Small-Batch Coffee - Big Thunder
THUNDER ROAD COFFEE CELEBRATES THE REBEL SPIRIT OF EVERYDAY PEOPLE WITH UNIQUE, SMALL-BATCH CRAFT ROASTED COFFEES THAT HONOR THE GRIT, INDEPENDENCE AND BACKROAD SOUL OF APPALACHIA. OUR MISSION IS ROOTED IN EASTERN TENNESSEE'S HERITAGE, AND WOVEN FROM STORIES OF MOONSHINERS OUTRUNNING THE "REVENUE MEN" ALONG THE LEGENDARY THUNDER ROAD FROM HARLAN, KY TO KNOXVILLE, TN.
TODAY, WE CRAFT DISTINCTIVE COFFEES THAT HELP OUR COMMUNITY AND CUSTOMERS EVERYWHERE OUTRUN THE ORDINARY - ONE CUP, ONE STORY AND ONE WINDING ROAD AT A TIME.
Fuel Your Journey
Signature Series
Our core craft-roasted blends
Our Flagship blend
A smooth, balanced medium roast blending exceptional Central American coffees with notes of cocoa, almond and caramel.
Built for espresso. Excellent anywhere.
Our Redline Espresso blend, a medium-dark blend from South America, Central America and Africa, for those that like a bolder flavor without bitterness.
Inspired by the blue-gray haze that settles over the Appalachian Mountains at sunrise.
Layers of cocoa, honey, and ripe berries come together in a comforting cup that lingers long after the last sip.
Explorer Series
Go Beyond the Blend - Individual single origin specialty coffees
Ethiopia is widely regarded as coffee’s birthplace, and this natural processed selection from the Guji region represents some of the best coffee in the world, with notes of tropical fruit, honeysuckle, lavender, citrus and black tea. A favorite of ours for French Press, but excellent for any brewing method.
Guatemala owes its distinctive, mountainous topography, lush rain forests, biodiversity and its coffee to massive volcanic activity. Together these characteristics produce a balanced and wonderfully satisfying coffee with notes of milk chocolate, caramel, and orange zest.
Peaberry coffee forms when a single round seed develops inside the coffee cherry instead of the usual two halves...a bit of a rare anomaly in the specialty coffee world. This Tanzania Peaberry is highly regarded and carries notes of bittersweet chocolate, brown sugar, raisin, and black tea .
Outlaw Series
For Those Who Like Their Coffee Unusual
The most unique coffee we've ever created, and exclusive to Thunder Road Coffee. A charged meeting of structure and chaos.
Not a quiet coffee, this one is for people who like a contrast. Balanced enough for daily brewing, but unmistakably alive in every sip. (next batch coming soon!)
Thunder Road Mocha reimagines the mocha tradition.
Craft coffee, roasted cacao nibs, and Ceylon cinnamon chips for a unique Appalachian-style drink. NOT a sweet cafe mocha drink, this medium roast craft coffee and cacao blend delivers notes of honey, warm spice, and a smooth natural cocoa finish without sweet syrups or artificial flavoring.
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