{"title":"FROM OUR CHAIR TO YOUR CUP","description":"\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eThese are the three Blade \u0026amp; Bean coffees on the shelf at Cedar Park Barbershop — picked the way we pick everything in this shop: no shortcuts, no filler, no cheap stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eGrabbed a bag in the shop? It's specialty-grade, small-batch fresh, ground and ready to brew the moment you get home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eOrdering here for delivery? \u003cspan class=\"font-bold\"\u003eEvery online bag is roasted fresh after your order\u003c\/span\u003e is placed and shipped straight to your door — made to order, the way great coffee should be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eTwo ways to get it. Same standard in every cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTap any coffee below to order for home delivery. → See the Full Menu at the bottom.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"6-bean-blend-1","title":"SIX-SHOOTER","description":"\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSix-Shooter — Six Origins. One Standard.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eThis one takes some explaining — not because it's complicated, but because it earns the complexity. Six distinct origins, each chosen for what it brings to the chair. Not mixed for novelty. Blended because the sum beats any single part — the same way a real cut is balance, not one technique doing all the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eLatin American beans lay down deep chocolate and caramel structure. African origins bring the brightness and a touch of fruit that keeps the dark roast from going flat. Asian beans ground the whole thing — earthy, full-bodied, weighty enough to anchor every sip. Six chambers, all loaded, all pulling in the same direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eRoasted dark and with intention, this is the most versatile cup on the menu, and it proves it everywhere you put it. It pulls clean and bold as espresso, holds its frame through a long cold-brew steep in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bladeandbean.com\/products\/oxo-cold-brew-coffee-maker-40oz\" title=\"OXO COLD BREW MAKER\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOXO Cold Brew maker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, runs nine cups deep in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bladeandbean.com\/products\/oxo-barista-brain-9-cup-coffee-maker-black-silver\" title=\"OXO BREW 9\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOXO Brew 9\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e for a full shop, and still satisfies straight from a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bladeandbean.com\/products\/kalita-wave-tsubame-stainless-steel-coffee-dripper-155\" title=\"KALITA WAVE TSUBAME\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKalita Wave Tsubame\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e pour-over with nothing added. Whatever way you brew, it's already in the right grind for the job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eIt's in the rotation because it's reliable the way only something well-built can be — and for a Black Label coffee, where the dark roasts live on the edge, this one's surprisingly easy to get along with. If coffee were a haircut, this would be the one that works on everybody who sits down. It's also one of the cups in my own What I Drink lineup, and it's the bag you'll find on the retail shelf in the shop year-round.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eBold, deep, and built to do everything well — this is how Blade \u0026amp; Bean blends the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"my-medium border-t border-separator-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temecula Coffee Roaster","offers":[{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 1 LB","offer_id":52441642205460,"sku":"C-6 BEAN BLEND-WH-1LB-BL","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 12oz","offer_id":52441642172692,"sku":"C-6 BEAN BLEND-WH-12OZ-BL","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Coarse \/ 1 LB","offer_id":52441641681172,"sku":"C-6 BEAN BLEND-CO-1LB-BL","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Coarse \/ 12oz","offer_id":52441641648404,"sku":"C-6 BEAN BLEND-CO-12OZ-BL","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ 1 LB","offer_id":52441642008852,"sku":"C-6 BEAN BLEND-ST-1LB-BL","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ 12oz","offer_id":52441641976084,"sku":"C-6 BEAN BLEND-ST-12OZ-BL","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Espresso \/ 1 LB","offer_id":52441641845012,"sku":"C-6 BEAN BLEND-ES-1LB-BL","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Espresso \/ 12oz","offer_id":52441641812244,"sku":"C-6 BEAN BLEND-ES-12OZ-BL","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0968\/5968\/5140\/files\/Thumbnail_for_6_Shooter_Product.png?v=1780707286"},{"product_id":"breakfast-blend-1","title":"BARBERSHOP BLEND PLUS","description":"\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBarbershop Blend PLUS — The Cup the Shop Runs On.