If you’re the kind of person who’s always ordering the fun new seasonal pour-over option at your local craft coffee shop, or who hunts down rare bean varietals like it’s your job, Podium Coffee Club’s Podium Platinum is the coffee subscription for you. Founded in 2023, Podium is a relatively new kid on the block in the world of coffee subs. The concept? A subscription service that solely sends out coffees that have stood on the podium (hence the name) at a major US coffee competition. The brand’s Podium Platinum subscription focuses on coffees that are unique and experimental in some way, be it flavor-wise, varietal-wise, or through the processing technique used.

Testers: Noah Kaufman , senior commerce editor, and Alaina Chou , commerce writer

In the two months we’ve tested this service, we’ve received two bags of coffee that have lived up to that claim. The first bag was a light roast from Royal Flamingo Coffee , a micro-roaster based in Columbus, Ohio.…