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Fortitude Coffee
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Fortitude Coffee Roasters was established in Edinburgh in 2014 (incorporated as Fortitude Coffee Ltd in 2016), built on the idea that "fortitude is found in the everyday" — that a genuinely great cup of coffee is a small, daily source of resilience, patience and kindness. Over a decade the company has grown from a single espresso bar into a roastery plus two Edinburgh café locations, Hamilton Place in Stockbridge and Abbey Mount in Abbeyhill, roasting sweet, balanced coffee sourced through long-term producer relationships — including a seventh consecutive year buying from the Shyira Washing Station in Rwanda. Source: fortitudecoffee.com, Companies House (SC529955).
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Fortitude Coffee — Hamilton Place
66 Hamilton Place, Edinburgh, EH3 5AZ, UKMon-Fri: 08:30-16:00 · Sat-Sun: 09:00-16:00
Coffees
9 coffees
An everyday espresso blend built from three single origins: La Palma from the Villamaria Project (50%) for texture and richness, Lotecitos from the producers of Mazateca (25%) for sweet, fruity notes, and Kercha Station's anoxic natural lot (25%) for vibrant acidity — combined for a well-rounded, complex cup. Source: fortitudecoffee.com
Sweet · Vibrant · Balanced
Sourced through Raw Material's Villamaria Project from Corozal — literally "Cold Lands", the highest-elevation area of Villamaria. Processed at the Jamaica drying station (1,300m), which works with 30–50 families from higher-elevation farms using Nuna dehydrators to carefully manage temperature and humidity. Crisp red apple acidity with deep, molasses-like sweetness. Source: fortitudecoffee.com
Red Apple · Molasses · Honey
Decaffeinated using ethyl acetate derived from fermented sugarcane — a compound also naturally occurring in bananas and beer. Beans are steamed to increase porosity, submerged in the solvent to remove 97% of caffeine, then steamed again to clear residual traces, leaving under 30ppm. A clean, sweet cup with caramel and honey leading into a smooth chocolate finish — among the finest decafs Fortitude has tasted. 2025 harvest. Source: fortitudecoffee.com
Caramel · Apple · Cocoa
Grown by Sergio Aranda Gomez, showcasing the newly introduced Ombligón variety (named for the cherry's distinctive shape). A two-stage mosto fermentation — using liquid from a previous fermentation as a natural starter culture — precedes sun drying, producing a bright, rich, creamy-textured cup with tropical fruit and floral sweetness. Source: fortitudecoffee.com
Guava · Papaya · Orange Blossom
Grown by Luz Helena Salazar on Finca Maracay. Only the ripest cherries are hand-picked and sorted, then given a distinctive 30-hour underwater fermentation at Cofinet's La Pradera facility to build complexity and sweetness. Vibrant and sweet, with strawberry and an elderflower-cordial-like character that lingers. Source: fortitudecoffee.com
Strawberry · Elderflower · Vanilla
Grown by Mario Hervas at Finca Meridiano, established in 2011 and now dedicating 95% of production to this Typica Mejorado varietal, a hybrid believed to descend from Bourbon and Ethiopian Heirloom stock. An almost sparkling, lemonade-like cup with strawberry, raspberry and a lemon-sherbet finish. Source: fortitudecoffee.com
Pink Lemonade · Strawberry · Sherbet
From Roiber Becerra's family-run Peruvian farm, which pairs exceptional coffee production with active reforestation. This natural-processed Geisha is intensely juicy and citrus-forward, with blood orange and ripe stone fruit up front and a delicate, jasmine-like floral finish. Source: fortitudecoffee.com
Blood Orange · Stone Fruit · Jasmine
The natural-processed counterpart to Fortitude's washed Shyira lot, from the same station established in 2017 at 2000m and benefiting from high elevation and proximity to a river. Juicy and vibrant, with blackberry sweetness and bright red-apple acidity. Source: fortitudecoffee.com
Blackberry · Red Apple · Vanilla
Fortitude's seventh consecutive year buying from Shyira — a washing station established in 2017 at 2000m, sourcing cherry from producers up to 2400 MASL. A partnership between Raw Material and the locally based Muharo Trading Company has driven ongoing quality and infrastructure gains. Clean and refined, with vibrant stone-fruit sweetness and sparkling citrus acidity. Source: fortitudecoffee.com
Nectarine · Citrus · Maple Syrup