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coava coffee roasters

December 2025

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Day after day, season after season, routines become ritual. December’s offering features a familiar specialty coffee staple just down the road from Seattle. Portland’s own Coava Coffee. Friends of La Marzocco, Coava is the perfect mix of comfort and excitement and we’re happy to be sending these two wonderful coffees.

As you open this box and pour coffee into your hopper, we invite you to reflect on the idea that every espresso tells the story of countless others. Dial-ins, adjustments, techniques, travels & experiences, all memories of beautiful moments spent around an espresso machine.

However you spend this holiday season—surrounded by routines, friends & family, or espresso machines—we know you’ll enjoy this month’s offering.

The ritual starts now.

about coava coffee

Coava began in Matt Higgins North Portland garage in 2008. The veteran barista and roaster bootstrapped the company by repairing motorcycles. Having spent years in specialty coffee, Matt dreamed of starting his own company where he could roast and prepare coffees that would be exciting for professional baristas and inviting to everyday drinkers. Matt knew that in order to accomplish this goal, sourcing exceptional “coava” would have to be the bedrock upon which his entire company was built.

So he studied agriculture, farm practices, and sustainable business. He sought farmers who were committed to producing quality crops, and focused his attention on under-sourced regions. His hard work and willingness to go above and beyond eventually earned him a reputation among coffee producers as a respectful, diligent, and honest person. Those early years were difficult, but exciting, and laid the foundation for many of the longstanding partnerships Coava has with farmers to this day.

winter solstice blend

This year’s winter solstice blend is a showcase of two of our highest performing Ethiopian offerings this season. A delicate, bright, and floral washed process coffee from the Chelba region combines with one of our standout Hambela natural Ethiopians to create a cup that offers a beautiful melding of the red fruit sweetness and body from the natural Ethiopian with the delicate acidity and florals of the washed variety. Notes of peach, ripe cherry, and earl grey tea with a silky, mousse like texture.

Calibrated at 9 bars pressure. Three seconds of 3 bar preinfusion, with a 2 second pause are used at all retail locations.

Profile #1

Dose: 19 Grams
Yield: 26 Grams
Time: 26 Seconds
Temperature: 200 F
Pressure: 9 Bar

Tasting notes: yuzu, orange blossom, and plum

Profile #2:

Dose: 18 Grams
Yield: 34 Grams
Time: 24 Seconds
Temperature: 200 F
Pressure: 9 Bar

Tasting notes: meyer lemon, cantelope, lilac

Mexico Los Naranjos

A standout southern Oaxacan washed offering for us, Los Naranjos is a wonderful example of a long lasting partnership with a farming community that Coava has built its reputation on. Our fifth year featuring this San Pedro Pochutla region coffee, we are proud to offer additional support through programs like our raised bed project to help farmers increase harvest quality and consistency. This year’s Los Naranjos had an incredible tangerine citrus quality, while balancing in the cup with a rich brown sugar and maple syrup body & finish.