“Green coffee is a living thing, more like produce than an inert spice or candy, and each one has a unique life span based on who produced it and where it's from.”
—Charlie Habegger, Green Coffee Buyer

Flavor in coffee is a crescendo—no part of the journey is boring. In our cafes, we taste each coffee to determine the precise days on which it will achieve peak flavor (Hayes Valley Espresso, for instance, really sings on days 4–7). We only serve the absolute freshest coffee to you in our cafes and on our webshop.

Basically, it’s a science experiment.

We set up blind taste tests at different days out of the roaster. We taste each batch, repeatedly. James and our team of roasting and quality control experts cup all of our coffees before they go into the world. We repeat this process every day. Each time we change a component of one of our blends, we start over. Every time a new single origin is introduced (three to five times per month) we go through the process anew.

We then identify a window of peak flavor. When a coffee hits that range, it goes into service at our cafes and onto the shelves as whole beans.

Basically, it’s a science experiment.

We set up blind taste tests at different days out of the roaster. We taste each batch, repeatedly. James and our team of roasting and quality control experts cup all of our coffees before they go into the world. We repeat this process every day. Each time we change a component of one of our blends, we start over. Every time a new single origin is introduced (three to five times per month) we go through the process anew.

We then identify a window of peak flavor. When a coffee hits that range, it goes into service at our cafes and onto the shelves as whole beans.

“Green coffee is a living thing, more like produce than an inert spice or candy, and each one has a unique life span based on who produced it and where it's from.”
—Charlie Habegger, Green Coffee Buyer

Flavor in coffee is a crescendo—no part of the journey is boring. In our cafes, we taste each coffee to determine the precise days on which it will achieve peak flavor (Hayes Valley Espresso, for instance, really sings on days 4–7). We only serve the absolute freshest coffee to you in our cafes and on our webshop.