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If you're local to the DFW area and have had the chance to visit our retail location, you may have had the pleasure of meeting our very own mad scientist, Ian Fairley. From coffee history to modern co…

Father's Day is June 16th this year, and now that you've satisfied your obligation to treat the ladies in your life, it's time to treat the best men in your life with another ACR special. This month o…

Grandmothers, mothers, aunts, sisters, wives, and BFFs--- there is probably a woman or two somewhere in your life that should be celebrated this Mother's Day! We, at Addison Coffee Roasters, have a fe…

A few months back we mentioned there would be some new products and features available to you. This month we're very pleased to announce that we are now publicly offering coffee subscriptions, ACR T-S…

Most of the coffee growing regions of the world exist within what is known as the Coffee Belt, a stretch of about 25 degrees north and south of the Equator. Some of the oldest civilizations in the wor…

On the western side of the isthmus connecting North America and South America, seated amongst other coffee growing powerhouse countries like Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Nicaragua, sits the small countr…

Ah, February. The month of hearts and flowers and …...... CHOCOLATE. Inspired by one of our wholesale clients, Central Market and their Chocolate Fest, this month we're featuring some of our most popu…

You may not know this, but Guatemala hasn't always been the coffee powerhouse it is these days. In the early 1800s, the country's main export was indigo dye. It wasn't until the mid to late 1800s that…

To help you ring in the new year, we've got a raffle planned for the month of January! The grand prize: 1 lb of our historic Yemen Mocca LTD coffee and 1 lb of our smooth Myanmar Green Land E…

As many of you know, Food 4 Farmers (F4F) has been our charity of choice for a few years now. For those who are unfamiliar with the organization, F4F works with coffee farmers and their families to br…

As the birthplace of coffee, Ethiopia has a strong history of enticing coffee to live up to. Consumers have grown to expect a certain punch from coffee out of Ethiopia. If it's washed processed, it sh…

This December, you're going to need a pick-me-up or two to keep that holiday cheer flowing. With locations in Richardson, Southlake, and Fort Worth, we invite you to stop by your local Cinnaho…

Ready or not, ladies and gents, the holidays …..... are upon us. The school year's in full swing, we kinda sorta have Fall weather (here in the South), and the Halloween candy has been handed out. ACR…

This November, we are showcasing one of our newest additions. Never before has ACR featured a coffee from Myanmar (Burma), but that changed last month. While Myanmar has historically grown coffee for…

Each of us at ACR recognize the signs: slightly furrowed brow, backpack slung over a shoulder, quick turn of the head to the left, then the right, another glance at the phone. They tentatively o…

While Ethiopia is accepted to be the birthplace of coffee, Yemen is where coffee really started to be appreciated on a much, much larger scale. According to tradition, the earliest record of coffee be…

If you've been following our blog, you may have noticed that we've been announcing new limited edition coffees just about every month. Sourcing new coffees is usually a pretty time consuming venture,…

For the entire month of August, we want to celebrate YOU! For all five, count them, five weeks in August, you can enjoy 10% off of each purchase, AND there will be two drawings at the end of the month…

When you think of your family tree, what do you think of? You may note the happenstance of generations upon generations of genetic programming coming together to build new variety with each iteration…

Alas, dear readers, our delicious Ethiopia Chelelektu Limited Edition has run its course. Fret not, we've tested some new dry process prospects for a suitable replacement and have emerged with a fine…