ABOUT DRIFTLESS COFFEE!

Driftless Coffee is a coffee roasting company located in Elkader, Iowa. The owner and founder is Collin Holdsworth, Amateur Radio Operator K0NNK. Collin is a coffee enthusiast; ever since he was around 8 or 9, he has always liked coffee (especially the high-quality ones that his parents would buy). Once, at a garage sale, he set up a coffee stand and sold cups of coffee for $1 each, with the help of his dad.

Now, Collin is in his teenage years, loving ham radio, doing school, and selling some coffee!

The journey began when Collin wanted to create café-quality coffees. His initial goal was to make a perfect caramel iced latte. He tried for a while with his pour-over but was never fully successful. Then, he got a used espresso machine and started making great coffee. A while later, he began thinking about roasting coffee but never did any research. By this time, his mother’s friend, who was very particular about her coffee, came into town. Collin made her some very good coffee, and somewhere along those lines, he decided to start roasting coffee—so that’s exactly what he did! Collin ordered some raw coffee and decided to roast it! Now, he is selling it to people just like you!