the big hits
customer favorites, curated by our head roaster.
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Terrific! Can't wait to get up in the morning for a cup of coffee--well balanced, smooth and flavorful!! -
This is a great coffee.a few month ago I ventured into sampling different coffees from different roasters, all ordered remotely and rather blindly. After quite a few different single beans and blends I've been returning to St Lawrence Valley Rosters for the Mountain Morning. It is my go-to coffee. The customer service is great, too. With my having messed up an order or two it was always straitened out for me right away. Great Beans! -
This coffee checks all the boxes - fresh, flavorful, and smooth. I make a latte with it every day at home. I moved away from the North Country about two and a half years ago and the on-demand coffee beans are missed. But! I am very grateful to the folks at St Lawrence Valley Roasters for making it possible for me to order and ship this delicious product right to my doorstep! Thank you!!
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My daughter went to school at Potsdam and has moved back home. The last few years got me the coffee as a present one year. I have been buying many different types of your dark roast for the last few years I live in the greater Syracuse area for 10 months and then two months in Florida so I even order it when I’m in Florida. Keep up the great work. -
This coffee is delicious and smells so amazing. I enjoy making the coffee just to open the bag and smell the beans. I look forward to waking up in the morning. -
Love this coffee. Been buying it for a few years. Discovered it on vacation in 1000 Islands at River Rats. Grind it myself there when I go up during the summer. Otherwise I order online. Love the taste and that it's low acidity. My #1 favorite coffee! -
The most difficult thing about dealing with SLVR is that just when you think you've found your favorite bean/roast, they come up with another really good one. Our new standard house blend is now the Columbia Volcano, the Guatemala, (and/or the Papua when the wholesaler makes it available to SLVR) with the Kenya AA as the bedrock. All the others rotate in and out of the blend, but the Kenya is so good......like it says in the title: it's hard to pick one....but it's the Kenya. I guess that's why they give it two "A's".
we believe great coffee comes from cooperation, consistency, and care
it's not just from a specific brewing method or machine.
or from a specific farm or region.
it's the result of everyone along the way (producers, importers, and roasters) caring enough to treat the land, ingredients, and each other right.
then, it's the result of you brewing it the way you like it best.
as roasters, we do our part to keep this silent collaboration going. we find beans we're excited about and apply our curiosity and expertise to bring out the unique qualities of each coffee. then we stay ruthless about roasting consistently.
the result: you can enjoy coffee with bright and clear flavors at their peak every time you buy from us.
don't trust us, though - trust our customers. we publish every review we receive.
this ain't just coffee
It's a family legacy. Let me explain.
Tim O'Brien here. my brother Conor and I own St. Lawrence Valley Roasters. the roastery was started in 2008 by my uncle, Tim Gardner. he retired in 2023. since then, Conor does all the roasting and I write stuff like this and help best I can.
small business is hard, small business with family is harder - so why did I take the plunge? and why should you care?
in short: because my uncle's coffee changed how I understood and drank coffee for the better, and we might be able to do the same for you. what does that mean? glad you asked.
before trying his coffee, I bought coffee from local shops, supermarkets, or that national chain with the mermaid on the logo. I didn't know it, but all were frequently over-roasted and bitter. it's just what coffee was: something you might enjoy, but it was more about function than flavor.
and then, I tried my uncle's huehuetenango.
it was balanced and clean, not bitter or acidic like that other stuff. it smelled and tasted like chocolate and oranges, and was even a tiny bit sweet with nothing added.
more than seventeen years after first trying it, I still compare pretty much every coffee I drink to it. my wife and I drank it every day for years.
that's kinda remarkable, no?
when we do tastings in person, it's not uncommon to have someone taste a coffee and see their eyes widen when they take a sip.
"whoa, i didn't know coffee could taste like that."
- their brain, probably
I know what they're feeling, because it's exactly what happened to me when I tried it for the first time.
so yeah, it's not just coffee.
it's coffee that might change how you taste coffee.
it's whoa-i-didn't-know-coffee-tasted-like-this coffee.
that's the legacy my Uncle started that Conor is continuing, and why I'm writing this. I'd be nuts to try to own a roastery that's selling just coffee. but this stuff? a different story.
curious?