About Us
Roasting Specialty Coffee Since 2007
Welcome to my website. I am David Dexter, the owner and Roaster, and I appreciate your interest in my coffee! My focus on coffee is first as a passion. I do not compromise on quality. The whole reason I have interest in coffee at all is not principally as a means of income, but foremost because of a love for the discovery and unveiling of some of the best coffees available. My philosophy on the varied spectrum of coffee quality is loosely as follows:
Generally, the coffees I source and roast make up at most 15% of the available crop from a farm. This means the other 85%, while lower quality and commanding lower price, is incredibly important to the farmer as well. The entire industry is important to the salability of the crop. I appreciate the whole industry, even if the quality of some is considered junk and is publicly denounced by many in the coffee industry. I have no interest in comparing my coffee to an inferior product to differentiate. My goal is for my coffee to stand on its own merit due to the exceptional taste and quality.
To use a somewhat crude analogy; imagine a beef seller who would only profit from selling filets, ribeyes, New York strip.... and would then discard the rest of the cow due to its inferior quality. Although the superior cuts command a high price and would find their way into some very high class establishments... the rest of the cow needs to be sold as well. Some cuts may end up in the most base of products... This concept is the same with coffee. Mills separate by grade so that they can increase their sales through product differentiation through quality segregation. However, all coffee is important.
All of the above to say: I focus on some of the best coffees. I trust you will agree that my coffees are exceptional. That is my goal.
Our Focus and Some Recommendations
We roast coffees focusing on taste for drip and pour over.
Basics to ensure you properly enjoy our coffee.
We recommend using a pour over. Pre-wet the filter. Start with a 1:18 ratio (1 gram of coffee to 18 grams of water) and adjust your ratio to taste... If you don't want to use a scale and be incredibly specific, you can also start with 3 tablespoons of coffee and 2 cups of water and adjust from there.
Use water that is just off boil. Do not use boiling water.
Water can greatly alter the taste of the coffee. Generally, spring water is the best. However, most filtered water is sufficient.
We recommend waiting one week from roast date before using fresh roasted coffee for espresso.
Most coffees are best enjoyed within 3 weeks of roast.
Coffee taste can change rapidly due to oxidization and diffusion. Keep your coffee in a container that seals. Do not keep in a warm or moist environment. Buy a size appropriate for your consumption. If you take more than 3 weeks to go through 1 pound, purchase a 12 oz bag.
July 2024 Ethiopian
July 2024 I found a most exceptional Ethiopian coffee. I had already been debating starting a business off and on. Now here I was again, with a truly amazing coffee that few would even know could exist. I roasted a few batches and shared with some friends. Success, they were blown away!
I went back to the importer for more, and they had been wiped out. I thought through how few people I personally knew that would realize what this fully meant. This coffee would never ever be available again. Coffee is a crop. We can find similar coffees... but we can never 100% replicate.
This was my impetus for starting my business. I really wanted to share with the world the fleeting top coffees. There are coffees that will only be around for 1 week, for 3 months... Depends on supply, demand, and also on supply securement by the roaster. My goal is to share these discoveries with the world.
Meet The Roaster
Meet The Roaster
Meet The Roaster
Meet The Roaster
Thank you for visiting! I am the roaster/owner of Summit Coffee Roasters in North Louisiana. Coffee is one of my passions. I also enjoy time with family, the outdoors, and studying Bible topics extensively.
Our Mission
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Meet The Roaster
We are committed to sourcing and roasting some of the best tasting coffees available. We have no interest in lowering our standards to chase market share or revenue. The core of what we do revolves around quality.
Our Coffees
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Our Coffees
All coffees are purchased through importers, many of whom have direct relationships with farmers and co-ops. Coffee has many value and social signaling indicators, which may be important to some consumers, but we do not chase any of them. Our focus is from a taste and quality perspective first.