The story of Essence Coffee began in 2019. I started to become interested in coffee when the rather inexpensive coffee maker I was using was doing a poor job of wetting all the coffee grounds in the filter basket. I stirred the slurry to wet all the grounds and noticed a difference in the taste of the coffee from the times when I hadn't stirred the coffee. I found the difference in taste interesting, so I began experimenting with coffee. Pourovers of various types became an everyday occurance, usually one in the morning before work, and one in the evening around supper time. Pourovers are still a staple in my daily routine (although I enjoy many different brew methods). About a year after the run in with the coffee maker, I began roasting coffee for my wife (Kendra) and myself (Todd), family, and a friend or two on a small 400 gram Kaldi drum roaster, using the Artisan software to log my roasts. Fast forward three years and we are turning coffee into a small, passion driven business.