Our story
About 10 years ago my mother-in-law gave me green coffee beans for Christmas, along with home roasting instructions she printed off the Internet. She said, “I know how much you love coffee, so I thought you might enjoy roasting the beans yourself. They say fresh roasted coffee tastes better.”
I started with an old 1980s popcorn popper I bought on eBay that held less than half a cup of beans at one time. Before long, I was hooked. I went from being someone who always needed a splash of milk in my coffee to drinking it black because the freshness and the flavor really are that much better.
Soon enough, I invested in a Gene Cafe home roaster so I could roast a higher quantity of beans and better control roasting outcomes. I’ve been regularly roasting quality, socially-conscious beans ever since.
I enjoy sharing my love of fresh roasted, quality coffee with friends old and new, which is why I started Buena Vista Coffee Roasters.