We hope you’re enjoying an iced coffee this very minute! Thank you for taking the time to reconnect with us each month and the Fidalgo Coffee community. We hope our monthly conversation encourages you to find your best cup of coffee, sample our seasonal blends and live inspired.

The first half of the year is over. No matter how difficult or how great the first six months of the year were, today, we can choose a mindset to finish the year strong. Here is some motivation from us to you. July is a:

• New Month
• New Mindset
• New Gratitude
• New Attitude
• New Focus
• New Result

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning. But anyone can start today and create a new ending.” A clever perspective. Interestingly, Quote Investigator doesn’t know who said these words of wisdom first! It could have been Zig Ziglar, C. S. Lewis, Carl Bard, James R. Sherman, Philadelphia Eagles Football Team, Barrie M. Tritie, Dennis Reinhart, Maria Robinson, Jessie Jones, or Michael York. So, while we are unsure who to credit this advice to, we do know 100% these are words to implement in July.

July is Summer.  Summer is sunshine. If for any reason you can’t find the sunshine, we encourage you to be the sunshine. For you and others. You can do it! And the world will applaud you.

One way to find some happiness is by adding our seasonal blend Summer Breeze to your day. Summer Breeze may just become your favorite cup of coffee, ever. The only way you will know is to give it a try. We encourage you to order today because Summer Breeze, just like summer, doesn’t last forever.

Summer Breeze. Available now for delivery to your front door. It’s a medium-light roast, smooth, and easy to drink with notes of cherry, caramel, apple cider, and pear. At Fidalgo, we especially love to brew this coffee as espresso because it naturally produces a beautiful and luscious crema and toffee mouthfeel.

Our wish for you each day in July is that you watch the sunrise, experience a refreshing summer breeze each afternoon, have cherished moments to remember from dawn until dusk, and relax to a stunning sunset. Thank you for your friendship and your business. Until next month, we wish you good health, joy, and a strong start to the rest of 2023.

~ Your Friends at Fidalgo Coffee Contact us at: [email protected] if you have questions or need assistance with an order or personalized subscription program.

Our mission at Fidalgo is to create joy in the world through coffee. As part of our community, we encourage you to join us in creating fun and happiness by initiating informal social activities. They can be simple, one-time, or recurring. It’s OK to start with one invite. The key is to begin and let the magic flow through coffee.

Today is a great day to make a list of the people you want to share time with over a cup of coffee. How about inviting friends, neighbors, colleagues, family, or someone you want to get to know better for a:

• Jumpstart in your kitchen to the day ahead over your favorite Fidalgo coffee recipe.
• Chat on your deck in the sunshine after a walk through the neighborhood together.
• Conversation on your backyard patio. You may even want to add a playing card or board game to the fun.
• Planning your next outdoor adventure.
• Catch-up visit in the park.

If you are wondering what to serve, how about our seasonal blend, Summer Breeze?

Summer Breeze. Available now for delivery to your front door. It’s a medium-light roast, smooth, and easy to drink with notes of cherry, caramel, apple cider, and pear. At Fidalgo, we especially love to brew this coffee as espresso because it naturally produces a beautiful and luscious crema and toffee mouthfeel.

Life is partly what we make it and partly what is made by the friends we choose. This quote from Tennessee Williams is spot on for today’s message of hope. At Fidalgo, we appreciate that you have chosen our coffee to be a part of your daily life. We are grateful for your friendship and your business.

Our great wish for you is that you elect to create an abundance of friends so that your “cup runs over” with a lifetime of joy. True friendships take effort. At Fidalgo, we believe they can be built one cup at a time.

~ Your Friends at Fidalgo Coffee Contact us at: [email protected] if you have questions or need assistance with an order or personalized subscription program

by Malcolm Anderson, Fidalgo Coffee Roasters Tasting Room Coordinator

Blending different types of coffee beans is like cracking open the world and discovering a vast array of options to create new and exciting flavors. Unlike other industries like wine production, coffee blending offers a more global palette to producers, free from baffling regulations and inherited laws. In the Fidalgo 9 Bar, we combine two unique growing regions to create a whole new flavor.

