Petra and Gwilym opened The Naughty Dog roastery in October 2018. Before this both had their own cafes (Petra in Jílové and Gwil in London). Petra has won the Czech Barista Championship several times, Gwilym even won the World Barista Championship. They both then started judging at local and world level, passing on their knowledge and experience at their barista trainings. Roasting was the next step for them, and it didn't take long before they started to work full time in the roastery. Everything surrounding this fragrant craft fulfils and entertains them both every day.
Why is our roastery called The Naughty Dog? We have two sausage dogs, Jenny and Maya. They both get pretty naughty at times, like proper sausages, and also because the world is a serious place. We'd love to bring some joy, fun and smiles into your lives along with our playful packaging, accessories, naughty ideas, and most importantly great coffee.
The naughty dog is based in the Czech Republic, in the small town Jílové u Prahy, located 40 minutes from the capital city of Prague. We roast our coffee on an Italian IMF roaster, which is very stable. Thanks to its hot air and drum combination technology, we can carefully monitor and repeat the profiles of our coffees. The result is tasty clean, sweet coffees, full of vibrant flavours. We roast coffee on Mondays and Wednesdays and send parcels on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Prague cafes are delivered personally.
Every Friday you can come to our roastery from 10:00 - 13:00 for a coffee. In addition to espresso, cappuccino, filter coffee, we also offer bags of coffee beans for home, if you would like to make someone happy, we have made mugs, bags, t-shirts with our logo.
Gwilym has been in the coffee world for over 25 years. He has one of the most important roles, roasting the best coffee for you. His dream is to roast cocoa beans one day and make chocolate. He drinks mainly filter coffee, he prefers washed coffees from Ethiopia and Kenya.
Petra organizes all the naughty dogs and the whole naughty team. She picks the green coffee, which she enjoys very much. She checks the quality of the roasted coffee and she's in charge of social media. She loves natural and washed filtered coffees, mostly from Colombia and Ethiopia.
Radka oversees the roastery and coordinates the entire process before the coffee reaches the customers. She enjoys when each day is different. She loves coffee in any form, whether it's espresso or cappuccino, but she also really enjoys drinking filter coffee from any country.
Ondra roasts coffee together with Gwilym. In addition to roasting and taking care of the roaster, he is responsible for the whole technical support of the roastery. He loves espresso, and on filter, he likes Kenya and coffee from colombian Diego Bermudez, especially the apricot one.
Martin takes care of the warehouses, from green to roasted coffee, and the technical background of the roastery. He delivers coffee to Prague cafes and enjoys the combination of working in the roastery and communicating with customers. He likes filter from Ethiopia and Colombia.
Helunka handles email communication with customers and orders. When she's not sitting at her computer, she's excited to be with us in the roastery, spreading smiles and carefully sticking our dachshund stickers on packages. Her favorite coffee is cappuccino and she also enjoys filter coffee, especially from Kenya.
Kamila tastes coffee all the time and her role is quality control of all our roasts, filter coffee and espresso, coming up with the best recipes. She roasts green samples and, together with Petra, chooses new beans to buy. Kamila also packs coffee and goes to events. She loves not only filter coffee, but also double espresso.
Jenny and Maja are the center of attention, both are cute models and representatives of our roastery. They'll do everything for a biscuit. They enjoy dressing up in seasonal costumes. Jenny barks a lot, while Maja would rather play than work. Even though they can be really naughty sometimes, without them the roastery wouldn't be the same.
The fastest way to buy our coffee via www.kofio.cz. You can also write to our email info@thenaughtydog.cz.
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How is coffee grown, where does it grow, how is it processed or roasted? How to prepare it at home or in a cafe? We teach this and many other interesting things and skills at our coffee training courses in Jílové. Petra opened the training center in 2008. She trained a number of well-known baristas, but also a lot of home enthusiasts. Together with Gwilym, they devoted themselves to the courses for many years. Now they spend more time in the roastery, which is why Hanka is helping them. She is in charge of running the training center and conduct several trainings per week. So don't hesitate and join us on the coffee journey from the farm to the cup.
Roasting is an incredible process in which green coffee beans are transformed into brown ones, wonderfully aromatic and full of amazing flavors. What goes into this process, and how does a coffee roastery work? We’ll reveal all that and much more in our courses, right here in our roastery. We’ll teach you the entire process, from purchasing, selecting, and storing green coffee. We’ll show you how to roast samples, which you’ll try yourself, and you’ll even get to taste them after roasting. You'll learn how a coffee roaster works and what happens to roasted coffee next. We offer three different courses, each with a different level and focus, for coffee enthusiasts, home roasters, and both beginner and advanced roasters.
