‘The Evergreen’: How the Pacific Northwest is shaping coffee culture

By Crystal Ligori (OPB) and Sage Van Wing (OPB)
Sept. 3, 2024 5:53 p.m.
Since the early 1900’s, the Pacific Northwest has been on the forefront of global coffee culture.

Since the early 1900’s, the Pacific Northwest has been on the forefront of global coffee culture.

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When people think of the Pacific Northwest, along with gray skies and evergreen trees, coffee often comes to mind. That’s because some of the most iconic modern coffee brands — Starbucks, Stumptown, Dutch Bros — all call our region home. For a place that doesn’t even grow coffee, we’ve had an outsized influence on the global coffee culture and are continuing to shape its future. Crystal Ligori tells us the story.

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