The Original

- Established 1990 -

Featuring Caffè San Juan

sjcoffee@rockisland.com
18 Cannery Landing
Friday Harbor, Washington 98250

Here at the San Juan Coffee Roasting Company we specialize in fresh roasting exotic Estate Grown coffees from around the world. The perfect choice for discriminating coffee drinkers. We think you'll agree our coffees have a very special, lively, clean taste.

Maybe it's the fresh clean island air we feed our roasters here on beautiful San Juan Island, Washington; it's definitely the care and utmost pride we put into every batch of coffee roasted. If you would love to start enjoying the freshest, finest coffee in your home or business, we will custom roast, pack and ship your coffee within hours of placing your order.

Remember, when you want the best, order from the original San Juan Coffee Roasting Company.

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Varietal Coffees & Blends

Green coffee has none of the taste or aroma we associate with a fine cup of coffee. It's the heat of roasting that makes it all possible. The roasting of coffee can best be described as the caramelization of the natural sugars stored in the bean. This is what turns the raw bean from green to brown.

The roasting process is a true craft and each roaster makes certain choices about how far to develop the coffee's sugars. A quality roaster is striving to fully develop the flavor characteristics of the bean to show off its true personality. Under roasted coffee fails to bring out the best in the coffee. Over roasted coffees mask the true personality of the bean, and even hide serious flavor faults.

Light or "Cinnamon" roast. Partially caramelized sugars. Mild, nutty, with a somewhat grain-like taste and a slightly sour finish.

Medium or "American" roast. Further caramelized sugars. Mild, caramelly-sweet taste with still a hint of sour in the finish.

Full or "Peak" roast. Fully caramelized sugars. This is as far as you can "push" the sugars without burning them. Stronger, more flavorful. This roast is a good balance between the bean's sugars and acids. This is the roast we have chosen for the coffees listed below.

Our coffees are listed by country, region, and "estate."

Guatemala Antigua "Santa Barbara" -- A distinctive coffee, medium bodied, spicy-rich, delicately acidic. A truly great Antigua!
Guatemala Huehuetenango "Tres Marias" -- High grown in rich volcanic soil. The flavor is uniquely sweet and satisfying. Rich yet soft.
Costa Rica Tarrazu "La Minita" -- No coffee receives more attention and care in its cultivation and preparation. This coffee is perhaps the finest coffee in the world. Zesty, bright, full bodied, deep, clean taste. A very rare treat. Check it out.
Sumatra Mandheling "Pawani" -- Sumatra's best. Heavy bodied, deep, slight musty undertone. An exotic, bold coffee.
New Guinea "Arona" -- New Guinea's finest estate grown coffee. This coffee is full bodied, with a deep almost smokey taste. Our roaster's favorite!
Kenya AA "Masai" -- Almost chocolately richness with a winey twist. Well balanced and complex.
Sulawesi Kalossi "Toraja" -- Another classic Indonesian coffee. Full bodied, smooth, a little more refined than the Sumatras.
Mexico Organic -- Bright, mild, excellent breakfast coffee.
Guatemala Co2 Decaf -- More flavor than the strictly water processed decafs, and uses no harmful solvents. This decaf fools many people. Try it on your guests. You'll all agree it's the best decaf coffee you've ever tasted.
Budget Gourmet -- Each year we search for good solid coffees to roast that should cost more. Like that good bottle of chardonnay you found for six dollars a bottle! The growing regions we pick from may vary throughout the year, but you can always count on flavorful, fresh roast coffee at a bargain price. At times this coffee is a straight varietal and other times it's a blend. Great for the budget minded restaurants too!
Premium Estate Blend -- A unique blend of our finest estate grown coffees. Complex and distinctive. Medium heavy body. The choice of many fine restaurants and bed and breakfast inns. We're very proud of this one.
Mexico "Fino Rojas" -- Señor Rojas' best. A delicate, sweet, snappy taste. Good for first time gourmet coffee drinkers.

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Dark Roasted Coffees

Dark roasting coffee can best be described as the carbonization or burning to some degree, of the natural sugars stored in the bean. The darkest roasts also begin to burn the hull or fiber of the bean.

This style of roasting replaces the coffee's basic personality traits with a deeper, stronger, carbony-rich taste. Phenolic compounds formed by burning the sugars replace the sweet characteristics of the coffee with a sharper, more pungent taste.

Espresso roast. Fully carbonized sugars. Dark golden brown. Our lightest dark roast.

Italian roast. Beginning to burn the bean fiber. Dark brown, oily surface. Spicy, toasty, pungent taste.

French roast. Black and oily. Smokey, carbony flavor. Very stout! All traces of the coffee's original personality are gone.

Northern Italian Espresso -- Our special blend of coffees roasted to a classic Northern Italian style. Exceptional taste and aroma, with thick, rich crema.
Sumatra Blue Lintong -- We roast this to just beyond an Italian roast. It's dark, very bold, and syrupy-rich. You'll know you've had a cup of coffee with this one! Not for beginners.
Guatemala Organic -- One of our lighter dark roasts. Sweeter and mellower than the really dark roasts. An excellent dessert coffee. Certified organically grown.
Premium Estate Blend Dark -- The same blend of beans we describe on top. Taken to an Italian roast changes the subtle varietal characteristics of this blend. Deep carbony-rich flavor, yet very smooth. This coffee also makes a nice stout espresso. A local favorite.
Budget Gourmet Dark -- A very solid, consistently good dark roast coffee. Always fresh, always a bargain. We roast this coffee to an Italian roast.
Colombia Co2 Decaf Dark -- We take this consistently fine decaf to an espresso roast, Northern Italian style. Our customers rave about how smooth this coffee is. Great for a brewed coffee or espresso.
Costa Rica Tres Rios -- One of the best coffees for dark roasting. A very hard bean that holds up well to the heat. Italian Roast. Lots of depth in flavor, spicy and lush.

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San Juan Coffee Roasting Company
sjcoffee@rockisland.com
P.O. Box 2998
18 Cannery Landing
Friday Harbor, Washington 98250

1- (360) 378-4443 or
1-(800) 624-4119
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The Original

- Established 1990 -

sjcoffee@rockisland.com 18 Cannery Landing Friday Harbor, Washington 98250

1-800-624-4119 WHOLESALE - RETAIL - MAIL ORDER

The Coffees Of The San Juan Coffee Roasting Company Varietal Coffees and Blends | Dark Roasted Coffees | Order Now!