The Traditional - Black & White Coffee Roasters (Raleigh, NC, USA)

Dark roast has a reputation problem in specialty coffee. Most of the time, it's roasted so dark that origin characteristics disappear entirely. Black & White built The Traditional to prove that doesn't have to be the case.

This is their darkest roast—Colombian coffee from Las Nubes, washed process, pushed further than their typical profile but stopped before the coffee loses what makes them Colombian. Dark chocolate, cherry, and marzipan. The roast brings sweetness and body, but the coffee underneath is still doing work.

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Founded by Lem Butler and Kyle Ramage—the 2016 and 2017 US Barista Champions—Black & White Coffee Roasters started in Raleigh, North Carolina, with a clear goal: make specialty coffee approachable without compromising on quality.

What makes them different? They don't ask you to choose between clean, classic profiles and experimental processing. Black & White sources everything from washed Ethiopians to wild co-ferments, then roasts it all to work as both filter and espresso. Their year-round blends and single origins are built for versatility, whether you're dialling in competition espresso or just want something reliable in your cup every morning.

Roasted on Feb 2, 2026.

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