THROUGH MY LENS: LOST SHEEP COFFEE

A KAMILA COFFEE REVIEW

Lost Sheep Coffee is located near the bus station in Canterbury, Kent and it’s my default morning coffee shop. I’m always welcomed by the friendly faces of baristas Mike, Tom, Martha, and Alistair, and it’s the perfect place to start my day with a kick of caffeine.

The coffee is fantastic. Two grinders sit at the front of the counter and offer a single origin guest coffee and a special house blend roasted by Mike in their Coffee Roastery in Whitstable. Guest coffees are selected periodically by the baristas and there’s something new to try every few weeks! You can taste offerings from roasteries such as; Cast Iron, Koppi, Girls Who Grind Coffee, Hundred House Coffee and many more.

Mike has a real talent for nailing the flavours in his roasts, I always have to treat myself to an espresso and a flat white simply because I love to compare tasting notes in both. Quite recently Lost Sheep started roasting coffee especially for filters, and I had the experience of sampling their amazing beans from Sulawesi and El Salvador, just perfect for aeropress.

I’m always recommending this place to everyone I know, so find the Lost Sheep in Canterbury and just #drinkdifferent.

See:

Lost Sheep Coffee: https://www.lostsheepcoffee.com/

Photos: Canon AE-1 on Fujifilm Colour 200 35 MM FILM

THROUGH MY LENS: POP UP CAFE, DEAL

A KAMILA COFFEE REVIEW

Back in May I was visiting some Heritage sites; Deal & Walmer castles. I did my coffee shop homework the night before and I chose the Pop Up Cafe in Deal as a place for a break in between visiting the two sites. Situated in the city centre, opposite the famous pound shop, the Pop Up Cafe offers an ecstatic and pleasant experience. The walls were covered with some really cool artwork; one of the posters looked like Tretchikoff’s painting “Chinese Girl”. I noticed that they use coffee beans which are roasted in Margate from Curve Coffee and was excited to see what they had to offer. After a good chat with the baristas I ordered an espresso with a filter coffee to follow. I ended up trying two of their filters - the first one Juan Saldarriaga, Colombian was mellow and citrusy. I enjoyed it so much that my friend bought me a bag of the beans. I also tried the Rwandan espresso and an Ethiopian filter to go. I will definitely go back to Pop Up coffee as they know how to brew a decent cup. It was a good coffee experience.

See:

Pop Up Coffee: www.popupcoffe.co.uk

Curve Coffee Roasters: www.curveroaster.co.uk

Photos: Canon AE-1 on Fujifilm Colour 200 35 MM FILM

THROUGH MY LENS: Blueprint Coffee, Whitstable

A KAMILA COFFEE REVIEW

Blueprint Coffee in Whitstable has become a coffee shop I save as a treat, a place that I make special time to go and visit. The shop is modern and clean with a Scandinavian inspired look. It has specially selected books, coffee equipment, magazines, artisan cakes, and one of the highest standards of coffee making I have seen in Kent. 

On my most recent trip over to the shop I was welcomed by baristas Aimee and Ed. After a friendly chat we started talking coffee. As per usual I ordered an espresso followed by a filter. The shelves were stacked with bags of coffee from Ozone Coffee Roaster and Cast Iron Coffee Roasters. Aimee suggested the single origin Cafex, Burundi from Cast Iron as an espresso starter, it was beautiful. After a short debate about which filter coffee to chose, I decided to try Colombian La Conchita, again from Cast Iron, it was delicious and it surprised me with beautiful notes of papaya and coconut. If you are ever in Whitstable, set aside some special time to visit Blueprint Coffee.

See:

Blue Print Coffee: http://blueprintcoffee.co.uk/

Cast Iron Coffee - https://castironroasters.com/

Ozone Coffee: https://ozonecoffee.co.uk/

Photos: Canon AE-1 on Fujifilm Colour 200 35 MM FILM