In music, a riff is the short and usually repeating pattern of notes in a song. Hum the first few bars to "Smoke on the Water.”

That’s the riff.

At Riff Roasters, telling the story of the coffee bean in flavor notes is like writing a melodic, memorable, and familiar song. It takes time, energy, and the right instruments to create something light years from bland and benign. In the right hands, roasting is an art form and a science experiment. A shot of coffee is swimming with complex compounds that make up its intricate profile of taste, aroma, mouth feel, and body. It’s the art and science of coffee.

It’s coffee, composed.

Our Featured Products

Camp mug

$9.00
Enjoy a cup of Riff Roasters Coffee fireside. Or desk side, inside and outside in our all duty, lightly distressed, heavy ceramic camp style mug. Limited run. Get yours.
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Moka-Java Espresso Blend

$12.00

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By 1960, John Coltrane had tried to quit the Miles Davis Quintet; the stage was getting small for two such fiery performers. But when Davis couldn’t find a suitable replacement on saxophone for his European tour, “Trane” agreed to join him one last time. Coletrane pushed the boundaries, laying down “sheets of sound” over the familiar tones of the Davis Quintet. Every blast from Coltrane’s tenor sax was matched by Miles' trumpet, resulting in a blend of tension, passion, and familiarity.
 
We were inspired to blend our Moka-Java Espresso using a balanced mixture of African and Indonesian beans that are boldly dynamic yet complementary.  Notes (♫) of cocoa, blackberry, and caramel create an eye-opening shot for a morning cappuccino or Americano.
 
Origin: Seasonal
Region: Various
Producer: Rotating
 
About the producer(s): For our espresso roast, we use a seasonal rotation of responsibly grown and harvested coffee beans cultivated by small producers of Arabica coffees from all over the world.
            
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Tanzania - Peaberry

$12.00
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Ziggy Stardust was the culmination of his creative influences: Art, music, fashion and of course, aliens. Few know that Ziggy Stardust was inspired by a real person and fellow musician, Vince Taylor. Bowie befriended Taylor after the latter had experienced a mental breakdown and believed that he was not only an alien but also a God. We were drawn to the characteristics of this Tanzanian Peaberry because of its bold familiarity but also its mysterious complexity. 

We were inspired to roast our Tanzania Mbeya Peaberry to be  familiar yet otherworldly, just like Ziggy.
 
Origin: Tanzania
Region: Mbeya Mwalyego
Producer: Mwalyego Cooperative
Elevation: 4700 – 5000 Feet
 
About the producer: The combination elevation, rainfall, and fertile soil make Mbeya the perfect source of this Arabica coffee. Harvested by 150 members of the Mwalyego cooperative in the vast highlands of southwest Tanzania, we offer you a coffee as crisp and bold as its region of origin.
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Sumatra Lintong

$12.00

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In 1975 Etta James took the stage at the Montreux Jazz Festival and reminded the world what it feels like to live and love.

This luscious coffee will warm your soul with notes (♫ ) of caramelized sugar, Brazil nuts and anise. At home in a French press but also the perfect roast for a cold brew, this coffee speaks to the beauty of the people in its country of origin.

Origin: Sumatra
Region: Lintong
Producer: Batak Nauli
Elevation: 4500 feet
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About the producer: This coffee can be traced to a single community of 51 farms in the Lintong region south of Sumatra’s Lake Toba; "Batak" refers to its tribe and "Nauli" means pretty. This coffee is collected by an organization of 50 women, mostly widows who have come together to meet the needs of their community.
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Winter Blend

$12.00


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Celebrating the bright, robin's egg blue morning skies of Colorado after an evening snow. Winter Blend slowly melts the ice like George Harrison's gentle, warm vocal on the Beatles "Here Comes the Sun."


Notes (♫) of coconut, Vanilla and Clove


Origin: Seasonal

Region: Various

Producer: Rotating


About the producer(s): For our Winter Blend,we use a seasonal rotation of responsibly grown and harvested coffee beans cultivated by small producers of Arabica coffees from all over the world.
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Monthly coffee and gift subscriptions are available. You choose roast, quantities, and delivery frequency.

Monthly Subscription - Pick your Riff

$11.00 - $44.00
Fresh roasted, single origin coffees delivered to you on your schedule. 

Choose your favorite Riff roast or be adventurous and receive Matt's Roaster's Choice, the coffee we're drinking ourselves that week. ​You'll be billed monthly and can change your coffee selection or cancel anytime. 

Pick your coffee. Pick your delivery. Pick Riff Roasters.
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3 Month Gift Subscription - Roaster's Choice

$48.00 - $80.00
Send a gift of fresh roasted coffee every month for three months.

Choose one or two bags of fresh roasted, specialty coffee shipped directly to your recipient every month for three months. ​

Price includes shipping
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6 Month Gift Subscription - Roaster's Choice

$96.00 - $150.00
Send a gift of fresh roasted coffee every month for six months.

Choose one or two bags of fresh roasted, specialty coffee shipped directly to your recipient every month for six months.

​Price includes shipping
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Revealing the right roast is the art. Repeating the right roast is the science.