Roasted With Care
Zero automation means we never step away from your coffee. We roast in small batches with special care given to each step of the process. Our work is guided by sounds, color and aroma.
Custom Blends
We work with a variety of clients to provide the perfect coffees for their employees or customers. We can up your coffee game!
Carefully Sourced
From Honduras to Ethiopia to Indonesia, our coffee is carefully sourced from all around the world. We work directly with family farms when we can to maximize quality and impact.
Coffee of the Month (16 oz)
We get it, choosing coffee can be hard! So, let us do the work for you. We are bringing in a "surprise" offering each month to spice things up a bit.
You can set this up for "subscription" and get a new coffee to try each month or order a single month at a time if something catches your eye! Add it to your favorite coffee subscription to make the month absolutely slam.
September Coffee of the Month
Fresh Crop! So new we had to wait on the coffee to land at port -
Sumatra Mandheling Gr1 DP
Sumatra is the largest island in the Indonesian archipelago and the sixth largest island in the world. The North Sumatra Province is home to some of the world’s most prized coffee. When discussing Sumatra arabica coffee, the two primary qualities are Sumatra Mandheling and Sumatra Lintong. Both are truly unique in their flavors and lineage.
The growing region of Aceh is home to the Mandheling coffees. The name derives from inhabitants of the Batak area know historically as the Mandhailing people. The coffee in this region was originally planted by Dutch colonists in the 19th century.
Mandheling coffee is processed using a method referred to as wet-hulling where coffee cherries are harvested, de-pulped then washed and partially sundried. Following this step, the coffee is wet hulled to remove the parchment skin then dried further in green form before sorting and grading. The resulting green coffee has a beautiful blue green appearance.
In the cup Mandheling coffees are full-bodied, spicy and complex. These coffees are often described as spicy or even herbal in their aroma. We look for Mandhelings that exhibit these characteristics and avoid the earthy and musty flavors sometimes associated with lower quality Sumatra types.
Progress Coffee Roasting
Over a Decade of Coffee in Austin
Progress started as a cafe in east Austin over fifteen years ago, long before mid- or high-rises dotted the sky. We started roasting coffee as a way to control the quality of our offerings. We've since moved on from that space but continue to apply the same high standards to the coffee we roast.
— OG Austin since '04 —