Why Varietals are Important with Head Roaster Elizabeth Furth
During his visit to El Salvador in early 2019, Chimney Fire Coffee founder Dan was introduced to Tomas Trigueros, proprietor of the Don Tomas Estat...
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Recycle Reuse Reward
Over the last two years we’ve been rigorously researching and testing packaging alternatives - and in the summer of 2021, we were incredibly excite...
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THE FARMER IN OUR COURTYARD: ESNAYDER CUARTAS INTERVIEW
How many British roasteries are lucky enough to say they receive regular visits from an actual coffee farmer? We sat down with Colombian coffee pro...
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COFFEE AND ELITE SPORT - WHEN SAM MET TISH
Tish Jones is a Team GB marathon runner with a personal best of 2hrs 31mins, set at the 2019 Virgin London Marathon. She is supported by Adidas and...
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GENDER EQUALITY IN COFFEE FARMING
On average it takes around 100 beans to make an espresso - that’s about 50 cherry picks to make one cup of coffee! But who picked the cherries? W...
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ONE YEAR OF RE-CYCLE
We're proud to say we've been working with Re-Cycle for just over a year now, with 25p from every 250g bag and £1 from every 1kg bag of all Discov...
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TRACEABILITY AND OUR AUGUST DISCOVERY COFFEE
When you buy coffee from a speciality roaster you should know where it comes from. This is so important because it creates a link between the coff...
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COURTYARD COFFEE FESTIVAL
CHIMNEY FIRE IS TURNING 4 🥳To celebrate we’re having a party, and everyone is invited! Join us at our roastery in the beautiful Surrey Hills on S...
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CLASSIC OR SIGNATURE - OUR SINGLE ORIGIN HOUSE ESPRESSOS
The development of our two house espressos have been at the core of everything we do here at Chimney Fire. After lots of customer feedback and num...
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Plant A Tree On Earth Day
Thanks to everyone who planted a tree for Earth Day. A TREE FOR EVERY ORDER ON EARTH DAY Thursday 22nd April is Earth Day. For every order recei...
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How To Keep Your Coffee Fresher For Longer
Correct coffee storage is imperative in preserving the freshness of your whole bean or ground coffee. To keep ground or whole bean coffee fresh, co...
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Honey Processed Coffee
Most of you will be familiar with a natural or washed coffee but what does a honey process mean? In this blog we focus on this complex process and ...
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Biodynamic Coffee
Our February Discovery Coffee was our first biodynamic coffee so we thought we’d give a little more insight into the farming practices and ...
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Top Home Barista Combinations
We frequently get asked great questions such as “what do you recommend for a chocolately coffee” or “I’d like to try something that goes well with...
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Like-for-Like Coffees
From time to time we look for replacements for coffees in our core range. When we look for a replacement coffee, we look for a similar flavour pr...
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Master Your Coffee Making During Lockdown
New brew guides, delivery service and coffees - here's how we are supporting your working from home coffee needs during lockdown 2.0: NEW B...
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Chilled Coffee Favourites
With 6am starts and temperatures hitting the mid thirties in the roastery, we’ve been experimenting with the most refreshing chilled coffee recipe...
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What is a Discovery Coffee?
Last month you may have seen the launch of our new range of coffees, perfect for those who believe variety is the spice of life! Here’s a little ...
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What To Do With Your Leftover Coffee Grounds
More coffee drinking at home means more leftover coffee grounds. Rather than clogging up your sink or popping them in the bin, check out the short...
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News From El Cipres
We’re coming up to our second season sourcing coffee from El Cipres in El Salvador so I recently caught up with Tomas who kindly provided an updat...
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How Do I Get The Best From My Whole Bean or Ground Coffee?
Should I store my coffee in the fridge, freezer or in the kitchen cupboard? Is it best to drink coffee as fresh as possible? Do beans keep fresher...
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Updates - Delivery, Discounts and NHS Coffee
LAST UPDATED 24/06/2020 We hope everyone is safe and well during this challenging time. Whilst coffee is quite low on the agenda here, we know tha...
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Experience Series: Flavour
Over the next few weeks we'll be writing a series of blogs that focus on how to maximise your coffee experience, inspired by the type of questions...
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Warm Welcomes
Sunday March 8th is International Women's Day so thought this would be a great opportunity to introduce two thirds of the Chimney Fire team, and w...
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Kenya Coffee from Bean to Cup
This is an exciting one and goes back to the very roots of Chimney Fire Coffee. As mentioned a few times throughout this website (well it is a big...
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Natural Decaf
One of our top most asked questions is about decaf, and is often one of the most tricky ones to answer. The decaffination process is often convolu...
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We're Looking for a Roastery Assistant
We're on the lookout for the right person to support our roastery activities and receive great exposure to all aspects of coffee, from sourcing to ...
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Getting Your Tamp Right!
Getting your ‘tamp’ right is hugely important in extracting a consistent espresso shot, but is pressure or force more important? When we extract a...
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2019 Reflections
Thank you to all of our suppliers, customers and partners for working with and supporting us throughout 2019. We’ve had a great year at Chim...
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