Adding Copper Horse Coffee . . .

Heard about these guys on the Coffee Compass blog. They're a new roaster out of Ithaca, NY. I tried their "Don Santos Catuai" from Nicaragua. Excellent coffee, works beautifully in the Chemex (with paper and Kone filter). Nice, bright opening with a sweet, smooth finish. Also, the management at Copper Horse is great to deal with, really nice people. Highly recommend!

^^^ Added--thanks. I also ordered a taster's 4-oz. sample.

Added Flattop, out of Estes Park, CO. Has anyone tried their coffee?

So I ordered from Copper Horse and received a bag today roasted 4/16 (ordered on 4/20). Guess they don't roast to order but the roaster says the one i ordered (the Colombian on sale now) hits its stride 11 days post roast so we'll see.

I'd like to mention a roaster that just converted to a free shipping policy: http://justcoffee.coop/ They had a free shipping special in April and it brought in so many customers that they decided to adjust there pricing and offer free shipping full time. I wouldn't call them a third wave roaster. They tend to have more traditional roast profiles but they have plenty to choose from. Prices range from $13-15 per 12 ounces. If you try to place a second order with them and you can't add anything to your shopping cart, you have to clear all your cookies. This is a bug they know about so hopefully it will be fixed soon.

Rick
Long time reader, first time poster

Barrett's Coffee in Austin, TX offers free shipping with no minimum - but they only sell 2.5lb & 5lb bags. I just realized last week that their facility is in my neighborhood, so I skip the shipping and just pick up in person, but it's nice to know that CONUS shipping's free. Had my lady pick up a bag of their Kenya today and looking forward to breaking into it this weekend.

They average $30-35 for 2.5lb, putting it at $14/lb (or less), which I enjoy since most coffee I buy tends to be $15-18 for 12oz, but I realize some people actually prefer buying small bags more frequently. You'd have to contact directly to be sure of whether they roast per order or not; I specifically wanted beans that were at least 2-3 days post roast so I was in luck that some of the Kenya was still around from Tuesday's roast.

^^^ Added both. Thanks!

Added Compelling & Rich.

This is a long thread, and not sure if this has been mentioned - but Redbird coffee offers free shipping when you order at least four pounds.

Considering their prices are very reasonable, their coffee is top notch - I consider Redbird one of the best price to value roasters these days on the web. They have become my only source for single origins, I have even abandoned my local roaster due to Redbirds quality for the price.

Note they are currently out of stock on two of my favorites - namely Wote Konga and Sweet Blue - and I am hoping they restock those very soon.

I think the point of this topic is free shipping, no strings attached.

I just ordered from compelling and rich, they don't appear to use tracking information though.