Bahamas Coffee Roasters

Overview

Bahamas Coffee Roasters opened in 2008 on the island of Eleuthera, founded by Canadian transplants Kirk and Patti Aulin, who had previously run a resort there and grew frustrated trying to source good coffee for guests. They started roasting their own and built it into the country's only coffee roasting company, now wholesaling across the Bahamas and operating a Harbour Island bistro.

Known for

• The Bahamas's only commercial specialty coffee roaster
• Eleuthera island roastery with green beans imported from Africa, PNG, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Kenya, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Hawaii, Indonesia, Daterra Estate, plus Mexican Swiss-Water decaf
• Family-run operation now spanning a Harbour Island bistro and Bay Street Nassau retail
• Bahama Bread breakfasts and ocean-view bistro on Harbour Island
• Fair Trade, organic, and Rainforest/Bird Friendly-certified green where available

Why it matters

In an island nation whose coffee scene is dominated by imported branded coffee in resort F&B, the Aulins built the only operation actually roasting on Bahamian soil — a from-scratch transplant story that gives Bahamian hospitality a domestic alternative to commodity Italian-import pods.

Production

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head roaster

Kirk Aulin

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roaster machine

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filter equipment

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cupping frequency

Sample-roast and cup every coffee that arrives at the warehouse

roastery location

Eleuthera, Bahamas (Gregory Town area)

espresso equipment

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annual volume tonnes

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Café

Dunmore Street, Harbour Island, Eleuthera (plus Bay Street, Nassau location opened 2024)

Sources

• https://www.bahamascoffeeroasters.com/about
• https://www.bahamascoffeeroasters.com/our-story
• https://www.bahamascoffeeroasters.com/roasting-process
• https://wanderlog.com/place/details/2418686/bahamas-coffee-roasters
• https://www.facebook.com/BCRbriland/