About the Buck

Shantyboat Hymns Limited Release Blend

Shantyboat Hymns is a limited edition coffee blend locally roasted by Young Buck Coffee in Jacksonville to accompany artist Jim Draper's new book, Shantyboat Stories. This blend features fair trade, dark roasted Brazil and light roasted Ethiopia specialty coffees. Available everywhere Jim's book is sold.
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Tanzania is now called Bellyrub

The story of Young Buck’s single origin Tanzania from the Lyamungo estate near Mount Kilimanjaro, named Bellyrub after the work of playwright and poet Amiri Baraka. Specialty coffee roasted medium-light in Jacksonville FL. 
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Origin Story and the Continuing Legacy of Young Buck Coffee

The timeline of events starting with Young Buck Coffee founder, Ryan Fletcher learning to roast coffee and starting the business in Jacksonville, developing flavor profiles with roaster Stephen Ezell, and passing the torch to current owner, Jon Bosworth.
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