RELATIONSHIPS FROM SEED TO CUP

Choosing to spend your money at Coffee Emporium means you are choosing to support a small, independent, locally owned business. It means that you are supporting dozens of smallholder farmers from around the world, who we personally know.

We invest in relationships from seed to cup. We buy coffee directly from farmers to ensure that they receive top dollar for their hard work and quality coffee. We have developed friendships over the years with our farmers and take pride in working with such driven, hardworking people. We prioritize working with women in the coffee industry because of their willingness to provide economic and educational opportunities to enrich and advance their communities. Inspired by the late Angèle Ciza, the Kalico owner in Burundi, says, "If you want to develop Burundi, you develop the women."

Together, we are helping to ensure those farmers see a sustainable future in growing specialty coffee, which benefits us all.

At Coﬀee Emporium we have a direct trade sourcing strategy. This means that we want to know the coffee farmers that we purchase from and we want to pay a price that rewards them for the quality of their coffee. Over the years we have built relationships with many of our coffee farmers.

Olga Hazard – Guatemala, Finca Los Andes

Angèla and Ivo – Colombia, Cafe Tio Conejo

Bill McAlpin – Costa Rica, Hacienda La Minita

Peixoto Family - Brazil, Sitio Santo Antonio

Phyllis Johnson - BD Imports

RuthAnn Church - Artisan coffee Imports

Mehbuba Seid - Ethiopia

Cincinnati’s Original Roastery

We roast our coffees in small batches at our Roasting Haus, located in Over-the-Rhine. We honor the hard work put into each bean by the farmer by carefully roasting each coffee with an unhurried attention to detail to bring out the unique nuances and rich flavor of coffees from Central and South America; Africa and Indonesia.

Our most important relationship is the one we have with our guests. Our team members will do their best to provide our them with a coffee experience that is unintimidating, inclusive, genuine and uplifting. We want everyone to have a cup of really good coffee, whether you are a fellow coffee snob, a casual coffee drinker, or just starting to dip your toes in this amazing world of coffee.

VISIT A CAFE

A Wild Ride!

This is a unique, excitingly funky, very special coffee whose younger sister crop recently scored a nearly-chart-topping 98 from Coffee Review!!
This double-anaerobically processed coffee hails from Southwestern Colombia, is carefully roasted by our very own Andy Kucewicz to highlight the coffee’s unique qualities. The experience of Rosa Borbón begins immediately upon grinding these beans with a blast of exciting, sweet funkiness in the aroma, followed by grapefruit-forward notes on the palette, with a delightfully creamy finish.

Take the ride
Behold The Flowers

What a beauty! 😍 Farm owners and friends Joel and Delmer’s passion, education, and background really shine with this bird-friendly and environmentally sustainable coffee. Together they have produced this unique naturally-processed coffee that we are stoked to have in our cup!

Mira aqui!
Fourteen (FIFTY) Years of Love

We can’t tell you how proud and happy it makes us that just in time for our FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY(!!!) our beloved city has voted us Best of Cincinnati for 14 years straight! Thank you for loving us as much as we love you 🥰 🤗
Chamí is Back! 🥳

Having quickly become an in-house favorite since it arrived here at the end of 2021, Chamí is a naturally-processed coffee from western Colombia, carrying a sweet chocolate aroma, followed by more sweet chocolate and plum notes on the palette, with a delightfully juicy, lingering finish, begging you for another sip.

Scoop it up!