Cloud City Coffee
Seattle, WA
Curator's Notes
Jill, Cloud City’s owner and roaster, has operated two of Seattle’s best-loved small cafes, Cloud City Cafe and El Diablo Coffee Company, for over 15 years. Inspired by over a decade of coffee shop success, Jill created Cloud City Coffee Roasters to hone her flavors and roast profiles to what she knows her customers love—cozy, easy to enjoy, and memorable in all the right ways.
From the Roaster
My philosophy is unique in that it is based on a long café career followed by a shorter roasting career. As a café owner, I know intrinsically what my customers like and do not like. Most customers like medium and dark roasts. As for single origins, they have preferences based on an idea of what that origin is, such as earthy for Sumatra and fruity for Ethiopia. About 10% of my clientele are serious coffee enthusiasts and want to learn about origin, terroir, preparation and the best hands-on way to make coffee. When buying coffee, I buy to make the blends taste chocolaty with great acidity and body. I think about how each origin will taste in the seasonal blend. And I aim for fun tastes for the single origins. But regardless of the type of coffee, I aim for price transparency and fairness to the farmer.
