The Reserve Mixtape
Roaster’s Reserve · 2026
The Reserve
Mixtape
Every Roaster’s Reserve is chosen and roasted by our head roaster, Marie Marsh. And every one of them arrives with a song — not a literal pairing, but a soundtrack for the feeling of the coffee.
We’re collecting them here, one release at a time. At the end of the year, the songs become a mixtape.
The person picking the songs
Marie Marsh
Head roaster. She chooses the lot, roasts it in small batches on the Probat in San Clemente, and signs the bag. Then she picks the song — whatever the coffee reminded her of that week. Every quote on this page is hers.
Roast day: a finished batch dropping into the cooling tray.
Side A
Two coffees. Two songs. Pour a cup, press play.
Coto Brus, Costa Rica · Fully Washed
Finca La Amistad
Honeydew Melon · Raspberry Tea · Lemon Zest
Marie’s song
“This Sky”
“The first time I heard it, I was driving through Big Sur, and the whole experience felt almost ethereal. It made me feel free and genuinely happy — like I was floating through the landscape like a bird. The melodies have the same delicate quality as this coffee: sweet, smooth, beautifully mellow.”
Armenia, Quindío, Colombia · Honey Co-Ferment
Coco-Peach
Coconut · Sweet Peach · Piña Colada
Marie’s song
“Love Is Strange”
“Think vintage summertime, summer camps. This song is weird but in such a good way — like the coffee. The unique guitar riffs match the weirdness of the co-ferment world, but the danceable percussion underneath is that traditional coffee taste that balances everything out.”
Unrecorded
The next Reserve is still on the roaster.
New releases land a few times a year. Get the song the day the coffee does.
One note per release. Nothing else.
How the tape gets made
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01
Marie picks the lot
A single lot she wants people to taste. Roasted in small batches in San Clemente, signed and stamped with its roast date.
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Then the song
Not a match on the nose — a match on the feeling. Sometimes it’s a place, sometimes a memory, sometimes just the shape of the melody.
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03
You scan the card
Every Reserve sits behind a card in the café. Scan it, press play, drink the coffee the way she heard it.
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04
December: the mixtape
At the end of the year, every song lands on one playlist. A year of Bear Coast, in order.
Hear it the way she heard it
Reserves are limited and rarely repeat. When one’s gone, the song stays.
Shop the current Reserve