Bonanza Coffee Roasters
Sources: Bonanza Coffee Roasters (website)
Bonanza Coffee Roasters is a Berlin-based specialty roaster founded in 2006 — one of the pioneers of European specialty coffee. The brand’s tagline is “Unnecessarily Good Coffee”. Bonanza ships fresh roasted coffee across Europe for home brewers, cafés, and wholesale partners worldwide.
Scale and operations
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006, Berlin |
| Locations | 4 cafés in Berlin (Mitte, Jägerstraße, Adalbertstraße/Roastery, Oderberger Str.) |
| Roastery | Adalbertstr. 70, 10999 Berlin Kreuzberg |
| E-commerce | Shopify DTC, EUR-denominated, ships across Europe |
| Wholesale | Worldwide; contact: sales@bonanzacoffee.de |
| Webshop | webshop@bonanzacoffee.de |
Sourcing philosophy
Bonanza builds direct, named-producer relationships and sources seasonally, adjusting the range to harvest cycles. Every product page features the producer’s name, region, variety, and process — and often a narrative about the relationship or the farm initiative. Some origins return annually (“one of our favourite coffees each year returns”).
Key sourcing principles:
- Freshness-first: roast date within 8 days before shipping for all products
- Named-producer traceability: Alvarado Family (Costa Rica), Tesfaye Bekele (Ethiopia/Suke Quto), Jacob Montero (Costa Rica/Don Eli), Tulio Mambrini (Brazil), Gitesi Washing Station (Rwanda)
- Seasonal curation: the range rotates; only a curated selection is on offer at any time
- Women-in-coffee programme: the La Pitina project produces custom lots selected and prepared by the women of the Alvarado family in Costa Rica’s Brunca region
No ACE membership or Cup of Excellence jury participation was detected on the site (contrast with 19grams Coffee Roasters). Bonanza appears more relationship-driven than auction-driven.
Current coffee range (as of May 2026)
No El Salvador coffees are in the current range. The full active programme:
| Product | Origin | Process | Variety | Tasting notes | Price (250g / kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gogogu | Ethiopia, East Guji | Natural | Kurume | Milk Chocolate, Brown Sugar, Nectarine | €17.90 / €71.60 |
| Gogogu Decaf | Ethiopia, East Guji | Natural + EA Sugarcane decaf | Kurume | Milk Chocolate, Brown Sugar, Nectarine | €18.90 / €75.60 |
| Suke Quto | Ethiopia, Guji | Washed | Kurume & Welicho | Candied Lemon, Butterscotch, Bergamot | €18.40 / €73.60 |
| Gitesi | Rwanda, Korongi | Washed | Red Bourbon | Red Apple, Vanilla Bean, Oolong | €18.40 / €73.60 |
| Thiririka AB | Kenya, Kiambu | Washed | Batian, SL-28, Ruiru 11, SL-34 | Raspberry Flapjack, Blackcurrant, Vanilla | €19.90 / €79.60 |
| La Pitina Honey | Costa Rica, Brunca/Rivas | Honey | Catuai | Rock Melon, Kiwi, Butterscotch | €18.40 |
| La Pitina Washed | Costa Rica, Brunca | Washed | Catuai | Apricot, Almond, White Flowers | €18.40 / €73.60 |
| Don Eli ‘Crazy Funk’ | Costa Rica, Terrazu | Crazy Funk (aerobic + anaerobic fermentation) | Catuai | Passionfruit, Lime Zest, Cardamom | €24.90 / €99.60 |
| Almibar | Colombia, Huila | Washed | Castillo | Cherry Bakewell, Stewed Apricot, Pomelo | €17.90 / €71.60 |
| El Triunfo | Colombia | — | — | Strawberry Jam, Physalis, Lemon Meringue | €26.90 / €107.60 |
| Das Almas | Brazil | Natural | — | Maple Syrup, Concord Grape, Dark Chocolate | €17.90 / €71.60 |
| Bonanza Blend | Brazil (60%) + Peru (40%) | Natural (BR) + Washed (PE) | Catuai/Catuacai/Paraiso + Heirloom | Chocolate Truffle, Dark Cherry | €14.90 / — |
| Dark Roast | Brazil | Natural | Caturra & Catuai | Dark Chocolate | €13.90 / — |
Price tiers (retail B2C, per kg)
| Tier | Range | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Entry / blend | €55–72/kg | Bonanza Blend, Das Almas, Almibar, Gogogu |
| Mid-specialty | €73–80/kg | Suke Quto, Gitesi, La Pitina, Thiririka AB |
| Premium / experimental | €99–108/kg | Don Eli ‘Crazy Funk’, El Triunfo |
Roasting style
Bonanza’s default is light roast for single-origin filter and modern espresso — “roast as little as possible and let some truly remarkable coffee do the rest.” The company notes this is their “conventional mode.” The Dark Roast Brazil is explicitly positioned as an outlier, described as “unconventionally emulating a flavor profile we once considered ‘too far.‘”
All products are labelled “suitable for all brewing methods” and offered in whole-bean, filter-ground, espresso-ground, Moka Pot, and Aeropress-ground variants.
Packaging and sustainability
- Standard format: 250g and 1 kg bags
- Re-use & Refill Jar: Gogogu is available in a reusable glass jar (400g, €31.90 / €127.60 per kg) — a sustainability-oriented product line
- Subscription: Bonanza Essentials Subscription — 3×250g (Bonanza Blend, Das Almas, Gogogu) every 3–4 weeks at €47.50
No mention of EU organic (BIO) certification requirements anywhere on the site — no cert barrier for Kaiserblick (contrast: Coffee Pirates Vienna, whose entire catalogue is EU BIO).
Fit for Kaiserblick
HIGH fit. Key factors:
- No El Salvador — clean-slate opportunity: Bonanza has zero Salvadoran coffees in their current or visible historical range. There is no competing supplier relationship to navigate. This is a genuinely open door for Kaiserblick to become their first Salvadoran source.
- Germany’s founding specialty roasters: Bonanza has been shaping German specialty coffee tastes since 2006. A listing here carries strong market credibility.
- Shared values: direct-producer relationships, seasonal sourcing, freshness-first, producer stories — all align with Kaiserblick’s positioning
- Light-roast / filter-forward: matches Kaiserblick’s roast profile development for micro-lot filter coffees
- No EU BIO requirement: Kaiserblick’s organic transition at Finca San Cayetano is not yet complete; this is not a barrier with Bonanza
- No ACE/COE requirement: Bonanza doesn’t appear to participate in COE auctions; a strong direct relationship and sample programme may be sufficient — no need to first win a competition lot
- Wholesale worldwide: they already ship wholesale internationally; a El Salvador green coffee supply relationship fits their stated ambition
- Berlin-based: reachable for tastings, visits, and WoC follow-up
WoC Brussels 2026 (June 25–27): As a 20-year-old pioneer Berlin specialty roaster with worldwide wholesale ambitions, Bonanza is a prime WoC attendee. Priority target at the show.
Outreach angle: Lead with “first Salvadoran coffee for Bonanza” — frame as an origin discovery, not a replacement. Offer washed and honey processed lots from Apaneca-Ilamatepec (the altitude and terroir narrative translates well to their existing Costa Rica and Ethiopia messaging). Supplement with a women-in-coffee angle if Kaiserblick develops a similar producer programme.
Contact
- Website: bonanzacoffee.de
- Wholesale: sales@bonanzacoffee.de
- Webshop support: webshop@bonanzacoffee.de
- Phone: +49 30 208488020