Coffee runs are a daily ritual here in Calgary. If you want your business to rise above the crowd, you need to serve the kind of cup people talk about.

The secret weapon for many of Calgary’s best cafes and most innovative offices is a signature house blend, a flavour that’s uniquely theirs. Eighty Six Coffee is the team that can help make that happen. We believe the journey to crafting the perfect roast is a collaborative and personalized experience. Let’s take a look at the benefits and the simple, creative process of creating custom coffee Calgary businesses can proudly call their own.

Table of Contents

• Key Takeaways
• Why is a Custom Roast Your Business’s Secret Ingredient?
• Your Local Roasting Experts: The Eighty Six Coffee Story
• The Foundation of Flavour: Our Commitment to Quality
• From Concept to Cup: The Collaborative Customization Process
• Beyond the Blend: A Partnership Program for Cafés
• Elevating the Workplace: Custom Coffee Programs for Your Office
• Your Brand in a Bag: Selling Your Custom Roast
• Your Signature Blend Starts Right Here at 86 Coffee
• FAQs

Key Takeaways

• A custom house blend helps cafes and offices build a strong brand identity and create a memorable customer or employee experience.
• The process is a collaborative partnership. We work with you through consultation, tasting, and feedback to perfect your unique roast.
• Beyond roasting, we offer comprehensive programs for cafes, including staff training and equipment advice, to ensure every cup is perfect.
• Businesses can turn their custom roast into a retail product, complete with personalized branding, creating a new revenue stream.

Why is a Custom Roast Your Business’s Secret Ingredient?

A custom roast is your secret ingredient because it creates a unique, consistent, and high-quality experience that customers and employees can’t get anywhere else. It transforms your coffee from a simple beverage into a powerful branding tool that builds loyalty and sets you apart from the competition.

For cafés, it’s about creating a signature experience. Serve something exceptional, and a routine coffee run becomes part of your brand story. Dreaming up the best coffee in Calgary isn’t just about one good cup; it’s about delivering a signature flavour that brings people back time and again. This consistency has the power to build a loyal following and spark genuine word-of-mouth marketing.

For offices, it’s about shaping culture and making strong first impressions. A premium, tailored coffee setup enhances the day-to-day, brings people together, and quietly communicates quality to clients.

Your Local Roasting Experts: The Eighty Six Coffee Story

We’re not just a supplier; we’re your local partner in all things coffee. Eighty Six Coffee was founded by Chad Salyn and Geoffrey Miller on the belief that exceptional coffee should be accessible and personal.

Our philosophy is built on a deep understanding of the hospitality world, which drives our focus on unparalleled product quality and a partnership-based approach with every client. We combine our strengths to deliver an unmatched experience.

• Our Experience: Together, we bring over 30 years of experience in hospitality management.
• Our Focus: This background ensures we understand what it takes to succeed, allowing us to provide not just coffee, but real-world solutions.
• Our Reputation: This dedication to service and quality has made us one of the top Canadian coffee roasters for businesses that refuse to compromise.

The Foundation of Flavour: Our Commitment to Quality

A truly great custom roast begins with exceptional raw ingredients. We’re super meticulous about where our coffee comes from because we know that the final cup can only be as good as the beans you start with.

Our commitment to quality is unwavering, from the farm to your cup.

• Premium Sourcing: We are committed to sourcing only premium coffee beans from the world’s best growing regions, including Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia, Brazil, Nicaragua, Ethiopia, Honduras, El Salvador, Kenya, Sumatra, Burundi, and Panama, This gives us a rich palette of flavours to work with when creating your blend.
• A Wide Variety of Offerings: For those just starting their journey, we offer a fantastic line of existing roasts, including Light, Medium, and Dark profiles, which can serve as a perfect starting point. If you want to go custom, we’ll craft exactly what you’ve been looking for all along.
• The Art of the Roast: We treat roasting as both a science and an art. Every batch is brewed with precision, controlling for temperature, time, and volume. The result is coffee perfection in a cup, packed with goodness for the coffee-loving palette.

From Concept to Cup: The Collaborative Customization Process

So, how do we actually create your signature blend? Our process is straightforward, transparent, and built entirely around your vision. It’s a partnership from start to finish.

