Drum and Dry: Canberra's brand new coffee bean subscription service

Canberra's burgeoning coffee scene has meant not just more cafes and awards but also a growing number of roasters.

And now a new website is offering coffee lovers the chance to try a different local bean every month.

Steve Croft and Drew Southwell are the brains behind Drum and Dry, a new Canberra-based coffee bean subscription service which launched on August 18.

Southwell, a graphic designer, says Croft, a devoted coffee fanatic, came up with the idea a couple of months ago.

"He came to me with the idea of trying to reach a whole bunch of people who love coffee with different kinds of beans each month and I guess taking out the effort of having to buy beans," he says.

"So people who make their own coffee from home. [Steve] does that, he spent a whole bunch of money on this really cool coffee machine and his grinders and his filter system."

They set up the website and have garnered some interest on social media.

Prices start at $24 a month for a 250g packet of coffee beans and go up to $44 a month for 1kg of beans. Drum and Dry then sends out a package with a different Canberra roaster every month.

"Each month we send a package with a new featured roasters beans from Canberra (and eventually Canberra and surrounds) with a couple of extra goodies in the package, to market local businesses and get them out there," Southwell says. "It's really quite simple."

Southwell says the whole point is to show off Canberra's roasting scene.

"Canberra seems to be really booming in the coffee industry and my friend Steve and I are both friends with a lot of roasters and baristas," he says.

"I think it's just a great way to keep it local and spread the word about all the different local roasters out there because there seems to be a new one popping up every week, especially in the city and Braddon. It's a great way to have that community spirit and really get people involved in what's out there and the really good coffee of Canberra."

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