Journal

In a wild turn of events, we have officially roasted up the remainder of both of our comforting coffees! Sourced and roasted to provide you with a chocolatey cup of coffee with a heavy body and low acidity, our comforting coffees can be a real crowd pleaser. While we will miss the Peru Cusco and the Guatemala Benjamin Lopez, we are excited to share some fresh crop coffees with you! Taking over for the Guatemala Benjamin Lopez, we have good ol’ Guatemala Javier Martinez. Where the Benjamin Lopez had notes of milk chocolate covered peanuts, the Javier Martinez leans more...

The year was 2012 - we were at a great season in our business. For several years, we served another roaster’s coffee and had many fans that would come simply for the coffee alone. However, six years in, we were at a critical point in our business. The only thing that we created ourselves were our pastries at our Cannon Beach location with our main product being our preparation and service model. We were also getting a lot of questions from our customer base concerning where the coffee came from - especially in a time where the “farm-to-table” conversation was...

Coffee Meets Abstract Art. These one-of-a-kind coffee bags are hand-painted by Dapper and Wise Roasters’ co-owner, Tyler Geel (Instagram: @tylergeel_abstract). In this Coronavirus season where everyone is using their giftings and talents to help their neighbors, co-workers and communities, Tyler chose to use his unique abstract painting point of view and a few coffee bags to raise money for a Furloughed Employee Fund. All the proceeds go to assisting the employees that Tyler and his business partner, Evan, had to furlough during COVID-19. The fund will be distributed to those workers currently unemployed to help cover basic needs, groceries and rent. Select...

This first time we purchased coffee from Yamid and his family, we thought his name was “Jamid” because it was spelled incorrectly on the first set of samples we received. Years later, when we finally visited, he laughed at the thought of a bag of his coffee with his name misspelled on it.  Nestled in the mountains of San Agustin, Huila, the Familia Quinayas works together to produce stellar coffee year after year. Three generations of the Quinayas family live and work together there in the hills. Yamid oversees the operation and sometimes his coffee is kept separate and sold...