With more than a million pounds of beans roasted each year, Kaladi offers plenty of fuel for those long, cold winters. The company, which operates 13 cafes and began in 1986 as a roadside stand, selects only organic, shade-grown beans, then air roasts them-a process that many prefer for its clean, uniform flavor. In coffee-obsessed Alaska, Kaladi Brothers stays ahead of the curve with stringent quality standards and a splash of ingenuity. Owner Sarah Barnett Gill and her team get extra credit for blends that are both well crafted and highly eclectic, like Dawn of the Dead, a house roast with an extra caffeine jolt, and the whiskey-infused Black Moonshine. Take it from the caffeinated college crowd, who’ve left one rapturous review after another for this roaster and café: Mama Mocha’s makes the best coffee around. ALABAMA // MAMA MOCHA’S COFFEE EMPORIUM & ROASTERS We researched our picks carefully, with an eye for detail that honors the studious methods of coffee innovators across the country. With so many interesting coffee roasters out there, including many who have set up shop in just the past few years, selecting the best one in each state was quite difficult. And at a time when tastes have evolved past watery, gets-the-job-done brews into the bold, the origin-specific, and the fair trade certified, it had better be good. It’s the steaming (or iced) cup that sets the tone for what’s to follow.

It’s the drink that gets them going, the first hit of flavor in their day. Americans have an intimate relationship with their coffee.

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