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The Artisan Producer Dan Burgess from Island Roasted coffee explains what artisan really means. Dan Burgess of Island Roasted
Artisan is a word which seems to be everywhere these days but what does it actually mean?
It’s a term used to describe food produced in small batches in ways often passed down through generations with tastes and processes which have been allowed to develop slowly and naturally over time rather than being mass produced and at Island Roasted and Caffe Isola that’s exactly our ethos.
We are true artisans, roasting coffee is as much an art as it is a science. We hand roast our coffees in small batches using drum roasters to allow the coffee time to develop its true flavour, rather than high speed automated roasters used for mass market coffees. The latest technology is used to visualise and meticulously record all aspects of the roast so that once the optimum profi le has been determined for a particular coffee, it can be referred back to, ensuring consistency for future batches. 100% of the control of the roast is with the operator meaning adjustments are made based on knowledge, skill and experience, not mathematical formulas of automated systems.
Another area where we really differ from the mass market coffees of the large brands and chains is that our coffees are sourced from farms typically producing anything from 6 sacks/yr
(1 sack = 60-69kg depending on origin) up to about 300sacks/yr. The big brands producing thousands of tonnes of coffee a year need much larger volumes of coffee meaning they have to use lower grade coffees to get some level of consistency resulting in lower prices for farmers and a lower quality product. Only the highest quality coffees are sourced, ethical and sustainable coffees are premium and exactly what we look for as a craft roaster. ‘Direct Trade’ routes are used where possible ensuring the producer gets the highest price.
We produce a range of high quality espresso blends to suit different tastes, predominantly used by the trade in cafes and restaurants with the option of private label for customers seeking something bespoke with their own branding. We also produce a range of seasonal single origin coffees more often used by retail customers using home brewing methods such as fi lter, pour over, aeropress, siphon and cafetiere and work closely with other Island companies, promoting other Wight Marque products that complement what we do, like Briddlesford Farm milk which is great for latte art.
So put the mass produced aside and come and taste real artisan coffees roasted here on the Island.
Island Roasted
www.islandroasted.co.uk
September/October 2015 67
WIGHT r
e MARQUE
The I.O.W Espresso Co. Office No: 857670
www.iow-espresso.co.uk
Caffè Isola Tel. 524800 59 Pyle Street, Newport
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