This 50/50 blend combines the sweet and subtle chocolate notes of Guatemala coffee with the winey, fruity, and bright acidity of fully-washed process Ethiopian coffee. These vibrant characteristics shine in a lighter roast, allowing you to focus on the "terroir" of the beans in your coffee experience. Blending coffee is an art, and the combination of these two very distinct origins is a wonderful example of that magic.

The Fidalgo 9 Bar is made up of 50% Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Adame Gorbota and 50% Guatemala Huehuetenango Adiestso, both fully washed, meaning the skin of the cherry is removed from the bean, and then thoroughly washed with water, removing any remaining pulp. Additionally, both coffees are certified organic, shade-grown, and fair trade.

Yirgacheffe is located in southern Ethiopia within the mountainous region of the Gedeo zone, ranging from 5500 to 6500 feet above sea level. Some of its unique flavors can include Meyer lemon, tangerine, blueberry, vanilla, and black tea. On the other hand, Huehuetenango is located on the border with Mexico at an elevation of over 11,800 feet, making it the highest coffee-growing region of Guatemala. Known as the “Place of the Ancients,” its flavor notes resemble chocolate, plum, caramel, almond, maple syrup, subtle spice, “woodsy,” and floral notes.

Fidalgo’s 9 Bar received a 92-point rating from The Coffee Review and quickly became a staple in Fidalgo’s featured specialty labels. Combining the Ethiopia coffee profile, with its wild berry notes and tangy citrus, with the Guatemala beans produces a complex, flavorful, and aromatic experience.

After cupping several batches of 9 Bar over time, some unique descriptors consistently show up: an unexpected scent of watermelon right after the grind and dark fruit flavors like blueberry, plum, and dried figs. Other notes include dark baker's chocolate, toast, and red wine. The color is light, but the flavors are abundant. This is a great coffee for the taster who appreciates all the nuances and uniqueness these two regions bring together. Pair it with a lemon poppyseed scone, a slice of key lime pie, or a homemade PBJ!

Malcolm is a certified sommelier
Certified Sommelier 2nd level - Court of Master Sommeliers

April 1 – 30^th is the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival.

Historically, the tulip is a symbol of paradise on Earth. Your Fidalgo Coffee team invites you, your family, and your friends to visit our beautiful community during the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Experience the breathtaking splendor nature creates in millions of blooms across acres of brilliant color.

The annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is the largest in Washington state. It’s the second largest tulip festival in the US by acreage of tulips, number of farms, and days of blooms. 

There isn’t one location you go to for the festival. The fields are centrally located in the valley between La Conner and Mt. Vernon. Four primary farms create the color brilliance: 

• RoozenGaarde,
• Tulip Town
• Tulip Valley Farms
• Garden Rosalyn

While many visitors experience “Tulip Time” as a driving tour, your Fidalgo Coffee team wants you to know the festival offers much more! All four farms offer their own unique experiences.  From teatime in the tulips to guided painting classes, photo ops, u-pick, and beyond, you can personalize your trip with advanced planning by visiting the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival website or a summary of the four farm growers.

The timing of your visit is critical. Tulips bloom according to the weather. As our friends, we want you to know that this season is running behind schedule, so you may want to wait until mid-April to visit. See this news article from The Bellingham Herald about the bloom timing:

“The 2023 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival officially starts on April 1, but local growers anticipate a late bloom that may not coincide with the festival’s start date. “It’s just been cold,” said Tulip Valley Farms CEO Andrew Miller in a telephone interview with The Bellingham Herald. “We’ve seen a lot of cloudy days, so the soil doesn’t get the warmth from the sun that it needs, and tulips are 100% temperature driven.” Read more at: https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article273564570.html#storylink=cpy

While the blooms may be late, you can order the Fidalgo seasonal Tulip Festival Blend now!

As a reminder, we are shipping our seasonal Tulip Festival Blend direct to your doorstep through April 30.

The Tulip Festival Blend is roasted dark to bring out smooth, bold, and full notes. This caramelized dark roast is certified Organic, Fair Trade, Shade Grown, and Kosher. Available in 12oz and 2lb sized bags.

When purchasing a bag of Tulip Festival Blend, 5% of proceeds from this Artist Series label coffee will go to The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, a Washington State Non-Profit Organization. Seattle artist Kerry Clavadetscher did the 2023 Tulip Festival Blend artwork.

