Dawson Taylor Coffee Roasters was founded in 1995 when Dave and Cindy Ledgard sensed a need for a local specialty coffee roaster in Boise. The company, named after their son, Dawson Taylor, was founded with a mission to create exceptional quality coffees in an artisanal manner.
Over 20 years later Dawson Taylor Coffee Roasters has stayed true to this mission while forming an amazing connection with the community. We firmly believe coffee is much more than a drink and has a unique ability to bring the community together to do good.
Like a fine wine, coffee can provide an amazing flavor experience from fruits and berries to chocolates and beyond. It’s with this knowledge that we take great pride intentionally sourcing coffees and taking care to profile roast each and every batch. We continue to roast coffees hands on with European-style drum roasters, ensuring the farmer’s hard work shines on in each cup.
We invite you to explore coffee’s limitless potential with us, share it with others and most of all, enjoy the experience.
Aaron
Favorite Coffee: Always changing! Preferably something from Kenya or Ethiopia, but I’m also a sucker for a delicious bright and sweet Colombian!
Coolest aspect of your job? Trying amazing coffees from around the world and realizing the flavor potential of coffee.
Dawson Taylor Superpower: Tracking down unique green coffee and figuring out how to bring out the best characteristics
What do you enjoy when not working? Exploring the vast amounts of singletrack and gravel roads Idaho has to offer.
Max
Favorite Coffee/Brew Combo:
Colombia Bubble Gum / V60 Pour over
What do you enjoy when not working?
Spending time with my wife Emily and my dog Babs. Also skiing. I really like skiing.
DT Superpower:
My ability to give firm handshakes all day every day with superhuman endurance.
Food that makes your heart sing?
Any of the meat I can’t pronounce from Campo’s Market.
Jason
Favorite Coffee/Brew Combo: Kenya Baragwi Kariru Chemex Paper Filter
Superpower: Warehouse Guru, Roasting Wizard
Favorite book/podcast? Magister Ludi
Coolest aspect of your job? Working with Boise's finest
Dodds
Favorite Coffee/Brew Combo: Misty Valley Pour Over
Superpower: Other than peerless table-wiping skills, my definitive powers are check-writing and wondering "could we?"
Food that makes your heart sing? Anything on a table full of family and friends, but especially Alex Cardoza's Snake River Farms brisket
What do you enjoy when not working? Discovering
Mark
Favorite Coffee: Our Organic Peru Cafe Femenino
Dawson Taylor Superpower: Latte art (sometimes) and quoting Taylor Swift lyrics
The Coolest Aspect of your job: Getting to work with my best friends
What do you enjoy when not working: Drawing, cooking, and going on adventures with friends
Kitt
Favorite Coffee: Iced Matcha with oat milk and honey
Dawson Taylor Superpower: I laugh easily
The Coolest Aspect of your job: Becoming friends with my co-workers and people in the community.
What do you enjoy when not working: Riding my bike, spending time with friends, reading, and cooking.
Pat
Favorite Coffee: Misty Valley
Dawson Taylor Superpower: Serving coffee and friendship
If you could have any car, what would you drive? Magic School Bus
Favorite sport to watch? Monster Trucks
Anthony
Favorite Coffee: My favorite is Ripple. It is really well balanced and super juicy.
Dawson Taylor Superpower: I pride myself in my organizational skills and inventory management.
The Coolest Aspect of your job: I get to lead an amazing team that keeps thousands of people in the area well caffeinated.
What do you enjoy when not working: I spend as much time outside as possible. Kayaking during the summer, and snowboarding during the winter.
Ty
Favorite Coffee/Brew Combo: Ethiopian coffees. Chemex is amazing.
Superpower: Warehouse magician with a magical apron
What do you enjoy when not working: Playing guitar and spending time with my son and husky.
Invisibility or Ability to Fly? I would choose flight because plane tickets are expensive. I could further investigate any UFO sightings.
