SMOOTH COFFEE ISN'T COMPLICATED. IT'S CONSISTENT.

Smooth roasted since 1970. See how we came to be Seattle’s Best Coffee®.

A STORY BREWED SLOWLY

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BOLD BEGINNINGS
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BECOMING THE SEATTLE'S BEST COFFEE®
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OUR FIRST BLEND AS SEATTLE'S BEST COFFEE®
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SMOOTH ROASTED LEGACY
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BOLD BEGINNINGS

We started in the '70s as Stewart Brothers Coffee, brewing surprisingly smooth coffee with just a 12-pound peanut roaster on Seattle's Pier 70.

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BECOMING SEATTLE'S BEST COFFEE®

We soon moved to Vashon Island and made smooth-roasted coffee for stores across Seattle. After winning a competition, for the “best cup of coffee in Seattle” because of our notably smooth taste, we changed our name to Seattle’s Best Coffee®.

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OUR FIRST BLEND AS SEATTLE'S BEST COFFEE®

Our inaugural signature blend was named after a cat named Henry who liked using our roasters to stay warm in the cold, Seattle winter. He soon became the inspiration for Henry’s Blend®, the first of many smooth blends we’d sell under our new name.

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SMOOTH ROASTED LEGACY

Over the past 50 years, we’ve remained committed to being the best cup of smooth-roasted coffee for you. We’ve perfected our signature roasting process while living up to our name and staying true to our roots in stores nationwide.

How We Roast
Our thoughtful process, from bean to cup.
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Better beans
100% of our coffee beans come from Arabica trees, resulting in a smooth tasting cup of coffee every time you brew. That means you get incredible taste every time you throw on a pot or pop in a K-cup® pod.
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Better blends
Our master blenders create one-of-a-kind blends with easy, approachable taste. You can count on getting that same, smooth coffee, batch after batch, because of their experience and expertise.
Better quality
Better quality
We don't just taste the stuff once, we insist on rigorous quality checks at three crucial steps: when we're choosing beans, before they're shipped to us, and once they've arrived for roasting approval. Along the way, our master roasters randomly micro-roast and taste-test fo all sorts of fancy coffee criteria—if it all checks out, every cup you pour comes out fantastic.
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SMOOTH, FRESH ROASTED COFFEE NEAR YOU

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