In spring 2020 we had the honour of designing a signature coffee for the new U14 Hotel, and its restaurant Version, which opened in Helsinki.
U14 is the sister hotel of the successful F6 Hotel, with truly impressive service and a comprehensive concept. The boutique hotel – the epitome of creativity and joy – opened on the corner of Unioninkatu and Eteläinen Makasiinikatu and shares with us ecological values reflected in the hotel’s choice of raw materials both in the hotel, bar and restaurant.
The house coffee was named after restaurant Version and it shares the hotel’s sustainable values. The coffee for this rich, medium roast blend comes from verified sustainable sources and it is roasted cleanly using solar power and biogas in our coffee roastery in Porvoo. The coffee, which includes varieties from Kenya, Brazil and Guatemala, is very balanced in style with a slight after-taste of berries.
Version coffee is also available for purchasing at the hotel. It makes an ideal gift, souvenir or a memory to take home of a fantastic hotel stay.
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Coffee & Sustainability
Sustainability work by coffee roasteries has generated a lot of interest in recent years, and conscious coffee enthusiasts and connoisseurs of high-quality coffee expect coffee roasteries to accept responsibility for the impacts that the coffee they produce may have on the future. As we are frequently asked about the concrete measures we undertake to ensure sustainability, we would like to highlight some of our most significant projects in the field.
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How-to: Brew a cup of Kuulas with V60
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Customer story: Café Tarina
Café Tarina, which opened in Munkkiniemi, Helsinki in 2017, has been highly successful and expanded with a branch in shopping centre Ainoa in Tapiola, Espoo in 2019. Café Tarina is known for delicious pastries, lunch, a warm and light atmosphere and, of course, the special dark roast coffee tailor-made by us for the café in the beginning of its journey.
New Coffee! A+RPR - 4th wave collaboration coffee with Artisan Café & Roastery
We decided to join forces with the revered top-notch-cafe and roastery Artisan and create something new - collaboration coffee A+RPR. The coffee is made special by not only the exceptional coffee inside it but the outer layer which you can fill with soil and grow a douglas fir out from it to compensate the CO2 impact caused by the coffee.