Devin
Favorite Coffee: Drip coffee from Mexico or Ethiopia
Dawson Taylor Superpower: Mad navigational skills in the DT van
The Coolest Aspect of your job: Being a part of our awesome team of people!
What do you enjoy when not work: Hiking, reading, movies, traveling when I can afford it, being mediocre at fantasy football, occasionally attempting some photography, and most importantly, spending time with my daughter!
Dylann
Favorite Coffee: A honey almond milk latte with lots of cinnamon
Dawson Taylor Superpower: Making bear lattes (just kidding we will roll with it)
The Coolest Aspect of your job: Making so many cool friends
What do you enjoy when not work: I love thrifting, rock climbing, gardening, and watching romcoms!
Shane
Superpower:
Service Manager
Favorite Coffee:
Backcountry Blend on batch brew
What do you enjoy when not working?
Blacksmithing
Favorite outdoor activity?
Hunting and fishing
Keaton
Favorite Coffee: Generally, a South American light-roast pour-over
Food that makes your heart sing? Tamales
Coolest aspect of your job? Interacting with other coffee lovers
What do you enjoy when not working? Tennis. I coached and played, and now I play and try not to get hurt.
Patience
Favorite Coffee: Dirty
Chai with oat milk
Dawson Taylor Superpower: Being
able to carry 8 gallons of milk at once
The Coolest Aspect of your job: Getting to make people's
days better
What do you enjoy when not working: Reading and rock
climbing
Jenna
Favorite Coffee: Nitro Cold Brew
If you could have any car, what would you drive? A van!
Favorite sport to watch? Winter Olympics
What do you enjoy when you are not working? Kayaking, skiing, running
Alexa
Favorite Coffee/Brew Combo: Colombia Milton Bolanos on Hario V60
Dawson Taylor Superpower: Roaster / Recycling Queen
Food that makes your heart sing? Cheese and pickles. Not necessarily together, but maybe together?
Narnia or Hogwarts? Both, because duh!!
Abbey
Favorite Coffee/Brew Combo: Always changing, but loving our Colombia Bubble Gum on my V60
Superpower: The fact that I can use "totally" & "100 years ago" in almost all sentences.
Coolest aspect of your job? Selling an amazing product that brings so many incredible co-workers and customers together to form the DT family.
Narnia or Hogwarts? Narnia, I've always wanted to travel through Narnia with Aslan and Mr Tummus since my dad first read me the books as a little girl.
Dawson
The Dawson Taylor Ledgard
Favorite Coffee: Pour over of Guji
Dawson Taylor Superpower: Office/restaurant packager
Favorite sport to watch: Hockey, grew up watching and playing it
Ultimate travel locale: Costa Rica
Stephen
Favorite Coffee: Colombian Vientos del Pacifico
Dawson Taylor Superpower: Immaculate puns and rhymes, consulting in the coffee space using CAD/design programs and making fast friends with everyone on the DTCR client list.
The Coolest Aspect of your job: Meeting new people and situations every day in the field. Finding new perspectives keeps me motivated.
What do you enjoy when not working: Ultra running, paddling, audio production and adventures with my Duck Toller Frankie keeps me busy.
Sarah
Favorite Coffee: Organic Peru
Dawson Taylor Superpower: Queen of organization
The Coolest Aspect of your job: my coworkers are my best friends <3
What do you enjoy when not working: Hanging with my dog and training at the gym!
Amanda
Favorite Coffee: Our Organic Peru Cafe Femenino
Dawson Taylor Superpower: Helping other people find their superpowers
The Coolest Aspect of your job: Spending my days learning and teaching
What do you enjoy when not working: Reading, writing letters, and smiling
Alanis
Favorite Coffee: Iced Caramel Macchiato with oat milk
Dawson Taylor Superpower: Customer conversations
The Coolest Aspect of your job: Interacting with coworkers and customers
What do you enjoy when not working: Reading and plants
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