Coffee blends have gained a bit of a bad rep through the assumption that roasters do it to use up leftover and past-crop coffees, with the aim of obscuring undesirable flavours with other profiles. We sat down with our Head of Coffee, Ashlee Eastwood-Quinn to discuss the stigma around blending and discover what it takes to design and roast a blend and the challenges involved. Read more

Introducing a new limited edition espresso for Spring 2019. Kickflip is a celebration of everything we love about Ethiopian coffees and is supporting the incredible, Ethiopia Skate. Read more

We were joined at Bankside by Delmy Regalado whose farm, Liquidambar, grows coffee for our Organic Espresso. An inspiring human and farmer, this powerhouse floored us with her stories... Read more

We're starting 2019 by bringing you an epic new season of our beloved Dr Strangelove espresso! Read more

The colder weather has arrived and so has our Strong Man limited edition Winter Espresso! This year joined by Strong Woman and together they’re championing not one but two coffee farms. Read more

Today, Bertha is the heartbeat of our roastery. A beautiful 120kg cast iron Probat. Built by us. More efficient than when new. The story of her rescue is one of our most exciting tales of restoration. Read more

Earlier this year we shared our thoughts on the Latte Levy, what we’re doing at Extract right now and how we’re trying to improve. We love coffee but we love our planet too and we’re serious about making positive changes. Read more

Summer is here and that means one thing...so is our Unkle Funka Summer Espresso! We searched high and low for the best (& funkiest) natural processed coffee and we turned up a real cool cat this year... Read more

Home from the coffee harvest at La Marianela, Colombia, Extract barista Henry Edwards shares the stories of the friends he met out in the fields. Read more

We send Extract barista Henry Edwards from Verbier in snowy Switzerland to the coffee harvest at La Marianela in Colombia. As the harvest comes to a close he reflects on what he's learned on this incredible adventure... Read more

We send Extract barista Henry Edwards from Verbier in snowy Switzerland to the coffee harvest at La Marianela in Colombia. This week he tries his hand at roasting and visits Popayan, the centre for milling and quality control. Read more

We send Extract barista Henry Edwards from Verbier in snowy Switzerland to the coffee harvest at La Marianela in Colombia. Here's his update on this year's record-breaking harvest. Read more

We send Extract barista Henry Edwards from Verbier in snowy Switzerland to the coffee harvest at La Marianela in Colombia. Here's his update from his first day at the farm. Read more

Have you watched barista competitions and thought, I really wanna taste that? Well, you aren't alone! We asked Callum to put his signature drink recipe down on paper so we could share it with you. With this one, you will not believe how much raspberry there is coming through until you have tried it! So over to Callum... Read more

What's new pussycat? The big switchover is here. Our new Sugarcane Decaf Espresso is here to stay and we couldn't be happier with it. So what's all the fuss about and why have we decided to change a hero coffee for the first time ever? Read more

We love a coffee with a story. So far this year, the greatest story has been one of a Colombian coffee farm that took a leap with a Bristol coffee roaster. The result was a delicious coffee which against the odds stormed the UK Barista Championships and made it to the finals... Read more