Journal — June 2024

Hey friends! Caleb here. I hope this parcel finds you well. Each month, as I pack all our orders, I try to take a moment and express my thankfulness for each of you. I really am so grateful that roaster after roaster you continue to give us the privilege of showing you the world of coffee, and the amazing people who have helped shape it.

This month we are working once again with Obadiah Coffee Roasters from Edinburgh, Scotland. Sam and Alice Young started the company in 2017, aiming to share clean and honest coffees with their community. Alice is local, but Sam grew up in Perth, Australia and got his start in coffee at 5 Senses, a fantastic roaster that Yonder featured a few summers back.

I asked Obadiah to describe their approach to sourcing and roasting coffees. “Roasting our coffees delicately is important for us to ensure we are not encouraging any unnatural alterations to the flavour profile of each coffee. We have one profile per coffee, designed to accurately represent all of the variables the coffee farmers have worked with in the growing process—the altitude of the farm, soil type, tree variety and process method. Because of this, we’re also stripping away any inconsistencies that brew method orientated roast profiles could inhibit. With this approach to roasting, we are able to maintain a higher level of purity and consistency. We want to contribute positively by engaging sustainably and pushing the boundaries of the ever growing coffee culture in the UK, as well as those beyond.”

Celebrating the farmer’s work in that way translates to some really beautiful coffees, and this month I’m excited to bring on several coffees from origins that are often overlooked. Kerinci has been producing delicate beauties and wow-inspiring fruit bombs for years, and the natural they sent Obadiah is a really lovely middle ground between the two. We also have two coffees from Brazil on, which I’m very glad to share with you. I was really taken with Eldorado, and the Palco from Daterra’s Masterpiece collection is really such a gem. I’m sipping the sample of La Divisa now as I write this, waiting for shipping updates from Sam, and I can’t wait to hear what you think.