Blog
Category: Coffee
A collection of things we love, things we do and people who inspire us.

She’s back! NEW Betty coffee landing 8 March
This International Women's Day, we're stoked to be launching Betty. This limited edition coffee is grown and roasted by women and available to buy from 8th March 2021. Read more

Meet the farmer: Inner Strength
Significant to the Inner Strength story is the speciality coffee itself, but also the people behind it. It’s a story we feel needs amplification and involves a cooperative in the Democratic Republic (DR) of the Congo which we want to share with you. Read more

A cup of Inner Strength
“No other coffee of ours has a stronger purpose than this one.” A cup of Inner Strength. Read more

Never run out of coffee again
Thinking about setting up a coffee subscription with us? Read this... Read more

Extract Loves…Millican
We are stoked to bring you this new coffee co-lab with our friends, the maverick adventurers Millican and Bristol artist and animator Gavin Strange. Read more

Summer 2020: Funka is back!
Our favourite summer espresso is back! Unkle Funka is here, fruitier and funkier than ever. This year's Funka is an experimental natural process from Colombia. Think big fruit flavours like funky pineapple, synthsy apple-sours and boozy brandy cream. Read more

Extract Loves…Fusion Extreme
This year, a friend of Extract's, Matti Hemmings, came to us with an idea for a co-lab with his stunt company, Fusion Extreme. Read more

Catch a break with Half Speed. New low-caffeine espresso
We are stoked to launch this incredible new coffee. Meet Half-Speed. All the flavour, half the caffeine. Now you can catch a break at any time of day. Read more

Ten proven health benefits from drinking coffee
We all love a brew, but is coffee actually any good for us? This was the question we posed the ever inquisitive Jerry Short, and here are the ten proven health benefits he came back with... enjoy! Read more

New season Dr Strangelove has landed
Stop worrying and love the brew. A new season of Dr Strangelove has landed, this year's Strangelove is better than ever with an incredible flavour profile & sourcing story. Read more

This spring we’re bringing you a new hero
80% of Extract’s coffee is roasted by women, but female coffee farmers remain a rarity. For our Betty spresso, we were adamant from day 1 that the entire supply chain should be run by women, from crop to cup. Read more

Here’s the truth about decaf
In terms of coffee, you often see trends come and go. One which is clearly here to stay is the increase in demand for quality decaf. Read more

Be Strong Part 2: Strong People. Strength in numbers
We know coffee has the power to change things. Just 200 meters from our roastery, the impact Empire Fighting Chance has on our community is incredible. Read more

Be Strong Part 1: Coffee as a force for good
What does it really mean to be strong? What does Being Strong mean to you? We’ve come to the conclusion that these are questions with many answers... Read more

Strong Man & Strong Woman are back!
They're back! Coming soon to a hopper near you. Read the stories behind this year's legendary winter espresso. Read more

Progress in Peru
An update on our progress working with Sol y Cafe in the mountains of Northern Peru. Read more