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Best drink of the day
JOHN ROBERTS and his daughter, Amy, run The Roastery, at Cedar Farm, Mawdesley, a converted piggery hosting galleries and workshops. They supply wholesalers, plus Liverpool’s Delifonseca, with fragrant roast coffee beans and also run a cafe.
“The family has had a cafe business since the 1890s on Vernon Street, Liverpool,” says John. “We order raw green coffee beans, and roast them ourselves on the premises on our 60-year-old cast-iron roaster. We go to a lot of trouble to find the best quality beans and the taste is very fresh.
“We’re dealing with it all day and tasting quite a lot.
“I like a really strong espresso. That’s my idea of heaven.”
Tastes of Lancashire
* THE Farm, Martin Lane, Burscough, L40. Tel 01704 894889 www.thefarmburscough.co.uk
* Cedar Farm Galleries, Mawdesley, Ormskirk, L40. Tel 01704 822616
* The Three Fishes, Great Mitton, Ribble Valley. Tel 01254 826888 www.thethreefishes.com
* www.ribblevalleyfoodtrail.co.uk