Our Story
(About us)
Estd. 2013 - we’re here to roast seriously good coffee - with care, with character, and with a bit of humour thrown in. It’s about doing things properly, staying curious, and working alongside good people every step of the way. We like to teach & not preach! Specialty coffee is for everyone.
Our origin story:
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(The Beginning)
Cloud Picker was founded in 2013 by Frank Kavanagh and Peter Sztal. From working backgrounds of Graphic Design & Corporate Banking respectively. Both with a shared love for quality, design, and doing things differently, they took the leap and opened their own roastery in Dublin. Dublin's first Micro Roastery we might add! From day one, we’ve sourced coffee with character - beans with a story, not just a score.
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(Our Name)
The name 'Cloud Picker' comes from our first visit to a coffee farm. The farm was on the top of a mountain on the Myanmar (formally Burma) / Thailand border. We travelled several hours by jeep up steep hills and bumpy roads. We remember It was a misty morning so as we travelled further up the mountain, we travelled up through the clouds and it was there we met the coffee pickers and so the name 'Cloud Picker' was born!
Image - Taken in El Salvador on a trip to El Manzano.
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(Our Approach)
We believe specialty coffee is for everyone and not just a select few. We take the approach of teach and not preach. We roast by hand, to order, every week. Driven by curiosity and craft, we’re here to do things differently - no shortcuts. We roast in Crumlin on Stannaway Drive, and you’ll find our café at 42 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 and Dublin Airport. Come say hi !
Image - Loring coffee roaster at our Roastery, Dublin 12.
Our team:
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(Dustin)
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(Paula)
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(James)
(Our Name)
" We went up through the clouds on the Thai / Myanmar border to meet the pickers "
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(Andrew)
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(Ben)
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(Aengus)
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(Jonathan)
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(Bruno)
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(Mark-Anthony)
(Our mission statement)
" We bring people and specialty coffee together through enjoyment. "
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(Ben)
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(Jules)
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(Sam)
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(Cormac)
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(Sarah)
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(Scott)
(Our values)
" We encourage curiosity and celebrate diversity. "
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(Fed)
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(Denis)
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(Min)