Cultivar Coffee Roasting Co. is a Dallas-based specialty coffee roaster that was founded in 2009 by co-founders Jonathan Meadows and Nathan Shelton, both experienced baristas who previously worked at White Rock Coffee and Pearl Cup. The company began as a bean roasting operation in a Dallas garage and opened their first coffee bar in 2011 inside Good 2 Go Taco in East Dallas, later moving into Goodfriend Package sandwich shop. The company is deeply committed to quality and sustainability, blending these values to reach new levels of care, attention to detail, and socioeconomic responsibility in the world of coffee. They are passionate about serving quality coffee through more sustainable ways and focus meticulously on every stage of a coffee's production and preparation. Cultivar sources only the best coffee they can access, believing their job as coffee roasters is to maximize the vast potential of each coffee they offer while respecting the hard work that coffee producers put into their crop year-round. Their roasting philosophy centers on creating well-balanced cups with nice sweetness, acidity, and body, aiming to unlock the flavors that are already present in the coffee rather than creating artificial profiles. They advocate for a "slow coffee" approach that treats coffee as a work of art and true form of culinary expertise, encouraging customers to use their senses to appreciate the complex flavors and aromas that coffee can offer beyond just caffeine. Cultivar operates as both a wholesale coffee roaster and retail cafe, handling equipment sales and setup, barista training, and customized consulting services. They currently operate their roasting facility and a cafe location inside Goodfriend Package in East Dallas, and offer their coffee through subscriptions with free shipping on orders over $40. The company emphasizes that good coffee tells a great story, reflecting on the journey from farmer to cup that enriches the coffee experience each day.
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Cultivar Coffee Roasting Co. • Dallas, TX
$22.00 · $1.83/oz
Chocolate • Smoky • Fruity
Berries and Cream is Cultivar’s dark roast with a fruit twist: the Cream and Sugar base plus a natural Ethiopia, sixty percent Ethiopia and forty percent Guatemala. Chocolate, smoke, and berry flavors land in a washed-and-natural cup for people who want a darker roast that still bursts with fruit.
Cultivar Coffee Roasting Co. • Dallas, TX
$22.00 · $1.83/oz
Apple • Caramel • Marzipan
Breakfast Blend is eighty percent Guatemala San Antonio and twenty percent Mexico, washed, with apple, caramel, and marzipan. A medium, morning-friendly mix from Cultivar’s East Dallas roastery that drinks sweet, nutty, and easy all day.
Cultivar Coffee Roasting Co. • Dallas, TX
$22.00 · $1.83/oz
Smoky • Sweet • Chocolate
Cream and Sugar is Cultivar’s dark roast of the Guatemala San Antonio lot: smoky, sweet, and chocolate, washed, from multiple producers at 1,800 masl. Built for cream-and-sugar drinkers who still want real coffee underneath, it is an easy morning dark roast from East Dallas.
Cultivar Coffee Roasting Co. • Dallas, TX
$23.00 · $1.92/oz
Decaf Colombia is Cultivar’s caffeine-free single-origin from Colombia, roasted in East Dallas for anyone who wants a Colombian cup without the buzz. A straightforward decaf bag from a roaster that still treats Colombia as a daily drinker.
Cultivar Coffee Roasting Co. • Dallas, TX
$22.00 · $1.83/oz
Prune • Marzipan
Elevation is Cultivar’s seasonal blend, sixty percent Guatemala and forty percent Peru. Silky and smooth, with prune sweetness and marzipan, it is a mouth-pleasing house mix roasted in East Dallas. A rotating seasonal bag that still reads as one coherent cup.
Cultivar Coffee Roasting Co. • Dallas, TX
$23.00 · $1.92/oz
Blueberry • Cashew • Nougat
This natural Ethiopia from smallholders in Banko Chelchele, Gedeo, is vibrant and fruity: blueberry acidity, cashew sweetness, and nougat. Handpicked cherries are sun-dried, and the cup finishes juicy and dynamic. An easy summer Ethiopia from the Yirgacheffe side of Gedeo.
Cultivar Coffee Roasting Co. • Dallas, TX
$23.00 · $1.92/oz
Fig • Raspberry • Black Tea
This washed Ethiopia comes from farmers delivering to the Goro Badesa station in Hambela, Guji, at about 2,100 meters. Fig, raspberry, and black tea make a mellow, fruity cup with a flavored-tea body and finish. Cultivar’s first Ethiopian of the year when this lot landed.
Cultivar Coffee Roasting Co. • Dallas, TX
$24.00 · $3.00/oz
Varieties
Lemonade • Black Tea • Prune
Tamiru and Messi’s washed Sidama lot from Alo Village in Bensa is bright and clean, like an Arnold Palmer: lemonade, black tea, and prune. Cherries are depulped and washed without fermentation, then dried on African beds. Variety 74158 at high elevation keeps the cup vibrant and dynamic.
Cultivar Coffee Roasting Co. • Dallas, TX
$38.00 · $3.17/oz
Varieties
Raspberry • Green Apple • Hazelnut
Teodoro Engelhardt’s natural Pacamara from Finca La Florida placed sixth in the 2025 Cup of Excellence at 88.62. Raspberry, green apple, and hazelnut lead, with lemon, almond, and milk chocolate behind. Vac-sealed as green and roasted in Dallas, it is a fruit-sweet Guatemala with a candy-bar finish.
