world.
Coffees like this are exactly why RISE Coffee Box exists. Every month, we blind taste 25-30 coffees from independent specialty coffee roasters across the UK – from Margate favourites like Curve Coffee Roasters to standout names we've discovered along the way – and choose only the very best to feature in our coffee subscription boxes. If you love discovering new specialty coffee, sustainably sourced and roasted by people who genuinely care about where it comes from, a RISE coffee subscription is the easiest way to explore it all from home.
