Roasting Small Batch Speciality Coffee on the Rame Peninsula, Cornwall
Roaster’s choice
Blue Ayarza
Guatemala
Small Holder Farmers - Lake Ayarza, Santa Rosa
Washed
Anacafe 14, Bourbon, Catuai, Pache, San Ramon
Red Apple, Chocolate, Blueberry
This washed lot was processed at the cherry mill in Ayarza, Santa Rosa. In Guatemala, coffee is traditionally processed individually by smallholder farmers, making it difficult to manage and guarantee quality from lot to lot. Ayarza works with numerous farmers in the region, paying a premium for ripe cherry and processing it centrally to maintain strict standards throughout.
Francisco Nájera is one of many local producers we work with at Ayarza cherry mill. Francisco was born in El Naranjo town in the Jutiapa department of Guatemala. He is 30 years old, married with two children and has been working in the coffee production business for around 15 years. Cultivating various small plots covering just under 1ha in total, Francisco is a small producer but a great entrepreneur, and has excelled in the coffee production business despite the adversity and constant threat of various coffee diseases. He also dedicates part of his time to developing coffee tree nursery services to sell saplings to other farmers in the region.
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Origin - Guatemala
Process - Washed
Tasting notes - Blueberry + apple + chocolate (think intense brownie!)
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This washed lot was processed at the cherry mill in Ayarza, Santa Rosa. In Guatemala, coffee is traditionally processed individually by smallholder farmers, making it difficult to manage and guarantee quality from lot to lot. Ayarza works with numerous farmers in the region, paying a premium for ripe cherry and processing it centrally to maintain strict standards throughout.
small batch & expertly roasted
At Lars & Margo, our coffee tastes great because our farmers genuinely care for their plants and equally their environment.
Following that we give the beans plenty of attention at the Lars & Margo Roastery—we roast by hand, keeping things light to medium so the real flavours in every bean can shine through. The end result? A seriously great cup of coffee.
We source our green beans, through various UK based green bean merchants, who partner with farmers around the entirety of the coffee belt. Lars & Margo then choose beans not just for their origin, varietal, process or tasting profile, but to ensure fair pay to farmers, fresh ideas are supported and there is a drive towards inclusivity and gender equality with further support going to local communities.
As a family business, we enjoy meeting new faces and share what we do. If you’re in Cornwall you wont have to travel far to find a local spot serving or stocking our freshly roasted beans, so a great cup of coffee is never far away.
We take our time with every batch—hand roasting the beans and packing them up with care.
refill
Passing by or living locally on the Rame Peninsula? Why not swing by our Roastery? Simply, grab a bag or two or bring your own container (10% discount) and if you don’t have a grinder at home we will grind the beans for you there and then.
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Our love and gratitude to everyone who has offered their support and kindness in order for us to create something we are incredibly proud of…and especially our beautiful three and their amazing partners…Jack, Saskia, Will, Phbz, Biz and Tom 🤍🤍🤍…and our two little four-legged…Alfred and Alice.
