Elbgold: The roastery from the Hanseatic city of Hamburg

The specialty coffee roastery elbgold and its associated cafés have achieved cult status in Hamburg in a very short time. Several cafés, now five in the trendiest corners of Hamburg, bring coffee culture to customers. In each café, you can choose the method of preparation, whether in the classic portafilter, in the Aeropress, in the hand filter V60 or, more recently, in the Chemex. Cuppings are also offered. The variety of flavors of the elbgold coffees is complemented by delicacies from the in-house patisserie.

Elbgold's direct trade: The coffee farmer in the spotlight

Everything starts with a handshake. Whether in the café to greet them or at the source to get to know those they work with. Coffee picking is manual work. A lot of sensitivity and expertise are needed to produce the best coffees. This knowledge is passed down from generation to generation in the families of the coffee farmers. Therefore, elbgold pursues a long-term cooperation with the same producers. Elbgold focuses on direct trade. For the elbgold team, it is important that all the effort that goes into growing and processing the coffee beans is appreciated. The producer, i.e. the farm, the finca or the cooperative, is the focus. As with wine, the producer is the château and quality is what matters. Regular visits to the source are part of this. Every year, the producers in the countries of origin from which the coffee is sourced are visited.

Single Origin and the Craft of Coffee Roasting

At elbgold, only fine highland Arabica beans are used for the coffees and espressos. Each origin is roasted individually, single-origin. The roasting varies depending on the bean and its requirements. Some aromas change during roasting, others only develop during the roasting process - the so-called roasted aromas. The range includes around 15 different coffees, including directly traded filter coffees, including from Nicaragua and Guatemala, special auctioned coffees, the winners of the "Cup of Excellence" and espressos as a blend or single-origin.