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Uniquely vertically integrated, Devoción hand-selects farm partners, dry-mills at its Bogotá facility, controls the export process, and roasts in Brooklyn — delivering coffee to its NYC cafés just 10 days after leaving origin. Log In to Cup Log in to your account Enter your email and password to continue Email address Password Remember me Cancel Log in Need an account? [Sign up](https://unpacking.coffee/register?intended=https%3A%2F%2Funpacking.coffee%2Fcupping%2Fnew%3Froaster_id%3D88) On the record --------------- Coffees 0 Cuppings 0 The roaster ------------- Based in Brooklyn, New York, United States Since 2006 Website [devocion.com](https://www.devocion.com) Added May 2025 The interview ------------- From the Unpacking Coffee video series, 2015–2019. ![](/storage/roaster-profiles/88/featured-1200.webp) Watch the interview Episode 044 · May 23, 2017 69 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11249, USA ### From the episode - [Our full interview with Steven Sutton](https://unpacking.coffee/steven-sutton-interview/) - [Devoción](https://www.devocion.com) - [Devoción Twitter](https://twitter.com/devocionusa) - [Devoción Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/devocionusa/) Read the transcript Hello Ray: I'm Ray. Kandace: I'm Kandace. Ray: Welcome to Unpacking Coffee. This week ... Kandace: I don't know how to say it, Ray! Aah! Ray: This week Devoción Coffee of Williamsburg, New York City. Kandace: This is a really interesting coffee roaster. Ray: Interesting roaster. Kandace: Interesting. Ray: They roast and sell only Colombian coffee. Kandace: Mm-hmm, with an O. Early Days in Colombia Ray: Why don't you tell me ... Why don't you tell me a bit about their history. Where did they come from? What do they do? Who started it? Kandace: Okay, so this is a company founded by Steven Sutton who we chatted with. He grew up in Colombia. And actually, when they first got started, they were a coffee shop in Colombia. Steven: I'm Steven Sutton from Devoción Coffee Roasters. I'm the founder and the CEO. We began in Colombia in 2006. Ray: Okay. Kandace: ... called Devotion. And they moved to ... Ray: New York City? Kandace: New York City. Move to New York Steven: By luck, actually, somebody offered me a management position in a new coffee distributor. So that's how I got introduced to coffee. But, it wasn't touching my heart. May 2005, we felt as a company that the company wasn't really going forward and I decided that I was going to pretty much quit the company and go to Colombia to do it myself. Farm Fresh Specialty Colombian Coffee Kandace: So one thing that's really interesting is they are the ... they talk about being the only farm-to-table roaster out there. Steven: I found out that Colombian coffee at that time was not seen as an interesting place to get coffee because people were grabbing the same coffees. And what I found out is that the third wave way of purchasing coffee was still not implemented there. That's why you would see the Stumptowns and Intelligentsias of the world go more to Africa and Central American countries and Colombia being kind of this like old school boring country. But what I found out is it was not boring at all. It was a raw diamond waiting to be cut, and what I did is I implemented—I believe one of the first, for sure the first—network for a coffee roaster that would go into all of these zones in Colombia. Doesn't matter if it was a safe zone or a rough zone. We would go find the Tipicas, Borbons, Caturras—those amazing coffees that were just out there waiting to be found. Dry Milling Ray: Your coffee, is harvested, it's dry milled in Bogotá and then ... Kandace: Always dry milled, and he told us why. Steven: The moment we dry mill, that's the moment the green bean is exposed to oxygen, the germ gets more excited and actually introduces more oxygen into the center of the bean, that's the moment where the quality starts going down. From that moment to a roaster it takes us sometimes less than seven days (our average right now is ten days from dry milled to your cup). And that is unheard of, and that's what Devoción right now stands for. Yirgacheffe Ray: One of the things that I thought was most interesting is that they actually have a Yirgacheffe. There is a farm that they source from that gets Yirgacheffe. So you can actually have Colombian Yirgacheffe. Steven: What we do here is obviously we don't focus too much on origin. We focus much more on notes and characteristics. And I will show you coffees just like Ethiopian. I actually have a Yirgacheffe variety are between Ethiopian that was done in Colombia, and it tastes like Ethiopian. So Colombia right now is going through this phase that you'll find Geishas, Mokkas, Sudan...I mean you'll find anything you want in varieties in Colombia, and you will actually find it profiles that you find elsewhere. Branding Ray: Right here we have a bag of the Toro, a Caturra coffee. They use this set of typography, the sort of typewriter, and then the sort of, I don't know what you'd say, the middle ages scribe font. Kandace: So this branding was all Neo Associates and this happened as they were moving from Colombia to the States. And it's interesting because they focused on actually bringing out more parts that were Colombian. Ray: It's cool when you look at the packaging, instead of showing the world map, with the country of origin, they show the country with the district of origin within Colombia. Also I love that they actually