Salt Spring Island · Est. 2011

SLOW TIDE.STRONG CUP.

A hand holding a Slow Tide takeaway cup

WE ROAST SLOW SO YOUR MORNING CAN START FAST.

Every batch comes out of a twelve-kilo drum above Fulford Harbour.
We roast on Thursdays, rest the beans over the weekend and ship on Monday, so they land at their best.

Learn Our Story
A green Slow Tide Island Blend coffee bag

Traceable Green

Green beans bought from growers we know by name, one lot at a time.

Twelve-Kilo Batches

A small drum and a long roast, tasted every batch before it's bagged.

Shipped Monday

Rested over the weekend, packed at dawn and on the first ferry out.

BEST SELLERS

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Harbour Dark coffee bag

Harbour Dark

Cacao·Molasses·Smoke

From $18

Fulford Morning coffee bag

Fulford Morning

Toffee·Orange·Hazelnut

From $16

Island House coffee bag

Island House

Nutty·Cocoa·Brown Sugar

From $17

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DISCOVER OUR BLENDS

Fig & Ember coffee bag

Fig & Ember

Fig·Plum·Dark Chocolate

From $19

Slow Drip Decaf coffee bag

Slow Drip Decaf

Caramel·Walnut·Cocoa

From $16

Marmalade Run coffee bag

Marmalade Run

Orange Peel·Honey·Black Tea

From $17

Night Crossing coffee bag

Night Crossing

Blackberry·Malt·Cocoa Nib

From $18

Sunny Side coffee bag

Sunny Side

Peach·Lemon·Brown Sugar

From $17

Raspberry Fog coffee bag

Raspberry Fog

Raspberry·Rose·Milk Chocolate

From $19

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NOTES FROM THE ROASTER

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7 min read

A better pour-over with the kit you already own

Four changes to grind, water and timing that fix most sour or bitter cups.

5 min read

Why we rest beans for three days before shipping

What happens to fresh coffee in its first week, and why the wait pays off.

4 min read

Rinse the paper first: the thirty-second fix

Hot water through the filter before the coffee goes in takes the papery taste out.

WHAT REGULARS SAY.

Notes from people who order every month, from the island and well beyond it.

"I switched from supermarket beans for one bag and never went back. Harbour Dark is my whole morning."
- MAYA
Victoria, BC
"Arrives every Wednesday like clockwork, and the bag still smells like the roastery when I open it."
- TOM
Vancouver, BC
"Best decaf I've had. My partner still can't tell which jar is which."
- PRIYA
Calgary, AB
"Tastes like the café on the dock, which is exactly the point."
- JONAH
Salt Spring Island
"Fulford Morning got me through a winter of 6am shifts. Bright without ever tasting sour."
- ELENA
Nanaimo, BC
"We order Island House for the whole office now. Nobody complains about the coffee anymore."
- DEV
Toronto, ON
"Small roaster, real care. They emailed me a grind tip after my very first order."
- CLAIRE
Seattle, WA
"The cold brew recipe in their journal is the only one I use now."
- SAM
Portland, OR

don't miss a batch

YOUR MORNING
STARTS ON THE ISLAND.

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