The Roasting Shed
A Roaster We Trust
A specialty coffee roastery based in Hackney Wick, East London. Since the day The Roasting Shed started, back in their garden shed, the philosophy has remained the same: uncompromising quality of product and service. Their specialty coffee beans are roasted in small batches to ensure their unique flavours are highlighted and enhanced.
The beans are fully traceable and sourced through a responsibly-minded, transparent supply chain. Their mission is to cultivate meaningful relationships with growers and co-operatives who are committed to respecting the environment and people. As artisan roasters, they strive to bring out the perfect balance of flavours within a single origin coffee, so that each note can be found in your cup – exactly the kind of care we look for in the roasters we feature in our specialty coffee subscription boxes.
La Leona
We previously featured La Colina, but we're now loving La Leona. This coffee was grown by Luz Helena Salazar at the farm La Leona in the rolling foothills of the Andes in Quindío, Colombia. Luz Helena has been growing coffee for over 30 years, and is a lifelong advocate for Colombian grown coffee. She is recognised as an extremely talented farmer and as a strong, resourceful leader, with a particular talent for managing people and a wealth of agricultural knowledge.
This coffee is harvested following strict ripeness criteria, floated and hand-sorted to remove any defects. Cherries are then exposed to 30 hours of underwater fermentation before being pulped. The parchment is then gently washed and dried in temperature-controlled conditions until the ideal moisture content is achieved. This micro-lot is 100% Tabi, a new variety developed in Colombia by the "Federación Nacional de Cafeteros" – a unique cross between Timor Hybrid, Bourbon and Typica.
Luz Helena is married to Jairo Arcila, whose coffee we have already showcased and enjoyed. We are very happy to be working with Colombian farmers who really take pride in their business and push the boundaries of coffee production. La Leona is a delicious coffee – we have nutty praline, caramel and blueberry, a smooth and tangy coffee, perfect any time of day.
A Colombian micro-lot coffee that supports a female producer – perfect.
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 East London names like The Roasting Shed to standout roasters 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.
