{"id":468796,"date":"2025-11-09T05:00:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/?p=468796"},"modified":"2025-11-07T09:59:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T17:59:33","slug":"to-bean-or-not-to-bean-that-is-a-question-that-makes-no-sense-because-coffee-is-a-seed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sprudge.com\/to-bean-or-not-to-bean-that-is-a-question-that-makes-no-sense-because-coffee-is-a-seed-468796.html","title":{"rendered":"To Bean Or Not To Bean, That Is A Question That Makes No Sense Because Coffee Is A Seed"},"content":{"rendered":"

We get asked by friends and family where to buy coffee a lot<\/em>. It’s a tough question! It’s easy to lose track of just how many incredible, fresh, vibrant coffees are out there. Every week, we ask our advertising roasting partners for coffee recommendations they’re most excited about. Here’s this week’s collection of some of the most interesting whole bean coffee offerings available from talented roasters across the globe.<\/p>\n

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Blueprint Coffee<\/a><\/td>\nEquator Coffees<\/a><\/td>\nHeartwood Coffee Roasters<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Klatch Coffee<\/a><\/td>\nLa Barba Coffee<\/a><\/td>\nMadcap Coffee Company<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. Espresso<\/a><\/td>\nNight Swim Coffee<\/a><\/td>\nOlympia Coffee Roasters<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Onyx Coffee Lab<\/a><\/td>\nPartners Coffee Roasters<\/a><\/td>\nPERC Coffee<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phil & Sebastian<\/a><\/td>\nPortland Coffee Roasters<\/a><\/td>\nPresta Coffee Roasters<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stumptown Coffee Roasters<\/a><\/td>\nVerve Coffee Roasters<\/a><\/td>\nCaff\u00e9 Umbria<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Our coffee newsletter subscribers get this list each week, a few days before anyone else\u2014check it out over at Substack<\/a>.<\/em>\"roasters<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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PERC<\/strong>
\nHoliday Recruitment Lot<\/a><\/p>\n

PERC teamed up with Unblended for the 2025 Holiday Recruitment Lot! The packaging features the dreaded Frost Gobbler hunting down sweet little gingerbread folks. The coffee pairs emerging producers with the legendary Sebasti\u00e1n Ram\u00edrez as a mentor. He blends his Cinnamon Co-Ferment with the yield to create a fantastic cup with warm waves of cinnamon, gingerbread, and candied orange.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"PERC $30\/12oz<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Blueprint Coffee <\/strong>
\nRaro Nansebo, Ethiopia <\/a><\/p>\n

Our newest Boutique Series release is the spectacular Raro Nansebo, Ethiopia. This coffee beautifully demonstrates the anaerobic natural process. The full, structured body of this very juicy cup contains an explosion of rich, fruity flavors. All manner of dark berries can be found here, along with sweet vanilla, pineapple, and dark chocolate. \u2060<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"Blueprint $35\/10oz<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Caffe Umbria Inc<\/strong>
\nStella di Natale Holiday Blend<\/a><\/p>\n

This special edition Holiday Blend coffee was crafted by Master Roaster Emanuele Bizzarri for the season of sharing and celebration. This holiday blend is best enjoyed in front of cozy fireplaces or as part of a holiday feast. This medium roast, Bird Friendly Certified coffee has notes of dark cocoa, with dried oranges and brown sugar syrupy sweetness.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"Caffe $20\/12oz<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Onyx Coffee Lab<\/strong>
\nEthiopia Hambela Alaka Natural<\/a><\/p>\n

The Adinew brothers at METAD exemplify harmony in both their coffee production and business practices, deeply committed to quality and personal relationships. Their dedication, rooted in a family legacy tied to Ethiopia’s first female pilot, has elevated METAD to produce some of the best coffees in Ethiopia while also uplifting the local community. This lot exemplifies both quality in coffee and quality in practices.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"Onyx $12\/4oz<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Portland Coffee Roasters<\/strong>
\nHoliday Roast<\/a><\/p>\n

Our 2025 Holiday Roast was designed to capture the delicious and iconic seasonal flavors of the Pacific Northwest. With its rich body and notes dried plum, brown sugar, chocolate, and cinnamon–this coffee is nothing short of warm, merry, and bright. A blend from Asociaci\u00f3n Civil Guaya\u2019b, in the Huehuetenango region of Guatemala and our longtime partner, La Hilda in Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"Portland $20\/12oz<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Partners Coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Honduras – San Francisco Natural Bourbon<\/a><\/p>\n

Roger Dom\u00ednguez returns to our menu for a seventh year with another superb natural. This coffee is a stunner every single harvest with its unsurpassed intensity of jammy fruit flavor.
\nThis year’s production was incredibly small, but the quality is as good as ever. Expect a remarkably clean and sweet natural with notes of strawberry and raspberry jam, pomegranate molasses, brown sugar, and dark chocolate.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"Partners $27\/12oz<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Equator Coffees<\/strong>
\nGerse White Honey<\/a><\/p>\n

