Collection: Roasted in Ireland

Not so long ago, you couldn’t get a good cup of coffee in Ireland. Tea was king and coffee was often an afterthought. But over the last decade or so, independent coffee shops and roasters sprang up in great numbers. Irish coffee culture continues to grow. All in all, coffee shop owners speak glowingly about the benefits coffee culture has brought to Ireland. For one thing, it’s offered an alternative to Ireland’s pub culture and helped facilitate interactions that may have otherwise happened over a pint. The conversation and communal aspects of the pubs of old have transferred to some coffee shops, usually the smaller, local independent ones. Coffee has been a growing phenomenon among Irish consumers in recent years with 75% of Irish consumers stating they drink coffee, and seven in ten drinking more than one cup a day.