Seattle's Best Coffee was born with the name Stewart Brothers Coffee. The founder, Jim Stewart, had purchased the roaster and learned how to roast coffee. They used the finest beans and roasted to achieve a bold and full flavored cup that was also smooth and mellow.
Another store was soon opened at Pier 70, on Seattle's waterfront. Their coffee had attracted tourists and Seattle's residents, because Stewart Brothers Coffee was very different and highly sought after.
In those days, the Northwest was such a hotbed of competing coffee styles that a local restaurant held a taste-off to crown "the best cup of coffee in Seattle." Much to their delight, their little coffee company took first place. To celebrate the occasion, they officially re-named the company "Seattle's Best Coffee."
Seattle's Best Coffee has grown globally and is considered to be the best cup of coffee available and the best choice for many hotels, restaraunts and other venues.
On July 14, 2003 Starbucks Corporation, the leading retailer roaster and brand of specialty coffee in the world, announced that it completed the acquisition of Seattle Coffee Company from AFC Enterprises, Inc. which includes the Seattle's Best Coffee® and Torrefazione Italia® Coffee brands.
Starbucks Coffee is committed to offering the highest quality coffee while conducting its business in ways that produce social, environmental and economic benefits for communities in which it does business. By keeping Seattle's Best Coffee at the excellent standards it was founded on, Seattle's Best Coffee will continue to remain one of the finest coffees available.
Today Seattle's Best Coffee offers a coffee conniseur a wide range of blends and flavors.
Light Roast CoffeeIf you are experiencing Seattle's Best Coffee for the first time you may want to start with
Columbian, which is a light roast blend.
Columbian is a coffee for people who want a well-balanced, classic coffee flavor that still has bold tastes and smooth flavors. The beans come from a collection of small farms throughout Colombia, grown in a climate of moderate rainfall and sun. Seattle's Best Coffee custom roasts the beans to produce a light and lively flavor, aroma, and body. We believe their
Columbian is one of the finest coffees to come out of South America.
Medium Roast CoffeeIf you want a medium roast coffee with more body and more character we recommend
Seattles Best Blend.
This award-winning coffee is Seattle's Best Coffees' signature blend and this is the coffee that started it all. It is enticing, has a highly memorable aroma and proves irresistible to many. It comes from the perfect blend of Indonesian, Central, and South American coffees and is brought to life with a medium roast to bring out the "nutty" sweetness of the beans.
Another medium roast we recommend is
Breakfast Blend. Here's an exceptional wake-up coffee that won't let you down. This full-bodied
Breakfast Blend is teeming with exotic flavors and subtle nuances. Made from an exotic blend of Indonesian beans, it features a hint of dark chocolate and an incredibly smooth finish.
Other Seattles Best Coffee medium roasts include:
Henry's Blend which has a great full body, a slightly heavier texture and a deep dark brown color. Whether used for drip or espresso,
Henry's Blend is easy to recognize by its full, sweet aroma.
Tazza d'Oro is a magnificent, custom-roasted espresso blend with a rich, golden aroma. As an espresso it offers a compact, spicy beginning with a sweet chocolate flavor and long, lingering finish. Exceptionally smooth, enjoyably sweet, the gold standard for espresso or rich brewed coffee.
Dark Roast CoffeeFor those who enjoy a bolder, deeper flavor, Seattles Best Coffee offers some excellent dark roast coffees.
Post Alley is a combination of earthy Central American and sweet Indonesian treasures. This lively blend features a bold aroma, spicy roasted flavor and rich, chocolatey finish.
French Roast This dark roast is blended for people who like rich, strong coffee with a punch. The flavor is intense and hearty and it creates a complex, intensely roasted cup. Sure, Seattles Best Coffee
French Roast is an acquired taste, but to coffee lovers who really seek a powerful brew, it's a memorable experience cup after cup.
Flavored CoffeeIf you enjoy flavored coffees Seattles Best Coffee has created blends that are irresistably delicious.
Made using the finest ingredients, these flavored coffees are fat-free and make the perfect cup for breakfast, mid-day or dessert.
Hazelnut Cream turns an ordinary cup of coffee into a delicious treat with a creamy, nutty taste. Sip this tantalizing
Hazelnut Cream flavored coffee and enjoy one of life's distinctive pleasures.
Creme Brulee is rich and distinctive, with a caramel sweetness, and is a peaceful getaway from an otherwise busy day. The bold flavor and smooth taste of Seattle's Best Coffee is the perfect compliment to the rich
Creme Brulee flavor.
Chocolate Toffee offers you the taste sensation of coffee, chocolate and buttery toffee. The bold flavor and smooth taste of Seattle's Best Coffee is the perfect complement to the wonderful
Chocolate Toffee flavor and is recommended for any time of the day.
Get ready to enjoy two of the world's greatest flavors, coffee and
Cinnabon®.
Cinnabon®-flavored coffee is rich and buttery, with a distinctive flavor of spicy cinnamon. Sip a cup and enjoy one of life's true pleasures.
Unwrap the secrets of
Very Vanilla Javanilla. Combine smooth and bold coffee flavor with richly exotic vanilla and you have one of coffee's perfect partners. Javanilla, a very vanilla-flavored coffee is richly rewarding and made using the finest ingredients from around the world. Breakfast, break-time or served with dessert, Seattle's Best
Very Vanilla Javanilla is a special treat in every cup.
Organic CoffeeSeattles Best Coffee offers Organic coffees grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers. Then they are roasted at their certified organic facility and certified Organic by Washington State Department of Agriculture.
Organic Breakfast Blend is a remarkable blend that offers the best of all worlds: a powerful flavor, full finish and hearty aroma. Perfect for getting the day off to a great start. Breakfast Blend's beans come from shade-grown organic plantations in Costa Rica, Sumatra, Guatemala and Peru.
Organic House Blend is full-bodied, complex and hearty. This versatile, well-rounded blend can be enjoyed as drip, espresso or press brewed coffee any time of the day.
Organic House Blend beans comes from shade-grown organic farms.
Organic Seattle's Best Blend is their popular signature blend, medium-roasted to bring out its nutty sweetness, and is now offered with their certified organic coffees. For those who loved their Organic Tierra Verde, this is the same blend, now with a new name. This excellent quality coffee has been Fair Trade Certified by TransFair USA, an independent nonprofit organization which monitors and certifies Fair Trade products in the United States.
Organic Sumatra uses organic growing methods to enhance the earthy, full-bodied flavor of this medium-light Indonesian delight. It's delicate cocoa-like finish makes an exotic treat.
The excellent quality of
Fair-Trade Certified Organic French Roast has been Fair Trade Certified by TransFair USA. It has a full and dark roasted flavor, an intense aroma, low acidity and a full body.
The dark roasting of
Swiss Water Decaffeinated Organic Twilight Blend gives it the intense flavor and hearty aroma you love without all the caffeine. Swiss Water decaffeinated coffees are produced using the unique and patented 100% chemical free Swiss Water Process which maintains the coffees' distinct origin characteristics.
There are many great coffees roasted in the world, but only one offers the bold flavor and smooth taste that is Seattle's Best Coffee.
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