Drop Coffee

Overview

Drop Coffee is a Swedish specialty coffee roastery and café founded in 2009 in Stockholm. It focuses on light to medium roast profiles, single-origin coffees that are sweet and clear in taste, with an emphasis on transparency and sustainability. The company operates a roastery, one café, and supplies wholesale customers worldwide, holding organic certification since 2018.

History

Drop Coffee was founded in 2009 in Stockholm as a coffee bar near Mariatorget. It began roasting its own beans in 2010 using a 1kg roaster in the shop, expanded to wholesale in 2012 with a 25kg Diedrich roaster and dedicated facility, and relocated the roastery to Rosersberg north of Stockholm in 2018, achieving organic certification that year. Ownership is held by Joanna Alm Leighton, a three-time Swedish Coffee Roasting Champion, and Stephen Leighton.

Product Lines

Manufacturing

Coffee is roasted in-house at the roastery in Rosersberg, north of Stockholm, using a 25kg Diedrich roaster since 2012. The facility has been fully certified organic since June 2018. No blends are produced, focusing solely on single-origin coffees.

Notable Products

• Kalita Brewing Coffees - Coffees optimized for Kalita drippers, supplied as official Swedish distributor since 2013.
• Swedish Championship Roasts - Competition-level roasts by Joanna Alm, featuring clean, sweet profiles.
• Rosersberg Organic Single-Origins - Post-2018 organic-certified coffees roasted in the dedicated facility.
• Mariatorget Filter Coffees - Hand-brewed single-origins served at the original Stockholm café.

Reputation

Drop Coffee is regarded by enthusiasts and professionals as a pioneer in Swedish specialty coffee for its focus on high-quality single-origins and light roasts. Strengths include organic certification, transparency in sourcing, and Joanna Alm's roasting championships. It holds a solid reputation with a 3.9/5 Tripadvisor rating, though some note limited seating at the café.