It's a miserable early August afternoon. The summer has begun to quickly fade away and the rain is pouring from the heavens. Luckily for us, we're sheltered from the grey clouds outside- staring out at passers-by rushing through the rain from the shelter and comfort of Finegan & Son- an unassuming yet, prime speciality coffee spot far from the bright lights and hype of Belfast. From the outside, Finegan & Son looks like it could have been the inspiration for the shop fronts of Diagon Alley (that's one for you Harry Potter fans). Inside, the cafe is minimal, yet quaint- presented in an airy space, with wooden flooring, tables and chairs accompanied by giant windows that allow light to envelop...
Celeste Owens from Bailies Coffee Roasters shares her Colombian Geisha coffee review Geisha feels a little bit like the unicorn of coffee varietals. Rare and exclusive, their flavour profile is exotic, exciting and surprising. Geisha’s are known for their tropical fruit flavours, light tea-like body, high sweetness and stone fruit acidity. All the right things happen on your tongue! Bailies Coffee Roasters current Geisha comes from Andre Felipe Londono at his farm, Manatiales del Frontino. Being one of Colombia’s bigger and more progressive farms, they experiment with lots of interesting varieties (like Geisha) rather than the usual Castillo, which is standard for the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation. Because of a truckers strike in Colombia and shipment problems, the coffee didn’t...
We’ve welcomed a new member to the team at Bailies Coffee Roasters. Colleen, a French business studies student will be working alongside our business and sales team over the next few months. Currently studying at Kedge Business School in Bordeaux the university is ranked in the top 5 leading schools in France and among the top in Europe. We’re delighted to give Colleen a warm welcome to Belfast and another bonus is that she’s as passionate about coffee as we are. Name: Colleen Age: 19 Studying: Business at Kedge Business School, Bordeaux. Where’s home? I live in Saint-Céré, a tiny city, in the south of France where it's warm and sunny. What are you missing...
Many of you have noticed that for almost two years Bailies Coffee Roasters have been pushing to buy more and more coffees directly from the producers. This has been going very well, especially in Colombia, Brazil and Indonesia. Central America has been quite difficult for us in the past and that was the reason for my 3 weeks trip to Honduras and Guatemala. We know many producers and exporters from these countries, but that is not enough for the long term relationship on the level we would like to have. The trip was divided into three weeks, the first of which I spent in Honduras. I visited different farms, co-operatives, dry mills and cupping coffees wherever I could. Honduras is...
NAME: Stephen Houston AGE: 30 JOB TITLE: Speciality Coffee Roaster and Production Assistant, Bailies Coffee Roasters HOBBIES: Cycling, kickboxing and creating artwork FAVOURITE COFFEE EVER: Well so far it has to be the Panama Mama Cata Geisha we roasted last year – it was full of complexity and tropical flavours. FAVOURITE BREW METHOD: V60 – good clean cup of coffee every time and very portable so I’m never without coffee. MOTTO IN LIFE: My motto in life is something I was taught by my family, ‘Onwards and upwards' and always being positive and moving forward no matter what life throws at you. What does it take to become a coffee roaster? It takes a lot of passion, commitment,...
