COFFEE DIRECTORY: ROASTERS OF SPECIALTY COFFEE BEANS
Nationwide, there are some 300 middle-to-high end specialty coffee roasters. At the top of this heap sit perhaps 100 noteworthy coffee roasters who transform coffee beans into an artisanal beverage much like fine wine. Many of these fine coffee roasters appear in our online Coffee Roaster Directory.
Coffee beans can be purchased directly from many of America's best coffee roasters using the links below. Or, try a selection of coffee beans from a variety of these coffee roasters when you buy coffee here at GreatCoffee.com.
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| These outstanding coffee roasters distinguished themselves by earning a Coffee Review rating of 95+ points on one or more of their coffees in 2007. To view a complete list of these extraordinary coffees click here. |
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Terroir Coffee |
866-444-5282 |
| Specialty coffee visionary George Howell's latest venture, Terroir Select Coffees, is based on the belief that unforgettable coffees come from a single estate and that - like the families that produce fine wines - coffee farmers need to be recognized financially and professionally for growing premium coffees. |
| GreatCoffee.com Best Bet: Colombia El Descanso |
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Paradise Roasters |
877-229-6336 |
| After watching the coffee industry take off in the late 1990s, Deborah and Robert Meza decided to start Paradise Roasters in 2002. Since its foundation, Paradise Roasters has become a highly respected coffee roaster and leading seller of competition-winning, micro-lot, and elite coffees. |
| GreatCoffee.com Best Bet: Espresso Reserve |
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters |
800-223-6768 |
| Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has developed from a one-store roaster café in Waitsfield, Vermont to a publicly traded company supplying premium coffees to over 6,700 customer accounts. It remains remarkably true to its original vision as a coffee roaster dedicated to quality in the cup and quality of life and environment in coffee-growing regions. |
| GreatCoffee.com Best Bet: Newman's Own Blend |
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Atomic Cafe Coffee Roasters |
978-922-0042 |
| Brothers Andrew and John Mahoney opened their first café in Beverly, Massachusetts in 1996. In 2005, they began roasting their own coffees. In this short time, they've developed a reputation for sourcing and roasting outstanding coffees, including many certifiied Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance, and Cup of Excellence. |
| GreatCoffee.com Best Bet: Colombia Hato Viejo Cup of Excellence |
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Willoughby's Coffee & Tea |
800-388-8400 |
| At Willoughby's Coffee & Tea, founders Bob Williams and Berry Levine source superb Arabica coffee beans, roast the beans in small batches, and sell the coffee through their company-owned coffee houses, select restaurants and shops nationwide, and their online catalog. |
| GreatCoffee.com Best Bet: Panama Elida Estate |
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The Roasterie |
800-376-0245 |
| "Bean Barron" Danny O'Neill, along with head roaster Norman Killmon have been bringing award-winning coffees to America's heartland since 1993. The Roasterie recently made news by joining with other coffee roasters to purchase an auction lot of Panama Esmeralda Especial for a record $130 per pound. |
| GreatCoffee.com Best Bet: Esmeralda Especial of Hacienda La Esmeralda |
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Allegro Coffee |
800-666-4869 |
| Allegro Coffee began roasting coffee in Boulder, Colorado in 1985. One of Allegro's first wholesale customers, Whole Foods Markets, was so pleased with the quality of Allegro's coffee that they bought the company. Today, Allegro Coffee offers one of the country's largest selections of single-origin coffees, many of which are certified organic or Fair Trade. |
| GreatCoffee.com Best Bet: Rwanda Karaba |
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Novo Coffee |
303-295-7678 |
| Jake and Joseph Brodsky travel to coffee farms worldwide to find the finest coffees available. They extensively cup each coffee before buying, post pictures of the farms on their website, and sell only single-origin coffee...no blends. |
| GreatCoffee.com Best Bet: Panama Palo Verde |
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Notable Coffee Roasters |
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| These quality coffee roasters are among the best in their regions. Many of these coffee roasters have earned a Coffee Review rating of 90+ points on one or more of their coffees. We urge you to try their coffee beans. |
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Arbor Day Coffee |
888-448-7337 |
| The Arbor Day Foundation has crafted a great coffee for a good cause. By growing their beans in the rain forest and buying unprotected land with the proceeds, each bag of shade-grown, certified organic, Fair Trade Arbor Day Blend saves 54 square feet of rain forest. |
| GreatCoffee.com Best Bet: Arbor Day Blend |
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Benbow's Coffee |
800-423-6269 |
| Located in Bar Harbor, Maine, Benbow's Coffee Roasters prides itself not only on its delicious coffees but its environmentally friendly, low emission "Eco-Roaster." |
| GreatCoffee.com Best Bet: Sumatra Gayo Mountain |
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Christopher Bean |
888-295-2326 |
| Christopher Bean Coffee Company is a small-town, family owned and operated coffee roaster in Daytona Beach, Florida. The company offers a wide selection of single-origin coffees, numerous blends, and over thirty varieties of flavored coffees. |
| GreatCoffee.com Best Bet: Jamaica Me Crazy |
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Doma Coffee Roasting Co. |
208-667-1267 |
| Doma Coffee roasts high-quality espresso blends, several of which have earned 90 points or more from the Coffee Review. Doma is also an environmentally and socially sensitive coffee roaster that uses 100% biodegradable bags, recycles all of its waste, and donates excess coffee to local shelters. |
| GreatCoffee.com Best Bet: Ruby's Organic Espresso Blend |
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Primavera Coffee Roasters |
205-969-1177 |
| Located in Birmingham, Alabama, Primavera Coffee Roasters hand-roasts different single-estate coffee each week, hosts local cuppings on Saturday mornings, and posts its weekly roasting schedule online. |
| GreatCoffee.com Best Bet: Guatemala Atitlan |
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Stone Cup Roasting |
888-698-4404 |
| Based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Stone Cup Roasting Co. roasts coffee for cafes, restaurants, and grocery stores throughout the Southeast as well as retail customers nationwide. Stone Cup frequently offers Cup of Excellence coffees, all of which are roasted the company's vintage 1954 German Gothot coffee roaster. |
| GreatCoffee.com Best Bet: Nicaragua Luis Alberto Vasquez |
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| Great Lakes Region |
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877-273-3747
888-945-9786
800-545-2009
888-286-7736
734-929-6060
800-299-9016
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| Northeast Region |
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800-967-3190
800-697-7668
800-652-5282
888-995-2883
212-348-5400
866-882-7876
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| Pacific Region |
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907-457-5282
800-955-5282
877-455-2824
949-642-5326
503-230-7797
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| Midwest Region |
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512-453-1533
479-452-2404
800-456-2785
304-869-3635
712-277-8295
701-245-6213
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| South Region |
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888-238-5282
800-446-8555
800-642-5282
800-737-5464
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| Mountain Region |
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888-282-7662
888-740-4777
877-526-9269
866-432-5063
406-632-6838
775-856-2033
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