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eBefore the first chair fills, before the clippers hum, there's the cup. This is it. Barbershop Blend PLUS is the signature pour of the house — smooth enough that anybody who walks through the door reaches for it, easy enough to drink all day, and bright enough to actually do its job. It's not a morning thing or an afternoon thing. It's the house thing. The pot's always going, and this is what's in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eThe foundation is a clean South American base, roasted light-medium so the flavor stays smooth, mellow, and approachable — no bitterness, no sharp edges, nothing in the way. That's the part everyone agrees on. The PLUS is what sits underneath: a measured Robusta addition that builds a little more body and a real lift of caffeine, more than the average cup carries. Same easy drinking. More in the tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eThat's the whole idea behind the shop. Everybody's welcome in the chair, and everybody gets the same care — black or doctored up, here for a quality cut or the full hot-towel straight razor shave. This is the blend that fits all of them: approachable for anyone, with a little extra for the ones who can't slow down. Brew it the way we do, nine cups at a time in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bladeandbean.com\/products\/oxo-barista-brain-9-cup-coffee-maker-black-silver\" title=\"OXO BREW 9\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOXO Brew 9\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and it'll run your day the way it runs ours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eSmooth, easy, and built with more in reserve — this is the house cup, and the house runs on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"my-medium border-t border-separator-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eThis smooth coffee is featured in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bladeandbean.com\/products\/the-house-pot\" title=\"THE HOUSE POT\"\u003eTHE HOUSE POT\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Bundle\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temecula Coffee Roaster","offers":[{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 1 LB","offer_id":52441660195092,"sku":"C-BREAKFAST BLEND +-WH-1LB-BL","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 12oz","offer_id":52441660162324,"sku":"C-BREAKFAST BLEND +-WH-12OZ-BL","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ 1 LB","offer_id":52441660031252,"sku":"C-BREAKFAST BLEND +-ST-1LB-BL","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ 12oz","offer_id":52441659998484,"sku":"C-BREAKFAST BLEND +-ST-12OZ-BL","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0968\/5968\/5140\/files\/Barbershop_Blend_PLUS_Product_Thumbnail_25649f68-d202-40e6-879d-8efa97830a0a.png?v=1780760571"},{"product_id":"brazil-santos-1","title":"THE EASY CHAIR — Brazil","description":"\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eParaná \u0026amp; São Paulo · Medium Roast · 750–1,050 MASL · Pulped Natural, Sun-Dried · Mundo Novo, Catuai\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eSam's third generation. I trained her hands myself before barber school ever got to her, and she works the straight razor with a feather-light touch — gentle, sure, smooth all the way through. She'll talk you through every pass while she does it, too, telling you exactly what's happening before it happens. This is her cup: easy, steady, and smoother than you expect. Some cuts are flash. Some cups demand your attention. This isn't one of them — and that's the entire point. The Easy Chair is the seat you sink into without a second thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eThere's an honest reason it earns the \"easy.\" This is the low-altitude origin — and low altitude is exactly what makes a coffee mellow and round instead of sharp and demanding. Brazil grows roughly a third of all the coffee on earth and has anchored the global market since the 1840s; it's the dependable backbone nearly every blend leans on. The sun does the work here: the cherry dries with its sugary fruit still clinging to the bean, drinking those sugars straight in, muting the sharpness into something exceptionally gentle and easy on the stomach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eIt drinks like a liquid candy bar — soft cocoa, toasted hazelnut, warm caramel, a clean sweetness finishing with a soft hint of stone fruit. The second sip smoother than the first. The cup you reach for on autopilot, because — like Sam at the chair — it never once lets you down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eRoasted in small batches after you order. Never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWant the whole story — the soil, the altitude, the science behind the cup? \u003cspan title=\"Blocked URL: #\" class=\"text-gray-500\"\u003eRead the  full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bladeandbean.com\/pages\/terroir\" title=\"TERROIR\"\u003eterroir breakdown deep dive.