Ask the Roaster - Simon from Climpson and Sons

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How was the Roastery founded, what was the inspiration?

Climpson & Sons was founded in 2002 by Ian Burgess. After a few years spent in Australia Ian returned to the UK and, with a lack of quality coffee available, set to
building his own version of the Antipodean coffee culture.

I joined a bit later in the piece (2013) and have been involved in modernising our approach to sourcing and roasting.

What's your favourite part about working at the Roastery?

Working with many of the same coffee producers and suppliers each year and directly tasting the improved results of their hard work.

What's your proudest accomplishment?

Climpson & Sons have had a helping hand in so many peoples competitions, awards and general career development. In recent times:
- Matthew Randell, 2nd place UKBC 2019
- Lisa-Laura Verhoest, 1st place UKBrC 2018 & competing at WBrC
- Finalist - European Speciality Roaster of the Year 2018.

What three words best describe your Roastery?

Creativity - Science - Flavour

What’s your favourite place to enjoy a coffee, and what coffee would that be?

A sunny day on Broadway Market / Washed Ethiopian filter coffee all day-everyday.

Finally, what Dog & Hat combination would you choose?

Basset Hound & Beret // Border Collie & Deerstalker