The mighty Pharos 68mm conical burr hand grinder from Orphan Espresso
We knew the Pharos was a peerless product the moment we produced our first shot with the Bacchi from it. In only a few short months a lot of other people have come to the same conclusion. As a result…
We finally upgrade our October 2003 Olympia Cremina so the mater pressure-stat sits up the right way
A few weeks ago I posted a blog entry with a few images of the upgrades that we would be making to our October 2003 Cremina to bring it right up to date with the current model. I can’t remember…
Clumping coffee grinds don’t cause channelling and don’t mean your grinder is poor
More heresy from the house of Londinium! We see so much angst expressed on the internet whereby people are dismissive of a grinder on the basis that they have seen ground coffee come out in clumps from it. Clumps I…
The Spanish Inquisition
From: [email protected] Subject: Re: Londinium Date: 16 February 2012 15:16:27 GMT To: [email protected] Hi Reiss. Second shipment arrived today just on time as I had only 8grams of Java left. Some thoughts on the first month. First a great WOW.…
Guatemalan San Francisco Tecuamburro + Bosco
Shots like these aren’t unusual or rare on a Bosco. Come and prove it for yourself. A super sweet treat to close out the evening’s roasting.
If your Londinium espresso isn’t sweet your espresso machine is too hot
I’m fairly confident in asserting that I’ve got the sweetest tooth of any coffee roaster in the business Secondly, it isn’t a democracy we run here, I only sell roasts that I like, which ties in nicely with the first…
Pharos shipment update
Just off the phone from speaking with Orphan Espresso The delay in filling our order has been the result of a wait to get one or two parts for the Pharos The good news is Orphan Espresso will be shipping…
The origins of up dosing and when it is appropriate
The origins of up dosing are closely tied to a cafe’s pursuit of profit. If you want to increase the average customer spend one way is to offer larger portions (of anything) as the most incremental cost of the additional…
Customer testimonial from Spain

We’ve got a whole email folder full of customer testimonials but we’ve seldom published them as we think they might be perceived as a bit ‘Reader’s Digest’. Anyway, lets post this one and see what you think, as its not…