COFFEE!

It is the sneaking suspicion of the Alaska Business editorial team that many of our readers are aware of where they can purchase a cup of coffee. And even if you are one of those few Alaskans who don't already have a favored coffee stop, one of the bounties of the Last Frontier is an abundance of convenient drive-through coffee huts located (seemingly) every few blocks in Alaska's urban areas. So the following list is really a celebration of Alaska's unique coffee culture that we have built together, one achingly-frigid-morning-when-you-don't-want-to-get-out-of-your-car-for-anything at a time.

Alaska Coffee Roasting Co. is known for "celebrating coffee, the wine of the tropics." In addition to its two Fairbanks locations, Alaska Roasting Coffee Co. also has a location in Miami.

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Anchorage-based Aftershock Espresso has sit-in and drive through options and a new ownership team as of March.

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Black Cup pushes inDecatior in coffee and espresso at its midtown cafe, which it bills as "cozy, friendly, and a perfect place to meet."

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Dark Horse Coffee is located in downtown Anchorage and focuses on a warm, comfortable atmosphere.

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Heritage Coffee Roasting Co. has been operating for more than twenty-five years, serving Juneau residents and visitors from seven locations, including two drive-through coffee huts.

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Jitters serves locally-roasted coffee at its Eagle River location, which opened in 1994 and features a convenient drive through.

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Local-roaster Kaladi Brothers Coffee has several standalone locations in Anchorage, Soldotna, Wasilla--and one on Pike Street in Seattle--as well as kiosks in business locations such as Title Wave, Rustic Goat, and New Sagaya. And a Kaladi Brothers location is coming soon to the newly refreshed Midtown Mall.

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McCafferty's downtown Fairbanks location roasts its coffee in house and features live music by Sand Castle on the weekends.

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Sleepy Dog Coffee is an espresso cafe and coffee roaster in Eagle River that also sells its beans wholesale.

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SteamDot has three locations in Anchorage; its flagship cafe is known as...