have the green date and the roast date. A lot of times when you get coffee you'll see a roast date, but you won't necessarily know how long it's been sitting in the warehouse. Kandace: Ohhh, nobody gets to do that, that's killer. Seasons Change Steven: As time passes by you, you can understand that if you want to do something so amazing, you really have to focus on one thing. And if you go around the world that's beautiful, I appreciate it, I think it's a wonderful job to have, but you leave gaps. And one of the gaps that you leave open is you cannot do fresh coffee because you run into seasonalities ... Unless, you are willing to tell your client that you are only going to do Ethiopia for two months. Just so you know, some type of example. Colombia is the only place where you can go year round, and really have coffees that are under a month fresh. And ... roasted on a bag or served on a cup. I mean it's just, the only way to do it. Kandace: Oh, and have you seen their space? Ray: The space is lovely. Kandace: The big wall of plants and uh, just feels like ... somewhere you want to be. Ray: Devoción Coffee of Williamsburg, New York City. Watch the Show https://vimeo.com/218527033 Hello Ray: I'm Ray. Kandace: I'm Kandace. Ray: Welcome to Unpacking Coffee. This week ... Kandace: I don't know how to say it, Ray! Aah! Ray: This week Devoción Coffee of Williamsburg, New York City. Kandace: This is a really interesting coffee roaster. Ray: Interesting roaster. Kandace: Interesting. Ray: They roast and sell only Colombian coffee. Kandace: Mm-hmm, with an O. Early Days in Colombia Ray: Why don't you tell me ... Why don't you tell me a bit about their history. Where did they come from? What do they do? Who started it? Kandace: Okay, so this is a company founded by Steven Sutton who we chatted with. He grew up in Colombia. And actually, when they first got started, they were a coffee shop in Colombia. Steven: I'm Steven Sutton from Devoción Coffee Roasters. I'm the founder and the CEO. We began in Colombia in 2006. Ray: Okay. Kandace: ... called Devotion. And they moved to ... Ray: New York City? Kandace: New York City. Move to New York Steven: By luck, actually, somebody offered me a management position in a new coffee distributor. So that's how I got introduced to coffee. But, it wasn't touching my heart. May 2005, we felt as a company that the company wasn't really going forward and I decided that I was going to pretty much quit the company and go to Colombia to do it myself. Farm Fresh Specialty Colombian Coffee Kandace: So one thing that's really interesting is they are the ... they talk about being the only farm-to-table roaster out there. Steven: I found out that Colombian coffee at that time was not seen as an interesting place to get coffee because people were grabbing the same coffees. And what I found out is that the third wave way of purchasing coffee was still not implemented there. That's why you would see the Stumptowns and Intelligentsias of the world go more to Africa and Central American countries and Colombia being kind of this like old school boring country. But what I found out is it was not boring at all. It was a raw diamond waiting to be cut, and what I did is I implemented—I believe one of the first, for sure the first—network for a coffee roaster that would go into all of these zones in Colombia. Doesn't matter if it was a safe zone or a rough zone. We would go find the Tipicas, Borbons, Caturras—those amazing coffees that were just out there waiting to be found. Dry Milling Ray: Your coffee, is harvested, it's dry milled in Bogotá and then ... Kandace: Always dry milled, and he told us why. Steven: The moment we dry mill, that's the moment the green bean is exposed to oxygen, the germ gets more excited and actually introduces more oxygen into the center of the bean, that's the moment where the quality starts going down. From that moment to a roaster it takes us sometimes less than seven days (our average right now is ten days from dry milled to your cup). And that is unheard of, and that's what Devoción right now stands for. Yirgacheffe Ray: One of the things that I thought was most interesting is that they actually have a Yirgacheffe. There is a farm that they source from that gets Yirgacheffe. So you can actually have Colombian Yirgacheffe. Steven: What we do here is obviously we don't focus too much on origin. We focus much more on notes and characteristics. And I will show you coffees just like Ethiopian. I actually have a Yirgacheffe variety are between Ethiopian that was done in Colombia, and it tastes like Ethiopian. So Colombia right now is going through this phase that you'll find Geishas, Mokkas, Sudan...I mean you'll find anything you want in varieties in Colombia, and you will actually find it profiles that you find elsewhere. Branding Ray: Right here we have a bag of the Toro, a Caturra coffee. They use this set of typography, the sort of typewriter, and then the sort of, I don't know what you'd say, the middle ages scribe font. Kandace: So this branding was all Neo Associates and this happened as they were moving from Colombia to the States. And it's interesting because they focused on actually bringing out more parts that were Colombian. Ray: It's cool when you look at the packaging, instead of showing the world map, with the country of origin, they show the country with the district of origin within Colombia. Also I love that they actually have the green date and the roast date. A lot of times when you get coffee you'll see a roast