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"my-medium border-t border-separator-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temecula Coffee Roaster","offers":[{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 1 LB","offer_id":52444604924180,"sku":"C-BRAZIL SANTOS-WH-1LB-BL","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 12oz","offer_id":52444604891412,"sku":"C-BRAZIL SANTOS-WH-12OZ-BL","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ 1 LB","offer_id":52444604760340,"sku":"C-BRAZIL SANTOS-ST-1LB-BL","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ 12oz","offer_id":52444604727572,"sku":"C-BRAZIL SANTOS-ST-12OZ-BL","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0968\/5968\/5140\/files\/THE_EASY_CHAIR_Brasil_Product_Thumbnail.png?v=1780893815"},{"product_id":"colombia-1","title":"THE GOLDEN CHAIR — Colombia","description":"\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMedellín, Antioquia · Medium Roast · 1,300–1,500 MASL · Fully Washed, Solar Dried · Excelso EP\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eAllen came up rough and let the craft straighten him out. Same story in the cup — confident from the first sip, because it earned the right to be. Two chairs live in this name. The first is the master barber's chair: premium, earned, gold for the standard it sets. The second is real history. In the mountains around Medellín, the slopes were too steep for mules, so men called silleteros carried everything up and down the Andes strapped to their backs in wooden frame-chairs — including, for generations, paying passengers. They were human chairs, hauling people over ground animals couldn't climb. And here's the part that makes it click: the geography that invented the chair is the same geography that makes this coffee great.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eThose brutal slopes, at altitude, force the cherry to ripen slowly in warm days and cold nights — concentrating the sugars that turn a simple coffee into a layered one. Volcanic loam packed with potassium drives the sparkling fruit. Four varieties — old heirlooms and modern, lab-bred workhorses — bring tradition and precision into the same cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eLayered dark chocolate on the body. Dried orange and ripe berry through the mid-palate. A bold finish complex enough that the last sip reads differently than the first. This is the origin that defines Colombian coffee as a standard, not a style — refined over a century and guarded like heritage. Same way a real trade gets passed down, and the same way a man earns his place in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eRoasted in small batches after you order. Never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-bold\"\u003eWant the whole story — the soil, the altitude, the science behind the cup? \u003cspan title=\"Blocked URL: #\" class=\"text-gray-500\"\u003eRead the  full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bladeandbean.com\/pages\/terroir\" title=\"TERROIR\"\u003eterroir breakdown deep dive.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"my-medium border-t border-separator-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temecula Coffee Roaster","offers":[{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 1 LB","offer_id":52444610461972,"sku":"C-COLOMBIA-WH-1LB-BL","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 12oz","offer_id":52444610429204,"sku":"C-COLOMBIA-WH-12OZ-BL","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ 1 LB","offer_id":52444610298132,"sku":"C-COLOMBIA-ST-1LB-BL","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ 12oz","offer_id":52444610265364,"sku":"C-COLOMBIA-ST-12OZ-BL","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0968\/5968\/5140\/files\/Thumbnail_THE_GOLDEN_CHAIR_Colombia_Product.png?v=1780883267"},{"product_id":"costa-rica-1","title":"THE FINE EDGE — Costa Rica","description":"\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlajuela · Medium-Light Roast · 1,300–1,445 MASL · Eco-Pulped, Sun-Dried · Caturra, Catuai (SHB, EP)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eMr. Lee doesn't say much. He doesn't need to — the work speaks for him. Quiet, meticulous, every motion deliberate, nothing wasted. That's this cup, and it's why his name sits on it. A straight razor only works if it's honed to a single, perfect edge — keen enough to pass clean, nothing dragging. This is that edge in liquid form, and the country behind it earns the name by law. In 1989, Costa Rica banned the cultivation of robusta outright. By statute, the entire nation grows 100% arabica. They chose to make less coffee at a higher standard rather than more at a lower one — honing the edge instead of dulling it for volume. The exact philosophy behind a straight razor over a disposable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eGrown in volcanic highlands beneath active volcanoes, slow-developed in cold mountain air to Strictly Hard Bean density, then finished with the honey process Costa Rica perfected — leaving precisely the right amount of fruit sugar on the bean before it dries. Too much turns it muddy. Too little turns it flat. Exactly right gives you both worlds at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eSweet apple and stone fruit lifting it. Brown sugar and brown spice grounding it. A bright, articulate body and a finish that closes clean — the taste equivalent of one perfect pass. The cup that announces itself with clarity instead of volume. Drink it black and listen to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eRoasted in small batches after you order. Never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWant the whole story — the soil, the altitude, the science behind the cup? \u003cspan title=\"Blocked URL: #\" class=\"text-gray-500\"\u003eRead the  full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bladeandbean.com\/pages\/terroir\" title=\"TERROIR\"\u003eterroir breakdown deep dive.