![]() ![]() ![]() Passionate about coffee and the people who make it, Joe and Anne’s earlier experiences backpacking around Central America in 2000 helped them to form a genuine and wholehearted sentiment for coffee producing communities – a huge part of what fuels Alchemy’s ethos today. We’ve made coffee at over 4000 events in 16 years – steaming 600,000 litres of milk, using 95,000 kilos of coffee the equivalent amount a busy café would go through in 75 years!īy 2008 we had decided to roast our own coffee, as we struggled with the quality of coffee we were able to purchase, especially if we needed a large volume of specialty coffee at very short notice. We’ve had amazing opportunities to meet incredible artists at Pyramid and Other over the years and watch some fantastic performances. We developed a number of pioneering methods to enable us to set up and deliver exceptional coffee at venues all over the world – from corporate to VIP events –for guests ranging from royalty and rock stars.įrom selling coffees at the Henley Regatta, it wasn’t long before we were asked to make coffees for the artists backstage at Glastonbury – which we’ve now done at every Glastonbury since 2005. The idea was to make the highest quality coffee – anywhere. We identified a gap in the event market – no one was doing impressive specialty coffee at events. If you would like to get to know us better, a great place to start is our YouTube channel where you can see us visiting our Direct Trade farmers at source, and take a virtual look inside our roastery.Īlchemy is an independent, family run business with a vibrant story to tell.įollowing a backpacking trip around central America in 2000, Anne and Joe O’Hara decided to move on from their corporate jobs. This really is a better deal for everyone, as in our direct trade partnerships we pay the farmer directly with no middle men, in their currency, straight into the farm’s bank account – meaning they don’t have to sacrifice a portion of their income to a broker. Being a small, independent roastery allows us to form meaningful and long-lasting partnerships with farmers and producers, and also means we get some really delicious coffees that are exclusive to us in return. Transparency is incredibly important to us. The epic – a long and arduous battle to find and restore this piece of history -is over, and it is her time to sing. We roast on an 85-year-old reconditioned roaster named Brynhildr – named fittingly after ‘the fat lady who sings’ at the end of the epic story ‘The Ring’. ![]()
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