Test roast 1 reveals a fairly delicate coffee, certainly free from the tea like tannins that we find unpleasant in so many african coffees (others will describe this as gamey and spicy).  At this early stage we are getting pleasant notes of brown sugar, overlaid with some kind of herb like rosemary.  It will be interesting to see if this remains as the coffee ages in the next few days.

While Londinium espresso are bespoke coffee roasters our coffee for sale on the internet is very much the result of a rather undemocratic process.  We've decided that tastes are so diverse that rather than stock a vast array of coffees to cater to all tastes we will simply continue to try new coffees.  The ones that we like we will restock and retain, those we are less keen on will disappear.

In this way we can at least stand behind every coffee we sell.  If you really like and enjoy a product it is easy to support it post-sale, and to understand any elements in it that may annoy or disappoint.  It also allows us to alter the roast quite easily if we have a request to roast it a little lighter or darker.

We also find there is a need to monitor our coffee stock regularly, in much the same way as you would a garden, as the coffee progressively changes as it ages, generally needing less roasting the older it becomes.  In order to monitor effectively it precludes us from holding a ridiculous vast selection of coffee, so we will do our best to balance the competing needs of everyone, as we do appreciate that a wide selection of coffee is appealing to many of you.