“We have never visited Hilton Head, South Carolina,” stated Trey Wells, co-founder and coffee roaster at Island Joe’s Coffee, located in old town Key West, Florida, “but we have talked about it many times, yet it seems we are always roasting coffee, which is great, so we sent our representative - our coffee beans.”

Haig Point, Hilton Head, South Carolina is a private island just of the coast of South Carolina, between Hilton Head and Savannah, GA (HaigPoint.com).

With Haig Point offering upscale living for its residents, it seems only natural they should be offered some of the finest roasted gourmet coffee and espresso blends in the world, which Island Joe’s Coffee is the highest rated coffee roasting company in Florida with several gourmet coffee and espresso blends rating in the top 5% in the world, according to reviews by Kenneth Davids at coffee review.com, located in Berkeley, CA.

Scott Seger, Food and Beverage Director at Haig Point noted, “The Smuggler’s Brew was picked by our members and staff 5 out of 7 times in a blind tasting.”

“We promote head to head blind tasting with other coffee roasters around the world, as coffee is subject to one’s palette, “ Wells went on the say, “for example just recently in a blind tasting our ESE Espresso Pods rated 91 out of 100, which out rated some well known coffee roasters , which including Illy, Lavazza, Segafredo Zanetti and others from Italy and Brazil. But the bottom line is what does the consumer prefer.”

It seems many coffee connoisseurs around the world prefer IJS Coffee as their online business spans the globe with customers in Canada, Chile, England, Puerto Rico and all across the U.S., including Seattle, which in turn has caught the attention of major distributors and retailers, who now offer IJS Coffee to their customers I.e. Sysco Foods, Publix, Whole Foods Markets, Albertsons, Walgreens , Navy Exchange and others.

It seems the IJS Coffee family remains humble about their accomplishments in the coffee industry, as if you visit their shop in old town Key West, you will find a family member roasting the coffee, talking with customers and always offering coffee to taste. Wells said, “We realize one particular blend of ours will not satisfy all tastes, but if you spend a little time with one of us, we will feel one of our blends will find the right spot on your taste buds.”

So it seems, as some of Island Joe’s other coffee and espresso blends have found the right spot with some of the world’s leading coffee experts with some of their ratings bringing in high scores I.e. Island Joe’s Breakfast Blend , 91 out of 100, 90 Mile Stretch Espresso, 90 out of 100, Smuggler’s Brew, 88 out of 100, Black Flag Espresso, 90 out of 100 and Beemer’s Breakfast Blend rated 91 out of 100.

When ask about plans for the future of Island Joe’s Coffee, Wells responded , “We will stay true to our origins, we will grow slow and not sacrifice our quality for any reasons, including money and we will always roast by our motto - Born out of Necessity and Crafted with Passion - The Proof is in the Cup.”