James: Roasting coffee for 16 years

Best thing about the job: You never stop learning.

What most people don't know about coffee roasting: It makes for an interesting conversation when people ask what I do for living – usually people don’t know much!

Favourite coffee: Revelation

Josh: Roasting coffee for 3 years

What most people don't know about coffee roasting: We use all our senses when hand roasting coffee. There’s a noticeable change in smell around the colour change stage(from green towards brown): it starts to lose the grassy notes and changes towards a more “roasted nut” aroma.

Favourite coffee: Yirgacheffe – floral, creamy mouthfeel and nice sharp acidity. It’s been here the whole time I’ve worked at Union, so I’ve been able to roast different harvests, matching the flavour profile so it’s always consistent.

Andy: Roasting coffee for 4 years

Best thing about the job: The variety, all coffees are different and are approached differently. If they were all the same, it'd be boring.

What most people don't know about coffee roasting: To roast coffee well takes months and years, to ruin it takes seconds.

Favourite coffee: Maraba. It is consistently great, crop after crop, year after year.

Jamie: Roasting coffee for 2 years

Best thing about the job: There is always something to learn, new coffee means experimentation.

What most people don't know about coffee roasting: No coffee roasts the same, it takes time and practice to get the coffee just right.

Favourite coffee: Yayu Wild Forest - bright and sweet, great to wake up to in the morning.