Old Bisbee Roasters has roasted small-farm and cooperative coffees in Bisbee, Arizona, since 1998. Seth Appell works as the personal roaster, running a Diedrich machine in 20-pound batches at the 7 Naco Road shop. Coffee is roasted after each order and shipped while warm; Poco Market on Main Street also sells the beans.
1998
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Old Bisbee Roasters • Bisbee, AZ
$21.99 · $1.37/oz
Varieties
Baker's Chocolate • Cherry • Plum • Licorice • Cacao
Bali Blue Krishna is Old Bisbee's popular Indonesian single origin from Kintamani, Bali—wet-hulled and organically grown. Baker's chocolate, rich cherry, and overripe plum with a bold licorice-cacao finish.
Old Bisbee Roasters • Bisbee, AZ
$19.99 · $1.25/oz
Varieties
baker's chocolate • caramelized sugar • dark chocolate
Brazil Mogiana is a full-natural lot from the Mogiana region on the São Paulo–Minas Gerais border. The cup is creamy and low in acidity, with baker's chocolate, caramelized sugar, and a dark-chocolate finish.
Old Bisbee Roasters • Bisbee, AZ
$19.99 · $1.25/oz
Varieties
Ripe Coffee Cherry • Brown Sugar • Toasted Barley • Graham Cracker • Cinnamon
Colombia Huila Valencia is a fully washed lot from ASOPCAFA farms in Huila. Fruity cherry and spice in the grind open into toasted barley and graham cracker, with a soft, velvety finish Seth calls his Colombian standard.
Old Bisbee Roasters • Bisbee, AZ
$19.99 · $1.25/oz
Varieties
toasted sugar • hot chocolate • marshmallow
Costa Rica El Poeta is a fully washed coffee from family farms near San Rafael de San Ramón. The cup is creamy, with toasted sugar, hot chocolate, marshmallow, and an orange-and-sugarcane finish.
Old Bisbee Roasters • Bisbee, AZ
$19.99 · $1.25/oz
Varieties
Guatemala Antigua Bella Carmona is a washed Antigua Valley coffee from Old Bisbee Roasters. Pastry and fresh-bread aroma with cocoa and hazelnut leads to a creamy, thick cup and a clean dark-chocolate finish, equally at home as drip or cold brew.
Old Bisbee Roasters • Bisbee, AZ
$19.99 · $1.25/oz
Varieties
vanilla • pastry • walnut
Honduras Siguatepeque Cerro Azul is a fully washed single origin from the COHORSIL cooperative in Comayagua. The cup is smooth, with light vanilla, pastry, and a walnut-and-cedar finish.
Old Bisbee Roasters • Bisbee, AZ
$19.99 · $1.25/oz
Varieties
cocoa • stone fruit
India Mysore Nuggets Extra Bold is a fully washed Arabica from smallholder farms in Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The extra-bold beans make a rich cup with cocoa, stone fruit, and an oak-aged-brandy finish.
Old Bisbee Roasters • Bisbee, AZ
$19.99 · $1.25/oz
Varieties
brown sugar • orange zest • pecan
Mexico Altura Veracruz Natural is a full-natural lot from Veracruz farms milled by APG Coffee. The cup is sweet and medium-soft, with brown sugar, orange zest, pecan, and a touch of apple.
Old Bisbee Roasters • Bisbee, AZ
$19.99 · $1.25/oz
Spice • Oakwood • Peat • Hazelnut • Cream • Pipe Tobacco
Mexico Royal Select Decaf is a water-process single origin from Old Bisbee Roasters. Oak and cedar on the nose lead into an earthy cup with spice, oakwood, and a hint of peat, finishing on hazelnut, cream, and pipe tobacco.
Old Bisbee Roasters • Bisbee, AZ
$18.99 · $1.19/oz
OBR Holiday Blend is the shop's New World Blend, built for holiday tables and host gifts.
Old Bisbee Roasters • Bisbee, AZ
$19.99 · $1.25/oz
Old Bisbee Roasters Blend mixes washed African beans with Central and South American coffees and an Indonesian note. The cup aims for spicy highlights and a medium, earthy balance.
Old Bisbee Roasters • Bisbee, AZ
$19.99 · $1.25/oz
Plum • Sweet Vanilla • Caramel
Old Bisbee Signature Decaf is the shop's water-process house decaf blend. Plum on the aroma, a full-bodied cup of sweet vanilla and caramel, and a lingering finish that stays lightly earthy and fresh.
Old Bisbee Roasters • Bisbee, AZ
$19.99 · $1.25/oz
Varieties
chocolate • spice • citrus zest
Papua New Guinea Nebilyer Valley is a fully washed lot from smallholders around the Kuta mill. The cup is creamy and mildly earthy, with chocolate, spice, citrus zest, and a lightly smoky finish.
Old Bisbee Roasters • Bisbee, AZ
$19.99 · $1.25/oz
Varieties
warm bread • candied pecan • chocolate
Tanzania Finagro Estate Peaberry is a fully washed lot from Gaia Farm on the Ngorongoro Crater rim in Karatu. The peaberry cup is full-bodied, with warm bread, candied pecan, and chocolate.
Old Bisbee Roasters • Bisbee, AZ
$18.99 · $1.19/oz
Tierra Blend is the house espresso blend, also built for classic brew and coffee drinks.
Old Bisbee Roasters • Bisbee, AZ
$19.99 · $1.25/oz
Uganda Bugisu AA is washed smallholder coffee from Mt. Elgon, roasted by Old Bisbee. Vanilla and sweet cream meet a silky baker's chocolate and walnut cup, finishing with light earthiness and a touch of toasted sugar.