
Highland
Central America & Africa · Washed + Natural
Silk · Bright · Floral · Smooth
Kalita Wave · French Press · Espresso
Edwardsville, IL · Small-Batch Roasted Coffee
Inspired by our Scottish roots.
Eight roasts · Seven origins · One roaster Every bean roasted by hand in Edwardsville, IL.
The current lineup
Every roast is named after a Scottish place or character, and matched to a recommended brew method. The full small-batch portfolio, in heavy rotation.

Central America & Africa · Washed + Natural
Silk · Bright · Floral · Smooth
Kalita Wave · French Press · Espresso

Central America & Indonesia · Fully Washed + Wet Hulled
Nutty · Earthy
Drip · Chemex · Espresso

South America & Africa · Curated blend
Complex · Full · Legend
Chemex · French Press · AeroPress

Ethiopian / Sumatra Blend
Floral · Earthy · Brown Sugar
Drip · Espresso · AeroPress

Africa · Roasted a touch longer than usual
Blooming · Smoky · Rose
Kalita Wave · Cold Brew · Drip

Central & South America · Bourbon varietal
Sweet · Cocoa
Kalita Wave · Turkish · Percolator

Central America · Single-origin Natural
Bright · Cherry Chocolate · Sweet
Cold Brew · Drip · Clever

Colombia · Sugarcane decaffeination
Chocolate · Nutty · Rough
Drip · Percolator · Espresso
Our goal is to take each bean to a different place via temperature, bean, and process. Our end game is to develop bold flavor in all roast levels and take you somewhere different with each cup.
Plaid Coffee Roasters
Our story
Plaid Coffee is owned and run by Goodner, her son Trevor Taynor (the roaster), and her daughter Brooklyn Bertels. Our heritage is Scottish and Irish, and Scotland is a place the family has loved. Every roast is named for a place or character from that map.
Trevor also runs 222 Artisan Bakery, where the espresso bar is poured from a Plaid roast every day. A new dedicated Plaid shop is being built at 463 E Vandalia Street, in the historic Hi-Way Café building on Route 66.
Our beans
Our beans are sourced from all over the world, picked for their best representation of how they react to each specific roast. We constantly fine-tune to reach the inspiration we have for each concept.
Coffee for your business
If you want coffee for your company, your restaurant, or your cafe, we have the roasts plus the equipment and supplies to back them up. Reach out and we’ll figure out what your program needs.
Where to buy
Today, Plaid is poured and stocked at two Edwardsville retailers and two regional farmers markets. A dedicated Plaid shop on Vandalia Street is in construction.
The bakery Trevor also runs. Bags on the shelf and a Plaid roast on every espresso ticket.
Retail bags plus a coffee-flavored ice cream we built together with the Clementines team.
The Edwardsville farmers market. Find our stand on Saturday mornings during market season.
St. Louis' largest farmers market. Look for our stand among the producer rows on Saturday mornings.
The new Plaid shop. The family purchased the historic Hi-Way Café building in January 2023, and construction is ongoing. Visible roaster room, Scottish-leaning menu, and a coffee bar in the original room.
Frequently asked
Retail bags at 222 Artisan Bakery and Clementines Ice Creamery in Edwardsville. Saturday-morning farmers markets at Goshen Market (Edwardsville) and Tower Grove Saturday Market (St. Louis). Our own dedicated shop at 463 E Vandalia Street is in construction.
Plaid is owned by Goodner, her son Trevor Taynor, and her daughter Brooklyn Bertels. Trevor is the roaster, and he also runs 222 Artisan Bakery. Every Plaid bag is small-batch roasted by Trevor and the team.
Plaid is inspired by the family's Scottish and Irish heritage. As Goodner says, "Scotland is a place the family has loved." Each roast is named after a Scottish place or character: Highland, Isle of Islay, Loch, Pitlochry, Glasgow, Nessie, Big Ed (a nod to Edinburgh, Scotland's hilly capitol), and St. Andrews.
Yes. We sell wholesale coffee plus equipment and supplies. Email us at plaidcoffeeroasters@gmail.com or call (314) 495-7805 to set up an account.
Half-caf coffee is a blend of regular and decaffeinated coffee, giving you about half the caffeine of a full cup. Our 1/2 Caf Pitlochry blends our St. Andrews decaf with a fully washed Bourbon varietal for sweet cocoa notes.