Death Wish Coffee Company, Saratoga Springs

After several years owning and working in coffee shops, Death Wish Coffee Company owner Mike Brown decided it was time to satisfy customers' requests for a highly caffeinated dark-roast coffee. But there was a problem: dark-roast coffees must be cooked longer to achieve their bold flavor, but a long roasting process cooks off most of the caffeine. To solve this dilemma, Mike spent weeks researching and traveling to find the perfect coffee formula.

Though it provides more caffeine in one cup than standard coffee can provide in two, Death Wish Coffee is a coffee first: it's bold and smooth, with all the complex aromas a dark roast is famous for. Fans can pacify their pounding hearts with the assurance that the coffee is not only tasty, but also organic and fairly traded.