Growing up, my partner Ness and I spent a lot of time travelling around the world. Not together, of course. Well, not at first at least! Much later, we lived together in Spain. The culture and community of coffee shops and the social nature of the street became a big part of our lives there.
When we got back to Scotland, searching for something to focus on, it seemed only natural to put our time and energy into the café lifestyle we’d become so fond of contributing to. Now we could be the baristas.
After a thorough investigation to see what was possible, we came across Hebridean gold — an old building for sale on the Isle of Seil, 20 minutes from Oban. Over a humpback bridge across the Atlantic and down a road beside the sea brought us to what would be our future: a roastery of heritage and quality, destined to be Hinba.
