Welcome to Carrow Coffee Roasters
We are Paola and Andrew, coffee enthusiasts and founders of this small roasting business, located beside the Atlantic Ocean in County Sligo, Ireland
Welcome to Carrow Coffee Roasters
We are Paola and Andrew, coffee enthusiasts and founders of this small roasting business, located beside the Atlantic Ocean in County Sligo, Ireland
Who we are.
Carrow Coffee Roasters is a boutique roastery based on a family farm in the West of Ireland, perched on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean and circled by ancient forests and Neolithic sites.
We constantly strive to source the best sustainably-grown beans from small-scale farmers, and then use our roasting expertise to bring out the best flavour in the cup. From bright washed coffees to funky naturals we are proud to roast distinctive and memorable coffees. We are committed to environmental sustainability and to paying farmers a fair price. Get ready to brew and journey with us!
Our Story...
Our passion for coffee grew in Colombia where we lived for four years travelling extensively throughout the countryside to visit farms and learn about coffee production and the different processing methods.
While there we developed contacts with coffee growers, exporters and industry experts and started roasting coffee on a Huky 500 in the attic of our apartment in Bogota. Andrew became a certified Q Grader, meaning great smelling and tasting skills! Handy when it comes to sourcing the most delicious coffees.
We do care. A lot.
Living in the West of Ireland means connecting with and respecting nature and those values are at the core of who we are as a business.
We are committed to reducing our environmental impact through the adoption of sustainable practices that will reduce our carbon footprint. For example, we use 100% compostable packaging for our retail bags and we supply our wholesale customers in the Sligo area using reusable buckets, which helps to cut down on packaging in the bin!
Our latest coffees
At Carrow we favour light to medium roasts that allow the bean’s intrinsic flavour to shine through. We offer a range of single origin coffees that vary from season to season and are roasted to maximise their natural flavours.
DR CONGO
Variety: Blue Mountain, Red Bourbon | Process: Washed | Altitude: 1450-1850 MASL | Harvest: July 2023 | Producer: Members of the Amka co-op | Region: Kivu, eastern DR Congo
Bright and sweet, with notes of goji berries, red apple & maple syrup.
We are excited to bring you this beautifully clean and deliciously sweet coffee from eastern DR Congo. For us, the flavour profile of coffee from this area is truly unique, thanks to the rich volcanic soils and local biodiversity. The small-scale farmers that make up the Amka co-op have grown and processed their harvest without using chemical fertilizers or pesticides, and they work under very difficult conditions due to an ongoing conflict. A further reason to enjoy this excellent coffee and support them.
Rwanda
Variety: Bourbon | Process: Natural | Altitude: 1850-2200 MASL | Harvest: June 2023 | Producer: Smallholder farmers, Abadatezuka Coop, Cyato Washing Station | Region: Nyamasheke district, Western Province
Funky and fruity with notes of lemon curd, winey fruit & hibiscus.
This is our third year buying coffee from the Cyato washing station and we're delighted to have found this exceptional micro-lot. It's packed full of sugary sweetness and juicy acidity, with lots of tropical fruit flavours and a touch of hibiscus on the finish. The smallholder farmers who produced these beans use no synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, helping to preserve the integrity of soils and wildlife in this area of western Rwanda.
GUATEMALA - ORGANIC
Variety: Bourbon, Catimor, Pache | Process: Washed | Altitude: 1400-2200 MASL | Harvest: September 2023 | Producer: Women producers, CODECH program | Region: Concepcion Huista, Huehuetenango
Smooth and buttery, with notes of blueberries, praline & dark chocolate.
This certified organic coffee is a celebration of women producers! The beans in this lot all come from women-owned or women-managed farms, with each grower paid a premium for their harvest. What's more, it tastes great, displaying all the usual sweetness and delicious chocolatey notes that Huehuetenango is famous for. We've roasted it for espresso but it will also make a richer filter coffee.
EL SALVADOR
Variety: Bourbon, HSF | Process: Washed | Altitude: 1500-1700 MASL | Harvest: February 2023 | Producer: J. Antonio Salaverría & sons, Finca Santa Rita | Region: Apaneca-Ilamatepec, western El Salvador
Nutty and Sweet, with notes of praline, red berries & orange peel.
The sweetness of El Salvadorian coffees makes them amazing for espresso. Soft yet rich in flavour, with a pronounced intensity and creamy mouthfeel. This coffee displays all those positive qualities and is grown by one of the country's leading farmers, José Antonio Salaverria. José and his sons farm in several different areas around the Santa Ana volcano and separate higher quality lots like this one for individual processing. The cherries are picked blood red in colour, depulped, soaked in water and then dried, producing a beautifully clean and structured coffee.
BRAZIL | DIRECT TRADE
Variety: Bourbon, Catuai | Process: Natural | Altitude: 1200 - 1350 MASL | Harvest: Current crop | Producer: João Hamilton, Serra do Cigano Valley, Caconde, São Paulo
Rich and smooth, with notes of roasted hazelnuts, almonds and caramel.
You can expect full-bodied deliciousness from our balanced and sweet go-to espresso, making it a popular favourite. Perfect as it is or with milk.
This is the fourth year we return to the Serra do Cigano because we love its flavour and we strongly support Fazenda Ambiental Fortaleza’s ethos and farming practices.
Joao Hamilton and his partners grow top-quality coffee on their 10-hectare Serra do Cigano farm, while at the same time respecting nature. This includes farming without the use of artificial fertilisers and pesticides and reforesting areas around springs. The team have also made greater efforts to harvest only the ripest cherries and improve their drying techniques using raised beds, resulting in a better cup quality.
COLOMBIA
Variety: Castillo, Caturra, Colombia | Process: Washed, non-chemically decaffeinated | Altitude: 1200 - 2000 MASL | Harvest: current crop | Producer: Smallholder farmers, La Plata, Huila
La Plata is sweet and full-bodied, with notes of milk chocolate and malt. Suitable for espresso and filter.
It is decaffeinated at origin using a non-chemical process. First the green coffee is soaked in baths of water with a natural solvent derived from sugar cane to remove the caffeine. Then the beans are steamed at low pressure to remove all traces of the solvent while preserving flavour.
Wholesale
We love to work with like-minded people who are passionate about specialty coffee. Our beans come from small-scale producers in Africa and Latin America, many of whom we know personally after living there for several years.
As well as this direct link, we hunt out coffees that have been grown without artificial fertilizers and pesticides whenever possible. We roast to order to ensure it's fresh. Please get in contact for more details. We'd love to hear from you!
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