About Jockos Coffee, a micro-roaster in Hauts-de-France

Jockos Coffee is an artisanal micro-roastery based in Vendin-le-Vieil, in the Hauts-de-France region. I roast to order, in small batches, with no dormant stock. For discerning enthusiasts and professionals (restaurants, coffee shops, businesses) who want fresh coffee and a direct contact.

The Origin

The Jockos Coffee project was born from a detour. In 2018, during a road trip to Seattle, I tasted my first Chemex. I had never imagined that a coffee could be so precise, sweet, and clean. A few months later, in Stockholm, Café Pascal introduced me to a coffee with notes of passion fruit. With every subsequent trip, I sought out micro-roasters who took coffee seriously. Jockos Coffee is my way of bringing that level of excellence to the Hauts-de-France.

Our Approach

A few deliberate choices.

• We roast to order. No stock sitting idle in bags. Each batch is roasted within the week and then shipped within 3 days.
• We roast light to medium. To reveal the aromas, not to mask them. Dark roasting is used to hide bean defects or to accommodate poor extraction. We don't play that game.
• We sell single origins and blends. Single origins to explore a terroir, a producer, a process. Blends for daily consistency and reproducible espresso.
• We support professionals without exclusivity contracts. We prefer a coffee shop to return by choice rather than by commitment.
• We say what we know, we don't embellish. If a coffee has a defect, we say so. If a method is unsuitable for your equipment, we say that too.

Who I Am

I am Jacques Lefebvre, founder and roaster of Jockos Coffee. My approach is inspired by the technical rigor of Scott Rao, the work of Lance Hedrick on extraction, and the philosophy of radical transparency from Prodigal Coffee. I ensure that every bag delivered contains the necessary information to understand its contents: country, producer, variety, process, altitude, roast date.

Who We Work With

Our coffees come from producers and cooperatives selected for the quality of their work and the traceability of their supply chain.

• Pérez Family (Finca La Esperanza, Colombia): for the Amarillo and Rojo lots, two coffees grown in Huila.
• Guji Region (Ethiopia): for Rubí, a high-altitude natural coffee.
• Finca Bethania (Nicaragua): for an SCA 88.5 natural coffee from Nueva Segovia.
• Direct sourcing or via specialized importers who practice fair trade and publish their purchasing prices to producers.

For Professionals

Jockos Coffee supplies gourmet restaurants, coffee shops, and businesses throughout Hauts-de-France and across France. If you're looking for a local, responsive roaster who can adapt their profiles to your machine and needs, without an exclusivity contract, we should be able to work together. Discover our B2B offer or write to info@jockos.coffee.

For Enthusiasts

If you're new to specialty coffee, start with Cosy, our signature blend. If you want to explore, check out our current selection: single origins chosen for their uniqueness, renewed with each harvest.

Jacques Lefebvre, roaster, Jockos Coffee.