This light roast single-origin coffee from Mikiyas Bogale, a second-generation farmer in Ethiopia\u2019s renowned Yirgacheffe region, showcases delicate floral notes layered with the spicy warmth of ginger, wildflower honey sweetness, and a buttery shortbread finish. Grown at high altitude, this white honey\u2013processed lot reflects Mikiyas\u2019s collaboration with local smallholders on experimental micro-lots.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"Equator $17\/6oz<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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La Barba<\/strong>
\nColombia | Diego Bermudez Castillo Y-05<\/a><\/p>\n

This directly sourced Castillo has delicate peach sweetness with intense and complex floral character. Its a coffee that balances sweet flavors and delicate notes beautifully – the result of Diego Bermudez’s meticulous farming and a scientific approach to coffee processing.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"La $28\/12oz<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Mr. Espresso<\/strong>
\nMr. Espresso Kenya Rung\u2019eto Kii, Washed Process<\/a><\/p>\n

Kenya Rung\u2019Eto Kii is the perfect cool weather coffee. It has notes of white peach, ripe pomelo, and fresh cream, with a full mouthfeel. It comes from Kii factory, a storied processing facility that has been in operation since 1965. Around 80 farmers worked together to produce this fantastic lot, grown 1,600-1,800 meters above sea level in rich, loamy clay soil. The coffee is pulped, fermented overnight, and washed in the shadow of Mt. Kenya.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"Mr. $21\/12oz<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Madcap Coffee <\/strong>
\nTamrat Alemayew<\/a><\/p>\n

High up at 1800-2100 meters above sea level, Heirloom coffee cherries mature slowly in the clay loam soils of the Gedeb district of Ethiopia. Tamrat Alemayew\u2019s washed Heirloom coffee is a fantastic representation of the floral and complex flavors we eagerly anticipate from Gedeb. Savor notes of bright lime candy, tangerine, and honeysuckle in the final cup.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"madcap $28\/8oz<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Stumptown Coffee Roasters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Founders Blend<\/a><\/p>\n

Smooth, balanced, and made for all-day sipping\u2014that\u2019s Founder’s Blend. This easy-drinking, organic-certified blend brings together meticulously grown coffees from South and Central America for a clean, full-bodied cup with notes of cocoa and vanilla.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"Stumptown $20\/12 oz <\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Heartwood Coffee<\/strong>
\nYabitu Koba<\/a><\/p>\n

There is no direct translation from Oromiffa for the word Yabitu, giving this place and this specific offering a sense of mystique that is only capitalized by its astonishing flavor profile. Grown at 2,300 masl, this washed lot made up of Ethiopian landrace varieties is full and vibrant, incredibly juicy and packed with lots of ripe nectarine, sweet lime, and an aromatic quality similar to oolong tea.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"Heartwood $26\/12oz<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Night Swim Coffee<\/strong>
\nLa Hacienda F1<\/a><\/p>\n

Coope Tarraz\u00fa is a Costa Rican cooperative made of over 3,500 partners and associates in the province of San Jos\u00e9. . Centroamericano H1 is an F1 hybrid variety generated by crossing the Sarchimor T-5296 and a wild Rume Sudan variety.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"Night $24\/12oz<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Klatch Coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Espresso Lover Trio Gift Set<\/a><\/p>\n

Just in time for the holidays, Klatch Coffee’s Trio Gift sets are back! Each handsome box is ready to wrap or drop into a stocking. The Espresso Lover Trio includes 3 favorites: our Belle Espresso, WBC Espresso, and House Espresso. Treat yourself or surprise someone special \u2013 this trio is here to make your holidays a little more caffeinated and a whole lot more festive!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"Klatch $29.95 3x113g<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Presta Coffee Roasters<\/strong>
\nCOLOMBIA- Juicy Strawberry- Co-ferment<\/a><\/p>\n

From the highlands of San Agust\u00edn, Huila, this innovative coffee is co-fermented with dehydrated strawberries for a cup that bursts with ripe berry sweetness, silky milk chocolate, and crisp acidity. Grown at 1,750 masl by passionate local farmers, it\u2019s vibrant, playful, and unforgettable.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"Presta $35\/10oz<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Olympia Coffee<\/strong>
\nEl Salvador Las Tres Estaciones \u2013 1st Place Competition Lot<\/a><\/p>\n

We secured this extraordinary coffee during a cupping competition at the SCA Expo in Houston, hosted by Caravela Coffee. Grown at Las Tres Estaciones farm, this micro-lot stood out among dozens of offerings for its clarity, sweetness, and balance, ranking in 1st place in the competition.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"Olympia $29.95<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Verve Coffee Roasters <\/strong>
\nMorning Brew Blend <\/a><\/p>\n

Balanced and bright, the Grateful Dead blend is easy-drinking with layered complexity. It opens with a sweet burst of Plum and Nectarine, grounded by warm Black Tea. A clean finish brings it all together, offering a smooth cup that\u2019s as timeless as the music that inspired it.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"Verve $24\/12oz<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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