FIRST ASCENT

8 hand-crafted single-serve specialty instant coffee packets. Made one small batch at a time at our roastery in the heart of Crested Butte, Colorado (elevation 8,909 ft.)

Hero Day Blend is a medium, well-balanced full body coffee - perfect for those who like light smokiness and roasted notes, but not so much that it overwhelms the cup. Tasting notes include dark chocolate and candied almond. First Ascent instant coffee is a choice for camping, travel, or any other outdoor adventure. 

We start by sourcing specialty-grade coffees that are in season from small farms and co-ops. We roast it just like we roast all our coffees, striving to highlight natural flavors and sweetness. Finally, we brew for quality and proper extraction, making sure that the final result is balanced — it is neither bitter nor sour.  A hand-crafted instant coffee that is lightweight, convenient, and delicious.

Go ahead, throw some Hero Day specialty instant in your pack— you deserve great coffee no matter where your adventures take you.

8 Hand-crafted single-serve instant coffee packets. Made one small batch at a time at our roastery in the heart of Crested Butte, Colorado (elevation 8,909 ft.)

This is the instant coffee that won Best All-Around Instant Coffee from Outside Magazine.  Our Ethiopia Handcrafted Instant is a blend of natural and washed processed coffees, for just the right amount of brightness and fruitiness.  If you prepare high-quality single-origin coffees in your home, or order light to medium roast coffees at your favorite coffee shop, this is the instant coffee you have been looking for.

We start by sourcing specialty-grade coffees that are in season from small farms and co-ops. We roast it just like we roast all our coffees, striving to highlight natural flavors and sweetness. Finally, we brew for quality and proper extraction, making sure that the final result is balanced — it is neither bitter nor sour.  A hand-crafted instant coffee that is lightweight, convenient and delicious.

Go ahead, throw some in your pack— you deserve great coffee no matter where your adventures take you.

8 Hand-crafted single-serve instant coffee packets. Made one small batch at a time at our roastery in the heart of Crested Butte, Colorado (elevation 8,909 ft.)

TASTING NOTES: Milk Chocolate & Graham Cracker

This Aprocafé Special Selection lot is a mixed producer blend from the Aprocafé Atitlán Association, consisting of coffees grown in the Lake Atitlan Region of Guatemala and has been roasted to bring out a slightly sweet, well balanced cup of coffee.

This coffee is fully washed, and consists of a mix of coffees processed on-farm and at Aprocafé’s two wet mills in Cerro de Oro and Panyebar. The lowest farms in Aprocafé sit at Lake Atitlán’s shore, though the vast majority sit higher up the slopes of Volcan San Pedro or in the villages above San Juan, at 1750 meters or higher. This year’s special selection comes primarily from those higher San Juan villages, with a handful of producers in San Pedro contributing.

8 hand-crafted single-serve specialty instant coffee packets. Made one small batch at a time at our roastery in the heart of Crested Butte, Colorado (elevation 8,909 ft.)

Our Hand-Crafted Instant Coffee made with our Dawn Patrol Blend. Dark, bold, and smooth, but never burnt.

For years, we only roasted our coffees light to medium, but so many customers requested a dark roast, that we gave it a go.  And we love it!  Sourced with the quality and roasted with the balance and precision you have come to know us for.   Be ready for whatever adventure tomorrow morning may bring.

We start by sourcing specialty-grade coffees that are in season from small farms and co-ops. We roast it just like we roast all our coffees, striving to highlight natural flavors and sweetness. Finally, we brew for quality and proper extraction, making sure that the final result is balanced — it is neither bitter nor sour.  A hand-crafted instant coffee that is lightweight, convenient, and delicious.

Go ahead, throw some Hero Day specialty instant in your pack— you deserve great coffee no matter where your adventures take you.

12 hand-crafted single-serve specialty instant coffee packets. Made one small batch at a time at our roastery in the heart of Crested Butte, Colorado (elevation 8,909 ft.)

