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Friedhats
Friedhats leans experimental, yet the best lots land bright, clean, and origin true, and we have tasted genuinely great cups here. Their reputation and popularity have helped pull modern specialty coffee to a wider audience, and precise roasting with producer-first communication keeps place readable even when aromatics are pushed.
Background
Founded in Amsterdam in 2016 by Lex Wenneker and Dylan Sedgwick, Friedhats grew from a small roastery into a city touchstone with a playful identity and a serious sourcing ethos. The founders bring a strong competition pedigree; Wenneker is a multi time Dutch champion and finished second at the 2018 World Barista Championship. Friedhats states its purpose plainly: to sell coffee that tastes great, consistently, and with transparency and honesty, and it treats sustainability as ongoing work rather than a slogan. In 2018 they opened FUKU, a neighborhood coffee bar that carries the roastery’s style into daily service.
Nordic Style score
Single Origin Focus:
9
Processing Methods:
7
Traceability:
8
Transparency:
8
Roasting Approach:
8
Consistency:
8
Panel evaluation
Cups open sweet and vivid, then settle into clear lines with a well placed acidity; even the fruit forward, fermentation driven releases usually stay measured rather than loud. Jars can be sparse at a glance, which makes producer details easy to miss in the moment, but the website fills in the story with thorough farm, process, harvest, and lot information. Packaging is playful, service at FUKU is focused without fuss, and across seasons the range keeps a lively but controlled shape that rewards careful brewing.
Contact information
Address
Nieuwe Hemweg 36, 1013 CX Amsterdam, Nederländerna
website
https://friedhats.com/
Instagram
FUKU Café
Netherlands
,
Amsteradm
Friedhats’ FUKU café in Amsterdam-West is a lively yet unpretentious neighbourhood bar, with slightly offbeat, colourful touches that make the space feel playful rather than polished. At the counter, almost the full Friedhats lineup is poured as espresso or filter, with the option to step up into “Super Special” competition-grade and experimental lots.
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