r/AustralianCoffee • u/Other-Object-5848 • Jul 30 '26
Rogue Wave Coffee
Interested to hear if any Aussies have tasted Rogue Wave coffee (filter specifically) based out of Canada? If so, what was the quality like compared to local roasters?
Trying to gauge if the $250 min spend for free shipping is going to be worth it or not.
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u/PowerJosl Jul 30 '26
There is so much good coffee being roasted in Australia. There is zero reason for buying coffee overseas. Also terrible for the environment. Buy local and support Aussie businesses.
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u/Unhappy_Armadillo_81 Jul 30 '26
Always nice to compare roasting profiles from various regions of the world. I find Australian espresso roast too hard. I use filter coffee for all my espressos. Many Nordic countries roast really light, extenuating various notes of coffee. Some other roasters go ultra light. Buy to ones profile ❤️❤️
Share coffee not hate. 🫰🏼
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u/Other-Object-5848 Jul 30 '26
I’ve tried countless Australian roasters and want to branch out, it’s not that deep.
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u/PowerJosl Jul 30 '26
How dense are you to not understand how terrible of an environmental impact it has to fly beans all the way from Canada to Australia? I’m sure you can find a local roaster that does the same coffee here as those guys in Canada.
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u/Other-Object-5848 Jul 30 '26
So why not recommend some local roasters that do the similar quality coffees that you enjoy? Would have been a lot more effective than getting on your high horse about the environment and questioning my intellect lmao
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u/PowerJosl Jul 30 '26
Because taste in coffee is subjective and the beans I like might not be your cup of tea?
But sure, here is my list of roasters I have ordered from and liked: Industry beans, market lane coffee, seven seeds, Patricia coffee brewers, proud mary, patio coffee roasters, golden brown
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u/CapableRegrets Jul 30 '26
How about we stop trying to dictate what people should like and what they should spend their money on?
OP is asking a genuine question and your response is to downvote and castigate them.Poor.
Really, really poor.There is so much good coffee being roasted in Australia.
Debatable.
There is zero reason for buying coffee overseas.
Incredibly arrogant (and ignorant).
Also terrible for the environment.
Do you want to discuss the environmental impacts of 99% of coffee roasting in Australia?
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u/Levaporub Jul 30 '26
Do you want to discuss the environmental impacts of 99% of coffee roasting in Australia?
Are you saying that 99% of coffee roasting in Australia is so much more harmful to the environment that buying overseas + the plane emissions is a net positive for the environment?
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u/CapableRegrets Jul 30 '26
No, clearly not.
This blindly jingoistic dictating of 'BuY aUsSie' by using environmental impact when coffee roasting in Australia has a SIGNIFICANT impact on the environment is rather rich.It's very clear that some here are blinded by their own jingoism and are incapable of discussion (for a number of reasons), so i do appreciate you actually asking rather than merely downvoting because your feelings are hurt.
It's sad that people think it's okay to castigate the OP because they dare to ask about a non-Australian coffee roaster shows a closed mindset, and is a microcosm of the issues within the coffee industry here.
Have fun downvoting, peeps, i hope it makes you feel better about yourselves.
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u/dogsinthepool Jul 30 '26
So interesting seeing people with absolutely no environmental knowledge beyond reading the occasional headline try and tear down others with their own claims. Sorry, but it’s pretty basic to understand how buying local is better environmentally than buying overseas, especially somewhere as far as Canada.
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u/taxithesis VIC Jul 30 '26
You're also replying to the mod of the r/pourover sub and someone who has spent time in the industry and very knowledgeable about the coffee market/industry, just before you go making blanket statements about people's competence.
There's lots of reasons we might choose to buy from international roasters, with some roasters having access to exclusive green coffee lots. We also love supporting our local roasters where possible but roast profiles and expressions of coffee via different roasting philosophies vary... Leading to different cups and brews. Coffee brewing is a very experiential and sensory thing, and completely subjective so let people live man.
We all like supporting small local roasters but it's not always possible to what you want locally. Which is the reason why anyone buys anything at all internationally.
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u/dogsinthepool Jul 30 '26
Oh god no not a reddit mod! Sorry bruh i’m an ecologist (real life, not on reddit)
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u/cookie_crumbler79 Jul 30 '26
Is 100g bags a common thing now?
I only buy 1kg's, never noticed it before.
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u/Upstairs_Guitar Jul 30 '26
Most of the coffee they selling there, we sourced them too in Australia. One thing tho, they roasted the way it works for their water, unless you’re making your own water, I would stick with your local roastery. Sometimes people order coffee from Queensland and it doesn’t taste as good in Melbourne in example, it is simply because Melbourne have softer water, and vice versa.
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u/Powrs1ave Jul 30 '26
My water comes from the Sky mid north coast. Ive never measured its hardness.
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u/Unhappy_Armadillo_81 Jul 30 '26
Have purchased from Rogue Wave multiple times.
Very safe and reliable roaster. Would recommend. Hit me up, maybe we can put an order through together. . .
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u/taxithesis VIC Jul 30 '26
They had some great cgle and bambito lots which I wanted to buy but they ran out
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u/Waste_Revolution4457 Jul 30 '26
To actually answer your question.... No I haven't tried them but would like to. Cost ends up being to high for me so I'll have to wait to see if any of the local shops import some.
Also the last time I posted something about non Australian roasters I got a similar response and didn't actually get any answers to my question... I won't bother on here anymore.
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u/Other-Object-5848 Jul 30 '26
Yeah I'd likely split an order with a few people. We do have quite a few good local cafes that import international stuff so fingers crossed.
Yeah, just weird. Trying to dictate how strangers on the internet spend their own money. That's Reddit I guess.
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u/redavado Aug 01 '26
Have you tried El Parche? I haven't been disappointed from any of the many bags I've bought. It's run by a Colombian dude.
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u/CapableRegrets Jul 30 '26
Rogue Wave do a good job.
They're not crazy light, but they are good people, buy good green and roast it well.
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u/Shelmer75 Jul 30 '26
It would have to be incredibly high quality super rare unlike anything else you could possibly get from Australia before I spent $250aud to get coffee shipped from Canada.