Kalve coffee roastery is located in Riga, Latvia. They won the Roast Masters competition in Amsterdam in 2025, and they're a certified B Corp with a high focus on making a positive impact in everything they do. They've worked hard to put Latvia on the specialty coffee map and we'd say they're doing a good job of it! Silje has been judging alongside one of their founders, Raimonds, for years in coffee competitions, so we're pleased to be able to feature Kalve as a guest roastery.

This is their Candy Shop espresso blend, their go-to blend for showcasing the fruity aspects of specialty coffee. It's inspired by the fact that coffee is a fruit, first and foremost, not a bean. They describe it as having ripe fruit acidity, natural sugar sweetness and a caramel-like balance from the roast.

Citrus, caramel and cacao