I work from home and have three young kids. My mornings are usually full with getting backpacks ready and checking emails. Like a lot of people, coffee is how I start my day. Eventually, morning (and late morning) coffee became a bit of a "sacred" yet simple ritual: a quiet moment with a coffee I actually looked forward to drinking. Over time, I got more serious about it: trying out new roasters, sampling better beans, and just trying to get better at making consistently great coffee.
“How do I make coffee like this?”
My friends would visit, and I loved sharing my favourite coffees with them. I kept hearing the same things:
“Where did you get this coffee?”
“Why is your coffee so much better than mine?”
“How do I make coffee taste like this?”
Really, there was no secret to how I made my coffee - I just started with really great beans. I'd send them home with a bag of my favourite beans, or point them to a roaster I loved.
Specialty coffee has been intimidating... until now.
Despite wanting badly to upgrade their coffee routine, my friends kept buying the same stale grocery store for their daily coffee. Not because they didn’t care about drinking great coffee, but because getting into good coffee was confusing and felt like a lot of work. They didn't want to invest time and energy in making great coffee, but most of what they read on the internet (ratios, scales, pour techniques, recipes) made specialty coffee feel intimidating and time-intensive.
That’s what led me to start the Stillwater Coffee Club. I wanted to make it easy for people to experience truly great coffee, without needing to obsess over every detail. Just fresh, thoughtfully chosen beans, delivered to your door. The kind of coffee that just makes your morning better.
- Dean, Director of Coffee
at the Stillwater Coffee Club
