Onsite Small Batch Roasting
Our Master Roasters handcraft every batch of Espresso-N-Ice Coffee. This painstaking technique exemplifies our commitment to excellence.

At Espresso-N-Ice, we know coffee is fresh produce, not a can of beans. We guarantee you'll experience roaster-fresh flavor in every package!

Raw Green Coffee
Green coffee is the seed of the coffee tree, which surprisingly has no "coffee" aroma. Specialty grade beans (shown here) are the largest, cleanest and most uniform offered on the world market. Beans such as these are the raw material for every Espresso-N-Ice coffee.


Roasting Levels

Cinnamon (American) Roast
'Cinnamon' describes the light-colored roast used by most institutional coffee companies. When coffee was first marketed nationwide, it was the only roast color - hence 'American'. At this low temperature weight loss is minimized, so coffee is very economical to produce. However, coffee flavor is still largely undeveloped; cinnamon roast coffee tastes bright, thin and shallow.

City (Medium) Roast
Historically, urbanites preferred its added flavor development - hence 'City'. A darker roast means more shrinkage, so this roast costs more to produce. The basic flavor is still bright and shallow but the extra roast adds a bit more body.

Full City Roast
This deeper roast is a perfect highlight for the richer flavor and body possessed by the Estate beans Espresso-N-Ice uses. The Full City roast, in the hands of our experienced roasters, has a perfect harmony of brightness, flavor, aroma and body.

French Roast
French roast should be a rich, ebony brown (never black!), with a fully oily surface. Espresso-N-Ice French Roasts are intense, savory, and rich with satisfying bittersweet and smoky flavors. They pack a full-flavored punch, without the burnt or astringent taste often found in other French roasts.