The Barn Coffee Roasters
Sources: The Barn (website)
The Barn is a Berlin-based specialty coffee roastery and retailer, widely regarded as one of Germany’s top specialty coffee brands. It was awarded “Roaster of the Year 2025” by Crema Magazine, and has previously been named “Best Speciality Coffee Roaster” (2019) and “Best Specialty Coffee Chain – Western Continental Europe.” (source: The Barn (website))
Identity and Operations
The Barn roasts at its Berlin headquarters in the Brunnenviertel (Voltastraße 28, 13355 Berlin), a historic neighbourhood in a building that was once the AEG headquarters. Attached to the roastery is the Annex Café — a training and retail space featuring a La Marzocco PB-X espresso machine, manual brew bar for single-origin pour-overs, and an in-house bakery. Additional cafés operate in Berlin Neukölln, Munich, and Seoul. (source: The Barn (website))
The company ships internationally to 40+ countries through a strong direct-to-consumer e-commerce operation. It also runs a monthly coffee subscription (two new seasonal single-origin coffees per month), creating ongoing demand for small lots from different origins.
Coffee Philosophy
The Barn’s offering is built entirely around single-origin specialty coffee — no blends in the core catalogue. Roast style is light to medium, oriented toward preserving origin character, terroir, and the specific flavour the producer achieved at farm level.
Every product features transparent producer storytelling — origin, altitude, variety, process, producer name, and detailed tasting notes appear on every bag. The buying relationship is structured as close or direct trade: The Barn visits farms, documents its sourcing, and pays above-market premiums to retain long-term partnerships with producers. Green coffee is imported directly from producers — no intermediary importer is used.
Sustainability is a standing commitment: partner farms include Rainforest Alliance certified operations, shade-grown organic cooperatives, and farms enrolled in environmental stewardship programs (Bandera Azul, Costa Rica; Klasik Beans organic cooperative, Java). The Barn also runs a tree-planting programme. (source: The Barn (website))
Active Coffee Portfolio (as of crawl, April 2026)
The Barn sources from Ethiopia, Rwanda, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, and Brazil. There are no El Salvador coffees currently active in the catalogue.
| Product | Origin | Varietal | Process | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banko Gotiti | Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia | Mixed Heirloom | Natural | Filter |
| Nano Challa | Ethiopia | Mixed Heirloom | Washed | Filter |
| Huye Mountain Washed | Huye, Rwanda | Red Bourbon | Washed | Espresso |
| Huye Mountain Natural | Huye, Rwanda | Red Bourbon | Natural | Filter |
| Aroma Nativo Gesha | Huila, Colombia | Gesha | Lactic Honey | Filter |
| Jardines del Edén Maragesha | Quindio, Colombia | Maragesha | Natural EF2 | Filter |
| Corazón de Jesús | Brunca, Costa Rica | Caturra | Natural | Espresso |
| Volcan Azul Gesha | West Valley, Costa Rica | Gesha | Anaerobic Natural | Filter |
| Volcan Azul Laurina | Costa Rica | Laurina | — | Low-caf |
| La Colina Natural | Chimaltenango, Guatemala | Caturra | Natural | Filter |
| Los Naranjales | Huehuetenango, Guatemala | Caturra & Bourbon | Washed | Filter |
| Los Chorros | Intibuca, Honduras | Lempira | Washed | Filter |
| Radiophare | Sunda, West Java, Indonesia | Catimor / Typica | Natural | Filter |
| Sundrop | Brazil | Yellow Bourbon | Natural (on-branch) | Filter |
| Daterra Reserve | Brazil | — | Natural | Filter |
Price range: €72–80/kg for core filter coffees (250g bag €18–20); up to €187/kg for premium Gesha lots (200g bag €37.50). (source: The Barn (website))
El Salvador Engagement — Los Pirineos
In October 2017, The Barn published a feature interview with Gilberto Baraona of Finca Los Pirineos in El Salvador, calling it “one of the most advanced coffee farms in El Salvador.” They sold a Twin Box featuring filter roasts of Bourbon and Pacamara from Los Pirineos. (source: The Barn (website))
Update (2026): Gilberto Baraona has since passed away. His son Diego Baraona (5th generation) took over the farm in 2020 at age 25. Los Pirineos is located on the Tecapa volcano in Usulután — not in Apaneca-Ilamatepec. Tim Wendelboe (Oslo) has been the farm’s primary international buyer since 2010 and remains an active ongoing buyer. (source: Tim Wendelboe (website))
This is significant for Kaiserblick Specialty Coffee:
- Prior El Salvador interest — The Barn has demonstrated direct knowledge of and enthusiasm for Salvadoran specialty coffee.
- Gap in current catalogue — no El Salvador coffees are active as of April 2026, despite historical engagement. This is a sourcing opening.
- Varietal alignment — Bourbon and Pacamara from Los Pirineos are also grown by Kaiserblick; same conversation-starting varieties.
Retail Pricing Benchmark
The Barn’s retail prices provide an updated reference for Green Coffee Trading margins in the German market (complementing Kofio data):
| Tier | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|
| Core filter single-origins | €18–20 / 250g | €72–80/kg |
| Mid-range / best-sellers | ~€18.50 / 250g | €74/kg |
| Premium exotic (Gesha, etc.) | €37.50 / 200g | €187/kg |
At a 4–6× roaster multiplier from green to retail, core lots imply a green price of €12–20/kg at import; premium lots imply €30–50/kg at import.
Brew Guides Offered
The Barn publishes brew guides for V60, Chemex, and AeroPress — reflecting a filter-coffee-forward consumer base well-matched to Kaiserblick’s light-roast, traceable single-origin positioning.