**Ilse Coffee is available for pre-order now. Purchases will be available for dispatch/pick up from 13th Aug 2026 onwards.
Founded in 2019 by Lucas Smith and Rebecca Grossman, Ilse Coffee began as a two-person operation in Stamford before settling into a converted auto repair shop in North Canaan. The name honours Lucas's grandmother, a nod to the women who shaped his path into coffee.
Ilse roasts light and expressive, prioritising clarity, balance and sweetness over intensity. The approach is deliberately small in scale — tight, rotating lots sourced through direct relationships with smallholder producers across various coffee producing regions, chosen as much for traceability as for cup score. It's a philosophy built on restraint: fewer coffees, held to a higher standard.
What began as a roastery has grown into a pair of cafés spanning Connecticut and Massachusetts, each one an extension of the same instinct — that coffee, done well, is a way of connecting people to origin, and to each other.
Percolate is featuring the seasonal line up from Ilse Coffee. All coffees are roasted for either filter or espresso brewing.
SINGLE ORIGINS
Yensi Sanchez Washed Parainema Espresso, Honduras 250g ($37) - Milk Chocolate, Tropical Fruits, Nougat
Aricha Washed Espresso, Ethiopia 250g ($37) - Tangerine, Lemon, Black Tea
Danche Washed, Ethiopia 250g ($41) - Watermelon, Peach, Lemon Balm
Karimikui AA, Kenya 250g ($41) - Blackberry, Orange, Raspberry
Chelbesa One Washed, Ethiopia 250g ($41) - Peach Jam, Jasmine, Limeade
Fernando & Natalia Osorio Washed Castillo, Colombia 250g ($40) - Plum, Fig, Nougat
Fredi & Jamie Ortega Washed Pink Bourbon, Colombia 250g ($49) - Grape, Cherry, Tropical Citrus
Hermanos Burbano Washed Gesha, Colombia 250g ($46) - Lemon Tea, Elderflower, Peach
Karol Ortega Washed Sidra, Colombia 250g ($42) - Pineapple, Ginger, Juniper
**Ilse Coffee is available for pre-order now. Purchases will be available for dispatch/pick up from 13th Aug 2026 onwards.
Founded in 2019 by Lucas Smith and Rebecca Grossman, Ilse Coffee began as a two-person operation in Stamford before settling into a converted auto repair shop in North Canaan. The name honours Lucas's grandmother, a nod to the women who shaped his path into coffee.
Ilse roasts light and expressive, prioritising clarity, balance and sweetness over intensity. The approach is deliberately small in scale — tight, rotating lots sourced through direct relationships with smallholder producers across various coffee producing regions, chosen as much for traceability as for cup score. It's a philosophy built on restraint: fewer coffees, held to a higher standard.
What began as a roastery has grown into a pair of cafés spanning Connecticut and Massachusetts, each one an extension of the same instinct — that coffee, done well, is a way of connecting people to origin, and to each other.
Percolate is featuring the seasonal line up from Ilse Coffee. All coffees are roasted for either filter or espresso brewing.
SINGLE ORIGINS
Yensi Sanchez Washed Parainema Espresso, Honduras 250g ($37) - Milk Chocolate, Tropical Fruits, Nougat
Aricha Washed Espresso, Ethiopia 250g ($37) - Tangerine, Lemon, Black Tea
Danche Washed, Ethiopia 250g ($41) - Watermelon, Peach, Lemon Balm
Karimikui AA, Kenya 250g ($41) - Blackberry, Orange, Raspberry
Chelbesa One Washed, Ethiopia 250g ($41) - Peach Jam, Jasmine, Limeade
Fernando & Natalia Osorio Washed Castillo, Colombia 250g ($40) - Plum, Fig, Nougat
Fredi & Jamie Ortega Washed Pink Bourbon, Colombia 250g ($49) - Grape, Cherry, Tropical Citrus
Hermanos Burbano Washed Gesha, Colombia 250g ($46) - Lemon Tea, Elderflower, Peach
Karol Ortega Washed Sidra, Colombia 250g ($42) - Pineapple, Ginger, Juniper