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"my-medium border-t border-separator-2\"\u003e","brand":"Temecula Coffee Roaster","offers":[{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 1 LB","offer_id":52445179445524,"sku":"C-COSTA RICA-WH-1LB-BL","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 12oz","offer_id":52445179412756,"sku":"C-COSTA RICA-WH-12OZ-BL","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ 1 LB","offer_id":52445179281684,"sku":"C-COSTA RICA-ST-1LB-BL","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ 12oz","offer_id":52445179248916,"sku":"C-COSTA RICA-ST-12OZ-BL","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0968\/5968\/5140\/files\/THE_FINE_EDGE_Product_Thumbnail.png?v=1780890704"},{"product_id":"ethiopia-natural-1","title":"THE FIRST CHAIR — Ethiopia","description":"\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSidama Zone · Medium-Light Roast · 1,700–1,900 MASL · Full Natural · Heirloom Sidamo Cultivars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eDave sat in Mr. Lee's chair as a client, fell for old-fashioned barbering, and went and became one himself. He found the original and devoted himself to it. So did this bean. Coffee wasn't invented in Ethiopia — it was discovered here, growing wild in these highlands centuries before anyone thought to put a price on it. So when we named a coffee for the master barber's chair, the seat you only earn by knowing the work better than anyone in the room, this is the one that gets it. Everything else in the world of coffee came after. Everyone's been chasing it ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eWhat's in the bag isn't a named, bred, uniform variety like the rest of the catalog. It's a wild pool of thousands of indigenous heirloom plants — the deepest reservoir of coffee genetics on earth, the library every other origin borrows from. That's where the perfume comes from: ripe berry up top, caramel underneath, vanilla through the middle, and a floral finish that doesn't fade as the cup cools — it opens. We roast it medium-light on purpose, because going dark would bury the very thing that makes it the First Chair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eThis is the origin of the entire tradition, dried whole-cherry on raised beds the way it's been done for a thousand years. Drink it black. Give it room. You're not drinking a coffee modeled on the original. You're drinking the original — the same way Dave didn't copy the trade, he went and lived it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eRoasted in small batches after you order. Never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eWant the whole story — the soil, the altitude, the science behind the cup? \u003cspan title=\"Blocked URL: #\" class=\"text-gray-500\"\u003eRead the  full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bladeandbean.com\/pages\/terroir\" title=\"TERROIR\"\u003eterroir breakdown deep dive.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"my-medium border-t border-separator-2\"\u003e\u003chr class=\"my-medium border-t border-separator-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temecula Coffee Roaster","offers":[{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 1 LB","offer_id":52445182624020,"sku":"C-ETHIOPIA NATURAL-WH-1LB-BL","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 12oz","offer_id":52445182591252,"sku":"C-ETHIOPIA NATURAL-WH-12OZ-BL","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ 1 LB","offer_id":52445182460180,"sku":"C-ETHIOPIA NATURAL-ST-1LB-BL","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ 12oz","offer_id":52445182427412,"sku":"C-ETHIOPIA NATURAL-ST-12OZ-BL","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0968\/5968\/5140\/files\/Ethiopia_First_Chair_Product_Thumbnail_75d89613-1500-427d-b515-fdede8fff126.png?v=1780768738"},{"product_id":"honduras-1","title":"THE STEADY HAND — Honduras","description":"\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarcala, La Paz · Medium-Dark Roast · 1,300–1,700 MASL · Fully Washed, Sun-Dried · Bourbon, Catuai, Caturra, Lempira, Typica\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eMichael's young, but he's got the steady hand of someone twice his age — an old soul who chose the classic way when none of his friends did. The steady hand is the whole barber trade in two words: not flash, not speed, but the calm, repeatable control that gets the same right result every single time. This is your daily driver — warm, smooth, satisfying, dependable to the bottom of the mug without ever losing its character. And the name comes straight out of the ground it grows in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eMarcala earned Honduras its very first protected Denomination of Origin — the coffee-world equivalent of Champagne, by law, not marketing. But the real story is the soil. Where most of the catalog grows in loose volcanic loam, Marcala is dense clay that holds moisture and minerals through the entire dry season, feeding the tree slow and steady instead of feast-and-famine. That even, constant feed is exactly what grounds the cup — deep brown sugar and caramel warmth, rounded rather than spiky. The soil itself has a steady hand. The cup inherits it. So did Michael.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eFive varieties working like a chorus — including Lempira, named for the indigenous chief who resisted Spanish conquest — backed by 1,500 cooperative grower-members all steadying the same work. Caramel up front, brown sugar through the body, a hint of warm baking spice on a finish that closes round and full. Built for daily use. Never generic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eRoasted in small batches after you order. Never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eWant the whole story — the soil, the altitude, the science behind the cup? \u003cspan title=\"Blocked URL: #\" class=\"text-gray-500\"\u003eRead the  full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bladeandbean.com\/pages\/terroir\" title=\"TERROIR\"\u003eterroir breakdown deep dive.