Desert Sun Coffee Roasters is a part of Cooperative Coffees, a coffee import cooperative with a focus on sustainable relationships in the coffee industry. As a roaster-member of Cooperative Coffees, Desert Sun has a direct hand in the sustainable supply chain of the coffee you enjoy each and every morning.  In the past, we’ve talked about just how Desert Sun Coffee Roasters fits into Cooperative Coffees. Have a look if you need more information. Cooperative Coffees has a few main...

If you’re enjoying a cup of coffee while you’re reading this during the pandemic, you know that coffee makes even the most stressful situations a little better--perhaps, in the case of a carefully roasted, organic, single-origin coffee, a lot better! As a conscious consumer, who cares about where products come from and the folks whose livelihoods depend on them, you may be wondering about our producer partners in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, and what you can do to support...

We’ve all seen them--heck, we might even be one--wine connoisseurs sitting in nice restaurants swirling their 2009 pinot noir commenting about “legs” or “tannins”.  What you don’t often see though is someone standing in their robe and slippers in the middle of their kitchen swirling their morning cup of coffee stammering about “notes” or a “fruity finish”.  But we should.  Coffee is not unlike wine when it comes to the complexity of taste and numerous other characteristics. Just like wine...

  Want to learn more about coffee profiles, regions, roasts? Come cup with us! Cupping is a fancy way that people in the industry analyze their coffees. Interested in learning more, join us! We cup every Wednesday and Thursday. Call ahead to reserve your spoon!