Are you the type of coffee drinker who loves variety?  Or maybe you are heading out with a posse, and you don't know what your friends prefer.  This box contains 3 each of our Ethiopia (light roast), Guatemala (light roast), Hero Day (medium roast), and Dawn Patrol (dark roast) coffees.  Sourced with the quality and roasted with the balance and precision you have come to know us for.  Be ready for whatever adventure tomorrow morning may bring.

We start by sourcing specialty-grade coffees that are in season from small farms and co-ops. We roast it just like we roast all our coffees, striving to highlight natural flavors and sweetness. Finally, we brew for quality and proper extraction, making sure that the final result is balanced — it is neither bitter nor sour.  A hand-crafted instant coffee that is lightweight, convenient, and delicious.

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This instant coffee sample pack includes one single-serve packet of Dawn Patrol (dark roast), Hero Day (medium roast), and Ethiopia (light roast).  Free shipping.  Limit one per customer.

We get it.  You're skeptical.  Maybe the idea of instant coffee evokes memories of burnt, stale cups of compromise.  Perhaps you can't imagine that instant coffee could taste good enough to justify paying more than you have for Nescafe or Starbucks Via.  And words, words, words (even from Outside Magazine and Forbes) aren't going to convince you.  

For just $5, we will send you a packet of each our Hand-Crafted Instant Coffees- Ethiopia, Hero Day, and Dawn Patrol.  When you receive it in the mail and make it in your kitchen, hot or cold, we know you will get what all the fuss is about.  You're going to want some of our instant ready to go for camping and iced coffee season. 

We start by sourcing specialty-grade coffees that are in season from small farms and co-ops. We roast it just like we roast all our coffees, striving to highlight natural flavors and sweetness. Finally, we brew for quality and proper extraction, making sure that the final result is balanced — it is neither bitter nor sour.  A hand-crafted instant coffee that is lightweight, convenient and delicious.

Try all three varieties of our Hand-crafted Specialty Instant Coffee. Made one small batch at a time at our roastery in the heart of Crested Butte, Colorado (elevation 8,909 ft.)

16 Servings Hero Day Blend specialty instant bulk expedition pack is a medium, well-balanced blend of Colombia, Brazil, and Ethiopia coffees - with tasting notes of dark chocolate, candied almond, and full body. 

The expedition pack is a great choice for those who go big.  Bulk size for camping with big groups and long adventures. Make a large batch for your crew, make yourself a bigger cup, or dial in the strength just the way you like it.  Minimal packaging so there’s less to pack out (you provide your own reusable spoon.)

This specialty instant coffee medium roast expedition pack makes 1 gallon (16 - 8 oz servings)

This is the instant coffee that won Best All-Around Instant Coffee from Outside Magazine.  Our Ethiopia Handcrafted Instant is a blend of natural and washed processed coffees, for just the right amount of brightness and fruitiness.  If you prepare high-quality single-origin coffees in your home and demand the same quality for your big outdoor adventures with all your friends, this is the instant coffee you have been looking for.

A bulk packet of our most popular single-origin instant coffee so you can make a big batch for your crew, make yourself a bigger cup, or dial in the strength just the way you like it.  Minimal packaging so there’s less to pack out (you provide your own reusable spoon.)

One specialty instant coffee bulk expedition pack makes 1 gallon of coffee (16 - 8 oz servings)

16 Servings of Hand-Crafted Specialty Instant Coffee Bulk Expedition Packs.

Dawn Patrol Blend. Dark, bold, and smooth, but never burnt. Sourced with the quality and roasted with the balance and precision you have come to know us for.   Be ready for whatever adventure tomorrow morning may bring.

This expedition pack is a great choice if you like to go on long adventures with large groups. Make a big batch for your crew, make yourself a bigger cup, or dial in the strength just the way you like it.  Minimal packaging so there’s less to pack out (you provide your own reusable spoon.)

One bulk expedition pack of Dawn Patrol specialty instant coffee makes 1 gallon of brewed coffee (16 8 oz servings).