Chin Chin Coffee Roasters

08/04/2026

You think small businesses are easy to run? Oooof. Aside from producing the product you make, you have to also be a technician and trouble shooter.

This started as a roast day at 7 am on holiday Monday. After one roast, the loft collapsed (ie the air that floats the beans to convection cook them).

Easy peasy! I have a spare part on Hand for EVERY component of the roaster for occasions like this. Swapped out the loft motor and ready to rock and roll again.

Except... now I had no heat. WTH?! Get the meter out and talk to the manufacturer to figure out the resistance and voltage required at various points.

Checked the SSRs (solid state relays) and contractors and odd readings on the SSRs. Swapped all 3 with new ones. Same thing

Swapped the Norak contactor. No change. Swapped all the potentiometers . No change.

Lots of head scratching. And FINALLY with the two engineers from the factory we figured it out.

One entire day lost. 300 pounds of coffee not being roasted.

BUT: we are up and running and lots of time to get this week's orders done.

Proper planning for these events and investing in critical spare components at the start help mitigate this issue.

Now back to roasting.

Who said being a small business owner isn't fun?

When we hear people say our coffee is too expensive, two things come to mind 1. They are not our people. 2. We do EVERYTHING ourselves like all small businesses: source the best green, design our own bags and labels, source canadian bag and label manufacturers, roast the coffee, bag the coffee, deliver the coffee, design and keep the website up to date, sell the coffee at the cafes, retail stores and farmers markets among many other tasks.

We are passionate to our core for coffee and bringing you the very best each week - FRESH ROASTED EVERY WEEK.

Have a great week everyone!

07/10/2026

If you crave amazing local coffee, made from scratch wood forest pizzas, and crazy 100% local ice cream and Gelato, then the Beachcomber Cafe is THE SPOT to go. When you see their beautiful cafe on wheels, run! They are super popular .

07/03/2026

Cold brew lover? We love trying new things here so here we go: pineapple, Mexican cola, grape, strawberry, orange, strawberry ginger ale, Ting, and chocolate milk.

06/17/2026

We are asked A LOT about merch. And we are always so pleasantly surprised that anyone wants to wear our company. So we out effort into this little project and hired a local artist to design a t shirt that reflects everything we love and believe and support: PEACE. LOVE. LGBQT+. DOGS. COFFEE.

This is close to the final design and we will be ordering a bunch of t shirts and other merch for you folks to order.

We spread our love of coffee but that is just a small part of Sylvie and me (Paul)

We support the LGBQT+ community with more than words. I try to pet every single dog that I come across at the markets and everywhere in life. Dogs are pure joy EVERY SINGLE DAY. That is how they live their lives.

I hate to break it to you, but most of our customers we know by name - the name of their dog :D

We are peaceful people, tolerant and accepting people, and we have a deep passion for coffee, yes, but also for the well being of others.

Enjoy our coffee but also know you have friends who care about others and community and that is what the Owners if Chin Chin Coffee would like to be known for first and foremost.

06/10/2026

06/05/2026

Café Bon Vivant you can try what those coffee magicians dream up. This one is my ABSOLUTE ALL TIME FAVOURITE. Debate me. lol

The caramel corn latte is back for the summer!

We love our coffee roaster, . They roast dang fine coffee right here in Russell, and they take what they do seriously.

Over at Bon Vivant, we do some wacky and weird stuff with their coffee. Sometimes I can’t believe we get away with it… but how could they say no when our weird drinks are so delicious?!

Caramel corn will be holding it down until pumpkin spice season returns

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05/28/2026

05/18/2026

You will not believe how much cold brew we sold!

04/18/2026

We have worked SO HARD to bring you something that no other Ottawa Roasters have ever brought to Ottawa.

Four amazing coffee roasters chose community and collaboration over competition.

Check out the video.

Now available on our website

www.chinchincoffee.com

They will be sold at the Ottawa Farmers Market as well.

Chin chin!

Locally roasted, fresh coffee, delivered within 48 hours. Explore our wide range of premium coffee roast levels, including coffee beans from Colombia, Nicaragua, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil and more. Committed to sustainability and the environment, Chin Chin is your source for delicious, quality coff...

04/03/2026

JAMAICA BLUE MOUNTAIN (expensive coffee) s mislabeled.

Jamaica Blue Mountain is considered one of the best coffees in the world. This one is labeled as "medium roast".

LIARS!!!

More likely they just don't know what they are doing. What a waste to roast this coffee to dark.

It is VERY annoying when we buy a medium roast and it is a dark roast.

Grrrrr.

we use the Lebrew C1 analyzer to measure coffee darkness against an international scale. An "agtron" number is produced.

We measure the whole bean 4 separate times. Then do it again. Then take an average.

Next we measure the same beams but ground. Same process. Measure 4 times then do it again. Each time agitating and re-arranging the beans or ground coffee.

Rest assured that our coffee is always as advertised - why? Because me measure and re-measure. We uietly apply engineering and science behind the scenes to ensure our coffee is the best you can buy - ask me about it the next time you see me at a market.

We will be updating our website soon and will include the agtron scores for all of our offerings (including our upcoming surprise!).

See the video for an analysis of three coffees: Jamaica Blue Mountain. Chin Chin's Kenya micro lot medium roast, and our Guatemala medium dark roast.