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Evermore

Evermore is a Rotterdam-based family roastery that has been known since 2008 for single origin specialty coffee, sustainable relationships with farmers, and a transparent assortment without blends.

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The Origins of a Family Business
Evermore started in 2008 as an independent tea brand. Founders Eline Sandberg and Lowik Pieters chose a black raven as their recognizable logo. The brand name is a positive twist on the word “Nevermore” from the famous poem by Edgar Allan Poe. A year later, father Ian and son Aito Pieters added coffee to the assortment. They began roasting beans in a simple shed. Following steady growth, the business moved to the Coolhaven in Rotterdam. In 2018, the local press designated them as the oldest still-active coffee roastery in the city.
Philosophy: A Focus on Single Origin
The Rotterdam roastery adheres to a strict single origin philosophy. Evermore avoids blends entirely to emphasize the unique origin. The flavor must be directly traceable to a single cooperative or one specific farm. The company compares this principle to the production of wines from a single chateau. All beans offered fall under the category of Specialty Coffee, scoring at least 80 points on the SCA scale. The fixed weekly roasting day is Wednesday. Terms such as ‘Single Estate’, ‘Direct Trade’ and ‘Shade-grown’ dominate their transparent product information.
Sourcing and Sustainable Relationships
Evermore consistently strives for direct contact with coffee farmers. In 2015, Ian Pieters visited the Ishema project in Rwanda, where 674 small-scale farmers collaborate. Subsequent trips led to Nicaragua and to Coffea Diversa in Costa Rica. The roastery selects producers with a strong focus on social and ecological sustainability. Almost every coffee carries an organic, Fairtrade, or Rainforest Alliance certification. The Tanzania Tumaini coffee, for example, utilizes regenerative agriculture. Their innovative washing method saves up to 85 percent more water than traditional techniques.
An Assortment Without Blends
The current catalog features seventeen different coffee products. The roastery sells exclusively unblended origins. Some standout choices from the assortment include:

Brazil Daterra Sweet Collection: This coffee scores 86 to 87 points and offers notes of milk chocolate, tangerine, and peach.
Colombia El Renacer Mango Co-Ferment: These beans undergo a 72-hour fermentation with a special mango culture.
Yemen Haraaz Sana’a Special Reserve: A rare coffee from 26 small farmers with flavors of raspberry, cinnamon, and walnut.

Customers can choose from 250 gram, 500 gram, or full kilogram bags. Additionally, Evermore offers convenient tasting packs containing three or five rotating origins. The broad assortment also includes a decaf from Ethiopia and cold drip coffee in compact bottles.
Location, Education, and Knowledge Sharing
The headquarters at Coolhaven 158A serves as a roastery, tea packaging facility, shop, and café. The spacious location was created by efficiently merging two old garages. At the back, there is a hundred-square-meter event space, equipped with dimmable spotlights, a projector, and acoustic panels. Education is a core value for this family business. The website features an extensive knowledge base for both professionals and enthusiasts. For instance, the espresso guide recommends an ideal water temperature of exactly 92.3 degrees. Additionally, Evermore uses a unique visual system to accurately indicate flavor notes.
Market Position and Green Logistics
Transparency and sustainability are central to the company’s logistics chain. Orders within Rotterdam Centrum-West are delivered weekly by bike. Orders outside this region are shipped via PostNL. In the B2B market, Evermore supplies tea to the hospitality sector nationwide. However, coffee deliveries are intentionally kept local to the Rotterdam area, as the roastery views coffee as a delicate fresh product. Currently, fifteen external locations sell Evermore products. Trade journals such as KoffieTcacao consistently count the roastery as a staple of the Dutch specialty scene.

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