News — freshly roasted coffee

Hello and welcome to our first newsletter of 2026 👋 If you’re new here — hello! I’m William, owner and roaster at Well Roasted Coffee. I roast all of our speciality coffee in small batches right here in the Welland Valley on the border of Northamptonshire and Leicestershire, and it’s freshly roasted each week before it heads out to you. January can be a little ‘dry’ and fortunately seemed to fly by, so February feels like the perfect time to say hello, share what’s new, and ease into the year together. And with spring just around the corner, there’s lots...

Homemade Coffee Liqueur Recipe If you love the idea of combining freshly roasted, freshly ground speciality coffee with the warmth of spiced rum, this Coffee Liqueur recipe is for you. Simple to make, smooth, and not overly sweet, it’s a perfect homemade treat to enjoy or share with friends. Last year our recipe was for a Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur, so this year we thought we would give you a recipe that uses coffee made from various brewing methods. So this recipe can be made using Espresso (with water), Cafetiere or French Press, Pour-Over, or AeroPress methods for brewing the...

Our Christmas Shop is Open! Festive Cheer is Brewing!  Dear Coffee Lovers As the holiday season approaches, and Christmas shopping is, for many people, already in full swing, we’re here to make your festivities even more delightful/bearable  with the most delicious speciality coffees and thoughtful gifts for your coffee-loving loved ones. Remember if you have a Coffee Subscription with us you can add any one-off items to your next delivery. Just Log In, go to My Account and Subscriptions. Select your Active subscription and then choose Edit to add whichever extra products you would like, just for this delivery. Just go...

October is an important month for coffee. As you might have seen 1st October was International Coffee Day and this year’s theme is ‘Embracing Collaboration’ because of course our favourite brew is the result of wide collaboration, often unseen, among numerous actors across the global value chain, all working together to bring us that perfect cup, every day. We made a quick list of all the people who make our daily coffee possible: Coffee Farmer Coffee Farm Workers Coffee Processors Fermenters and Dryers Graders Cooperatives Buyers Green Bean Exporters and Importers Traders & Brokers Distributors Roasters (AKA William) Quality Control...

Where is Timor coffee grown? Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, is a small country located in Southeast Asia, known for its unique and flavourful coffee. Coffee production is one of the primary agricultural activities in Timor-Leste and has significant cultural and economic importance to the country. This is a country struggling to develop the coffee industry after years of neglect due to the fight for independence from Indonesia. Timorese coffee is truly wild and organically grown underneath the imposing shade trees that dominate the landscape. With time old traditions in processing coffee, passed on from generation to generation, coffee...