Island Roasted

**New Coffee Alert** Burundi Nyagishiru Natural, light filter roast. Particularly good as a V60 with notes of wild strawberry, oolong tea and honey. On the shelves now or available through the website...

Want to learn how to get the best out of your home espresso machine? Our next home barista course is running on Sat 21st Sep , to book see link in bio or go to https://islandroasted.co.uk/product/home-barista-training/

Here's brief run down of the almond harvest before we head home. Like the olives, almonds have many similarties to coffee in terms of how they are farmed. There are mechanical ways of picking almonds but we only have about 400 almond trees here so we did these manually much like the olives, with nets. We did these with a team of 6 of us (plus Marco!) over about 3 days in temps between 30-35 C.

1) Nets are laid around the base of the trees.

2) Branches are tapped with sticks to make the ripe almonds fall.

3) Nets ate then collected in,

4) And almonds bagged up, or

5) Loaded into trailer depending on where we had the "de pulping" machine.

6) The almonds are loaded into the "de pulper" (SMALLATRICE in Italian) which takes them out of thier protective casing and leaves them in the hard shell we are all familiar with. It is important this process is done as soon as possible after picking, if the picked almonds stay in the bags for too long before this process they can start to ferment which isn't a desirable process for almonds!

7) The soft outer shell by-product is then loaded into the trailer and used on the land elsewhere as an organic furtilizer. Here we spread it around some of the olive trees.

8) The almonds are then laid out to dry further before going off to market.

9) Of course the best part is opening a few to try, which of course requires precision and dedication, as Marco is demonstrating!

Whilst this is a bit of fun for us to keep some family traditions alive, it does highlight the effort needed to farm anything, where ever you are in the world!

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Theres still time to vote for us in the Red Funnel Awards under best local produce, and Caffe Isola in the best Cafe/Tearoom category. Link in bio...

https://www.redfunnel.co.uk/isle-of-wight-guide/isle-of-wight-awards
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**DATE FOR THE DIARY** We are holding an open cupping on Sat 7th Sep to showcase our latest release - Burundi Nyagishiru Natural. We will be giving a short talk about this coffee and will of course have other coffees from our range on the table. The event is FREE and starts at 10am in the training room , and there are 10 places available so please book through the online form link in bio.
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Great to catchup with our friends and at the weekend ...

Coffee chaff is a by product of the roasting process but is also great for your garden when mixed with soil. Packed back into our stunning Brazil Espirito Santo paper coffee sacks, you can pick a bag up from for just a £2 donation. Happy gardening...

Another happy customer with a brand new VA Eagle One! If you are looking for a machine for specialty coffee then the E1 ticks all the boxes, build quality, extraction, functionality and cutting edge tech that make it more efficient and sustainable to run. As an official partner we have also had technical training from the manufacturer to support these machines giving our customers long term peace of mind. For more info get in touch...

Check out our latest coffee release - El Salvador San Ernesto Natural Single Origin Espresso. We have been working with this farm for over 9 years with their washed and honey process coffees which are key components in our main espresso blends, but this natural stood out as being perfect for a single origin espresso. With notes of Saville Orange, White Rum and Milk Chocolate, its now in the single origin hopper and availble on the retail shelves, as well as through the website, so check it out...

Next in our cafe series - Artisan based in East Cowes in a small creative community. Owner and operators Damian and Aga originally set up a bakery business during lockdown. After opening Artisan their passion for coffee and food became their main focus. Expect friendly and approachable service with fun and energetic vibes. Enjoy eating their wonderfully creative seasonal menu whilst enjoying their custom Artisan Blend.

Great day training today, teaching wholesale customers Level 1 Barista Skills in our dedicated traing room . Training is a key part of any coffee based business and always something we have focussed on, with fascilities, equipment and experienced trainers to help you on that journey. For more information get in touch...

Where to drink Island Roasted- Coffee Bubble-
set up by Jayne with help of her partner James. Originally a trailer coffee pod for events it has now found a home at Sanddown beach front. With an array of coffee and cakes and a seasonal food menu you’ll be sure to find something for you while at the beach. Find the Brazil Espirit Santos here expertly served in all coffee based drinks. Top tip for a social swim head down to the dip and sip every Sunday.

rockin the latte art today...

Don't forget you can still vote for us in the Red Funnel Isle of Wight awards 2024 for "The Best Local Produce" category and in the "The Best Cafe or Tearoom" category!

Head over to https://www.redfunnel.co.uk/isle-of-wight-guide/isle-of-wight-awards

Voting closes 31st August

Have you tried our subscription service yet? We roast subs every week on a Thursday and post out that evening or deliver ourselves on the Island on Fridays, you can't get fresher that! With a choice of coffees including our roaster's choice of the week, our subs are are customisable in quantitiy and delivery interval.

Thanks to our friends , we have a nice new VA Eagle One on test . enjoyed being the first to put it through it's paces. Like everything we supply, we fully test products in a busy commercial environment so that we fully understand them. We are pleased to have partnered with a brand with such history and presence in the specialty market. The build quality and performance as well as energy efficiency credentials speak for themselves so it was an obvious choice for us and we are pleased to now be stocking them. If you are looking for quality espresso equipment, get in touch!
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Checkout the latest version of the south. Not only are we in there with the roastery and but its a great companion when you are on your travels and searching out the best coffee stops!
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Saturday morning can only mean one thing, coffee! we have 3 coffees running for Espresso,, 1) our house Espresso 73 blend, 2) our Brazil Espirito Santo single origin and 3) our Peru pitchinaki sparkling water process decaf. And of course plenty of latte art...
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Cupping is part of everyday life at the roastery, whether its production cupping samples from every batch we roast for QC, selecting new coffees to offer, or comparing between each seasons crops. Here we are cupping our freshly landed El Salvador compared to pre shipment and past crop samples...
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We have 2 places left on our Home Barista Course next Thursday 25th April, in our training room . If you want to learn how to make the most of your home espresso machine then this is the course for you...

https://islandroasted.co.uk/product/home-barista-training/

Highlights from Friday's trip to the ...

We are chuffed to have been nominated for the Red Funnel Isle of Wight awards 2024 in "The Best Local Produce" category. But that's not all, has also been nominated in the "The Best Cafe or Tearoom" category!

So if you would like to give us a vote, head over to https://www.redfunnel.co.uk/isle-of-wight-guide/isle-of-wight-awards

Voting closes 31st August

Saturday mornings is where the latte art is flowing, but what's your favourite drink...?

Have you tried our latest Rwanda Nyungwe yet? With notes of dark plum, blackcurrant and almond brittle, this washed red bourbon is from the edge of the Nyungwe National Park in the Nyamasheke District.

Available through the website or from the retail shelves ...
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We've been working on some new coffees for our capsule range, and are pleased to announce we now have our Peru House Decaf available. You can order via the website or from the retail shelves ...

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We might not be open today, but if you forgot to order coffee for the Easter weekend, is open! We'll be back in the roastery on Tuesday so web orders will go out a day later next week.

Have a great Easter weekend!