After working in the coffee industry for many years sibling duo, Annie Martinu and Andreas Martinu decided it was time to open their own roastery. In 2011 Reverence Coffee Roasters began and since then they have been slowly building up from a cafe in Ascot Vale with a 1kg roaster, eventually expanding into the neighbouring shop with a 15kg roaster. Shortly after the expantion Reverence outgrew the space and relocated to where they are currently based at 36 Stubbs Street Kensington in Victoria.
‘We love exploring origins and individual beans. We sometimes find it too easy to go out and buy the best possible coffee, we love that too, but we relish the challenge to create a blend that’s greater than the sum of all its parts. It’s not always successful but that’s the fun part and it keeps our roasters and green bean buyers on their toes.’
The team at Reverence are always focused on improving and creating coffee you won’t forget!
‘We believe that sourcing the best possible specialty coffee is vital, yet we also take great pride in searching for and finding those hidden gems or lesser respected origins that get overlooked by other roasters.’
Reverence Coffee Roasters are underway with the construction of their new headquarters in Melbourne’s North where they will house their 15kg Giesen roaster with the addition of a 60kg roaster, a separate climate controlled green bean warehouse, a cupping and quality control lab and barista training centre. Keep an eye out because they have several Panama Geishas about to land.
This week with the Beanhunter Coffee Club you will be drinking:
Espresso:
‘The Lion Tamer is a blend of 4 specialty coffees from El Salvador Cartagua, Guatemala Rio Azul, Kenya Iyego and India Kelagur Heights.The highlight of the blend for us is the Cartagua from El Salvador.We have always had a soft spot for washed bourbons from El Salvador but this was the first time we were able to secure an entire lot from farmer Alfonso Magaña, a fifth generation coffee farmer. The Cartagua was shipped in a climate controlled reefer container and brings to the blend flavours of dark cherry and cola with a creamy body, in the blend you will also taste milk chocolate and nougat, there’s a gentle stone fruit acidity and a lingering honey finish.’
Filter:
‘The filter coffee is from another of our favourite origins, Ethiopia.We just love fruity naturals and this is even more unique, being a Peaberry.Expect intense berry aromas that lead into flavours of jammy berries with hints of plum and stone fruit. A great example of a clean natural coffee with a juicy acidity and candy like sweetness.’
We hope you enjoy this week’s featured cup. The Beanhunter Coffee Club is the best way to discover amazing coffee – join today! www.beanhunter.com/coffeeclub
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