Every espresso beverage we handcraft for you started right here. The quest began in 1975 with a search for the perfect melding of beans and roast, ending months of intense experimentation later with the coffee you’re holding in your hand. A recipe for caramel sweetness - so right it's never been changed

Nearly five decades of sourcing, blending and roasting brought us here: a second espresso that’s boldly mellow. This special blend of beans from Latin America was carefully roasted to coax out sweet, vibrant notes. Soft and balanced, it highlights milk’s sweeter side, making classic espresso drinks extra smooth without a roasted edge.

We’ve always loved coffee from Colombia. And we’re never reminded of that love more than when we’re traveling to the coffee farms. Driving treacherous dirt roads with a sheer mountain wall to one side—nothing but air for thousands of feet to the other. For us, the round body, juicy taste and signature nutty finish of this 100% Colombian coffee are worth the journey every time.

This is a coffee of one true love, and three names. We created it for a Seattle restaurant in 1975, as Jake’s Blend. People loved it so much we began scooping it in our stores as 80/20 Blend, after the recipe. The love was so strong we finally made it official, calling it Verona after the city that inspires so many.