From Farm to Cup: How We Source Our Coffee Beans

Sourcing coffee is the most important decision a roaster makes, and it happens long before anyone fires up the drum. The beans we choose determine the flavor ceiling for every drink on our menu — no amount of expert roasting can fix a mediocre green coffee.

We work with importers who specialize in specialty-grade coffees from specific growing regions. Our current lineup includes beans from Colombia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, and Brazil — each selected for a different role in our menu. The Colombian beans form the base of our espresso blend, providing a balanced, chocolatey foundation. The Ethiopian adds fruity brightness to our single-origin pour-overs. The Guatemalan brings body and sweetness to our house drip.

Before we commit to a lot of green coffee, we sample-roast small batches and cup them — a formal tasting process where we evaluate aroma, acidity, body, flavor, and aftertaste on a standardized scoring sheet. Coffees that score below our threshold don't make the cut, no matter how good the price or how convenient the supply chain.

Seasonality matters too. Coffee is harvested at different times of year depending on the hemisphere and altitude, which means our sources rotate naturally. This is why our single-origin offerings change throughout the year — not because we're chasing trends, but because we're following the harvest.

We also care about how the coffee was produced. We prioritize farms and cooperatives that pay fair prices to their workers, invest in sustainable growing practices, and process their coffee with care. Not because it makes for good marketing — but because the best-tasting coffees tend to come from the best-run farms. Quality and ethics aren't opposing forces; they're the same thing.

The next time you taste one of our espresso shots, know that it started its journey thousands of miles away, on a mountainside farm, picked by hand, processed with intention, and shipped across an ocean before we ever laid eyes on it. Our job is to honor that journey — to roast it with precision and serve it with care.