Trade is a multi-roaster subscription that sources coffee from independent roasters all over the country. It's great for someone looking for great specialty coffee with an interest in trying a number of different roasters and different roasting styles.

Tester: Chris Morocco , food director

This was the easiest subscription I have ever set up, and Trade did such a good job of hitting my preferences right in their sweet spot: medium roast, medium body, medium fruit…just medium all around. I have gotten stuck in the past, tasting the same coffees or coffee styles over and over, and after just two bags, I could tell this would be different.

I set up an order for one 12-oz. bag of whole beans every two weeks. The first bag was Atomic Roasters Space Cadet out of Peabody, MA, and my second bag was Sparrows Coffee, Harmony Series All Seasons Blend from Grand Rapids, MI.…