Distant Lands Coffee

distant lands coffee roasts its own beans, and that single fact changes what you're getting into before you've ordered anything. most places in tyler source from someone else and call it a day. out on state hwy 64, this one doesn't. roasting in-house means the coffee moving through the shop has a shorter chain between origin and cup, and you can feel that in the consistency of what lands in front of you. there's no pretending otherwise when the roasting operation is right there in the business. locals have caught on, which is why the reputation here has grown steadily without much outside noise driving it. if you make the drive out to the 75704 end of tyler, start with whatever's coming off the roaster freshest that week.