Frequently Asked Questions

We roast all coffee to order because we believe your coffee should arrive perfectly fresh. Our production team roasts coffee five days a week, Sunday through Thursday, and orders typically ship within 48 hours of being placed or 24 hours of being roasted. Orders placed after 12pm PT on Friday will typically ship the following Tuesday.

That said, while it may seem counterintuitive, coffee generally benefits from a short resting period after roasting before it is brewed. During this time, the coffee naturally de-gasses as carbon dioxide escapes from the roasted beans, allowing more clarity and balance to emerge in the cup.

Many coffees begin tasting especially expressive several days after roast, and depending on the coffee and brewing method, you may even find that the flavors continue to improve with additional time to rest.

Yes! We would happily help get you set up with coffee for your event or as gifts for clients or staff. Send us an email or give us a call.

You can send your resume & cover letter to info@coavacoffee.com. Visit our Mission & Values page and learn more about us.

Enjoy a $5.95 flat rate shipping anywhere in the USA. We use UPS & USPS as our primary couriers. We currently only ship to the USA.

We offer free pick-up for those who live locally in Portland, Oregon. Orders are typically fulfilled and ready for pick up within 72 hours. You will receive a notification as soon as your order is ready.

Pick up hours at Roastery Retail Cafe (1015 SE Main St.) are 8am-3pm daily.

*If the cafe is closed, please ring doorbell for assistance if needed*

Pick Up orders are considered abandoned and discarded if they have not been picked up within 30 days of fulfillment.

Unclaimed pick up orders will be considered abandoned and discarded automatically after 30 days. We cannot offer refunds for unclaimed coffee or perishable items.

If you have any issues with your coffee or you have had an issue receiving your order, Please contact us at orders@coavacoffee.com within 15 days of your order being marked as “Delivered.” Because of coffee’s perishable nature as a food product, we cannot accept returns of our whole bean or instant coffee products, but we would be happy to resolve delivery issues for missing, damaged, or stolen products.

We accept returns of defective or unworn apparel and merchandise. Please include information about the reason for the return in your email to us. We do not refund the cost of return shipping but will gladly accept a return or an exchange of unused items within 15 days of delivery.

Please alert us to any delivery issues as soon as possible so we can get all hands on deck to right the ship! If your item arrives damaged, please take a picture of the exterior of the package as well as the damage to the inside. We need this information to communicate with our shipping partners and require all claims to be filed within 15 days of the order being marked as “Delivered”.

We’re currently taking time to thoughtfully rework and refresh the subscription experience, and as part of that process, we’ve temporarily paused new subscription enrollments. This pause is only temporary while we prepare for a future relaunch—stay tuned!

Easy! Just note when you'd like the subscription to begin when you checkout. If you'd like a note added for gift subscriptions, we're happy to do that as well. 

AutoShip  allows you to receive select coffees on a recurring schedule (every two, four, six, or eight weeks) with a 5% discount on each order. This option is currently available for our year-round offerings, including our blends and decaf!

If you order an online gift card, the redemption code will be emailed to the email address you entered. If you think you may have entered the email address incorrectly or ordered the wrong type of gift card, please email us at info@coavacoffee.com.

If you would like to buy a cafe gift card, please visit one of our retail locations or order online. If you have misplaced your physical cafe gift card or you think it may have been lost in the mail, please email us at info@coavacoffee.com.

We roast our coffees specific to the brew method that will be used. Select espresso if you will be using an espresso machine. For all other preparations, choose drip.

At this time, all coffee purchased through our online store is sold as whole bean only, and we’re unfortunately unable to accommodate grind requests for e-commerce orders.

Because we process a large volume of orders each day, offering custom grind settings online can create inconsistencies across different brew methods and equipment. We also believe coffee tastes best when stored as whole bean and ground immediately before brewing, as this helps preserve freshness and allows for more precise brewing adjustments.

If you are local to Portland, any of our cafes would be happy to grind your coffee for you upon request after purchase.

For customers looking to grind coffee at home, here are a few grinders that we regularly recommend, from approachable starter options to more robust premium grinders:

• Baratza Encore
• Fellow Opus
• Fellow Ode Gen 2
• Mahlkönig X54

Yes, we have a very close working relationship with our coffee-producing partners and visit most on at least an annual basis. We are committed to long-term, sustainable partnerships with coffee producers. We've worked closely with a small group of truly excellent producers for over a decade, and we are invested in their success. We've helped to build new drying beds, improve living conditions, and provide the financial means to help farmers purchase new equipment and make farm-level investments. We believe in direct trade, fair prices, and paying a premium for quality.

Some are certified organic, some are not. Though not all of our coffees are certified organic, pesticides are very rarely used by our coffee-producing partners. While pesticides may be used in extreme cases, healthy farms with good nutrition programs simply do not require them. It’s also important to note that the organic certification process is often cost-prohibitive for small farms, so many do not undergo certification when they utilize organic practices.

We recommend keeping your coffee away from extreme heat or cold. Our coffee bags offer excellent environmental protection. We treat coffee like great bread which means we advise you to buy fresh and more often, rather than storing it up. Check out our coffee subscriptions if you want us to ship freshly roasted coffee to you on a scheduled basis.

Generally, our coffee roasting style would be considered a ‘medium’ roast. We have a unique roast profile for each coffee that brings out its best characteristics and flavors. Learn more here.

Check out our Wholesale page and we’ll be in touch!

Head to our Wholesail portal!