GET TO KNOW THE ROASTERIE

On Nov. 22, 1978, Danny O’Neill picked his first batch of coffee beans in the mountainous, coffee-growing region around the Poás volcano while studying abroad in Costa Rica. Right then and there, he fell in love with the country, the people and the coffee—especially the coffee.

Fifteen years later, Danny founded The Roasterie in his basement in one of Kansas City's great neighborhoods, Brookside. Since then, The Roasterie has become one of the most renowned specialty coffee roasters in the nation. In 2005, The Roasterie Café was opened back in Brookside. The Café has been named the “Best Coffee Shop” in Kansas City by "KC Magazine", two years running.

To this day, nobody else does it like we do. Committed to finding the best coffees from around the world, The Roasterie buys its beans from small, specialty farmers for a fair price. Those beans are then roasted using a convection air-roasting method, instead of the more traditional drum-roasting method, to ensure superior consistency and a tastier, smoother cup of coffee.

Quality, freshness, education. That's what The Roasterie is about. Try any of our coffees and you'll be able to taste and smell the difference our commitment makes.

QUICK FACTS:

• The Roasterie imports only 100 percent Arabic Specialty Grade coffees from more than 25 different producing countries.
• Each coffee bean purchased by The Roasterie has been picked by hand.
• The Roasterie is a strong advocate for Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance, Organic, Smithsonian Bird Friendly® certifications and more.
• The Roasterie supplied freshly roasted specialty coffee to an estimated one million customers in 2007.
• The Roasterie has received more No. 1 ratings on CoffeeReview.com than any other roaster in the nation.

OUR MISSION:

1. To buy the best beans we can find in the world,

2. To roast it the best way known to man (air roasting),

3. To deliver it as fast as humanly possible.