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....
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...
Last month we looked back on 2022 and some of the sustainability goals we achieved over the preceding twelve months. Now, as a new year begins and the days start to lengthen, it feels like the perfect time to consider some of the things we’re...
It has been another busy but happy year for us here at Glen Lyon Coffee and we have continued to strive to be a great business rather than a big one. Here are 12 highlights of how we have been doing our best to put people...
One of the founding motivations of Glen Lyon Coffee Roasters has been to support and engage with our local community. We do this in many ways, from hosting events to working with local partners and planting trees to help regenerate the Highland landscape. Last year we...
By Bethany McDonagh Update: We were joined by Charlotte at the end of September for a chocolate and coffee pairing event here at the Roastery. A small group of attendees spent the morning sampling specially-chosen pairings of chocolates and coffee, with the goal of helping to...
We love nothing more than a collaboration here at Glen Lyon and the idea for our latest gift set was born from a conversation in a tipi deep in the Cairngorms' National Park at last year's Scottish Roasters' Retreat. We've always felt that the friendly environment...
We recently attended an inspiring talk by the Scottish snowboarder Lesley McKenna. Lesley competed in the Winter Olympic Games in 2002, 2006 and 2010 and is now the Team Manager for the GB Park and Pipe Team. She described what makes her tick at work...
