Potterbeans is a Cornwall-based roaster working on a restored 1950s coffee roaster fired by locally sourced solar-dried oak wood, a method that gives the business its name and sets it apart from the gas and electric drum roasters used almost everywhere else in the UK.
Potterbeans is a Cornwall-based roaster working on a restored 1950s coffee roaster fired by locally sourced solar-dried oak wood, a method that gives the business its name and sets it apart from the gas and electric drum roasters used almost everywhere else in the UK. The team buy from producers and partners they describe as valuing sustainability, fairness and consistency, with single origins drawn from East Timor, Nicaragua, Colombia, Brazil, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.
A separate Ship by Sail range covers coffees brought to the UK by sailing cargo. Subscriptions include a Roasters Choice and a Speciality Mixed Box, and a Mexican decaf is available.
Resident potter Lucy Brown throws espresso cups and tumblers sold alongside the coffee. Packaging is described as considerately designed with recycling in mind.
Wholesale partnerships are actively offered.
