Single Estate Coffee Roasters

Single Estate Coffee Roasters has a coffee bar in Den Haag at Piet Heinstraat 15, in the Zeeheldenkwartier near the city center. The establishment is publicly listed as Single Estate The Bar. The stated opening hours are daily from 08:30 to 16:00. The bar serves as the public location in Den Haag for a company that also operates a roastery in Dronten.

The history of Single Estate is linked in public profiles to Bas Burghoorn and Patrick Groenewold. Burghoorn is cited as the founder, following a trip to Brazil and contact with a Brazilian coffee producer. Groenewold joined later and took on a role in green coffee purchasing and roasting.

According to public sources, the business foundation dates back to the period between 2007 and 2009. Some profiles cite 2007 as the start of green coffee trading. The company’s own information emphasizes 2009 as the year Single Estate began direct purchasing and roasting. The coffee bar in Den Haag opened in 2019, according to public records, shortly after the roastery emerged as a visible player in the Dutch specialty coffee sector.

The concept revolves around single-origin coffee. This approach focuses on coffee from a single source, with attention to producers, varietals, processing methods, and roast profiles. The bar uses this approach in presenting coffee to Dutch consumers. As a result, the location functions not only as a café but also as a place where the origin and preparation of coffee are made visible.

The Den Haag bar uses coffee from its own roastery. The official product categories include, among others, espresso, filter coffee, omniroast, seasonal coffees, classics, decaf, and subscriptions. Publicly mentioned coffees include Rwanda Bertin Nzeyimana, Brazil Samambaia, Nicaragua El Jaguar Java, Guatemala Buena Vista, Colombia La Cumbre, Kenya Kiamutuira, Brazil Campo Alegre Espresso, and Guatemala Puerta Verde.

Filter coffees are brewed and espressos are prepared in the bar. Information about the flagship bar notes that multiple origins are available on the grinder. Breakfast, lunch, and croissants are also listed as part of the offering. External café listings additionally describe espresso, filter coffee, cold brew or drip, nitro coffee, decaf, and plant-based milk as available categories.

The technical side of preparation is partially described in public materials. According to its own brew guide, the Den Haag bar uses a Modbar for espresso, Mythos grinders, a Mahlkönig EK43, and La Marzocco filter baskets. As a starting point for espresso, the guide recommends 19 grams of coffee, a 45-gram espresso yield, a temperature of 92.5 degrees Celsius, and a target extraction time of 25 seconds.

The same brew guide also describes methods for home use. These include, among others, V60, Chemex, moka pot, AeroPress, espresso, drip filter, cold brew, espresso tonic, cold brew tonic, and iced latte. This shows that communication around Single Estate is not only focused on consumption in the bar but also on knowledge of brewing methods.

Single Estate offers publicly documented barista workshops at the coffee bar on Piet Heinstraat. A separate page also mentions a training room above the bar. The workshop covers coffee theory, origin, espresso preparation, milk steaming, and latte art. The duration is approximately 2.5 hours, and sessions can take place in Dutch and English, according to the information provided.

The group size is listed as a maximum of four people. This means the workshops are set up on a small scale. No publicly documented exhibitions in the Den Haag bar are mentioned in the available material. However, there is a focus on knowledge sharing through the brew guide and through training on barista skills.

Single Estate’s sustainability information states that 82 percent of the coffee is direct trade. The company defines direct trade as a practice where producers are visited at least once a year and where coffee is purchased and paid for directly from producers. It is also noted that Single Estate pays no less than one and a half times the world market price for coffee.

San Coffee in Brazil is cited as the longest-running partnership. The available information states that San Coffee is a certified B Corporation. Tito Monge is also mentioned as a producer from whom Single Estate has been buying coffee directly for more than four years. According to company information, the focus with him is on limiting environmental impact at the plantation and micro-mill level.

The sustainability information also covers the roasting process and packaging. A portion of the coffee is roasted on a Loring roaster, which recirculates hot air from the drum. According to the provided information, the bean packaging is aluminum-free and recyclable. Nespresso-compatible capsules are plant-based and compostable. Organic by-products from the roastery are sent to Haagse Zwam for mushroom cultivation.

For the bar in The Hague, plant-based and biodegradable takeaway cups and lids are mentioned. The kitchen operates under a zero-waste policy, according to their own information. These points are presented as part of the company's operations, alongside the emphasis on direct sourcing and origin communication.

Single Estate Coffee Roasters received attention in coffee media and lifestyle publications around the opening of their location in The Hague. Articles from 2019 and 2020 covered the opening of the flagship café, the roastery's profile, and the interior of the shop in The Hague. Bas Burghoorn and Patrick Groenewold were named as the involved owners.

Wendelien van Bunnik is also associated with Single Estate in the available context. She worked at Single Estate Coffee Roasters in The Hague and became the Dutch Barista Champion and World AeroPress Champion in 2019. This mention places the bar within a broader specialty coffee context, where barista skills, competitions, and brewing knowledge play a significant role.