We hope you will visit our community during this year’s Tulip Festival. The grower’s expectation is this will be our most colorful spring yet. The daffodils will still be blooming in early April, followed by the tulips in mid-April. Wishing you safe travels, a magical experience, and our Tulip Festival Blend coffee in your travel tumbler.

~ Your Friends at Fidalgo Coffee

Contact us at: [email protected] if you have questions or need assistance with an order or personalized subscription program.

There is a lot to love about March, starting with our Tulip Festival Blend.

As a reminder, we are shipping our seasonal Tulip Festival Blend direct to your doorstep.

The Tulip Festival Blend is roasted dark to bring out smooth, bold, and full notes. This caramelized dark roast is certified Organic, Fair Trade, Shade Grown, and Kosher. Available in 12oz. and 2lb. sized bags. 

When purchasing a bag of Tulip Festival Blend, 5% of proceeds from this Artist Series label coffee will go to The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, a Washington State Non-Profit Organization. Artwork for the 2023 Tulip Festival Blend was done by Seattle artist, Kerry Clavadetscher.

If you are a basketball fan, March Madness is for you. Regardless of whether you are watching hoops, we encourage you to escape the chaos by relaxing with your perfect cup of Fidalgo coffee and acknowledge your daily wins. Reflect on where you missed the open shots with yourself and others. Learn for the future. Adjust and reset. Keep going! Know in your heart, your friends at Fidalgo coffee are cheering you on to reach higher every day.

St Patrick’s Day is a perfect occasion to add Irish Crème to your favorite Fidalgo blend. As a member of our community, we hope you will set aside a few minutes to consider the magic you have experienced and how you can pass on the joy you have in your heart to others. Delight and happiness create luck and they exponentially grow when shared. It's easy! You can start with a smile.

The Fidalgo Coffee community is a special group of people. Our mission is to create joy in the world through coffee. These monthly communications are designed to encourage and inspire you to spread joy to others. We believe a spark can ignite a flame. Thank you for being someone who cares about the coffee you drink, the community you live in and for having the heart to make a difference.

In the days and weeks ahead, we hope you take time to smell the flowers, escape to bliss with your perfect cup of coffee and that you receive the magic of luck and happiness in abundance. We thank you for your friendship and your continued business.

~ Your Friends at Fidalgo Coffee

Contact us at: [email protected] if you have questions or need assistance with an order or personalized subscription program.

Chances are, you have noticed a few changes here at Fidalgo Coffee.  Welcome back to the Fidalgo community, where we are focused on optimizing your experience with us. From the ordering process to the coffee you drink, our commitment is to become better every day in serving you, your family, and the friends you refer to us.

Our mission is to create joy in the world through coffee. From your perspective, how can we achieve this goal even more? The Fidalgo Coffee Team has been working hard at the nuts and bolts of our coffee business, but we know the best ideas come from you. Big or small, we are open to them all. Write to us! We want to hear your thoughts on what we can do to improve your personal end-to-end coffee experience. 

Another question you can answer for us is to share what prompted you to take a chance and change to Fidalgo Coffee.  We are keen to learn your answer. We understand that why customers buy in general is often personal. We expect some responses will surprise us! What is your story?

While you are considering how we can improve the Fidalgo Coffee experience and why you came to be a part of the Fidalgo Coffee Community, we want to challenge you to take some chances. Ready for a change of pace? How about one of our decaf coffees?

Our coffee is decaffeinated using the Swiss Water process. It is 100% natural. No chemicals are ever used during this process. Both decafs boast great flavors. Decaf Horizon is smooth and malty with slight hints of fruit, while the Organic Decaf is bold and roasted dark.

Throughout the year, we will introduce you to our seasonal coffee blends. Whether it’s a simple cup of coffee, a specialty drink recipe received from Fidalgo, or a unique recipe you created yourself for baked goods or grilling using our seasonal blends, we hope you introduce these coffee delights to family and friends as you celebrate what is good about each season of the year.

As a reminder, we are shipping our seasonal Tulip Festival Blend direct to your doorstep.

The Tulip Festival Blend is roasted dark to bring out smooth, bold, and full notes. This caramelized dark roast is certified Organic, Fair Trade, Shade Grown, and Kosher. Available in 12oz. and 2lb. sized bags. 

