Heirloom Coffee
Heirloom Coffee Roasters imports its own green coffee and roasts it in Oakland in a style it developed in house and calls Culinary Roast.
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A certified Q Grader leads the roasting. Q Graders are tasters certified by the Coffee Quality Institute to score coffee on a 100-point scale. After roasting, the company packs the beans within minutes, its story page says.
In June 2026 Heirloom launched a program it calls Clean Craft. Under it, third-party labs test samples three times: at origin, at the Port of Oakland and again periodically after roasting. Each bag carries a QR code that links to the lab results for its lot.
Regenerative Organic Certified is a standard from the nonprofit Regenerative Organic Alliance covering soil health, animal welfare and farmworker fairness. A coffee must already hold USDA Organic certification, or an approved international equivalent, before it can earn the seal. See more certified coffees on our organic coffee page.
- Based in
- Oakland, CA
- Founded
- Not stated
- Coffees here
- 4
- Website
- heirloomcoffeeroasters.com
History1
- Publishes lab results for each lot, looked up by the lot number on the bottom of the bag.Source: heirloomcoffeeroasters.com
Roasting and sourcing3
- Roasts at 600 50th Ave, Oakland, CA 94601.Source: heirloomcoffeeroasters.com
- Says it imports every lot directly into its own roastery and uses no brokers, distributors, co-packers or third-party roasting partners.Source: heirloomcoffeeroasters.com
- Has every lot tested by third-party labs 3 times: at origin, on arrival at a US port and after roasting; every roasted SKU is also tested at least once a quarter.Source: heirloomcoffeeroasters.com
Certifications and sustainability2
- Roasts 100% Regenerative Organic Certified coffees in all of its main SKUs.Source: heirloomcoffeeroasters.com
- Calls itself the world's first 100% Regenerative Organic Certified coffee brand.Source: heirloomcoffeeroasters.com
Company and ownership1
- Co-founder and CEO Hovik Azadkhanian describes himself as a third-generation coffee roaster.Source: heirloomcoffeeroasters.com
Questions about Heirloom Coffee
Where is Heirloom coffee roasted?
Heirloom roasts at its own roastery at 600 50th Ave in Oakland, California. Its FAQ says the company sources, roasts and distributes its coffee in house, with no co-packers, outside roasting partners or third-party distributors.
Source: heirloomcoffeeroasters.comIs Heirloom coffee organic?
Heirloom says it roasts 100% Regenerative Organic Certified coffees in all of its main SKUs, and it describes its beans as specialty grade coffee sourced directly from its farmers. Its Our Story page does not name the certifying body or list a separate USDA Organic seal.
Source: heirloomcoffeeroasters.comIs Heirloom coffee tested for mold?
Yes. Heirloom's FAQ says every lot is tested for more than 300 molds, toxins and pesticides, and every lot is also tested for glyphosate, paraquat and heavy metals. Glyphosate and paraquat are herbicides used in farming.
Source: heirloomcoffeeroasters.comWho founded Heirloom Coffee Roasters?
Heirloom's Our Story page lists Hovik Azadkhanian as co-founder and CEO and Rick Bolander as co-founder and chairman of the board. Azadkhanian describes himself as a third-generation coffee roaster. The same page names Arturo Barajas as head roaster.
Source: heirloomcoffeeroasters.com