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Rookery
vegetarian cafe bar & salon
Coffee
As a speciality coffee house, we take pride in our coffee.
With a choice of beans and milks we are sure you'll enjoy them as much as we do.
Beans...
We research our beans from the best roasteries in the North of England and beyond. The Lake District has many coffee roasters, with a selection for every pallete. Our aim is to showcase some of these amazing roasteries for you.
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We wanted accessibility to quality coffees, with a varying range of flavours and depth. Coffee is more complex than wine for flavours, so a slight change in the growing elevation of the beans or a different method of roasting will bring out a varied flavour within the same beans.
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Once every six weeks we will be changing our 'Guest' roast to showcase this flavour extravaganza!
Check back to see what todays Guest roast is, and which roastery we have gotten it from.
And if you like the flavour, why not pick up a bag to take home with you?
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House Roast and Decaf
Our house roast has been chosen after sampling a lot of coffee. We looked specifically for a rounded, even coffee. One that works exceptionally well in short drinks, like a noisette or a flat white, to longer drinks, like americano and latte. Our search led us to Carringtons Coffee Company, based in Carnforth. Everything they do ticked all of our boxes, from direct trade coffee to reusable tubs for our coffee. So local, in fact, that they can deliver to us personally!
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House Roast: Doghouse Single Origin
Country: Brazil
Region: Mogiano
Altitude: 1000 metres
Variety: Mundo Nova
Tasting Notes: Toasted coconut flakes with a slightly sweet chocolate after taste. Rich, buttery and full.
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Decaf: Swiss Water Decaf
Country: Colombia
Region: Colmbia Excelsia
Altitude: 1000 metres
Variety: Castillo, Caturra and Colombia
Process: Swiss Water washed
Tasting notes: Undertones of Caramel with high notes of cream, almond and lemon.
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Visit Carringtons Coffee Company here!
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Current Guest Roast
May 2024
We came across these roasters in Chester about 2 years ago, and I've wanted to try their coffee and put them on the guest grinder for a while now.
Ginger Monkey in Chester (I know, cool name, eh!) have sent us their Ethiopian bean, Sidamo Furra, which is the sweetest we've tried yet.
A lighter roast, it has a slightly higher caffeine than our house roast, and works well in all coffees. I've tried it in both a V60 and an aeropress and it works beautifully in all.
Don't be shy, go on, taste the (Ginger) Monkey!
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Guest Roast: Sidamo
Country: Ethiopia
Region: Sidamo Furra
Altitude: 2,100 metres
Variety: Ethiopian Sidamo​
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Tasting notes: Such a beautiful sweet hit of milk chocolate, with notes dropping to red berries and caramel asit cools. Exceptional in short drinks and long.
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Visit Ginger Monkey Coffee here.
Filter Coffee
Filter? YES! Filter! After living and working in Europe, one thing we experienced was the accessibility of good quality, affordable coffee. This is definately something we are bringing to the masses in Windermere.
This isn't your 1970's insipid coffee with little taste. This is a punchy wake up call from our roasters, Carringtons Coffee Co, with full flavour and a hit to the system. Lovely!
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Filter Roast: The Rookery Blend
Beans: 25% Doghouse - 75% Java
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Tasting Notes: Undertones of caramel, with high notes of molasses and earthy tones.
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