When purchasing a bag of Tulip Festival Blend, 5% of proceeds from this Artist Series label coffee will go to The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, a Washington State Non-Profit Organization. The 2023 Tulip Festival Blend artwork was done by Seattle artist Kerry Clavadetscher.

We hope the changes we are making to the Fidalgo Coffee experience are beneficial to you!  We want your engagement with us as a customer to be easy and informative. We want to be your one-stop shop for everything coffee.

As a member of our community, you are part of our team. We consider your voice critical to our success. We welcome your input and thank you for your friendship. Together we can do so much. Let’s get going!

~ Your Friends at Fidalgo Coffee

Contact us at: [email protected] if you have questions or need assistance with an order or personalized subscription program.

Welcome to a New Year! Like a blanket of sparkling white snow, fresh beginnings are a clean slate equaling infinite possibilities. We are excited to serve you in 2023 and look forward to reconnecting with you each month as we share our thoughts on coffee and the pulse of the Fidalgo community. We expect 2023 will be a fantastic year!

The Fidalgo Coffee team wants to be a part of what you treasure. May your cup of joe be a cup of joy.  Everyday. All day. 

Throughout the year, we will introduce you to our seasonal coffee blends. Whether it’s a simple cup of coffee, a specialty drink recipe received from Fidalgo, or a unique recipe you created yourself for baked goods or grilling using our seasonal blends, we hope you introduce these coffee delights to family and friends as you celebrate what is good about each season of the year.

Starting today, we are shipping our seasonal Tulip Festival Blend direct to your doorstep.

The Tulip Festival Blend is roasted dark to bring out smooth, bold, and full notes. This caramelized dark roast is certified Organic, Fair Trade, Shade Grown, and Kosher. Available in 12oz and 2lb. sized bags. 

When purchasing a bag of Tulip Festival Blend, 5% of proceeds from this Artist Series label coffee will go to The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, a Washington State Non-Profit Organization. Artwork for 2023 Tulip Festival Blend was done by Seattle artist, Kerry Clavadetscher.

May the time we share each month as a community inspire you to be your best each day. Even better, may the daily wins snowball into your finest year ever. 

The Fidalgo team is grateful for your friendship and your business. As we partner together in this new year, we wish you good health, love, and friendship in abundance, prosperity, and the wisdom to know each day is a gift. May you receive each day with gratitude and share your joy freely with everyone you encounter.

Our mission is to be a force for good and to bring joy to the world through coffee. We consider you, the Fidalgo Coffee community to be a part of our team. Together, our hopeful spirit is sure to propel us, our families, and the communities we live in, forward to greatness.

On behalf of the Fidalgo Coffee team, we wish you all the best in 2023.

~ Your Friends at Fidalgo Coffee

Contact us at: [email protected] if you have questions or need assistance with an order or personalized subscription program. To keep up with our latest news and deals, follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

We can’t settle on our favorite part of the holidays. We have dozens of traditions we love, and we keep thinking of even more.  But we do agree that somewhere very near the top of our list is the simple pleasure of wishing you a happy holiday. Thank you for being a part of the Fidalgo Coffee community. We are grateful for your friendship.

We wish you a season of joy. Every day as you sip your coffee, may you be inspired by the wonder of what is possible. We encourage you to ponder how you can win the day for yourself and others. You can make a difference! You are important to us and to everyone you encounter. 

We wish you a sense of serenity and confidence as you tackle the challenges that come your way this season. May you be pleasantly surprised by the grace and ease with which you accomplish it all!

We wish you an abundance of time with family and friends. The people you care about and those who care dearly for you. May the time you share be filled with spontaneous fun and deeply cherished conversations. We hope this season is a treasure trove of happy memories.

We wish you the opportunity to impart true kindness to a neighbor or stranger. Someone who can benefit from your smile or word of encouragement in a way they needed more than you imagined. May you give this person the spark to rekindle their hopes and pass this encouragement on to the next person.

We wish you extra time so that you can focus on your list of favorite things. To call a friend you haven’t talked to in a while. To watch a movie classic. To window shop, view the holiday lights, or do something festive you truly enjoy.

And most of all, we wish you peace. May you be filled with a sense of calm and truth knowing everything will work out the way that it is supposed to.

On behalf of the Fidalgo Coffee team, we wish you a magical holiday season. May all your days in December be merry and bright. 