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"my-medium border-t border-separator-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temecula Coffee Roaster","offers":[{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 1 LB","offer_id":52445193109780,"sku":"C-HONDURAS-WH-1LB-BL","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 12oz","offer_id":52445193077012,"sku":"C-HONDURAS-WH-12OZ-BL","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ 1 LB","offer_id":52445192945940,"sku":"C-HONDURAS-ST-1LB-BL","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ 12oz","offer_id":52445192913172,"sku":"C-HONDURAS-ST-12OZ-BL","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0968\/5968\/5140\/files\/THE_STEADY_HAND_Product_Thumbnail.png?v=1780885954"},{"product_id":"tanzania-1","title":"THE CLEAN SHAVE — Tanzania","description":"\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMbeya, Southern Highlands · Medium-Light Roast · 1,200–1,900 MASL · Fully Washed, Raised Bed · Bourbon \u0026amp; Kent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eVictor's the young barber who could've gone to one of those shops where they wear sneakers and gym clothes and look like they wandered in off a treadmill. He picked up the comb and shears instead, dressed the part, and brought real energy to the tradition. This is his cup — and a clean shave is the purest expression of the straight-razor trade: nothing left behind, no drag, no residue, just clarity at its truest. The terroir notes literally describe this coffee as \"clean-shaven.\" The name wasn't a choice. It was a description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eMbeya sits in Tanzania's southwest highlands near the Zambian border, fed by the ancient soils of the Rift Valley. The secret is the clay — where volcanic soil produces punchy, sometimes aggressive acidity, clay refines it, shaping the brightness into something smooth and plush instead of sharp. That's what lets the delicate notes glide instead of bite. At up to 1,900 meters, cold thin air slows the bean development to a crawl, building the tea-like elegance East Africa is famous for. Bourbon lays the sweet, juicy foundation; Kent — a variety first selected in India — lifts it with jasmine and perfume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eJasmine on the nose. Pear and strawberry across a smooth body, a lively acidity animating every sip. The notes arrive in sequence rather than all at once, finishing crisp and clean with zero residue. Expressive, vibrant, distinctly its own. A cup with a point of view — not for the palate looking for quiet, but for the one looking for clarity. Same as the barber it's named for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eRoasted in small batches after you order. Never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWant the whole story — the soil, the altitude, the science behind the cup? \u003cspan class=\"text-gray-500\" title=\"Blocked URL: #\"\u003eRead the  full \u003ca title=\"TERROIR\" href=\"https:\/\/bladeandbean.com\/pages\/terroir\"\u003eterroir breakdown deep dive.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"my-medium border-t border-separator-2\"\u003e\u003chr class=\"my-medium border-t border-separator-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temecula Coffee Roaster","offers":[{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 1 LB","offer_id":52445425565972,"sku":"C-TANZANIA-WH-1LB-BL","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 12oz","offer_id":52445425533204,"sku":"C-TANZANIA-WH-12OZ-BL","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ 1 LB","offer_id":52445425402132,"sku":"C-TANZANIA-ST-1LB-BL","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Standard \/ 12oz","offer_id":52445425369364,"sku":"C-TANZANIA-ST-12OZ-BL","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0968\/5968\/5140\/files\/THE_CLEAN_SHAVE_Product_Thumbnail.png?v=1780887450"},{"product_id":"single-origin-favorites-sample-pack-1","title":"THE FIRST VISIT —  Single Origin Sampler","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"font-bold leading-loose animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Whole Shop · Six 2 oz Origins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eEvery regular started with a first visit. Before you had a usual, before you knew which chair was yours, there was that first time — scanning the wall of bios, reading the reviews, picking the barber you think fits you. Some people walk in off the street. Most do their homework first. Either way, the first time, you're choosing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eA shop is only as good as the people in the chairs, and I chose every one of mine the same way I choose a bean: by hand, against a standard, no exceptions. This pack is that lineup. Six origins, six barbers, two ounces each — the whole shop on your counter. Meet them by their plain names first. Then find out which one you can't stop thinking about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"my-medium border-t border-separator-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-bold\"\u003eCosta Rica — Mr. Lee.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eMedium Roast · Alajuela · 1,300–1,445 MASL · Eco-Pulped, Sun-Dried · Caturra, Catuai\u003c\/em\u003e Sweet apple, raisin warmth, honeyed brightness, and a finish that closes clean with nothing wasted. Mr. Lee doesn't say much — he doesn't need to. The work speaks. Quiet, meticulous, every motion deliberate. This is the cup that announces itself with clarity instead of volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"my-medium border-t border-separator-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-bold\"\u003eColombia — Allen.