About Us
We love fresh food. We love it without flavour enhancers and without any frills. During a brunch with self-baked bread, freshly roasted granola, and elderflower jam from the garden, we first thought about what it would be like to roast our own coffee. We started reading, roasting, tinkering, and slurping. And soon enough, we were completely captivated by the world of coffee, roasting, and the almost 1001 flavour variations. Since then, our garden breakfasts have been enriched by a little coffee journey around the world.
And we rebel!
We rebel against the idea that coffee is just a quick pick-me-up. Roasted so dark that we can’t even taste the differences. Diluted with milk and sugar just so we can tolerate it. We fight for coffee to be enjoyed with all the senses. For the differences and character to be savored—along with the hard work and love that farmers put into growing and processing the beans.
Ingo
Iced coffee in a plastic bag from a street vendor in the alleys of Bangkok, Japanese siphon coffee in Shibuya, or a Three Africans blend at the Blue Bottle Café by the Ferry Building in San Francisco—Ingo never misses a coffee experience. When he's at home, he soothes his wanderlust by roasting the world into his cup. Where others store wine, he keeps sacks of green coffee beans, and while others meditate, he watches the beans spin in the roaster. As the heart and mind behind Roast Rebels, Ingo contributes his deep knowledge of coffee and roasting techniques, shaping the company’s philosophy. His favorite coffee: A Maytama Castillo from Patricia Builes as a cold brew.
SCA-certified roaster
Member of the Speciality Coffee Association
Member of the Roasters Guild of Europe
Nina
Coffee has to taste good—that’s a given. But for Nina, the place where she drinks it, the cup it’s served in, the people she shares it with, and the stories they tell are just as important. She loves a Café con Libros—for example, at Powell’s City of Books in Portland, the biggest and best bookstore in the world. Or a Café con Karma—like at Eco Deli on the Indonesian island of Nusa Lembongan, which not only serves delicious coffee but also provides a recycling station and free clean drinking water for the entire island. And let’s not forget Café con Arte—her favorite spot being Blikje Button in Tokyo, where small booklets lie on the tables, lovingly illustrated by previous visitors. At Roast Rebels, Nina takes care of customer service and the website—with the same attention to detail and storytelling that she values in coffee. Favorite coffee: A Café au Lait from a French Press with a floral, tangy Sidamo.