Orang Utan Sumatra city roastery

The "Orang Utan Coffee Project" supports coffee farmers on Sumatra who cultivate their coffee plantations organically, refrain from clearing the rainforest and thus protect the valuable habitat of the endangered orangutans.

A premium of 0.50 EUR/kg goes to the coffee farmers of the Orang Utan Coffee Project for their commitment in favour of the conservation of the tropical rainforest and controlled cultivation according to orangutan guidelines. A further EUR 0.50/kg goes directly to the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP).

Stadtrösterei Solothurn is Oetterli Kaffee's speciality roastery. The idea is to move away from the "mainstream" of (too) dark-roasted coffees based on cheap green coffee and towards genuine speciality coffee. In the centre of the city, it is a meeting place where everyone can philosophise about coffee and discover a completely different side to the natural product that is coffee, a fruit. No show, but real roasting art from the 2018 Swiss champion in coffee roasting.

Roasting master is Panagiotis "Panos" Megalessis, guru, freak, lover, coffee sommelier or coffee artist. Coffee and Greek-Swiss blood run through Panos' veins. It all started at home, where Panos spent years experimenting with coffee, ordering green coffee from the best growing regions in the world, developing his own roasts and exchanging ideas with specialists around the globe. He also has many years of practical experience as a barista. His skills culminated in winning two silver medals (Latte Art and Brewers Cup) at Swiss championships. Panos has been the master roaster at the "Stadtrösterei" since April 2016. By winning the gold medal in 2018 (Swiss Champion) and a 5th place at the World Coffee Roasting Championships, Panos has shown in an impressive way that he not only lives his craft, but also understands it.