Our Philosophy
Small runs, huge character.
Kestrel began with a single drum roaster and a stubborn idea: that a cup of coffee should taste like the place it grew. Ten years on, we still buy directly from the same growers, still roast in batches small enough to watch, and still pour everything within four days of the drum.
From cherry to cup
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At origin
We travel to the same forty-two farms every harvest — smallholders in Yirgacheffe, Huila and the Haitian highlands. Contracts are signed face to face, priced well above commodity rate, and renewed year after year so growers can plan beyond a single season.
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In the drum
Every lot is roasted in twelve-kilo batches in the drum behind our marble bar. Small runs mean we can stop a roast the second the aromatics peak — never a minute into a profile written for someone else's beans.
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At the bar
Nothing is served more than four days off roast. Each morning the team cups the day's batches before the doors open, dialing grind and water until the cup matches what we tasted at origin.
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Direct farm partnerships
12kg
Maximum batch size
4 days
Roast-to-cup window
100%
Compostable waste
Taste the difference four days makes.
Every drink on the menu is brewed from a batch roasted steps from where you're standing.