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Discovery Coffee
Victoria, BC, Canada
Discovery Coffee is a locally owned Victoria roaster and one of the city’s longest-running specialty cafés. It roasts at its Rock Bay roastery — which doubles as a café — and pours at cafés in Oak Bay, downtown on Blanshard and in James Bay, pairing the coffee with Yonni’s Doughnuts. The range runs from house blends such as Discovery Street and Rock Bay to rotating single origins from Ethiopia, Kenya and Central America.
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Canada
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Locations

Discovery Coffee – Rock Bay Roastery
2550 Rock Bay Ave, Victoria, BC, Canada
Discovery Coffee – Oak Bay
1920 Oak Bay Ave, Victoria, BC, Canada

Discovery Coffee – Blanshard
1001 Blanshard St, Victoria, BC, Canada
Discovery Coffee – James Bay
281 Menzies St, Victoria, BC, CanadaCoffees
10 coffees
Source: discoverycoffee.com (roaster’s own copy).
Strawberry, Cherry Pie, Watermelon, Apple

Source: discoverycoffee.com (roaster’s own copy).
Chocolate, Hazelnut, Brown Sugar, Cherry

A juicy and floral cup with a delicate berry character, gentle sweetness, and a bright, refreshing finish. This natural coffee comes from smallholder farmers in Buku Sayasa, in Ethiopia’s western Guji Zone, where coffee is grown at high elevations among the region’s dense forests and diverse ecosystems. The cherries are delivered to EDN’s nearby Chelchele processing station, where they are sorted for ripeness, fermented in cold water for 24 hours, and dried on raised beds for three to four weeks. The station works with hundreds of smallholder farmers, providing a dedicated place to process and Source: discoverycoffee.com (roaster’s own copy).
Strawberry, Maraschino cherry, Hibiscus

Sweet and mellow with a delicate fruit character and a soft, lingering finish. Grown in the rugged highlands of Huehuetenango, this lot is traceable to 115 women farmers participating in GUAYA’B’s Manos de Mujer certification program. Through centralized processing, technical support, and resources for smallholder farmers, GUAYA’B helps its members produce high-quality coffee while creating greater opportunities for women producers. Source: discoverycoffee.com (roaster’s own copy).
Milk Chocolate, Apple, Cinnamon, Pecan

Are you a glass half full type of person? Say hello to Half Dawn, our thoughtfully curated 50/50 blend of caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee. A pot you can actually finish, the balanced backing track to your day. Source: discoverycoffee.com (roaster’s own copy).
Dark Chocolate, Honey Mandarin, Brown sugar

Bright and lively, with a brisk acidity and delicate sweetness layered with dark fruit, citrus, and black tea. This quintessential Kirinyaga coffee comes from Rungeto Farmers Cooperative Society, which was established in 1997 and brings together three member cooperatives: Karimikui, Kii, and Kiangoi. Located on the slopes of Mt. Kenya, the farms benefit from high elevations and mineral-rich volcanic soils that are well suited to producing exceptional coffees. At Kii, cherries are carefully fermented for 16–18 hours before being washed and graded in fresh running water, then dried slowly on rai Source: discoverycoffee.com (roaster’s own copy).
Blackberry, Blueberry, Candied Lemon, Black Tea

*Suggested rest of 2 weeks after roast date for optimum flavour A smooth, layered cup with a rounded sweetness, gentle citrus, and a subtle baked character. Grown at 1,550 metres on Bella Aurora, a 36.5-hectare farm managed by the Lovo family, this coffee comes from a family dedicated to careful farming and environmentally responsible practices. Source: discoverycoffee.com (roaster’s own copy).
Chocolate, Orange, Apple Fritter

The Rock Bay Blend is one of our best-selling coffees so if you ever visit our roastery in Rock Bay there’s a good chance it’s what we’re roasting. This carefully curated blend - rotated seasonally to maintain freshness - is a bit more developed, a bit more approachable, and well-suited to any brew method. Source: discoverycoffee.com (roaster’s own copy).
Dark Chocolate, Honey, Toffee

Sweet, smooth, and balanced, this coffee is the perfect pairing for your mid-morning coffee break or your post-dinner treat. It will give you the rich coffee flavour you love without the 2:00am jitters. Source: discoverycoffee.com (roaster’s own copy).
Orange Marmalade, Cinnamon, Dark Chocolate

Here at Discovery Coffee, people have been begging us to make a dark roast for years - and we mean YEARS. So, what was the hold up? We wanted to be sure that we made a deliberate rich and bold coffee without any of the lackluster tropes that most dark roast coffees have (read- burnt and oily). Well, Total Eclipse Dark Roast is finally here and it’s a delicious full bodied, velvety roast that’s suited for any brew method. With tasting notes of dark chocolate, roasted pecan, and butterscotch, we know you’ll love what we have worked so hard to develop. Source: discoverycoffee.com (roaster’s own copy).
Dark Chocolate, Roasted Pecan, Butterscotch