Yellow Jacket Coffee
The Most Decorated Young Roastery in SA
Founded by Shewaan Khan — a Certified Q Grader and (at time of writing) the only Q Processing Professional in South Africa. A Q Grader can taste and score coffee against a global standard. A Q Processing Professional understands the processing methods that produce those flavour profiles. Shewaan is certified in both — and you can taste it in the catalogue, which leans heavily on carefully-chosen processing methods: anaerobic naturals, double anaerobic thermal shock washed, carbonic maceration, red honey.
Awards & Nominations
2023 — CMA — Best Packaging
The colour-coded box system
2024 — CMA — Roastery of the Year
The big one — presented by Jonsson Workwear
2025 — CMA — Excellence in Coffee
Second consecutive year on the winners' list
2025 — Joshua Machelm — Barista of the Year (shortlist)
Yellow Jacket team depth
Competition-Grade Single Origins
Pink Bourbon
Colombia · Diego Bermúdez · Finca El Paraíso
Double Anaerobic Thermal Shock Washed · 1,930 masl
Peach · Creamy · Apricot · Oolong Tea
Caxambu
Brazil · Minas Gerais
Natural · 1,200 masl
Fuji Apple · Cherry · Strawberry · Boozy
Nyabirongo
Uganda · Rwenzori · 44 smallholder farmers
Anaerobic Natural · 1,800–2,200 masl
Granadilla · Blueberry · Creamy Milk Chocolate
Bishan Wate
Ethiopia · Guji · Faysel Abdosh
Natural · 1,900–2,200 masl
Lemongrass · Jasmine · Bergamot · Blackberry
The Gesha Series comes in 80g tins, pour-over only — because the dial-in process for espresso would waste too much of an expensive, rare bean. Honest retail advice you don't see often.
Where to Find Them
46 Goldbourne Road, Kenilworth, Cape Town — Roastery + Ikigai café
079 091 7753