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Short answer: The best coffee gift for someone in Alberta (or anyone who ships Canadian) is a bag — or a subscription — from a local roaster. Below are roasters we already cover in our city guides, with links to their own shops. No affiliate tags on this page.
Note: These are goodwill / SEO links to the roasters. Espresso North does not earn a commission when you buy from them. Product availability and prices change on each shop's site. Written by the Espresso North team.
Edmonton-area roasters
Rogue Wave Coffee
Specialty lots and a Roaster's Club subscription, roasted in Edmonton.
- Shop: roguewavecoffee.ca/collections/coffee
- Also see our Edmonton coffee shops list
The Colombian Coffee Bar & Roastery
Edmonton multi-location café and roastery with bags for home.
- Shop / site: thecolombian.ca
- Glenora and other cafés listed in our Edmonton guide
Aspen Coffee Roasters
South Edmonton roastery café — bags and brew gear in shop and online.
- Shop: aspencoffeeroasters.com
NXT Roasters
Small Edmonton roastery with a strong Google rating in our composite list.
- Site: nxtroasters.com
Mezos Roastery
Edmonton roastery café.
- Site: mezos.ca
Candid Coffee Roasters
Roastery on 75 St and Highlands café. Online catalogue can be thin — bags are easiest to grab in person.
- Site: candidcoffeeroasters.ca
Transcend Coffee
Long-running Edmonton roaster with retail and online ordering.
- Shop: transcendcoffee.ca
Calgary-area roasters
Monogram Coffee
Calgary specialty roaster with nationwide shipping and subscriptions.
- Shop: monogramcoffee.com
- Also in our Calgary coffee shops list
Rosso Coffee Roasters
Calgary staple with multiple cafés and bagged coffee.
- Shop: rossocoffeeroasters.com
Humble Coffee Roasters
Calgary roaster with café service and retail beans.
- Site: humblecoffeeroasters.com
Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters
Calgary specialty institution with online ordering.
- Shop: philsebastian.com
How to gift it well
- Choose whole bean unless you know their grinder setting.
- Add a brew method gift from our pour-over guide or a scale under $50.
- For espresso drinkers, point them at a grinder before another machine.