Specialty Coffee Roasters · Est. 2013

Coffee, roasted
small-batch daily.

Northwind is a small specialty roaster running three neighborhood cafes. Direct-trade green beans, daily small-batch roasting, and brewing equipment we genuinely test before we sell it.

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12 Yrs
Roasting Specialty
18
Direct-Trade Farms
3
Neighborhood Cafes
48 Hrs
Bean to Cup
Current Coffees

On the roaster this week.

We rotate our menu seasonally based on harvest. Every bean is single-origin, single-farm, and roasted within 48 hours of shipping.

Light roast

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe

Bright, floral, citrus-forward. Notes of bergamot, lemon zest, and white tea. Washed process from the Konga cooperative.

$22 / 12oz
Medium roast

Colombia Huila

Balanced and chocolate-forward. Notes of milk chocolate, brown sugar, and stone fruit. From Finca La Esperanza.

$20 / 12oz
Light roast

Kenya Nyeri

Bold and bright. Notes of black currant, grapefruit, and red wine acidity. AA grade from Mbumi Estate.

$24 / 12oz
Medium-light

Costa Rica Tarrazu

Clean and sweet. Notes of orange, brown sugar, and macadamia. Honey process from Don Pedro's family farm.

$22 / 12oz
The Roastery

A roaster, three
cafes, one rule.

Northwind was founded in 2013 by Tom Reyes after seven years as a barista, judge, and trainer in the specialty coffee world. Today we run a 12kg roaster, three cafes, and direct relationships with eighteen farms.

"Specialty coffee is a partnership with the people who grow it. We pay above commodity, we know the farms, and we don't sell anything we wouldn't serve our family."

— Tom Reyes, Founder & Head Roaster

2013

Tom opens Northwind as a single cafe with a 5kg roaster and three coffee origins.

2017

Crossed our first ten direct-trade partnerships. Opened the second cafe.

2021

Upgraded to a dedicated roastery and 12kg Loring. Opened third cafe and wholesale program.

2025

Eighteen direct-trade farms, three cafes, and beans roasted daily within 48 hours of shipping.

How We Roast

From green to cup.

Three steps. Every batch tasted, every roast logged, every cafe brewing the same beans we ship to your door.

01

Source Direct

We travel to farms, taste with growers, and sign contracts that pay 25% above commodity prices for quality. Every bean is traceable.

02

Roast Daily

Small batches on a 12kg roaster, controlled by our head roaster. Every batch is cupped before it ships.

03

Ship & Brew

Beans ship within 48 hours of roasting. Our cafes brew the same beans, prepared by baristas trained in our lab.

Reviews

From our customers.

★★★★★

"Subscribed to Northwind for two years. The Yirgacheffe is consistently the best coffee I have at home, full stop."

— Anita R.
★★★★★

"Walked into the cafe a stranger to specialty coffee. Two years later I have a Chemex, a scale, and opinions."

— David L.
★★★★★

"My company switched to Northwind for our office coffee. Productivity may not have improved but morale absolutely has."

— Priya M.
Office customer

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Subscriptions ship every two or four weeks, always within 48 hours of roast. Or stop by — first cup is on us.

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