Anna had spent six years behind espresso machines across Bristol; Joel came from the trade side, sourcing green coffee. They kept meeting at the same cuppings, kept disagreeing about everything, and eventually decided to disagree under one roof.
For the first two years it was just the two of them: roasting on Tuesdays, delivering by bike on Wednesdays, and slowly convincing a handful of cafés that a small Bristol roaster was worth a punt.
In 2019 we took the unit on Gaol Ferry Steps and opened the café. The roastery moved next door a year later. These days there are nine of us, but the coffee is still roasted in small batches, cupped every morning, and only sent out when it tastes the way it should.