Green Coffee Sources List - 2021

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Green Coffee Sources List - 2021

United States

Greens from Commercial Roasters. Great way to learn as you can compare your roast to theirs

Klatch My current favorite due their free shipping over $50, and discount sales over the holiday. High quality beans.
Paradise
Willoughbys is a sister company to Roastmasters and some of their roasted coffee can be purchased green.
Happy Mug
Bodhi Leaf Coffee
Metropolis Greenline - - This is their Redline coffee, 5# minimum, and it also comes in decaf.
Lost Dutchman Tempe Arizona


Most Popular - Greens Only
Prime Green Coffee - High end offerings; Jim is easy to work with
Showroom Coffee
Sweet Maria's Liked for showing coffee arrival date, flavor wheel, and ideal degree of roast. Flavor descriptions are wide and varied. Some think cupping scores inflated.
Aida Batlle Direct Direct from farm sourcing.
Roastmasters
Burman Coffee Traders
Theta Ridge Importers of Brazil Daterra
Coffee Bean Corral - Best matrix for filtering choices.
Royal Coffee Crown Jewels - selling 1lb bags of their Royal Crown Jewels - see below.

Other US choices
Hacea Coffee Source
Green Coffee Buying Club
U-Roast-Em
Java Beans Plus
Len's Coffee
Leverhead Coffee
Lost Dutchman
The Coffee Project
Roast Coffee Company
Blazing Bean Roasters
Mr. Green Beans
Smokin' Beans Coffee Co.
The Captain's Coffee
Invalsa
Royal New York 20lb boxes
Crop to Cup
Mill City Roasters
CopanTrade
Rhodes Roast 5lbs bags; free shipping.
Yellow Rooster


Larger Quantities-
Genuine Origin 65lb in grain pro bags in boxes shipping included; 300 gram samples $7.50 each
Ally Open Core Coffees (50lb boxes) are consistently available regional community lots. Microlots (50lb boxes) are limited edition coffees from our partner farms. Reserve Lots (25lb boxes) are super-special coffees ideal for competitions and showcase occasions.
Royal Coffee Crown Jewels 22lb Crown Royal boxes (free shipping) or 100lb bags shipped freight. As of 2021 can buy in one pound increments as well.
La Bodega 50 lb grain pro bags - shipping included in price; samples sold for $6
Roastmasters 50lb gain pro bags; $22 flat rate shipping
Coffee Shrub 50lb bags; shipping calculated (example to CO was $25 or 50 cents a pound NY was $35); 200
gram samples (up to 10 for $7.55) for wholesale customers only. Wholesale side of Sweet Marias.
Showroom Coffee offers 33 and 66lb choices. Free shipping for orders over 60lbs.
Coffee Crafters Green 10 and 20 pound bags plus see larger quantities too.


Canada
Mountain Coffee
Green Coffee Co.
West Coast Coffee Traders
Green Beanery
Espresso planet
Idrinkcoffee
U-roast-it-coffee
Pre-umber
Single Origin Coffee Inc (also does larger quantities)
LeCafeCrema
Northern Coffee
Creekmore Coffee, Vancouver Island
Finest Cup
94 Celsius

Canada large quantities:
Mountain Coffee
West Coast Coffee Traders
Green Coffee Co.

Australia - comments from samuellaw178
Bean Green
Coffee Snobs
Green Bean Roasters #have not used this supplier but the offering seems reasonable.
International Coffee Traders #there is no online shop so you'd have to email to order.
Mountain Top Estate #limited offering but good value considering it's Australian grown coffee (direct from farm?). Taste profile is pretty solid, reminds me of a good quality Ethiopian coffee (roasted medium/light).
Ministry Grounds

UK
Quijote-Kaffee
Coffee Compass
Small Batch Roasting
Laico Coffee
Redber
Stephen Leighton UK

Germany
Rohkaff
Roestart
Goodkarmacoffee
Docklands Coffee
Chania Coffee

Holland
Hoofdkwartier Koffiebranderij Email them for offerings and prices
Shokunin Coffee Collective

Norway
Stavanger kaffebrenneri

Consistent Sales and Specials
Klatch - knocked it out of the park in 2020 - Black Friday sale 20% off, 12 Days of Christmas 20% off, and WOW - eCards 20% off so you can pay in December for offerings later in the year - make your own sale of sorts.
Theta Ridge - free shipping end of summer sale right after Labor Day and right before Thanksgiving
Bohdi Leaf - Black Friday - 30% off in 2020 on limited (about 10) coffees; can't be combined with free shipping.
Coffee Bean Corral - 15% off on Cyber Monday
Sweet Maria's - Black Friday - no sale in 2020, but in prior years.

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Thanks Michael. Recommend you add Aida to the list:

https://aidabatlleselection.com/

I am still roasting ABS, which is wonderful and still available.

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Genuine Origin is now building shipping into the green costs. So no additional charge.
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Nice.

So I noticed you have a category for roasters who sell green beans. I think Willoughby's should be added, since their sister organization is Roastmasters.

https://www.willoughbyscoffee.com/
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Do you know of any distributors with a warehouse in the Phoenix, AZ area? Moving there in a few weeks and hoping to find a source for full bags that's close enough for me to pick up. Thanks

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EddyQ wrote:Nice.

So I noticed you have a category for roasters who sell green beans. I think Willoughby's should be added, since their sister organization is Roastmasters.

https://www.willoughbyscoffee.com/

Hmmm tried to find Costa Rica San Francisco 1900 Tarrazu Microlot on Roastmasters and no luck. So it's not very apparent and separate websites. Maybe you know more.
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CarefreeBuzzBuzz wrote:So it's not very apparent and separate websites. Maybe you know more.
You are right there. However this link shows ties:
https://www.roastmasters.com/about.html

Google map Roastmasters in Branford, CT. It is the same building as Willoughby's.

Example:
https://www.willoughbyscoffee.com/TAC.html
https://www.roastmasters.com/socorro-yellow.html

I suppose that the same labels on Roastmasters greens are a different lot than that at Willoughby's. But, if I was very concerned of matching flavors, I would ask before buying.
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Thanks I added a line noting "some".
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#9: Post by CarefreeBuzzBuzz (original poster) »

I did some updating of the list this morning. Can this group help me with descriptions of best features of the most popular US sources. For those outside the US, please let us know if you find new sources. Thanks.



United States
Most Popular
Klatch Coffee - My current favorite due their free shipping over $50, and discount sales including gift cards over the holiday. High quality beans.
Prime Green Coffee - High end offerings; Jim is easy to work with
Showroom Coffee
Sweet Maria's Liked for showing coffee arrival date, flavor wheel, and ideal degree of roast. Flavor descriptions are wide and varied. Some think cupping scores inflated.
Happy Mug
Aida Batlle Direct Direct from farm sourcing.
Roastmasters
Bodhi Leaf Coffee
Burman Coffee Traders
Theta Ridge Importers of Brazil Daterra
Coffee Bean Corral - Best matrix for filtering choices.
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#10: Post by winslette »

I would probably add Royal to that list since they do the 1lb crown jewels now. I also find Burman to have a good selection, with pretty good pricing. Frequently they have sales on some beans.

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