Cultivar Coffee Roasting Co. • Dallas, TX
$25.00 · $2.08/oz
Varieties
Brown Sugar • Almond • Butterscotch • Medium-Low
Luis Pedro Zelaya’s washed Antigua Guatemala from Bella Vista is warm and inviting: brown sugar, almond, and butterscotch with rounded citrus acidity at medium-low intensity. Bourbon, Caturra, and Catimor lots are fermented overnight and patio-dried. A sweet, creamy, well-balanced everyday Guatemala.
Cultivar Coffee Roasting Co. • Dallas, TX
$22.00 · $1.83/oz
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Orange • Baker's Chocolate • Walnut
This washed Guatemala is a regional lot from 225 smallholders around San Antonio La Paz in Sierra de Las Minas, organized with Los Volcanes Coffee. Catuai, Bourbon, and Typica bring orange, baker’s chocolate, and walnut. Cultivar has sourced this relationship coffee since 2017.
Cultivar Coffee Roasting Co. • Dallas, TX
$28.00 · $7.00/oz
Varieties
Apricot • Warming Spices • Graham Cracker • Low
Elías Yeltsin Hernández Tejada’s honey-process Pacas from Finca Karmél in Santa Bárbara placed third in this year’s Cup of Excellence at 89.06. Apricot, warming spices, and graham cracker sit on a rich, balanced cup that cools toward dark chocolate and stone fruit.
Cultivar Coffee Roasting Co. • Dallas, TX
$22.00 · $5.50/oz
Varieties
Dark Chocolate • Orange Zest • White Grape
Senén Sampieri Bulbarella’s honey-process Mexico from Rancho El Separo in Veracruz placed tenth in this year’s Cup of Excellence at 87.44. Dark chocolate, orange zest, and white grape meet a sharp citrus acidity, with molasses and cacao on the finish.
Cultivar Coffee Roasting Co. • Dallas, TX
$32.00 · $2.67/oz
Varieties
Fig • White Grape • Jasmine • Medium-Low
Samuel Altamirano’s honey-process Mexico from El Estribo in Nepopoalco opens floral and sweet, with jasmine, fig, and white grape. Geisha, Bourbon, and Sarchimor share the lot. Medium-low key lime acidity and a dry white-wine body keep the cup layered yet clean enough for every morning.
Cultivar Coffee Roasting Co. • Dallas, TX
$20.00 · $1.67/oz
Varieties
Marzipan • Warming Spices • Orange Peel • Low
This washed Mexico from smallholders around Coatepec, Cosautlán, and Tepetlán drinks round and confectionary, with marzipan, warming spices, and orange peel. Low, rounded acidity and a slick medium body make a comforting everyday cup that still holds complexity and takes milk well.
Cultivar Coffee Roasting Co. • Dallas, TX
$45.00 · $5.63/oz
Varieties
White Grape • Apricot • Jasmine • Medium-Low
Oswaldo Ore’s washed SL-09 from Finca Qillu Rumi in Inkawasi, Peru, is floral and clean: jasmine, white grape, and apricot, with bergamot and rose hips. Medium-low orange-peel acidity and a black-tea body. Volcanic soil, high elevation, and glacial snowmelt set this rare Scott Laboratories selection apart.
Cultivar Coffee Roasting Co. • Dallas, TX
$32.00 · $8.00/oz
Varieties
Grape • Pineapple • Malt • Medium-High
Dwight Aguilar Masias’s washed Yellow Geisha from Santa Teresa, Cusco, placed fifth in the 2025 Cup of Excellence at 89.86. Grape, pineapple, and malt lead a velvety cup with rounded medium-high acidity and a tropical, wine-like nose.
Cultivar Coffee Roasting Co. • Dallas, TX
$34.00 · $2.83/oz
Varieties
Jasmine • Honey • Dried Fruit • Low
Dwight Aguilar Masias’s washed Yellow Gesha from Santa Teresa, Cusco, is perfume-like and balanced: jasmine, honey, and dried fruit, with low lemon-pith acidity and a green-tea body. A limited lot from a Cup of Excellence producer, it stays floral and clean as it cools.
Cultivar Coffee Roasting Co. • Dallas, TX
$22.00 · $1.83/oz
Creamy • Dark Chocolate • Citrus
Threshold is Cultivar’s espresso-oriented dark roast from Guatemala: creamy, dark chocolate, and citrus on a washed cup. Built for shots and milk drinks, it is chocolate-forward and easy in the morning, roasted in East Dallas as a dedicated espresso bag.
Cultivar Coffee Roasting Co. • Dallas, TX
$23.00 · $1.92/oz
Peach • Blackberry • Floral
Yirguji is Cultivar’s curated mix of washed Guji and natural Yirgacheffe. Peach, blackberry, and florals sit on a juicy, bright cup with a balanced finish. Natural and washed processes share the bag, so you get berry sweetness and a lively mouthfeel in one Ethiopian-region blend.