The lineup

Six lots on the table, roasted the day they ship.

Everything below comes off the same 12-kilo Probat, logged by curve and bagged as whole bean. Buy a single 12 oz bag or set up a standing order.

Turnaround

Roasted to order

Delivery

Ships nationwide, Mon–Thu

The cupping table

Current roasts.

Roast levels run light to Full City, never past it. Notes come off our own cupping table each time a lot lands.

Yirgacheffe · Ethiopia

Yirgacheffe

Process Washed
Roast Light
Altitude 1,950 m

Jasmine, bergamot, and stone fruit. Clean and tea-like as it cools. ●○○ light

$2112 oz whole bean

Huila · Colombia

Huila

Process Washed
Roast Medium
Altitude 1,700 m

Caramel, red apple, and cocoa. The everyday cup that keeps the cafe running. ●●○ medium

$1912 oz whole bean

Antigua · Guatemala

Antigua

Process Washed
Roast Medium
Altitude 1,600 m

Brown sugar, toasted almond, and a twist of orange. Rounds out with milk. ●●○ medium

$2012 oz whole bean

Sumatra Lintong · Indonesia

Sumatra Lintong

Process Wet-hulled
Roast Med-dark
Altitude 1,400 m

Cedar, dark chocolate, and pipe tobacco. Heavy-bodied, our darkest lot. ●●● med-dark

$1912 oz whole bean

Harbor Fog · House espresso

Harbor Fog

Process Blend
Roast Medium
For Espresso

Syrupy with cocoa and dried cherry. Pulls sweet and holds up under milk. ●●○ medium

$1812 oz whole bean

Decaf · Colombia · EA

Decaf

Process EA decaf
Roast Medium
Altitude 1,650 m

Soft and nutty with a clementine lift. Sugarcane-process, roasted like the rest. ●●○ medium

$1912 oz whole bean

All bags 12 oz whole bean · grind on request at the cafe · prices in USD

The standing order

Subscribe and skip the shelf.

We roast the morning your order ships, so a subscription is the freshest way to drink Tidewater. Change the roast, push the date, or cancel whenever.

Pick a lot or let us choose

Lock in a favorite, or hand the table to Sam and get whatever is cupping best that week.

Choose your cadence

Every 2 weeks for daily drinkers, every 4 for a lighter habit. One or two bags a shipment.

We roast the day it ships

Bagged whole bean within hours of the drop and out the door Monday through Thursday.

Every 2 weeksfrom $18 / bag

Every 4 weeksfrom $18 / bag

Roaster's choicewe pick the lot

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From the roaster's notebook

Where to start, by method.

Starting points, not gospel. Dial to taste, then log what worked. Weights in grams, water off the boil then rested a minute for the lighter lots.

Method

Coffee

Water

Time

Pour-over

22 g

360 g

3:00

Espresso

18 g in

40 g out

0:28

French press

30 g

500 g

4:00

Batch brew

60 g

1,000 g

5:00