Glesga Roasters

Glesga Roasters is a Glasgow coffee roastery and shop run as an initiative of Bishopbriggs Community Church (Scottish Charity SC014806). Coffee is roasted in store every week on a Probat machine and sold alongside merchandise from a retail space that doubles as a coffee shop.

The roastery exists as much for people as for coffee, framed by the team as a tool for rehabilitation, mentoring, employability and belonging in the local community. Sourcing is described as direct and fair with coffee cooperatives in Rwanda, alongside fair trading relationships with farmers in other origin countries.

The line-up covers single origins from Rwanda, Uganda, Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica and Sumatra, with tasting notes spanning red grapefruit and lavender through to dark chocolate and spice. There is a house Alpha Scotland Blend and a Colombian El Buho decaf, plus a subscription option for regular drinkers.

The tagline sums up the intent: Love Coffee, Love People.