We get asked by friends and family where to buy coffee a lot. 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.
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Caffe Umbria This blend was crafted to pair uniquely with the sweet characteristics of milk and cream. A resonant body and deep fruity acidity helps this coffee stay structured when sipped “con latte”. Taste molasses, pecan and hints of banana in this Golden Bean North America medal-winning coffee. We love this blend for its versatility so brew in the style of your preference. |
 $16/12oz |
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Onyx Coffee Lab This natural lot from Elshadai Estate in Kiambu County may mark the farm’s final harvest, as rising land value near Nairobi threatens its future. Discovered by Kenyan coffee professional Judy Murimi, the coffee underwent an estimated two-day anaerobic fermentation before drying on raised beds. With layered sweetness and gentle fruit complexity, it offers a compelling profile while being a tribute to a disappearing coffee landscape. |
 $27/10oz |
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Blueprint Coffee Penrose, is our seasonal espresso blend. We feel the perfect espresso is an impossible goal, but we still strive to create it. Penrose is our ever-updated offering in the quest for the perfect espresso. While the seasonal components will vary throughout the year, it is always (nearly) perfect for your hopper. Penrose also does well in the brewer – look for notes of lasting sweetness and heavy body, with a subdued acidity. |
 $20.50/10oz |
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Equator Coffees Our medium light roast winter blend draws inspiration from the North Star: grounded, steadfast, and unwavering. Each cup welcomes a moment to reflect, reset, and embrace the path ahead, filled with rich and inviting notes of spiced cider & toffee. 5% of sales from this coffee will support The Chain Collaborative’s 2025–2026 East Africa Incubator cohort. |
 $24/12oz |
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Stumptown Coffee Roasters Crafted by the women-led Ketiara Cooperative in Aceh, Sumatra, this coffee showcases the care and expertise of its producers. Stumptown’s Indonesia Bies Penantan is rich and full-bodied, with notes of dark chocolate, toasted nuts, and a hint of earthy spice—a simple, flavorful cup that tells the story of its farmers and their craft. |
 $23/10.5oz |
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Portland Coffee Roasters Bridge Blend is a balanced 50/50 blend of coffees from Ethiopia and Peru. The Ethiopia component comes from Tega & Tula. This washed lot from Tega & Tula uses handpicked cherries that are fermented for about 60 hours, and sun-dried on raised beds. The other half of Bridge Blend is from PRONATUR in Peru, which guarantees growers organizations a secure market, a better quality of life for them and their loved ones, and socio-economic development. |
 $21/12oz |
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Klatch Coffee Last chance to enjoy Winter’s sweet kiss in the form of our Mistletoe holiday espresso, the ultimate holiday indulgence. |
 $19.95/310g bag |
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Heartwood Coffee Stunning natural Gesha lot from 5th-generation producer Carlos Cadena and his farm Finca Xilontla in Cosautlan, Mexico. Carlos won first place in the 2024 Cup of Excellence auction in the experimental category. |
 $30/284g |
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La Barba Coffee This red honey processed bourbon aji is a coffee that demands notice. It has a pronounced floral and spearmint tea set of flavors that persist as it cools. Underneath these notes is a delicate Meyer lemon flavor and rich honey character. In this coffee Sebastian Ramirez has produced a testament to coffee’s complexity and range of flavors. |
 $30/8oz |
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Night Swim Coffee We’re thrilled to share this beautiful blend of two coffees from our friends at Pink Headed Duck (Myanmar) and Equation Coffee (Colombia). These coffees encapsulate our commitment this year, to share coffees with you that help you reminisce on familiar experiences while enjoying something very new. We’ve blended a bright and fruity anaerobic natural Papayo from Huila, Colombia and a dry processed natural from Myanmar. |
 $28/12oz |
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Partners Coffee This tiny lot comes to us from Suke Quto, our long running farm relationship in Guji, Ethiopia. Tesfaye Bekele has become a champion of sustainable agroforestry in Guji, growing coffee under tree canopy to preserve native forest. |
 $27/12oz |
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Madcap Coffee 2025 marks the 16th year Madcap has partnered with husband and wife duo Ellen and Stuart Prentice of Finca de Dios.With the help of their daughter Ashley, the Prentice family oversee a 19-hectare farm encompassing a multitude of microclimates. While Ellen handles coffee growing with her studies in agronomy, Stuart continues to innovate and make upgrades to the farm, and Ashley focuses on selling the green coffee while raising her young children. |
 $27/8oz |
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Phil & Sebastian x Onyx Coffee Lab x La Cabra A celebration of coffee producers, roasters, and the craft that connects them. |
 $150/240g |
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Verve Coffee Anchored by Nestor Lasso’s celebrated Sidra, this Holiday Blend Filter roast highlights the expressive side of the season. Mulled Wine and Candied Ginger notes bring vibrant warmth, unfolding into balanced sweetness and silky body. Crafted from exceptional coffees from Ethiopia, Colombia, and India, it’s a luminous cup that reflects the artistry and connection of the holidays. |
 $22/12oz |
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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 Sebastián Ramírez 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. |
 $30/12oz |
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Mr. Espresso Kenya Rung’Eto 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. |
 $21/12oz |
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Presta Coffee Roasters From the highlands of San Agustín, 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’s vibrant, playful, and unforgettable. |
 $35/10oz |
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Olympia Coffee 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. |
 $29.95 |
