About
Our Coffee Journey: From Home Roasts to Specialty Shops
Over 17 years ago, we embarked on our coffee journey, starting with something simple – roasting green coffee beans in a wok at home. The aroma was incredible, the chaff was everywhere, and the roast was, well, uneven. But the taste? It was unlike anything we’d ever experienced.
As we honed our craft, we upgraded from the wok to our first 1/4 kilo roaster, a CBR101. This gave us better control over the roasting process and allowed us to collect the chaff. While we were still roasting just for ourselves, an exciting opportunity came up: the chance to open our first coffee shop in Dorchester.
The space we found was a former shoe shop, vacant for over two years, and in need of a lot of work. As fate would have it, Genesis was releasing a new 1kg roaster that was awaiting EU approval. We were lucky enough to take delivery of the very first CBR1200 1kg roaster to be sold in the UK. On June 19th, 2014, we opened FINCA Specialty Coffee Shop in Dorchester, roasting our coffee in the evenings.
Fast forward a few years, and we’re proud to have two dedicated roasteries and six specialty coffee shops. We only roast SCA 80+ coffees, and we don’t outsource a single roast. Every bean we sell—whether brewed in our shops or packaged for retail—has been carefully roasted by us.
We hope you enjoy our coffees as much as we enjoy crafting them.
Finca Dorchester
We opened our first shop in Dorchester on 19th June 2014, roasting all of the coffee on our CBR1200 shop coffee roaster in store. Finca Dorchester is based at 41 Great Western Road, Dorchester, Dorset. DT1 1UF
Finca Yeovil
On 14th July 2016, we opened our second location in Yeovil. At this time, we soon realised that our little shop roaster in Dorchester was going to be too small to roast for both shops, so we started to seek out a new dedicated site for a new roaster. Finca Yeovil is loacted at 11 High Street, Yeovil, Somerset. BA20 1RG
Finca Roastery - #1
On 23rd December 2016 we took delivery of our new 10kg Toper roaster and installed it at our new roastery at The Grove in Dorchester.
Finca Poundbury
Our Finca Poundbury site opened its doors on 11th December 2017. This became the new site for our bakery where we make and bake all the cakes and bread for all the shops. Finca Poundbury is loacted at The Buttercross, 24 Buttermarket, Poundbury, Dorset. DT1 3AZ
Finca Weymouth
On 21st October 2019 Finca Weymnouth was born becoming our fourth specialty coffee shop. Finca Weymouth is loacted at 13 St Thomas Street, Weymouth, Dorset. DT4 8EW
Finca - Dorchester South Street
On 9th May 2023, Finca South Street opened, making it our fifth specialty coffee shop. This time, we came back to our roots to open in the centre of the county town. Finca Dorchester - South Street is located at 50A South Street, Dorchester, Dorset. DT1 1DQ
Finca Glastonbury
On 27th March 2025, Finca Glastonbury opened its doors to become our sixth specialty coffee shop, located in the very heart of the town. Finca Glastonbury is located at 14 Market Place, Glastonbury, Somerset. BA6 9HJ
Finca Roastery - #2
On 19th August 2024 we took delivery of a new arrival - our second, and larger, 20kg coffee roaster, located at a separate site on Bridport Road in Dorchester.