The man behind the Deluxe roaster is Garreth van Eyssen. As an accomplished guitarist and bassist, Garreth’s natural habitat was the Punk music scene in Cape Town where he even had a stint as a lead singer. When he wasn’t dabbling in music he could be found hanging out at the counter at Deluxe’s first Church Street store. One day, the team found themselves short-staffed and in need of another set of hands. The instructions were simple, “Just don’t hire anyone with green hair or anything.” There sat Garreth, donning the most magnificent green mohawk man has ever seen. What can we say? We’ve never stuck to the rules.

Garreth got the job and has been an integral part of the Deluxe team ever since, working his butt off as a barista while learning the roasting ropes from Judd and the team before officially taking on the role as dedicated Deluxe Roaster in 2013.