Village Coffee Roaster

Welcome to Village Coffee Roaster

Louis Berkman founded Village Coffee Roaster in 1991 with the then radical idea of providing the world’s finest coffees freshly and carefully roasted with respect to each coffees individual character. Louis developed this idea because of his deep appreciation for excellent coffee that was largely unavailable at the time. As with many things in life, he found the only way to achieve this was to do it himself.

With his background in the restaurant business, Louis was able to put together the resources necessary to produce this largely unavailable product. Finding the very finest coffees in the world, the best roasting equipment and more than a little good luck enabled Louis to create the "Village Coffee Roaster" roast, a slow roast that enhances the inherent excellence of each coffee and is also different for each coffee. Variety specific roasting is what makes our coffee so special… Read More »