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  Roaster: Dak (Netherlands) Farm: Esayas Beriso Origin: Guji, Ethiopia Varietal: Ethiopian Heirlooms Process: Anaerobic Natural Tasting Notes: Grape Soda, Myrtle Liquor, Cashew Butter Roast Date: 02.10.2025 (frozen after 2 weeks) https://beanl.ink/l/zKgXeFJlTv   Just a Chill Guy - DAK Just a chill guy. That’s what comes to mind when we look at the person on the logo of DAK. DAK is a well travelled name, and is now omnipresent in the specialty coffee space. Whilst DAK tends to focus on certain terroirs, it helps us look for unique coffees from... Read more...
Coffee #2
  Roaster: Scenery (United Kingdom) Farm / Producer: El Jaragual, Jorge Mira and Jonny Martinez Origin: Amalfi, Antioquia, Colombia Varietal: Rosado Process: Thermal Shock, Yeast Inoculated Tasting Notes: Passionfruit, Mango Ice Cream, Strawberry Roast Date: 23.09.2025 https://beanl.ink/l/ijLwgN6n6j   Passion Turned Business - Scenery Scenery is a British specialty coffee roaster run by three individuals who met while working in coffee and decided to build something together. Today, they're roasting about a thousand kilos of coffee per week. In some ways, Scenery's story mirrors Bean Bodega's - neither business was meticulously... Read more...
Coffee #1
  Roaster: Hatch (Canada) Farm/Producer: Franceschi, Carlos A. Franceschi Origin: Volcan, Chiriqui, Panama Varietal: Gesha Process: Washed Tasting Notes: Mandarin, Peach, Guava, Orange Cream Roast Date: 25.09.2025 https://beanl.ink/l/ALY28HNGD2   Welcome to the Advent Calendar 2025. With each reveal comes a small story about the people and beginnings of the Bean Bodega brand. We hope you enjoy the experience and the coffee :) Brrruuppp and MSA   The Accidental Journey: How Bean Bodega Began Welcome to the start of our calendar journey! If you're sipping on today's reveal, you're experiencing the very... Read more...
Behind the Beans: Month 3 of Building Bean Bodega
When I first dreamed up Bean Bodega, I imagined the fun parts: curating amazing coffee beans, connecting roasters with coffee lovers, maybe perfecting my own pour-over technique during "product research." What I didn't imagine? The paperwork. So. Much. Paperwork. But here we are, almost 3 months in, and I wanted to share what's really happening behind the scenes. If you're thinking about starting your own webshop, grab a coffee (obviously) and settle in—this is the reality check nobody puts in the business plan templates. The EORI Number Saga After having... Read more...
The 320€ Train Ticket: A Lesson in Grown-Up Decisions
The Best-Laid Plans... I had it all planned out. I was heading off to Zürich—not just for a fun trip, but to meet up with a fantastic friend flying in from San Francisco and, crucially, to pick up some key supplies for my tiny, fledgling business project. The journey itself was going to be an adventure: regional train to Duisburg, followed by the convenient, clickety-clack of the overnight sleeper train straight to Switzerland. Pure, civilized travel. I felt a little buzz of excitement as I arrived at my local station,... Read more...