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Coffee Transaction Guide

Just Steve Leighton — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 14:42:06 +0000

If you saw the word “coffee” on page 8 of the newspaper recently and instantly thought “this is a must-read” you’re probably aware of the coffee price crisis that’s been an ongoing challenge for the past 2 years. However it’s often treated as a niche story, so let me give you some background from my…

Organic Certification

Just Steve Leighton — Wed, 15 May 2019 11:16:05 +0000

A few months ago, we made a decision at Has Bean to be Organic Certified, after a number of years of letting our previous certification lapse. I’ve had a few people ask me why we have done this, so I thought I’d share my thoughts and ideas on this with you. Many of our producers…

Steve and Roland Top 10 of 2018

Just Steve Leighton — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 21:32:21 +0000

Every year for a while both me and Roland sit down and remains about coffees of the previous year. This year is no different, and we argue, we agree and go through some very special coffees of 2018. Please excuse the length (we love talking) and don’t ask about the horse, it wanted to be…

Ethiopia Single Farmer Coffee

Just Steve Leighton — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 12:00:22 +0000

We believe in knowing the producers we work with. Our aim is for you to know the names of the people whose farms your coffee is grown on. In some cases this has been super easy – in other cases, not so easy! One of the most difficult places to get information on has been Ethiopia –…

I’m Board

Just Steve Leighton — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 13:45:05 +0000

Time for a moan blog post, its been a while. I decided this year I wanted to stand for the SCA (Specialty Coffee Association) board. I wanted to join the board to represent the interests of the groups of people I work with – producers, baristas, and small coffee businesses. Some decisions have been made…

Shipping Container Season

Just Steve Leighton — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 16:05:49 +0000

Many people have a favourite time of year – perhaps it’s the beautiful oranges and reds of crunchy leaves in autumn, or seeing the first bluebells of spring, but for me 1 of the most magical times of year is right about now -> shipping container season! No I don’t head down to Felixstowe and watch big ships unloading (although…

Exciting New Coffees!

Just Steve Leighton — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 13:42:39 +0000

It’s a Friday! It’s the afternoon! IMM 500 is coming out super soon! I’ve got new coffees to shout about! (I like shouting) KABINGOOOOO! (I miss Kibingo 😰) Excited Steve 😁 A bunch of new coffees have recently gone onto the website and I reeeeally want to let you know they’re there as good golly gosh you…

From London to Dubai

Just Steve Leighton — Tue, 08 May 2018 11:02:07 +0000

Both my self and Sonali are going on tour. Sonali is our Field operative for wholesale, and is hugely talented and uber coffee professional, will be kicking of the tour in London at The Gentleman Baristas this week in the first of the series Marco meets Marco Meets is a series of events that aims…

4 New Bolivians + 1 New Burundi!

Just Steve Leighton — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:47:12 +0000

Whooppeeeeee new coffeeeeeees! I like new coffee days! So much so they make me do strange things, LIKE BE NICE! Tell ya what, try these new coffees? Maybe just 1? Or a few? OR STOCK UP ON THEM ALL?! If you do, and you order before 13:00 hrs tomorrow (that’ll be Wednesday the 25th of April)…

nodnoL Roundup

Just Steve Leighton — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 15:32:17 +0000

The dust is settling after one of our busiest ever weeks at Hasbean… The London Coffee Festival has finished and we are at the end of London Coffee Week, and to celebrate the latter we decided to open a four day pop-up market in East London. A converted underground toilet was the scene for our pop-up home…