ON A JOURNEY
TO SHARE OUR
LOVE OF COFFEE

THE FINEST CAFÉS & COFFEE
FROM UDNY, ABERDEENSHIRE

SHARING THE LOVE

We’re Jonny and Ali, the husband and wife team that own The Coffee Apothecary. We met, fell in love and got married in Edinburgh before shooting off on a three year round the world adventure.

During this time we discovered what coffee should be, tried so many new, interesting and occasionally crazy flavours and got excited by the idea of running a café when we returned to Scotland.
Although we didn’t imagine our story would include an old rural Post Office in Aberdeenshire, a second site in Ellon and a coffee roastery, we are so happy it did. You will no doubt see us in the café so say hi and join in the story.

RESPONSIBILTY
FIRST

We do everything we can to work as ethically and sustainably as possible

QUALITY
NOT QUANTITY

Small and utterly delicious over large and average any day. Not just saying that as we are both short!

MADE
WITH LOVE

No matter the time, energy or cost, If we don't love it, we don't do it!

PHILOSOPHY

While we pursue the highest possible standards in everything we make, we refuse to let that mean that there is any possibility that someone was not treated fairly in doing so.

Therefore we source everything as locally as possible, building relationships where possible with farmers who lovingly grow the most amazing vegetables or rear incredible, free range, happy animals.
Unfortunately, the Aberdeenshire climate is not conducive to growing coffee, tea or cocoa beans. Countless hours have been spent researching the whole supply chain from the far away farmers in their fields to the numerous processing stages on the way to your cup.
We enjoy working closely with other, like minded producers who share our values on sustainability. We are proud to work with Eteaket of Edinburgh who provide our tea, and Coco Chocolatier, also in Edinburgh, who provide our hot chocolate.

ROASTERY

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We have always dreamed of roasting our own coffee. This was sparked into life during lockdown that gave us some time to dream big again. Plans were drawn up to transform an old building behind our Udny café into a coffee roastery. An equity crowdfunding saw almost 300 customers invest and become part owners in their favourite coffee shop before the building work started in the summer of 2022. Just over a year later the Coffee Apothecary coffee roastery came to life!

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CAFÉS

After travelling the world for three years and after at least the second time of Jonny's sister suggesting that the old shop in Udny would make a great café, we took the plunge. With no heating, water, insulation or any electrics that we would trust, it was a big mission to strip the building back to its bare bones and build it up a cafe but we think it was well worth it!
After 5 years of having this cafe we were asked by BrewDog if we would like to put a second café into a building they had in the heart of Ellon, a town five miles away. We jumped at the opportunity and began the journey again with another building that was in a similar condition.
We have loved building and running our cafés and look forward to welcoming you!
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