Roaster’s Choice Coffee: Traceability, Rotation, and What You’re Actually Drinking

Roaster’s Choice Coffee: Traceability, Rotation, and What You’re Actually Drinking

“Every coffee has a story. We want you to taste it, trace it, and truly know it.”

Roaster’s Choice is how we run some of the most interesting coffees we source—small-lot, seasonal, and fully traceable.

If you’re looking for the current Roaster’s Choice offering, along with every past release from this year, you can now view the full live page here:

→ View the Roaster’s Choice Page  
https://www.kingscoastcoffee.com/pages/roasters-choice-traceability

What Is Roaster’s Choice?

Roaster’s Choice is our rotating lineup of coffees that don’t follow a fixed release schedule.

Instead of planning drops months in advance, we rotate coffees in based on what we’re sourcing, what’s tasting exceptional, and what deserves to be roasted right now.

Each selection is tied to a specific lot and roast window. When that lot runs out, it’s replaced by the next coffee that earns its spot.

What Does Traceability Mean?

  • Traceability in coffee means being able to follow a coffee from the cup back to its origin.

    For every Roaster’s Choice coffee, we track:
    - Region and origin
    - Processing method
    - Producer or cooperative
    - Lot reference
    - Roast window

    This gives you a clear understanding of what you’re drinking—not just flavor, but where it came from and how it was produced.

    It also allows us to maintain consistency and transparency across every release.

Where to See the Current Coffee

Because Roaster’s Choice changes frequently, the current selection is no longer updated directly on this blog.

Instead, we maintain a live page that always shows:
- The current coffee being roasted
- The full archive of past selections
- Updated details for each release

→ View the Current Roaster’s Choice
https://www.kingscoastcoffee.com/pages/roasters-choice-traceability

Why We Keep an Archive

Each Roaster’s Choice coffee is part of a larger rotation throughout the year.

By tracking every release in one place, you can:
- See what you’ve had before
- Compare flavor profiles across origins
- Understand how selections change over time

The archive reflects how the coffees evolve as sourcing shifts throughout the year.

Roaster’s Choice is always changing.

If you want to see what we’re roasting right now—or track what’s come through this year—visit the live page below:

→ Explore Roaster’s Choice
https://www.kingscoastcoffee.com/pages/roasters-choice-traceability

2025 Archived Roasters Choice Selections:

ROAST DATES LOT # REGION / COFFEE INFO TASTING NOTES PROCESS FARM / CO-OP / ETC.
1/16/2025 - 2/20/2025 LOT-1-25 Colombia Dark Chocolate  / Cherry Vanilla Fully Washed CENECAFE
2/21/2025 - 2/25/2025 LOT-22862 Colombia Bright Cherry /  Malted Chocolate / Sweet Sugar Cane Washed FUDAM FTO / Rainforest
2/26/2025 - 3/9/2025 LOT-GEN24MXKC Mexico Cocoa Powder / Dried Cherry / Dark Amber Honey Washed CESMACH Cooperative Coffee Nursery
3/10/2025 - 3/18/2025 LOT-GEN25BRDC Brazil Milk Chocolate / Sweet Dried Grapes / Nutty Natural CERRADO Coffee Collective
3/19/2025 - 3/28/2025 LOT-34573 Peru Chocolate Covered Caramel / Passion Fruit / Creamy Washed FTO Lima Coffees Cajamarca, Peru
3/29/2025 - 4/7/2025 LOT-P23266 Costa Rica Tropical Fruit / Sweet Red Fruits / Mellow Sweet Amaretto Washed San José -  Oxcart Cafe Vida
4/8/2025 - 4/29/2025 LOT-23475 Sumatra Cocoa / Honey Dew Sweetness Wet-Hulled Aceh TP Harimau Tiger
4/30/2025 - 5/16/2025 LOT-21669 Tanzania Cocoa / Pecan Pie / Syrupy Sweet Washed PB Killimanjaro
5/17/2025 - 5/26/2025 LOT-22842 Papau New Guinea Fresh Papaya / Citrus Zest / Sugar Cane Washed Kunjin PNG Highlands -Wahgi Valley
5/27/2025 - 6/11/2025 LOT-RNY58520 Honduras Raspberry Jam / Tart Cranberry Sauce / Cherry Pie / FRUIT BOMB! Natural COMSA Organics Reserva
6/12/2025 - 6/30/2025 LOT-23227 Colombia Cocoa / Tart Cherry / Marzipan Washed Huila Pitalito Gran Galope 
7/1/2025 - 7/6/2025 LOT-GEN24ETDC Ethiopia Green Apple / Pear / Spice Washed Benti Neka
7/7/2025 - 7/23/2025 LOT-GEN25ELAC El Salvador Dark Chocolate / Caramel / Dried Dark Fruit Washed Santa Ana
7/24/2025 - 8/17-2025 LOT-RNY58803 Nicaragua "Summer S'mores" - Rich Chocolate / Graham Cracker / Toasted Marshmallow  Fully Washed / Patio Dried San Juan Del Rio Organics
8/18/2025 - 8/31/2025 LOT-GEN25IDBC West Java Black Tea / Bergamot / Dark Chocolate / Dried Fruit Semi-Washed Blue Batavia G1
9/1/2025 - 9/21/2025 LOT-GEN25MXBC Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico Chocolate Covered Strawberries, Tropical Fruit, Lemon Zest Natural Ernesto Perez & Givette Perez Orea
9/22/2025 - 10/1/2025 LOT-RNY59719 Bolivia Brown Sugar, Apple, Orange Zest Fully Washed, Patio Dried APROCAFE
10/2/2025 - 10/22/2025 LOT-GEN25BRDC Brazil "Movie Theater Candy" - Chocolate Covered Raisins / Peanut Butter Cups Natural Cerrado Farm Holders
10/23/2025 11/2/2025 LOT-RNY60172 Peru Chocolate Covered Cherries, Creamy Caramel Fully Washed, Patio Dried San Martin Organic Farms
11/3/2025 - 11/16/2025 LOT-P24701 Cauca, Colombia Black Cherry Cola, Brown Sugar, Praline Sweetness Washed Popayán Reserva
11/17/2025 - 12/7/2025 LOT-P24022 Marcala, Honduras Fresh Cooked Cranberry Sauce, Sweet Strawberry Jam, Rich Red Wine Natural Café Orgánico Marcala S.A.
12/8/2025 - 12/25/2025 LOT- GEN25GTFC Baja Verapaz, Guatemala "Trail Mix" - Almonds, Granola, Chocolate Candy, Dried Dark Fruit Washed Finca las Piedras
12/26/2025-12/31/2025 LOT-P22159 Kainamui, Kenya Cooked Tropical Fruit, Raspberry Linzer Tarts, Confectioners' Sugar  Washed New Ngariama Farmers Cooperative Society