Light Roast

If you've always thought of coffee as something dark, rich and powerful, a beautifully roasted light coffee might just be a revelation.

Light roasting allows us to preserve and celebrate more of the individual characteristics that make a coffee special. The growing region, altitude, variety and processing methods all contribute to its personality, and a carefully judged lighter roast can reveal these qualities in wonderfully vivid detail.

Expect a fascinating world of flavours, from bright citrus and ripe berries to delicate florals, honey, stone fruits and gentle natural sweetness. Some light roasts are beautifully crisp and lively, others remarkably smooth and mellow, but the finest share an expressive character that makes every sip interesting.

Here in our Lincoln shop, we carefully select green coffee beans with the qualities we believe will shine through a lighter roast. Our aim is to develop enough sweetness and balance while preserving the distinctive flavours that make each origin worth discovering.

Lightly roasted coffee can be especially rewarding when prepared as a filter or slow-pour brew, where its delicate nuances have room to shine, although many also make wonderfully expressive espressos.

And don't mistake light roasting for weak coffee. These beans can deliver extraordinary intensity of flavour, just expressed in a different way.

Sometimes the most exciting thing about coffee is discovering just how much flavour has been hiding inside the bean all along.