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2025 Thanksgiving Schedule
Thanksgiving Schedule We will be closed for the Thanksgiving 4-day holiday weekend so please plan accordingly when placing your orders. The following are some pointers to help out. For local customers: We will be closing early on Wednesday Nov 26. Please place all orders no later than 6AM on Tuesday Nov 25 and plan to pick up all orders by 11AM on Wednesday. Our pickup hours for Thanksgiving week are: Monday Nov 24: 7AM-3:30PM (Closed for lunch from noon-1PM)Tuesday Nov 25: 7AM-3:30PM (Closed for lunch from noon-1PM)Wednesday Nov 26: 7AM-11AMThursday-Sunday: Closed... Read more...
November Coffee Of The Month - Bali Kintamani Blue Moon
  Our featured coffee for November is a wild and juicy wet-hulled coffee from the Kintamani highlands of Bali. Interestingly, this coffee has a medium body, which is lighter than the typical rich, heavy body that we would expect from an Indonesian coffee. The start of the cup is sweet, light, and juicy with soft fruit notes of pomegranate. In the middle, the flavors quickly change, with the bitterness of pomegranate popping along with bold notes of dark chocolate. The finish is slightly dry and a little smoky, with sweet... Read more...
October Coffee Of The Month - Costa Rica Dota Peaberry
  Our featured coffee for October is a rich and juicy peaberry from CoopeDota in San Jose, Costa Rica. This complex coffee starts very light and sweet and gets more intense and roasty in the middle. The cup starts with light acidity and sweet juicy notes of orange and sweet cinnamon. The body and flavor intensify in the middle of the cup, with cashew butter, roasted nut, and bittersweet chocolate notes coating your palate. There is a very subtle rhubarb and raspberry tartness right at the end, which balances out... Read more...
September Coffee Of The Month - Panama Finca Isabel
Our featured coffee for September is a decadent washed coffee from the Finca Isabel farm in Panama. This coffee has a low acidity, bitter chocolate notes throughout, and a coating, full-bodied mouthfeel. The cup is rich from the start, with notes of dark chocolate truffle that start at the beginning of the cup and last into the finish. In the middle of the cup, root beer spice flavors meld wonderfully with the chocolate notes. The finish is rich and chocolatey with a peppery dryness that lingers. As the cup cools,... Read more...
August Coffee Of The Month - Brazil Fazenda Rainha Natural
Our featured coffee for August is a natural-processed bourbon varietal from the Fazenda Rainha estate in Brazil. This coffee is roasty with a medium-heavy body and low acidity. The cup starts soft with sweet and slightly bitter notes of pomegranate on the front of your tongue. In the middle of the cup, those notes are quickly overpowered by roasty notes of peanut brittle and dark chocolate that coat your palate. The finish is long and dry with lingering notes of peanuts and chocolate and subtle spicy notes of cola or... Read more...
Best Of The East Bay 2025 Finals Nominee: Vote For Us!
We made it to the finals for the best local coffee roaster in the East Bay! This year's East Bay Express Magazine's finals voting is now open. Please show us your support by voting for us before July 6. If we win, we will be highlighted as the best local coffee roaster in the East Bay for the next year. It would be awesome if you can help us get some recognition for all the hard work we put in to create the great coffee that you love!  The final voting phase... Read more...
June Coffee Of The Month - Mexico Oaxaca Pluma
One of our most popular featured coffees from last year makes its return for June! This roasty coffee has a wonderful balance of acidity and bitterness with a medium body. The cup starts sweet and becomes more roasty as it develops on your palate. It starts with cola sweetness immediately followed by the balanced sweetness and bitterness of dark chocolate. As you get to the middle of the cup this coffee becomes more complex, with the dark chocolate being joined by roasted peanut and cinnamon notes. The finish is long... Read more...
McLaughlin Reserve: Sumatra Gayo Arkhan Natural Available Now
Our quarterly McLaughlin Reserve release is available starting today. This is a limited-time offering that will be available while supplies last. It is a light roast coffee from Northern Sumatra. Learn more about our new McLaughlin Reserve release here.  Read more...
May Coffee Of The Month - Nicaragua Organic Jinotega Aldea
  Our featured coffee for May is a balanced and soft washed coffee from the Jinotega district in Nicaragua. We chose a medium-dark roast color bring out a medium-heavy body and wonderful balance of acidity and roastiness. The cup starts with notes of semi-sweet chocolate immediately followed by sweet jammy notes of fresh fig. The finish is long and dry with sweet and spicy notes of cola and hints of toasted walnut. This mild coffee is sure to be a crowd-pleaser!  Learn more about our new coffee of the month... Read more...
April Coffee Of The Month - Rwanda Dukunde Kawa Ruli
Our featured coffee of the month for April is an old favorite from last year, produced by the Dukunde Kawa cooperative in northern Rwanda. This coffee is balanced and creamy with very little acidity and a medium body. The cup starts with quick pop of honey graham cracker. As the graham cracker notes fade into the middle of the cup, roasty notes of peanut butter meld wonderfully with the lingering honey sweetness. Toward the end, subtle fruit notes of red grape add just a dash of acidity before fading into... Read more...
March Coffee Of The Month - Java Parahyangan
Our featured coffee for March is a washed coffee from the Parahyangan mill in West Java, Indonesia. This balanced coffee is rich and full, with a medium-heavy body and a lovely chocolate bitterness. Notes of chocolate malt start right at the beginning of the cup and are present throughout. In the middle, subtle green notes of plantain add a touch of acidity and complexity to the cup. Sweet notes of dried fig appear at the end of the cup and combine with the chocolate notes in a long and slightly... Read more...
McLaughlin Reserve: El Salvador Quezaltepeque Finca La Esperanza Available Now
Our quarterly McLaughlin Reserve release is available starting today. This is a limited-time offering that will be available while supplies last. It is a light roast coffee from the Quezaltepeque municipality in El Salvador. Learn more about our new McLaughlin Reserve release here.  Read more...