~ Your Friends at Fidalgo Coffee

Holiday Hooray!

Fidalgo Coffee is here to make a way,

For you to play Santa

with stocking stuffers galore,

Coffee, ceramic mugs, cookies

Holiday ornaments, gift sets and more,

For family, friends, and colleagues you love,

Shop with us, for all they dream of.

The holidays are the best! It’s a wonderful time to dream up ways to delight the special people in our lives. As a member of the Fidalgo Coffee community, you have access to unique gifts only available through the Fidalgo website.

Starting with coffee!  Now is a great time to order our seasonal Yuletide Roast for yourself and everyone on your shopping list. Available in multiple bag sizes and grind options.

Introducing our next sustainable seasonal coffee: Yuletide Roast

Grown in San Ignacio, Cajamarca a region of Peru, this organic, fair trade, shade-grown, green coffee is roasted deeply in Burlington, Washington to celebrate the season.

Tasting notes:  Smooth with notes of toasted nut and a thick body. Perfect for the winter months.

More exclusive gift ideas are:

• Boxed Gift Sets for Every Budget
• Coffee Subscriptions
• Miniature Coffee Mug Ornaments
• Scrumptious Cookies
• Seasonal Ceramic Coffee Mugs

We want you to enjoy the season! Our coffee, gifts, and stellar service will make your holiday shopping easy. To learn more, shop with us online at www.FidalgoCoffee.com.

Contact us at: [email protected] if you have questions or need assistance with an order or personalized subscription program. To keep up with our latest news and deals, follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

May all your holiday wishes come true!
~ Your Friends at Fidalgo Coffee

That one word can excite or terrify you, depending on your perspective regarding what is at stake.  Welcome to the Fidalgo Coffee community where we offer coffee solutions from both viewpoints.

Tony Robbins is a great encourager. He is known for saying: “Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and start getting excited about what could go right.”

If the concept of change exhilarates you, then we encourage you to “get your coffee right,” to find your perfect cup by sipping all our coffee flavors over time. Need a recommendation on what to order next? Contact us to chat about what delights you and what you want to experience.

Question! Have you enjoyed a cup of Fall Harvest Blend recently? If not, today is a great day to order. This seasonal blend is available for delivery to your doorstep now through October.

The Fall Harvest Blend is certified organic, fair trade, shade grown and uses 100% Arabica, specialty grade coffees from Central and South America. This seasonal Medium-light roast has subtle notes of caramel, milk chocolate, creme brulee, and some tangy, ripe fruit undertones.

Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches.
Letting us stretch and grow to reach new heights.

~ Pauline R. Kezer

Is your morning coffee sacred? Does your coffee ground you and give you a sense of continuity? Coffee could be the one thing that keeps you sane. If that’s the truth for you, we love being a part of your making your world wonderful! More importantly, if you crave continuity, we hope you are enrolled in Fidalgo’s “Subscribe and Save Coffee Box” program.

Fidalgo’s promise to you is the best coffee for the best price!

Our subscription box program delivers the coffee you love when you want it. Here is how it works:

• Choose - Any combination of four, 12 oz. coffees in whole bean or drip grind.
• Control – The frequency of your shipments.
• Save – Your personal subscription box is $45. Up to a 33% discount, depending on your order.
• Receive – FREE shipping. Every time.
• Delight – In having one less task as you sip a cup of freshly-roasted and ethically sourced arabica coffee each day.

It is a known fact that the only thing for certain is change. Everyone on the planet is facing something big or small, great or scary, perfectly timed or inconvenient. Right, this very minute. And often multiple changes are occurring simultaneously.

Throughout today we hope you find reasons to smile. Let your smile change the world one heartfelt moment at a time. Never let the world change your smile! Be steadfast in your conviction about what is good in this world, your community, and the people you engage with at work, over coffee, or on a walk through the neighborhood. Let’s celebrate what is good. The positive changes we achieve ourselves and observe in others.

Together, through the continuity of coffee, we can grow and reach new heights. At Fidalgo Coffee, we believe the best is yet to come!

Contact us at: [email protected] if you have questions or need assistance with an order or personalized subscription program. To keep up with our latest news and deals, follow us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

~ Your Friends at Fidalgo Coffee