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Summer Help

we are borrowing a barista for the summer. emmett is from chicago and has been passionately expanding his knowledge of coffee for several years. we caught up with him at...

Pen Giveaway In May

we thought it would be fun to give away pens in may, so all internet orders of $20 or more get a free pen included with your order. it’s a...

Deadlines

orders that we receive by noon eastern time ship same day. otherwise, it ships the following business day. we have shipped over 3000 packages this year and haven’t missed a...

“Signed By”

baristas have a tendency to geek out when their happy mug coffee delivery arrives.

Whiskey Rum-Barrel Aged Coffee

Combining a passion for great coffee and find aged spirits led us to the combination of flavors you don’t want to miss.  This mug of coffee drinks like a well-crafted...

Elections

everyone knew ethiopia halo bariti was going to win this weekend, and indeed, it won by double digits over every other candidate; but the race for second place proved to...

Coffee Seasons

the coffees that really pop, the coffees you want to be drinking on any given morning, are the coffees that are in season right then. even though we carry guatemala...

2016

part of the culture at happy mug is the desire to bring the geekiest, rarest, most amazing coffees of the world to the average coffee drinker without intimidating them with...

Roast Dates

probably the most common question i get, is how long ago the customer’s coffee was roasted.i have long insisted that scrawling a date on a label proves nothing. it tells...

Rainy Day And Phone Rings.

caller says they are on an epic road trip andwant directions to come find us. they walkin and i have french presses lined up.“austin was fun,” she says.“i love austin,”...

Moving Day

The new 1200 pound roaster arrived on an oversized pallet, without a pallet jack or liftgate or anything on the truck.  I rounded up 5 big guys and we pushed...

Coffee Deprivation

i walk into the new space this morning and my helper hands me a cup of coffee.  he has found the box with the electric water kettle, unpacked a french...