Lucian Trapanese launched the company in 2017 after watching speciality coffee take off in Northern Europe and the US. Melaleuca and Simbiosi, two of the city’s best artisanal coffee shops, serve signature blends from D612 Coffee Roasters. Not all players in Florence’s craft coffee game have this long legacy behind them. Tommaso roasts the beans every Monday and Thursday to ensure maximum freshness, and each bag of single origin coffee references not only the producer, but the exact region, altitude and variety. There’s a shift in attitude and a focus on every stage of the process from farmer to customer.” Whole or ground Gearbox beans can be bought at Coffee Mantra near Sant’Ambrogio, who are currently the sole suppliers in Florence. “Now we’re approaching a new trend in coffee. “The heritage of coffee is linked to our roots and DNA,” Tommaso tells The Florentine. He stays involved in Mokarico, but his passion is for the world of craft coffee and for unearthing niche beans from around the world. As such, Tommaso has a foot in both camps. His family also run Mokarico, one of the most established coffee roasteries in the city, with a hundred-year legacy and a reputation for quality. To get a sense of how speciality coffee has evolved in Florence over the last few years, I spoke to Tommaso Bongini, founder of Gearbox Coffee Roasters in Mugello, a short drive north of Florence. There’s far more to Florence’s coffee offering than just café culture.Īside from the traditional bars and cafes (to which I am devoted – don’t get me wrong!), Florence has a thriving craft coffee scene, with artisanal roasters bringing inspiration from the Antipodeans, London and the US. When you’re doing it yourself, the experience all comes down to the process of the moka pot and the quality of the beans. But taking the time to prepare proper coffee at home feels like one small thing we can control.
Sure, nothing will replace the charm of sitting in a Florentine caffè and watching the world go by over a perfectly frothed cappuccino, soaking up the winter rays. One of the little rituals that has kept me going through the technicolour COVID rules of the last few weeks and months has been sourcing and making really good coffee at home.
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