True North Coffee Roasters

Found True North on Unilocal.It was right near our hotel. Coffee was excellent, atmosphere was great, and staff and owner were really welcoming. Will definitely be back.

I stumbled upon True North’s website and immediately knew how seriously the take their coffee. All sorts of information about the beans, the roasting process, and even how to brew the perfect cup using all sorts of methods. I’m absolutely NOT a coffee aficionado by any means, but I like a good cup and I wondered if a «boutique» coffee could really be that much better than the stuff I get at Costco. I was willing to invest $ 14 to find out.. .
Well, I think I may be a convert. I got the High Point Blend, which, according to the website is «True North’s most complex blend, composed of coffees from three of the major coffee growing regions.» I used a burr grinder set slightly to the finer side of the «medium grind» setting. I even went to the painstaking trouble of weighing my grounds and water at the recommended 17 to 1 ratio. (I won’t need to go to the trouble in the future, since the amount of grounds I needed came out to almost exactly a heaping tablespoon with the grind I used). Since I was going for the perfect cup, I went ahead and used spring water, as recommended. The only thing I didn’t do was temperature test the water before pouring into my cone filter, but I figure it was pretty close to the recommended 200 degrees. :) I added about a teaspoon of cream and maybe ¹⁄₈ teaspoon of sugar to my mug, which I’m sure is sacrilege among coffee purists, but whatever.. .
Okay, long story short, mind blown! Well worth the time and expense. Bold and flavorful, but well-​balanced. True North mentioned chocolate notes, which I think I could taste, but there was definitely a nuttiness and earthiness that were extraordinarily delicious. I honestly can’t remember EVER having a cup of coffee this good! My girlfriend, who has a low tolerance to caffeine, had a sip and was super angry she couldn’t drink a whole cup herself, so I’ll be getting her a bag of The Quiet Storm very soon. I can’t wait to try their other blends myself! 5 well-​deserved stars!

Great people. There was a problem between my bank and there’s. They were quick to correct to problem. They let me know exactly what was going on and they fixed the problem. Great coffee, great people and a great business.
Thanks for all the help Johnson

I discovered True North Coffee Roaster’s coffees just over a year ago. They are a very small local company that roast amazing coffee bean combinations weekly and I found out that I can order online! So I’ve been ordering my coffee from them ever since. While checking out their website I discovered that they have a holiday special on… free shipping! So I did some of my Holiday shopping on their site. I sent one gift box to myself too… I needed more coffee and wanted to try the local Ballard honey that one of the sets offers. It is amazing. The packaging was lovely too. I can’t wait to hear how my friends and family like the different gift sets I sent them. Yes, I’ve tried many local coffees here, San Francisco and Portland and as some local bakeries and restaurants know True North is something special.

The worst coffee roaster in Seattle. Need I say more.

I love both the owners of this company and the coffee they produce. And not just because when they first started out I got to taste and give opinions, and they ended up naming a blend after me. Check out «Stacya’s Blend». I think it ended up on Paul Allen’s private jet line for a time.

i love true north! the beslu blend is awesome and has beans from three different continents! the stacia blend is probably my favorite. the owner is super passionate and such a nice woman. i work with specialty foods and local coffee and really support this coffee. the roaster they use is a piece of art work. their coffee is strong and seems to be very quality beans. mmm… the last and only review is quite old so i think any quirks may have just been a small company fine tuning itself… now i am dying for a cup: P

i give True North three stars, because i really enjoy one of their drip blends. However i found their espresso blend to be very inconsistent, i tried several bags, roasted at different times, and some bags were very poor, while others were great. i thought the first bag i used was my fault, but later i discovered it was all on the roaster.