We're starting 2024 as we mean to go on with a new True North coffee from the Chilcon Family in Peru. Over the past few years the coffees we've sourced from Peru have been uniformly excellent. We love this example from the San Jose De Lourdes...
As the first proper Arctic blast of the winter season hits Scotland it is a good time to sharpen up your winter walking skills before venturing into the hills. Nothing beats a crisp day of walking the high tops with a brilliant blue sky and...
If you’ve ever been to the American Midwest, Pacific Northwest, or New England at this time of year, you’ll have experienced their “fall foliage” as the leaves begin to turn and the trees explode with those brilliant shades of red, gold, and yellow. But it’s not...
Sweet, balanced, and wonderfully drinkable: it's the Costa Rica Volcancito. This is the second year we've bought from Alejo Castro Kahle (you might remember the fruity natural Volcan Azul which we’re going to bring back very soon). Volcancito is an estate blend, which means it's...
The mystical island of Rum has captured the imagination of visitors for many years. Hung out on the horizon with a jagged crown of mountain peaks, it is known in Gaelic as the ‘Isle of the Ridge’ and boasts Scotland's oldest known stone age settlement....
Of all the various legends and symbols associated with speciality coffee, perhaps none is more famous (infamous?) than the Gesha variety, which has continued to captivate drinkers and coffee professionals around the world since it burst onto the scene in 2004. That year, a farm...
by Bethany McDonagh At Glen Lyon Coffee Roasters, we are always on the lookout for ways to be more sustainable and make sure what we do and how we live has a positive impact on our environment. In fact, as a B Corp-certified company, it’s a...
Earlier this month Glen Lyon Coffee’s Jamie travelled to Brazil to visit our biggest direct trade partners the Foresti family and their farm Fazenda do Lobo in Minas Gerais. This is the fourth harvest in a row that we have bought coffee from Lobo and...
This May we were thrilled to support the Scottish speciality coffee scene by running a Glen Lyon stall at the Glasgow Coffee Fest. We have been a few times over the years so thought that this time around we would offer something completely different. Using our...
One of the perks of being a coffee roaster in the Scottish Highlands is that there is no end to the number of scenic walks, hikes, climbs, rambles and strolls available when we feel the need to get outside. As the weather warms up (in between...
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