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Colorado Springs · Est. Local Roasters

What if your morning cup
actually tasted like
where it came from?

We travel to origin, build relationships with farmers, and roast in small batches right here in Colorado Springs — so every sip carries the story of its soil, altitude, and the hands that tended it.

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Freshly roasted coffee beans
Single-Origin Traceable to farm
Small-Batch 12 lb roasts, max flavor
Colorado Springs Locally roasted daily
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Our Story

Not every great cup
starts with a factory.
Ours starts with a handshake.

Corter Coffee Roasters began with a simple conviction: that the best coffee doesn't need a massive supply chain to be extraordinary. It needs someone who cares enough to know where it comes from, who grew it, and what makes that particular plot of land special.

We fly green beans directly from partner farms in Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala, and beyond — then roast them in small 12-pound batches at our Pike Drive facility. The result? Coffee that tastes like a place, not a commodity.

12 Origin countries
12lb Batch size
Daily Fresh roasts
The Roasts

Each origin has a
voice. We listen.

Ethiopian Yirgacheffe coffee beans Ethiopia · Yirgacheffe

Morning Hymn

12 oz

Jasmine, bergamot, and a honeyed finish that lingers like a memory you can't quite place. Grown at 2,000 meters in the birthplace of coffee.

Floral Citrus Honey
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Colombian Huila coffee beans Colombia · Huila

Mountain Road

12 oz

Red apple, brown sugar, and a velvety body that makes every morning feel like a slow drive through the Andes. Balanced, reliable, deeply satisfying.

Chocolate Apple Brown Sugar
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Guatemalan Antigua coffee beans Guatemala · Antigua

Volcanic Earth

12 oz

Dark cocoa, toasted almond, and a whisper of smoke from the volcanic soil that gives this bean its unmistakable depth. For those who like their coffee to mean something.

Dark Chocolate Nutty Smoky
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The Process

From seed to cup,
no shortcuts taken.

01
Coffee farm at origin

Source

We visit farms, taste lots at origin, and build relationships with growers who share our commitment to quality and fairness. No middlemen inflating prices or obscuring provenance.

02
Coffee beans being roasted

Roast

Twelve pounds at a time. Every batch is hand-dropped when it hits its window — never rushed, never over-roasted. We taste each lot against a reference profile until it sings.

03
Freshly poured coffee

Deliver

Roasted, rested, and shipped within days — not months. Whether you're picking up at our Pike Drive shop or ordering online, your coffee arrives at its peak.

Corter changed how I think about coffee. I used to buy whatever looked good on the shelf. Now I taste the difference between a bean that was cared for from the ground up and one that was just processed.

A regular from Colorado Springs Pine Creek area
Visit Us

Come say hello.
We'll pour you something.

Address 1333 Pike Dr
Colorado Springs, CO 80904-1230
Phone (171) 428-1901
Hours Mon – Fri: 6am – 4pm
Sat – Sun: 7am – 3pm

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