I lived in Seattle way back when Starbucks was hole in the wall at fourth and pike. The ONE roaster was in house. I stuck with it long after it lost its good taste. Finally in the early 2000s I went in search of small coffee roaster. I was living on the east coast and I had a lot to choose from, but nothing matched those early Starbucks years. ​We moved to the four corners region during covid. On our first visit to Durango, Colorado we stopped in a chocolate/coffee shop where I discovered Dessert Sun coffee. Blew my mind and taste buds. I now refuse to start any day without french pressing a large cup of it's Black Velvet blend. It is by far the best coffee I've ever tasted. read more

Their Black Velvet roast is by far my favorite coffee in the whole world. And as a person who likes to add cream and sugar to my coffee, I appreciate the fact that Desert Sun roasts have enough flavor to hold up to additives...most coffees do not. However, it's also smooth enough for even a black-coffee hater to drink sans cream and sugar! In small quantities, of course :) The beans may not be local, but the roasting is, and these guys know how to roast some delicious beans!! read more

I have had the pleasure of working with Glenn and his team at DSC over the past year to define and sharpen their business...to help them really know what they do better than anyone else...and to help them concentrate on building their business on that foundation. The thing that Glenn and his team do better than anyone else is putting themselves into their customers' coffee mug to understand and deliver the product and service that makes their customers feel more loved, more suppported, and more appreciated than any other coffee roaster in the state! I love the way Glenn and his team work...and you will love them and their coffee beyond all expectation! Really you will! Want to know more about why I feel this way? drop me a line at ajsue.com! read more

More Desert Sun wonderfulness with the Southwest Morning blend. Simply superb.

I was staying in Mancos CO. while visiting Mesa Verde National Park and I was having breakfast at Absolute Bakery & Cafe when I had this coffee for the first time. I was given some Puerto Rican coffee by a friend that I have been enjoying but now, it's all gone. So, I finally got to have some of the Southwest Morning blend this morning and it was as good as I remembered! I will probably be ordering this coffee all thee time. I am planning on sending a bag to a few friends in Seattle! read more

Black Velvet coffee is my absolute favorite coffee/espresso EVER. I only wish it was easier to find and in more local businesses in Durango.