Friends and family ask us where to buy coffee. This is a tough question! It’s uncomplicated to lose track of the amount of amazing, fresh and lively coffees. Every week we ask our advertising partners to recommend the coffees they like best. Here’s a collection of the most intriguing whole bean coffees available this week from talented roasters around the world.
Heartwood Coffee As fourth-generation coffee producers, Yessica and Diego have transformed what was initially a source of income into a hub of innovation and creativity. For this batch, ripe cherries were floated and then left in open tanks for 24 hours. Thermal shock is a method of alternating scorching and chilly water during fermentation, which causes controlled stress on the grains. This allows for greater sugar absorption and sweetness intensity. | $30/10oz |
Phil & Sebastian x Onyx Coffee Lab x La Cabra A celebration of coffee producers, roasteries and the craft that unites them. | $150/240 grams |
Partner Coffee Finca Relampago is the latest venture of Los Volcanes Coffee, our long-time supplier from Antigua, Guatemala. The farm, located on the central slopes of the Agua volcano, is intended to be a dedicated space for research and experimentation. | $26/12oz |
Equatorial coffees The latest coffee from the novel producer Jhoan Vergara made such an impression on us that this year we had to buy another batch from Las Flores! | $17/6oz |
Verve Coffee Anchored by the renowned Sidra Nestor Lasso, this Holiday Blend Filter roast highlights the expressive side of the season. Notes of mulled wine and candied ginger bring lively warmth, transforming into a balanced sweetness and silky texture. Made from exceptional coffees from Ethiopia, Colombia and India, it is a radiant cup that reflects the craftsmanship and connection of the holidays. | $22/12oz |
Stumptown Coffee Roasters If you’re looking for a unique coffee to serve at a holiday party or something for the host you love most, you’ve found it. Costa Rica Sumava La Ladera is a micro-lot worthy of a toast with decadent notes of Amarena cherry, drinking chocolate and baked apple. | $25/10.5oz |
PERCENTAGE PERC has teamed up with Unblended for the 2025 summer recruiting batch! The packaging depicts the fearsome Ice Gobbler hunting cute little gingerbread men. Coffee connects emerging producers with the legendary Sebastián Ramírez as a mentor. He combines his cinnamon coferment with the crop to create a fantastic cup with toasty waves of cinnamon, gingerbread and candied orange. | $30/12oz |
Coffee with a plan Our latest installment of the Boutique series is the spectacular Raro Nansebo from Ethiopia. This coffee beautifully showcases the natural anaerobic process. The full, structured body of this very luscious cup contains an explosion of affluent, fruity flavors. You can find all kinds of obscure berries here, as well as sweet vanilla, pineapple and obscure chocolate. | $35/10oz |
Caffe Umbria Inc This special edition Holiday Blend coffee has been prepared by Master Roaster Emanuele Bizzarri for the season of sharing and celebrating. This holiday blend is best enjoyed by a cozy fireplace or as part of a holiday feast. This Bird Cordial certified medium roast coffee has notes of obscure cocoa, dried oranges and the sweetness of brown sugar syrup. | $20/12oz |
Onyx Coffee Laboratory The Adinew brothers of METAD exemplify harmony in both coffee production and business practices, with a deep commitment to quality and personal relationships. Their commitment, rooted in a family legacy of Ethiopia’s first female pilot, has allowed METAD to produce some of the best coffee in Ethiopia while uplifting the local community. This batch exemplifies both the quality of the coffee and the quality of the practice. | $12/4oz |
Portland Coffee Roasters Our 2025 Holiday Roast is designed to capture the delicious and iconic seasonal flavors of the Pacific Northwest. With a affluent body and notes of dried plum, brown sugar, chocolate and cinnamon – this coffee is simply toasty, cheerful and glowing. A blend of Asociación Civil Guaya’b from the Huehuetenango region of Guatemala and our long-time partner, La Hilda from Costa Rica. | $20/12oz |
Beard This directly sourced Castillo has a exquisite peach sweetness with an intense and elaborate floral character. This is a coffee that beautifully balances sweet flavors and exquisite notes – the result of Diego Bermudez’s careful cultivation and scientific approach to coffee processing. | $28/12oz |
Mr. Espresso Kenya Rung’Eto Kii is the perfect coffee for chilly days. It has notes of white peach, ripe pomelo and fresh cream, with a full mouthfeel. It comes from the Kia factory, a storied processing plant operating since 1965. About 80 farmers collaborated to produce this fantastic plot, cultivated at an altitude of 1,600-1,800 meters above sea level in affluent, clay soil. The coffee is ground, fermented overnight and washed in the shade of Mount Kenya. | $21/12oz |
Madcap Coffee High at an altitude of 1,800-2,100 meters above sea level, Heirloom coffee cherries ripen slowly in the clay soils of the Gedeb District of Ethiopia. Tamrat Alemayew’s Heirloom Coffee is a fantastic rendition of the floral and elaborate flavors we’ve come to expect from Gedeb. In the last cup, enjoy notes of glowing lime, tangerine and honeysuckle. | $28/8oz |
Coffee for evening swimming Coope Tarrazú is a Costa Rican cooperative with over 3,500 partners and collaborators from the province of San José. . Centroamericano H1 is a hybrid F1 variety created by crossing Sarchimor T-5296 and the wild Rume Sudan variety. | $24/12oz |
Klatch Coffee Trio gift set for espresso lovers Klatch Coffee Trio gift sets are back just in time for the holidays! Each pretty box is ready to be wrapped or stuffed into a stocking. The Espresso Lover trio includes 3 favorite coffees: our Belle Espresso, WBC Espresso and House Espresso. Treat yourself or surprise someone special – this trio is here to make your holidays more caffeinated and much more festive! | $29.95 3x113g |
Presta coffee roasteries This novel coffee from the San Agustín highlands in Huila is co-fermented with dried strawberries in a cup that bursts with the sweetness of ripe berries, silky milk chocolate and crisp acidity. Grown at an altitude of 1,750 m above sea level by local passionate farmers, it is full of life, cheerful and unforgettable. | $35/10oz |
Olimpia Coffee We secured this amazing coffee during the cupping competition at SCA Expo in Houston, hosted by Caravela Coffee. Grown on the Las Tres Estaciones farm, this micro-batch stood out among dozens of offerings for its clarity, sweetness and balance, taking first place in the competition. | $29.95 |