date, but you won't necessarily know how long it's been sitting in the warehouse. Kandace: Ohhh, nobody gets to do that, that's killer. Seasons Change Steven: As time passes by you, you can understand that if you want to do something so amazing, you really have to focus on one thing. And if you go around the world that's beautiful, I appreciate it, I think it's a wonderful job to have, but you leave gaps. And one of the gaps that you leave open is you cannot do fresh coffee because you run into seasonalities ... Unless, you are willing to tell your client that you are only going to do Ethiopia for two months. Just so you know, some type of example. Colombia is the only place where you can go year round, and really have coffees that are under a month fresh. And ... roasted on a bag or served on a cup. I mean it's just, the only way to do it. Kandace: Oh, and have you seen their space? Ray: The space is lovely. Kandace: The big wall of plants and uh, just feels like ... somewhere you want to be. Ray: Devoción Coffee of Williamsburg, New York City. Watch the Show https://vimeo.com/218527033 Coffees ------- No coffees from Devoción Coffee yet. Cup one and it goes on the record here. Use filters or recent searches to refine your results. Press Esc to close. Filters 12 showing Users 0 Coffees 0 Roasters 0 Recipes 0 Explore featured coffees Start typing to search across the entire database. [ ### [ Gotiti, Ethiopia ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/207-gotiti-ethiopia) by [Ritual Coffee Roasters](https://unpacking.coffee/roasters/180-ritual-coffee-roasters) Process Washed Varieties [Heirloom](https://unpacking.coffee/varieties/84-heirloom) Country [Ethiopia](https://unpacking.coffee/origins/ethiopia) Region Yirgacheffe Source Gotiti washing station First noted Oct 23, 2026 Last tasted Oct 23, 2026 1 cupping [ melon](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/180 "melon") [ lime](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/19 "lime") [ black tea](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/65 "black tea") [ meyer lemon](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/103 "meyer lemon") ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/207-gotiti-ethiopia) [ ### [ Arturo Paz, Dark Room Dried: Natural Geisha, Honduras ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/206-arturo-paz-dark-room-dried-natural-geisha-honduras) by [Ritual Coffee Roasters](https://unpacking.coffee/roasters/180-ritual-coffee-roasters) Process Natural Varieties [Geisha](https://unpacking.coffee/varieties/16-geisha) Country [Honduras](https://unpacking.coffee/origins/honduras) Harvest June 2026 Source El Itacayo First noted Oct 20, 2026 Last tasted Oct 20, 2026 1 cupping [ elderflower syrup](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/264 "elderflower syrup") [ honey](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/22 "honey") [ stonefruit](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/102 "stonefruit") [ citrus](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/110 "citrus") [ candied tropical fruit](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/265 "candied tropical fruit") ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/206-arturo-paz-dark-room-dried-natural-geisha-honduras) [ ### [ Indian coffee beans from Coorg, Karnataka, India ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/205-indian-coffee-beans-from-coorg-karnataka-india) by [Paul John Caffeine](https://unpacking.coffee/roasters/307-paul-john-caffeine) Country [India](https://unpacking.coffee/origins/india) Region Karnataka Source Indian Coffee Beans From Coorg, Karnataka, India First noted Oct 14, 2026 Last tasted Oct 14, 2026 1 cupping ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/205-indian-coffee-beans-from-coorg-karnataka-india) [ ### [ Jhoan Vergara Las Flores Pink Bourbon ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/204-jhoan-vergara-las-flores-pink-bourbon) by [Kafiex Roasters](https://unpacking.coffee/roasters/249-kafiex-roasters) Process Thermal Shock Washed Varieties [Pink Bourbon](https://unpacking.coffee/varieties/1-pink-bourbon) Country [Colombia](https://unpacking.coffee/origins/colombia) Region Huila Source Jhoan Vergara First noted Oct 13, 2026 Last tasted Oct 13, 2026 1 cupping [ froot loops](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/262 "froot loops") [ candied lemon drop](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/263 "candied lemon drop") [ green apple](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/116 "green apple") ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/204-jhoan-vergara-las-flores-pink-bourbon) [ ### [ Mama Cherri ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/203-mama-cherri) by [Creature Coffee](https://unpacking.coffee/roasters/84-creature-coffee) Process Washed Varieties [Caturra](https://unpacking.coffee/varieties/12-caturra), [Catuaí](https://unpacking.coffee/varieties/11-catuai) Country [Costa Rica](https://unpacking.coffee/origins/costa-rica) Region Coto Brus Source Doña Isa First noted Oct 09, 2026 Last tasted Oct 09, 2026 1 cupping [ cherry pie](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/141 "cherry pie") [ caramel corn](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/261 "caramel corn") [ butterscotch](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/32 "butterscotch") ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/203-mama-cherri) [ ### [ Uganda 96 Hour Natural ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/202-uganda-96-hour-natural) by [DOMA Coffee Roasting Company](https://unpacking.coffee/roasters/268-doma-coffee-roasting-company) Process Natural Varieties [SL14](https://unpacking.coffee/varieties/102-sl14), [SL28](https://unpacking.coffee/varieties/30-sl28), [Nyasaland](https://unpacking.coffee/varieties/103-nyasaland) Country [Uganda](https://unpacking.coffee/origins/uganda) Region Mt. Elgon Elevation 1400 - 2000 maslm Harvest 2026 Source The Coffee Yards/norman Mukuru First noted Oct 05, 2026 Last tasted Oct 05, 2026 1 cupping [ cherry](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/5 "cherry") [ lime](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/19 "lime") [ fudge](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/128 "fudge") [ dark chocolate](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/34 "dark chocolate") [ lemon candy](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/251 "lemon candy") ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/202-uganda-96-hour-natural) [ ### [ Mustefa Abakeno ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/201-mustefa-abakeno) by [Marigold Coffee](https://unpacking.coffee/roasters/252-marigold-coffee) Country [Ethiopia](https://unpacking.coffee/origins/ethiopia) Region Oromia First noted Oct 05, 2026 Last tasted Oct 05, 2026 1 cupping [ orange peel](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/132 "orange peel") [ honeysuckle](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/62 "honeysuckle") [ cacao nibs](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/241 "cacao nibs") ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/201-mustefa-abakeno) [ ### [ Friend Blend ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/199-friend-blend) by [Little Amps Coffee Roasters](https://unpacking.coffee/roasters/306-little-amps-coffee-roasters) Process Washed Varieties [Caturra](https://unpacking.coffee/varieties/12-caturra), [Landrace](https://unpacking.coffee/varieties/40-landrace) Country [Ethiopia](https://unpacking.coffee/origins/ethiopia) Elevation 1600 (Colombia)m First noted Sep 29, 2026 Last tasted Oct 16, 2026 1 cupping [ caramel](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/23 "caramel") [ citrus](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/110 "citrus") [ milk chocolate](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/33 "milk chocolate") ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/199-friend-blend) [ ### [ Dark Star ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/200-dark-star) by [Little Amps Coffee Roasters](https://unpacking.coffee/roasters/306-little-amps-coffee-roasters) Process Natural Varieties [74110](https://unpacking.coffee/varieties/85-74110) Country [Ethiopia](https://unpacking.coffee/origins/ethiopia) Region Jimma Elevation 1950-2150m First noted Sep 29, 2026 Last tasted Oct 23, 2026 2 cuppings [ dark chocolate](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/34 "dark chocolate") [ berries](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/199 "berries") [ jammy](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/169 "jammy") [ cacao nibs](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/241 "cacao nibs") ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/200-dark-star) [ ### [ Kajere Honey ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/198-kajere-honey) by [Counter Culture Coffee](https://unpacking.coffee/roasters/46-counter-culture-coffee) Process Honey Country [Uganda](https://unpacking.coffee/origins/uganda) Region Bulambuli First noted Sep 26, 2026 Last tasted Sep 28, 2026 2 cuppings [ black cherry](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/176 "black cherry") [ raw sugar](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/160 "raw sugar") [ grape](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/11 "grape") [ butterscotch](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/32 "butterscotch") ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/198-kajere-honey) [ ### [ Headliner Seasonal Blend ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/197-headliner-seasonal-blend) by [Broadsheet Coffee Roasters](https://unpacking.coffee/roasters/300-broadsheet-coffee-roasters) First noted Sep 17, 2026 Last tasted Sep 24, 2026 2 cuppings [ cherry](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/5 "cherry") [ fudge](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/128 "fudge") [ plum](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/10 "plum") [ milk chocolate](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/33 "milk chocolate") ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/197-headliner-seasonal-blend) [ ### [ Strawberry Shake ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/196-strawberry-shake) by [KOS Coffee Roasters](https://unpacking.coffee/roasters/304-kos-coffee-roasters) Process Co-fermented and experimental (Strawberry) Varieties [Pink Bourbon](https://unpacking.coffee/varieties/1-pink-bourbon), [Castillo](https://unpacking.coffee/varieties/13-castillo) Country [Colombia](https://unpacking.coffee/origins/colombia) Region Quindío Elevation 1400m Source Viviana Martinez First noted Sep 16, 2026 Last tasted Sep 16, 2026 2 cuppings [ strawberries](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/259 "strawberries") [ peach](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/3 "peach") [ creamy](https://unpacking.coffee/flavors/260 "creamy") ](https://unpacking.coffee/coffees/196-strawberry-shake)