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FOOD & BEVERAGE

profile and palate. international. An avid traveller, he loves exploring varieties
One of the most interesting farm-to-cup coffee journeys I in coffee and cacao.
have witnessed has been the Roastery Coffee House. The Sit down with him over a cup of coffee and he will happily
first Roastery Coffee House was founded in Hyderabad on share his coffee experiences from his numerous travels to
July, 26, 2017 by Nishant Sinha. It was created with a farms across India and beyond.
singular mind-set of focusing on offering a high quality “Roasting coffee equals meditation for me,” he says.
coffee experience. Nishant’s passion for coffee and his dedication towards
In Nishant’s words, “Since 201, Roastery Coffee House has building RCH is commendable and he pushes himself and his
successfully built a team to keep raising the
specialty coffee place which bar.
caters not just to coffee I was especially
lovers but families as well, delighted when this April
in five cities across India for Bengali New Year he
with five cafes. As a matter collaborated with the
of principle, we at Roastery 100-year-old old Jugal’s
only work with Indian Mishti, an iconic sweet
coffee farmers’ to source, brand of Kolkata, and
roast and brew the finest came up with a Roastery
and proudest Indian coffee Coffee Sandesh – a
while always paying traditional Bengali
premium prices to support Jalbhara Sandesh which
and sustain local had its liquid centre
businesses.” flavoured with their
Nishant, an alumnus of Signature Monsoon
Institute of Hotel Malabar Coffee which they
Management, Jodhpur, served complimentary at
loves to travel and explore all their outlets across
coffee and cacao. With India to their guests.
Roastery Hyderabad being a I frequent cafés both for
runaway success he has work meetings as well as
gone on to create four more to catch up with friends
outlets in Kolkata, Noida, and I always love the fact
Jaipur and Lucknow. that Roastery consistently
He wants RCH to be a has such a diverse
destination not just a café demographic of its patrons
and has created a beautiful and that creates such a
and elegant space across warm and happy vibe.
each of his properties. At However while it’s the
Roastery Coffee House, the coffee that’s in the
coffee beans are sourced spotlight the food that
from India’s finest farms they serve is also pretty
and roasted to perfection in “Roasting coffee equals meditation for me,” says Nishant Sinha, founder, darn good. The focus is
their Giesen Roasting Roastery Coffee House. always on good quality
Machines in-house. produce and generous
Some of the excellent coffee varieties come from portions that add much to your visit. They make it a point to
Mandalkhan Estate, Thogarihunkal Estate, Ratnagiri offer loads of salads and healthy options but also feature all
Estate, Monsoon Malabar (Pride of India), Harley Estate to the crowd pleasers like handmade pastas, sandwiches, eggs
name a few with special beans for Espresso Black & Milk made to order and burgers.
Blend, Cold Brew, Grappa Fermentation and of course for The Twice Baked Chocolate Cake pairs splendidly with
their Signature Cascara (Coffee Cherry Tea) that is a their coffee and all their bakes are made using Colocal
personal favourite. Roastery Coffee House was the first to Chocolate their bean-to-bar chocolate brand that is another
introduce Cascara to the Indian market. runaway hit but I will save those details for another day.
Nishant’s vision for Roastery Coffee House is backed by For me and others like me, our tribe of coffee enthusiasts,
serious research and legwork. He aims to expand the brand’s it’s been heartening to have a ringside view of this very
presence across all metros and eventually take it proudly Indian coffee success story.

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