The roasters writing the coffee scene in Glasgow: who they are, where they source from and where to drink it.
The roasters writing the coffee scene in Glasgow. who they are, where they source from, and where to drink the result.
Dear Green is a pioneering speciality coffee roaster in Glasgow's East End, running an SCA training school and supplying cafes across the city since 2011.
BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Guatemala
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
TipIt is a roastery and coffee school rather than a walk-in cafe; its beans turn up in the best independents citywide.
Thomson's Coffee is Scotland's oldest coffee roaster, tracing back to 1841 in Glasgow and still roasting on the Southside for cafes across the country.
BeansBrazil, Colombia, Ethiopia
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
TipThe Giffnock site is a production roastery; look for Thomson's beans and blends in cafes across Glasgow.
Papercup Coffee Company is a Glasgow roaster and cafe on Great Western Road, roasting beans on-site that supply its own room and cafes across Scotland.
BeansEthiopia, Kenya, Colombia
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
TipThe Great Western Road site pairs a busy brunch cafe with the roasting; the separate Eastvale Place arch is the roastery.
Matthew Algie has roasted coffee in Glasgow since 1864, a Gorbals roastery and coffee school that supplies cafes and restaurants across the UK.
BeansColombia, Brazil, Rwanda
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Wholesale supply
TipIt is a commercial roastery, not a public cafe, but its beans pour in countless Scottish cafes and hotels.
Ovenbird is a small-batch speciality coffee roaster on Glasgow's Southside, roasting single-origin beans for cafes across the city and for online order.
BeansEthiopia, Colombia, Honduras
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
TipThere is no walk-in cafe at the roastery; order beans online or find Ovenbird pouring in independent Glasgow cafes.
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