No. 01 — Single origin
Cloudbreak
COLOMBIA · HUILA · WASHED
- chocolate
- cherry
- cola
ROAST MEDIUM
- Producer
- El Vergel growers
- Elevation
- 1,750 m
- Best as
- Espresso + filter
"The one we hand to skeptics."
Specialty roastery — Portland, Oregon
Direct-trade coffee roasted in a 1962 Probat on SE Oak Street, packed the same afternoon, and out the door before the crack of the next batch. Portland-weird about freshness since 2019.
The lineup — always three, always fresh
Every bag leaves the roastery within 48 hours of the drum. The labels below are the labels on the shelf.
No. 01 — Single origin
COLOMBIA · HUILA · WASHED
ROAST MEDIUM
"The one we hand to skeptics."
No. 02 — Single origin
ETHIOPIA · GUJI · NATURAL
ROAST LIGHT
"Bright enough to read by."
No. 03 — The house blend
GUATEMALA + BRAZIL · WASHED / NATURAL
ROAST MED-DARK
"Sturdy, sweet, Sunday-proof."
Yes, the little circle on each label is the degassing valve. We sweat the details — even the fake ones.
Origins — this season's roster
Six lots on the bench right now. Eleven farms across six countries — all bought direct, all visited at least once.
Our story — obsession no. 47
Ember is the roast — a 1962 Probat drum we found in a barn outside Salem, rebuilt bolt by bolt, and named Brünnhilde. Oak is the street — the Southeast Portland garage where the whole block smells like caramelizing sugar twice a week.
We buy direct from eleven farms we can name from memory, pay well over the commodity price without being asked, and roast in batches small enough that Marco still tastes every single one. When something's off, it doesn't ship. That's the entire quality program.
The Standing Order — never run dry
Pick your beans and a rhythm. We roast on Tuesday, your bag ships Wednesday, and your future self says thanks on a groggy Thursday.
Pause anytime. Skip a month. Cancel in two clicks — we're a roastery, not a gym.
Choose your rhythm
$16per bag · ships free
For the cup-a-day household. Our best price.
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Wholesale — for cafés & kitchens
Forty-odd cafés from Portland to Boise pour Ember & Oak. They stay because the coffee lands fresh, the dial-in support is real, and nobody makes them sign anything scary.
The roastery bar — SE Portland
Espresso up front, the Probat out back, and a cupping table in between. 2814 SE Oak Street — follow your nose on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the whole block gets it.
Hours — bar & bottle shop
PUBLIC CUPPING — every first Saturday, 10 a.m.
Free. Loud. Mildly competitive.