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Roasted by the Falls.

Small-batch coffee from a roaster who grew up beside Niagara. Now open on Pine Avenue, two miles from the water that started it.

43.0949° N · 79.0451° WHorseshoe Falls · 2 mi westScroll

He grew up within earshot of Niagara, where a whole river drops off the edge in one long roar. You learn two things from water like that: patience and precision. Arquebus is built on both.

The name comes from the arquebus, the hand-built long gun of the 1500s that rewarded a steady hand and a careful aim. We roast the same way: by hand, by the numbers, one batch at a time.

The process

From cherry to cup.

01Origin · hand picked

The cherry

Coffee starts as the seed of a red fruit. We buy from farms that pick only the ripe ones, because one green cherry can sour a whole batch.

02Washed · dried · shipped green

The green bean

Pulped, dried and shipped raw. At this stage a bean smells like fresh grass, nothing like coffee. All the flavor is still locked inside.

03First crack · ~196 °C / 385 °F

The roast

Heat turns sugars to caramel and the beans crack open with an audible pop. We stop each batch by ear and by thermometer, never by guesswork.

04Rest · about 7 days

The rest

Fresh beans are full of CO₂. We let them settle for about a week so your first cup tastes the way the roast intended.

059 bar · 18 g in · 36 g out

The pour

A double shot pulled at nine bars of pressure, eighteen grams in and thirty six out, in about twenty eight seconds. Then it is yours.

Take the beans home.

Roasted in small batches on Pine Ave and shipped within days of roasting. Pick your grind.

House espresso

Horseshoe

$22 · 12 oz

Dark chocolate, toasted hazelnut, a long sweet finish. Built for milk.

Single origin

Goat Island

$24 · 12 oz

Light roast. Stone fruit, black tea, bright and clean. Best as pour over.

Dark roast

Matchlock

$21 · 12 oz

Smoky molasses, cedar, low acidity. Named for the arquebus firing mechanism.

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Where
1605 Pine Ave
Niagara Falls, NY 14301
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Hours
Mon 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Tue 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Wed 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Thu 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Fri 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Sat 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Sun 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Phone
(847) 942-3817
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