Lowdown on George Street mineralises its water three ways and tastes every incoming lot against all of them, and Fortitude in Stockbridge has bought seven consecutive harvests from the same Rwandan washing station. Artisan Roast started Scottish specialty roasting on Leith Walk in 2007 and now rests a coffee in a whisky cask for a month before selling it. Origin took over the South College Street room this city's coffee scene grew up in, so the newest counter stands on the oldest ground.
Specialty coffee.
The rooms, best first
- Origin Coffeeverified
The Cornish roastery's beans were pouring at Ondine, The Fishmarket and Gleneagles Townhouse before it took the old Union Brew Lab room for a counter of its own.
- Lowdown Coffeeverified
Espresso runs on a Slayer at reduced pressure and the water is mineralised three ways, with every new lot tasted against all three.
- Fortitude Coffee Stockbridgeverified
Espresso is pulled off a Modbar at counter level, and the Rwandan has run seven harvests from the same washing station.
- Artisan Roast Leith Walkverified
The roaster that started Scottish specialty in 2007 rests coffee in a whisky cask for a month before selling it, and this Leith Walk door is the one The Skinny and Time Out both pick.
- Beatnik Coffeeverified
A multi-roaster counter whose house rules are printed on its own site, no WiFi, no laptops and loud music, so the room is about the cup.
- Cairngorm Coffee Melville Placeverified
Four espressos stand on the bar every day off beans the company roasts near Portobello beach, and its page states a live hygiene finding to read before you go.
- Cult Espressoverified
Some of the list is roasted in house and the rest is bought in, so the speciality menu rotates rather than sitting on a blend.
- Williams & Johnson Coffee Co.verified
The Leith roastery sells its own coffee across the counter it roasts behind.
- Union Brew Labverified
The counter serves one coffee three ways to order, off the machine, through a halogen syphon or in a Chemex.