Hello Coffee Lovers,
Ten years ago, I got the idea of roasting my own coffee. It was born from a combination of wanting to contribute to JenEric Designs sales and find a flavoured coffee that wouldn’t hurt my stomach.
With this first batch, I decided to keep trying, and after figuring out the timing for adding the flavouring, I started roasting enough for Pop Expo 2014. I managed to roast a total of 10lbs.
Look how tiny it is:
We had 3 flavours available that year; Butter Rum, Cinnamon, and Chocolate Hazelnut.
The price we charged at the time was $10 for 125g (a little over 4oz). Shockingly, with better equipment and suppliers, we were able to bring the price down about 8 years ago to $8 for 4oz.
There have been times I’ve considered quitting, but it is something I love doing. I’ll never be able to retire on it, but it’s a fun job.
Overall, we’ve been extremely lucky with equipment, suppliers, and especially clients.
Thank you for ten great years!
Éric