How do you like yours?
How do you define speciality?
Did you know coffee is derived from fruit?
Such is my addiction, if there was a drought I would crunch the cherries!
Growing on a bush-like plant I invite you to bite a blood red ripe cherry and savour the flavour in order to appreciate its organic and natural origin, then tell me it's not one of my five a day!
I see myself as a self-appointed ambassador of Glasgow and promote, brag and talk about it to anyone who will listen. There really is no place like home and, like Dorothy, when I’m somewhere else, although I see the beauty in other cities and countries, my heart truly belongs to Glasgow!
Rising like a phoenix from the slums and gang squalor of the late 19th and early 20th century, she is now a diamond in the crown of Great Britain and Europe and I am very comfortable being part of such an open minded and forward-thinking city. Restaurants are often full to capacity and new hotels are opening to fill the needs of hungry, tired tourist and industries looking to set up roots in our Glaswegian, Scottish, British, European and now, worldwide trading post!
Another Glasgow Girl who works and thrives in the heart of Glasgow is Lisa Lawson , who when talking about her passion for Der Green Coffee Roasters states:
"For me it’s all driven by passion - I’m naturally ambitious. I do something I really love and ‘roaster’ is an especially good job title to have in Glasgow."
I have often been told I’m a 'Pure Roaster' but Lisa actually is an essential lover and producer of coffee who has transformed the way I drink and think about coffee.
I used to wallop an instant cup of 'dirtied water', washed with a whiff of caffeine but I now relish the thought and the ritual and delight I have in making a speciality coffee. Now, one freshly, made cup of Dear Green Roast is enough to fulfil my needs.
Dear Green Coffee is a 2-minute walk away from the Glasgow Green and is based in a small unit on East Campbell Street, in the Calton area, next to the Barras. Lisa honed her trade in Australia and found it hard to get a job ‘roasting’ when she came back to Glasgow. I have found some Glasgow Roasters to be nepotistic, in that, they would rather hire family and friends, lacking the required knowledge and skills, than be open to some new, fresh talent.
Faced with this Lisa bought a second-hand roaster and the rest is now…
Not history but current, thriving and available for all to savour from various outlets and on their website.
Dear Green Coffee Roasters take pride in sourcing the very best speciality grade coffee for roasting and go through the process in an ethical manner with a social conscience. Through the chain of 'custody' they maintain integrity from collection to concept by providing the best combination of climate, preservation, roasting, and packing of the bean towards its final destination; the brewer to be prepared and enjoyed by you and me;
The Coffee Lovers in this Dear Green City of Glasgow
People do make Glasgow but the other day I was introduced, by the lovely Bryony to Senga and Betty, two gorgeous machines who make coffee for Dear Green Lovers!
I would have loved to have et Lisa but with a thriving business she is a very busy woman. I can say though I was yards away from her and nearly got a whiff of her passion!
Thank you Bryony for showing me around Dear Green Coffee Roasters!
See you next time!
I'll just have to worship from afar and watch this video on repeat!
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