• Step 1: The Flavour Consultation It all begins with a conversation where we sit down with you to understand exactly what you’re looking for. We talk with our clients and ask them what dominant flavour they want their custom roast to have. Are you looking for something bold and chocolatey, or light and fruity? This is where your vision starts to take shape.
• Step 2: Crafting the Trial Roasts Once we know what you like, we get to work. We head back to our roaster and begin crafting trial packs based on your preferences. Count on us to tweak our roasts accordingly. After that, we let the clients taste our trial packs. This is the fun part, where you get to taste the first versions of your unique blend.
• Step 3: The Perfecting Phase At 86 Coffee, your feedback is a key ingredient. After you’ve tasted the samples, we listen carefully to your thoughts. We’ll adjust according to your feedback until we get it right. That’s our promise. It’s a process we’ll repeat until you’re completely happy. Once everything’s good, we proceed with the next step, confident that we’ve created a specialty roast that is exclusively yours.

Beyond the Blend: A Partnership Program for Cafés

Creating the perfect blend is just the beginning. To ensure that your vision is realized in every single cup you serve, we also offer comprehensive programs for cafés that are essential for delivering a consistent and exceptional customer experience.

Our coffee program is designed to be a true partnership, providing ongoing support in several key areas:

• Coffee Bean Selection & Supply: We ensure you have a consistent and reliable supply of your unique, high-quality coffee beans and blends.
• Staff Training: We provide expert guidance on training your staff to brew the coffee correctly, helping them unlock its full flavour potential with every pour.
• Equipment Maintenance: The best beans deserve the best equipment. We advise you on properly maintaining your machines to ensure the quality and taste of your coffee remain at their peak. At 86 Coffee, you’ll find machines from premium brands like Bunn, Fetco, Curtis, Eversys, Noova Simonelly, and Baratza. Plus, we provide servicing and repairs as well.

Elevating the Workplace: Custom Coffee Programs for Your Office

The right coffee can completely transform an office breakroom from a simple utility space into a hub of creativity and connection. If you want to build a coffee program that makes a statement, our team is here for you.

We see your custom blend as the centrepiece of your office coffee supplies.

• It starts with providing the best coffee beans for office use, a simple yet powerful perk that shows your employees you care about quality.
• We can help you develop unique coffee station ideas to turn a simple coffee break into a branding moment.
• The experience is completed with high-quality coffee accessories, such as professional-grade grinders and brewers, which we can help you select.

Your Brand in a Bag: Selling Your Custom Roast

Have you ever thought, “Can I have my own flavour of coffee for selling?”

Yes, you can.

We help cafes turn their unique house blend into a profitable retail product. It’s not just an additional revenue stream. That’s a powerful marketing tool that customers can take home.

We make it easy to get started.

• Bulk Production: We can produce your custom roast in bulk, ready for retail packaging.
• Personalized Branding: We take it a step further by personalizing the bags with your store name and brand. Imagine your customers buying gift sets of your signature coffee. It’s a fantastic way to expand your brand’s reach.

Your Signature Blend Starts Right Here at 86 Coffee

Crafting a house blend is one of the best ways to define your brand. We work with you from the first flavour chat to ongoing training and marketing support, making sure your blend reflects exactly who you are. And when you partner with a local roaster who truly cares, you get fresher, better coffee and a distinctive experience your customers will remember.

Ready to create a coffee that’s uniquely yours? Let’s have a chat over coffee. Talk to us today to start brewing your signature blend.

FAQs

1. What is the minimum order for a custom coffee blend? We work with businesses of all sizes. Simply contact us to discuss your specific needs, and we’ll tailor a program that works for you.
2. Can you help us choose the right brewing equipment for our office or cafe? Absolutely. As part of our partnership programs, we provide expert advice on selecting and maintaining the right equipment to ensure your coffee always tastes its best.
3. Do you offer products other than coffee? Yes, we offer a full range of products and integrated beverage programs, including teas, juices, syrups, and more to fully support your menu.

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Chad has been working in the hospitality industry - cafes, restaurants, breweries, etc. for 25 years before discovering his calling for coffee. For Chad, it’s all about being involved in the coffee-making process every step of the way to truly understand the craft. He aims to bridge the gap, especially in terms of bringing the best service to customers.

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