Drip Connects 2026
This November, we're opening the doors to our roastery for conversation, cupping, and connection. Drip Connects brings together wholesale partners, producers, importers, and friends of Drip for an evening in Bern – good coffee, honest conversation, and a chance to reconnect before the year wraps up.
Our goal is for everyone to walk away having learned something new about specialty coffee – and to see it through the eyes of others along the supply chain.
We'll keep updating this page as more details are confirmed, so feel free to check back in the weeks leading up to the event.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2026
Time: 15:00 – 18:30 and onwards
Location: Drip Roasters, Zikadenweg 7, 3006 Bern, Switzerland
Schedule Highlights
- 15:00 | Welcome, coffee bar, and casual tours of the roastery
- 15:30 | Group cupping
- 16:10 | Intro on Direct Trade with Fabian & Dennys
- 16:30 | Presentation by Abhi Khanal, Bean Voyage
- 17:00 | Q&A
- 17:10 | Partner statements – insights into the specialty coffee scene
- 17:30 | Apéro, roastery tours and other interactive stations
- Stay as long as you like
This year we're happy to welcome Abhinav «Abhi» Khanal, co-founder of Bean Voyage, a feminist nonprofit supporting smallholder women coffee farmers. We work with Bean Voyage on our Costa Rican coffee, and we've also supported their Women Powered Coffee Summit financially. The event brings together women coffee producers, and we sponsored the producers behind our Maricela and La Angostura coffees to attend in recent years. This year, our roaster Emma will join as a volunteer and attendant too.
Who it’s for
This is an invitation-only event, open to:
- Drip Roasters’ wholesale partners
- Coffee producers, cooperatives, exporters
- Coffee importers & industry professionals
- Friends of the Drip – including our coffee subscribers
You're welcome to bring a colleague or coffee-loving friend – just RSVP for everyone using the form below.
Registration
Please register via the link below, so we can plan accordingly.
We’re looking forward to seeing you in Bern!
Questions?
Reach out to us anytime at hello@driproasters.info or by phone: +41 31 521 80 05
Helpful to know
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Language: English (talks and discussions), mixed (roastery tours, cuppings)
- Parking: There’s very limited parking near the roastery, so we recommend coming by public transport. There are some parking spots around our roastery, most of which are «blue zone» parking spots.
- Can I buy beans/merch/equipment on-site? Yes, we always have some beans packaged and ready to be bough. However, if you want to buy specific coffees, please order online in advance (choose pick-up at roastery).
- Accessibility: The roastery is accessible by elevator (regular and goods lift), however there are no wheelchair-accessible toilet facilities. Please note there will be no sign language interpretation on-site, so the event may not be fully accessible to guests who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Directions
Coming from Bern main station? You’ve got options.
- Bus 10 (direction «Ostermundigen Rüti») – get off at «Schosshaldenfriedhof»
- Bus 12 (direction «Zentrum Paul Klee») – get off at «Zentrum Paul Klee»
- Tram 9 (direction «Guisanplatz Expo») – get off at «Guisanplatz Expo»
From any of these stops, it’s a short walk to our roastery at Zikadenweg 7 – around 5–10 minutes depending on the route. Need directions? Here’s the location on Google Maps. Please note: If you’re looking up the roastery on Google Maps, make sure to choose Drip Roasters Rösterei (Roastery) and not Drip Roasters Café, as they are not at the same location.