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eMedium Roast · Medellín, Antioquia · 1,300–1,500 MASL · Fully Washed, Solar Dried · Castillo, Caturra, Colombia, Typica\u003c\/em\u003e Dried orange, ripe berry, a bold dark-chocolate finish. Grown on slopes so steep they demand everything from the people who work them — hard ground that turns what could be sharp and bitter into something balanced and strong. Allen came up rough and let the craft straighten him out. Same story in the cup. Confident from the first sip, because it earned the right to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"my-medium border-t border-separator-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-bold\"\u003eEthiopia — Dave.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eMedium-Light Roast · Sidama Zone · 1,700–1,900 MASL · Full Natural, Raised Bed · Indigenous Heirloom Cultivars\u003c\/em\u003e Milk chocolate, ripe fruit, caramel sweetness, wild and aromatic — the birthplace of coffee, where the whole tradition was discovered rather than invented. Dave sat in Mr. Lee's chair as a client, fell for old-fashioned barbering, and went and became one himself. He found the original and devoted himself to it. So did this bean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"my-medium border-t border-separator-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-bold\"\u003eHonduras — Michael.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eMedium-Dark Roast · Marcala, La Paz · 1,300–1,700 MASL · Fully Washed, Sun-Dried · Bourbon, Catuai, Caturra, Lempira, Typica\u003c\/em\u003e Caramel, warm spice, brown sugar — round, rich, dependable, the cup you reach for every morning without thinking. Marcala earned Honduras its first denomination of origin, and the clay soil feeds the bean slow and steady all season long. Donny's young, but he's got the steady hand of someone twice his age. An old soul who chose the classic way when none of his friends did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"my-medium border-t border-separator-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-bold\"\u003eTanzania — Victor.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eMedium-Light Roast · Mbeya Region · 1,200–1,900 MASL · Fully Washed, Raised Bed · Bourbon, Kent\u003c\/em\u003e Pear brightness, jasmine florals, strawberry, and a lively acidity that animates every sip. Expressive, vibrant, distinctly its own — East African coffee at its most alive. Victor's the young barber who could've gone to one of those shops where they wear sneakers and gym clothes and look like they wandered in off a treadmill. He picked up the comb and shears instead, dressed the part, and brought real energy to the tradition. Not for the palate looking for quiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"my-medium border-t border-separator-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-bold\"\u003eBrazil — Sam.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem\u003eMedium Roast · Paraná \u0026amp; São Paulo · 750–1,050 MASL · Pulped Natural, Sun-Dried · Catuai, Mundo Novo\u003c\/em\u003e Soft cocoa, clean sweetness, a silky body that goes down smooth and never lets you down — the second sip smoother than the first. Sam's third generation. I trained her hands myself before barber school ever got to her, and she works the straight razor with a feather-light touch — gentle, sure, smooth all the way through. She'll talk you through every pass while she does it, too; tells you exactly what's happening before it happens. This is her cup. Easy, steady, and smoother than you expect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"my-medium border-t border-separator-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003eSix origins. Six chairs. Brew them side by side and pay attention to the one that stops you — the one you reach for twice, the one you're already thinking about tomorrow. That's the barber you'd have booked. That's the bag you bring home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoasted in small batches after you order. Never before.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWant the whole story — the soil, the altitude, the science behind the cup? \u003cspan class=\"text-gray-500\" title=\"Blocked URL: #\"\u003eRead the  full \u003ca title=\"TERROIR\" href=\"https:\/\/bladeandbean.com\/pages\/terroir\"\u003eterroir breakdown deep dive.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"my-medium border-t border-separator-2\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-1 antialiased text-base font-regular text-left whitespace-pre-wrap leading-relaxed animate-fade-in\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temecula Coffee Roaster","offers":[{"title":"Standard \/ 6-count 2oz sample packs","offer_id":52445698720020,"sku":"C-SOPACK-ST-12OZ-BL","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0968\/5968\/5140\/files\/THE_FIRST_VISIT_Single_Origin_Sampler_Product_Thumbnail.png?v=1781038975"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0968\/5968\/5140\/collections\/generated_06a3179e-eb04-7190-8000-fb4583286c60.jpg?v=1781631298","url":"https:\/\/bladeandbean.com\/collections\/from-our-chair-to-your-cup.oembed","provider":"Blade \u0026 Bean","version":"1.0","type":"link"}