Find us at Living North.
We're kWh Coffee — specialty coffee, roasted electric in York. Here's a bit about what you just tried, and how to stay in the loop.
What's In Your Cup
We've brought three coffees you won't find anywhere else — roasted specially for Living North. Here's what's in your cup.
All three of our Living North coffees are light roasted to bring out the origin flavours. Lighter roasts let you taste where the coffee came from, not just how it was roasted.
Brazil — Fazenda Pinhal
Mandarin, lemon, hazelnut, milk chocolate
“Smooth, nutty, with a gentle citrus brightness. This is the one for people who think they don't like specialty coffee — it's easy-drinking but there's loads going on.”
Fazenda Pinhal is a family farm in southern Brazil's Minas Gerais region. Only a third of the 914-hectare estate is planted with coffee — the rest is natural reserve, eucalyptus forest, and pasture. The farm runs entirely on solar energy, won an award for Brazil's most sustainable coffee farm, and even operates a bird sanctuary for injured wildlife.
Ethiopia — Sidamo Taferi Kela
Blackberry, raisin, red fruits, blood orange, caramel, dark chocolate
“This one's rich and fruity — if it tastes like berries and dark chocolate, that's not flavouring, that's the bean. The natural process gives it a sweetness and body you won't find in most coffees.”
This coffee comes from a village called Taferi Kela in southern Ethiopia, through a company called Bette Buna — which means "House of Coffee." They distribute hundreds of thousands of climate-adapted seedlings to local farmers each year, provide fair wages, and employ people often excluded from the workforce — including deaf workers and single mothers. The "kickstart" process gives the cherries a short burst in an anaerobic environment before natural drying, concentrating the sugars.
Kenya — Kii Factory AA
Lemon, orange, peach iced tea, brown sugar
“Bright, clean, and juicy — this is the one with real character. If it reminds you of citrus fruit and sweet iced tea, you're tasting it right. The highest-scored coffee on the stall.”
Kii Factory is one of three processing stations run by the Rungeto Farmers Cooperative in Kirinyaga, Kenya — established in 1953. Thousands of smallholder farmers, each working around a hectare of land, hand-pick ripe cherries and deliver them to Kii for washing and careful drying on raised beds. The rich volcanic soils and high altitude produce the bright acidity and complex fruit character that Kenyan coffees are known for. This is an AA grade — the largest, densest beans, selected for quality.
Take kWh Home
Liked what you tried? Here's what we roast year-round that you can order online.
Colombia Fully Washed
Espresso Roast
Brown sugar cane, caramel, citrus — medium body, bright sweet acidity
Who We Are
Founded by Caitlin and Shaun, two partners in their 20s, based at the Raylor Centre in York. We roast specialty coffee on an electric Bellwether roaster — zero emissions at the point of roasting. Our mission: make great coffee accessible to everyone, not just coffee nerds. Better coffee, better mornings, for everyone.
Electric Roasted
Zero-emission roasting. Better for the planet.
Fully Traceable
We know where every bean comes from.
Accessible
Great coffee explained in plain English, at fair prices.
Tech-Forward
Supply chain visualiser, carbon calculator, modern approach to an old craft.
Bring kWh To You
We do events, offices, festivals, and pop-ups across Yorkshire. If you've got a venue and people who like good coffee, we'd love to chat.