‘Tis the season… and nothing spreads holiday cheer like the best coffees across the Northwest. Treat yourself, gift these to someone you love or surprise someone you barely even know. Just remember, for the best cup of coffee you need the best coffee maker. If we are ever buying anything coffee related, we usually visit Great Coffee Brewers to check how they rate it in their in-depth reviews. That way, we know we’re getting the best for our money. Trust us, these 12 coffee presents are a lot more manageable than a partridge in a pear tree.
1 – Ethiopia Chelelektu, Heart Roasters: Buy this sensational single-origin Chelelektu as part of Heart’s Beanie & Beans combo, and pack both along as you head for the mountains. $18/lb, $32 with beanie
2 – Ethiopia Illubabor, Sterling Roasters: New from Sterling-with a flavor profile of oranges and gingerbread, few things sound better for sipping fireside. $18.95/14oz
3 – Holiday Blend, Velton’s Coffee: One of the PNW’s fastest-rising roasting stars, Velton Ross turned his favorite season-winter-into inspiration for this Kenya-Sulawesi marriage. $18/lb
4 – Working Elf’s Blend, Roast House: Fuel for a full day of holiday shopping, with free shipping on Two-Pound Tuesdays. $14/lb
5 – Holiday Blend, Caffe Vita: With trippy packaging and a trippy backstory, Vita’s Holiday Blend makes a deliciously weird gift for a friend. Wrap it up with a sturdy snake mug and call it good. $18/lb, $13/mug
6 – Mauricio Fadul, Slate Coffee Roasters: Skip the Frangos and grab a package of America’s reigning Best Coffeehouse’s Colombian offering-rich with chocolate, raspberry and caramel. $8/250g
7 – Christmas Reserve, J.J. Bean Coffee Roasters: This Dolok Sanggul Sumatra is best with copious Christmas cookies. If you’re anywhere near Vancouver, check out J.J. Bean’s 17th Anniversary Sale prices all week. $15.75/12oz
8 – Holiday Celebration, 49th Parallel Roasters: As if this holiday blend and its espresso twin weren’t great enough, this Thursday, Dec. 5, you’ve got a chance to taste them, learn about their origins-and try your hand at roasting your own beans! Tickets are flying-get them fast. $39/2lb gift set; $20/Brew Christmas event tickets
9 – Cascara Coffee Cherry Tea, Evans Brothers: And now for something a little different-a highly-caffeinated herbal tea made from the fruit of dried coffee cherries. For the coffee aficionado who’s tried it all. $7.50/4oz
10 – Organic Peru, Dovetail Coffee Roasters: Peruvian coffees are fruity and distinct form many South American offerings. Shop Dovetail online for free shipping on $30 orders. $16/lb
11 – Bella Luna Decaf, Doma Coffee. Medium-roasted Latin-American blend, Swiss-processed into a flavorful decaf. $14.55/12oz
12 – 1936 Espresso, Fernwood. A dark espresso roast for the long dark winter days – festively packaged and outstanding in a French Press. $16/340g
