Based in Texas, Brandon Scriber started Hound Dog Coffee due to his passion for coffee, dogs, and everything outdoors! Feeling led to start a private label coffee company, he started Hound Dog Coffee with a focus on offering the highest quality coffee from around the world.
With a strong faith in God and America, Hound Dog Coffee is proudly branded to represent those values. Blessed in so many ways, we believe that everyday is a gift and an adventure. Make the most of it, and start it off with the right cup of coffee. Hound Dog Coffee – Man’s New Best Friend!
Regardless of which blend you choose, you’ll find flavor in every sip!
Hound Dog Coffee is committed to providing the highest quality coffee available. Locating the perfect roaster committed to the same quality standards required lengthy research and sampling. This commitment to producing the highest grade specialty coffee means that our customers can order with confidence, knowing their coffee will be freshly roasted and of the highest quality.
While our single-origin products are 100% Arabica (a popular choice among many these days), it is our blended beans from around the world that most recognize as having a more robust coffee flavor, due to the perfect blending of Arabica and Robusta. Carefully crafted to develop a perfect blending of both, many coffee lovers seek out a blended profile that includes the floral/smooth flavoring of Arabica, along with the more bitter flavors of Robusta.
We only use beans that have received the highest grade available, with cupping scores of 80+. For consumers who are not familiar with specialty grade coffee, below, we have provided a summary of why you can trust Hound Dog Coffee to enhance your senses with a rich flavor and savory aroma.
It has been said that specialty coffee is the future for the coffee industry. The term “specialty coffee” is used to describe green coffee beans which receives a Grade One score (highest rated) and a cupping score of 80+ on roasted coffee.
Once picked, de-pulped and processed, green coffee is graded on a scale of 1 – 10, with one being the highest grade. Once roasted, cupping scores of 80+ point represent the highest quality coffee available to the general public, providing consumers with a much smoother and flavorful consumption experience.
Coffee that “qualifies” as specialized coffee ensures that consumers will enjoy a stronger aroma, noticeable unique flavors, little-to-no aftertaste, and minimal defects. The difference is easily recognized. Achieving a higher quality level and obtaining a rating score of 80+ does not just happen. It is the consistent attention to quality production, from beginning to end, that results in a higher grade coffee.
If you are new to specialty coffee, you may wonder why the cost is higher than the average standard coffee found at your grocery store. Specifically, specialty coffee focuses on sustainability. One of the most important objectives is the industry’s commitment to help ensure that the coffee industry does not fade away. With a focus on quality and profitability throughout the entire supply chain, higher costs are incurred. Most “standard” coffee is mass-produced on large coffee farms in areas of poverty, where farmers are paid unfair and unsustainable wages, often traded at a price that provides little-to-no profit for the farmer.
To ensure that the coffee industry is sustained, specialty coffee is not traded on the standard “C-market”. At higher prices, smaller farmers can generate wages to allow them to compete with mega-farms, while incorporating processes and techniques to produce a more superior product.
So, your purchase of specialty-graded coffee will sustain (and enhance) your love for coffee, while helping to improve and sustain the economies and citizens of coffee-rich regions.
Sustainability is a term that has become a focus in many industries. The coffee industry is no exception. With the historically low wages and working conditions, sustainability is vital to the future of coffee production, with the specialty coffee market leading the way.
Sustainability within the industry focuses primarily on making a positive impact on three vital areas for continued success: the people, the planet, the profit. With production increasing and wages declining, the industry must strive to maintain a balance, while considering environmental impacts.
Unfortunately, coffee can be a harmful industry for the environment. From farming practices and its negative impact on biodiversity to the consumption growth and the waste generated, all consumers should recognize that we all have a part to play in helping however we can.
Along with enjoying a highly graded coffee, when you purchase from Hound Dog Coffee, you are supporting sustainability efforts to assist farmers with the tools, knowledge and plants necessary to adapt to the changing climate. Every retail bag we sell is fully recyclable or compostable and all of our packing and shipping materials are curbside recyclable.
