Coffee

Benchmark Blend
espresso / drip / cold brew

Robust and comforting, this washed process coffee is sourced to be a consistent and familiar offering in our lineup year-round. It makes a delicious espresso and is equally at home in your pour over or coffee pot.

The body is heavy.
The acidity is high.
The roast level is medium.
Tasting notes of citrus, spice, and dark chocolate. 

Benchmark Dark
french roast

Origin: Colombia
Processing: washed
Tasting Notes: smoke, spice, dark chocolate

This Central American blend is the darkest roast we offer. It’s robust and comforting, delicious in a variety of brew methods and our go-to for cold brew these days.

Benchmark Blend Decaf
espresso / drip / cold brew

Processing: washed
Tasting Notes: graham, citrus, dark chocolate

This decaffeinated blend is incredibly smooth and versatile. It makes a delicious espresso or cold brew but is equally at home in your pour over or coffee pot.

Guatemala,
Finca Pensamiento

Origin: Guatemala
Region: Fraijanes
Producer: Dina Monterroso
Processing: washed
Tasting Notes: crisp red apple, mulled cider, caramel, and dark chocolate

We've been buying coffee from Dina Monterroso's farm in Guatemala each year since 2020.  This crop is the backbone of our Benchmark Blend, but it's also delightful roasted on its own as a Single Origin–Finca Pensamiento.

This washed coffee sits on threshold between the balanced and adventurous parts of our lineup.  Coffee tastes like coffee, but if you're paying attention, it also tastes like a lot of other things. This one has notes of crisp red apple, mulled cider, caramel, and dark chocolate.

If you're interested in learning more, check out this video from lead roaster, Nick Tabor. 

If a picture is worth a thousand words, just imagine what an entire bag of coffee is trying to say. In an effort to translate, we rigged up our printer so that you can name and gift a bag of coffee to your friend or family member.
Include up to 60 characters of a heart-warming or knee-slapping message that we’ll put directly on a coffee label. The actual coffee information will also be printed below it.

It's always the right season for cold brew, and we want to help you enjoy this house-made nectar from the comfort of your own home. Purchase for local pickup every day at our Highlander location. Unfortunately, it's not available to ship.

This cold brew concentrate can be added to water or your choice of milk.
Serve over ice or heat for the smoothest cup of coffee/latte money can buy.
Each bottle makes six medium drinks.
Keep refrigerated. Best within two weeks of purchase.

This manual coffeemaker is perfect for brewing up to six cups of delightful coffee at once.  The unique properties of the Chemex pure glass carafe ensures the natural flavor of your chosen coffee bean–and nothing else.  The pour-over brewing process delivers the perfect cup of coffee without any sediments or bitter elements.

• Made with non-porous glass that will not absorb odors or chemical residues
• Simple to use, with a timeless and elegant design.
• Includes a wooden collar to insulate your hand when pouring.

Colombia,
Hacienda El Roble

Origin: Colombia
Region: Santandar
Producer: Oswaldo Acevedo
Processing: washed
Tasting Notes: stone fruit, pear, hazelnut, fudge, sweet chocolate

If you're typically a Benchmark drinker, but would like to tiptoe into our single origin lineup, this washed coffee from Colombia is for you.  Introducing:  Hacienda el Roble

Produced by Oswaldo Acevedo, this offering is very approachable with a heavier body and subtle fruit notes. This washed coffee sits on the threshold between the traditional and balanced parts of our lineup.  Coffee tastes like coffee, but if you're paying attention, it also tastes like a lot of other things. This one has notes of stone fruit, pear, hazelnut, fudge, and sweet chocolate.

If you're interested in learning more, check out this video from lead roaster, Nick Tabor.

Peru,
Los Olivos

Origin: Peru
Region: Amazonas
Processing: washed
Tasting Notes: ginger tea, apricot, clover honey, spiced chocolate

This coffee is grown near the town of Los Olivos in the Amazonas region of Peru. That slice of the globe is famous for being one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, its soil is wildly fertile, and the climate is ideal for growing coffee.This organically grown, washed process coffee is grown between 1400-1700 masl.

It has simultaneously high acid and a heavy body that makes it both interesting and a delightfully balanced daily drinker. Coffee tastes like coffee, but when you’re paying attention it tastes like a lot of other things, too. This one features notes of apricot, clover honey, and spiced chocolate with a ginger tea finish.

If you're interested in learning more, check out this video from lead roaster, Nick Tabor.

Ethiopia,
Worka G1

Origin: Ethiopia
Region: Yirgacheffe
Producer: Worka Cooperative
Processing: Washed
Tasting Notes: amaretto, apricot, bergamot, black tea, blackberry jam, lemon-lime

We introduced the Adado G1 from the Yirgacheffe region of Ethiopia a couple of weeks ago, but have you tried its washed counterpart from the same region: Worka G1?​​​​​​​​​"G1" stands for "Grade 1" which is a reference to both density and quality that you often see in top-tier coffee from Ethiopia.

Both live in the adventurous part of our lineup and are just begging to be enjoyed as a pour over. Coffee tastes like coffee, but if you're paying attention, it also tastes like a lot of other things. This one has notes of blackberry jam, apricot, bergamot, lemon, and lime.  

If you're interested in learning more, check out this video from lead roaster, Nick Tabor.

Brazil,
Fazenda Engenho

Origin: Brazil
Region: Minas Gerias
Producer: Ibraim Chaib De Souza
Processing: pulped natural
Tasting Notes: cranberry, fig, orange, and milk chocolate

This coffee from Brazil, Fazenda Do Condado, lands squarely in the balanced part of our lineup.  It's the kind of brew that you can keep coming back to, one cup after another.
Produced by Ibraim Chaib De Souza, this offering is very approachable.  It's processed with the pulped natural method to add some subtle fruitiness to the flavor profile.  Coffee tastes like coffee, but if you're paying attention, it also tastes like a lot of other things. This one has notes of cranberry, fig, orange, and milk chocolate.

If you're interested in learning more, check out this video from lead roaster, Nick Tabor.

Kenya,
Kiawamururu

Origin: Kenya
Region: Central Kenya
Producer: Ramukia FCS
Processing: Double Washed
Tasting Notes: Hibiscus, Grapefruit, Mango, and Apricot

With notes of hibiscus, mango, grapefruit, and apricot, this double-washed single origin from Kenya lands in the most adventurous part of our lineup. It is available in limited quantities and is the perfect offering if you are hosting coffee lovers for the holidays.