I’m Janice Kuz, and after more than 20 years in hospo and almost a decade of slinging exceptional coffee at The Nines in Maroochydore, I can tell you straight up, unique coffee blends are one of the secret weapons behind our "We Don’t Do Boring" philosophy.

When I opened The Nines, I wanted a café that felt bigger, bolder, and more fun than the usual. The name is a cheeky nod to being "dressed to the nines", and that carries through to everything, especially our coffee. A blend is not just random beans tossed together. It is more like a supergroup, where each coffee brings its own flavour, texture, and vibe to the cup.

The real magic, though, is consistency. Coffee harvests change with the seasons, but blending lets our local roaster, Tim Adams Specialty Coffee, tweak the recipe with fresh crops while keeping that signature flavour you love. It means your flat white on a Monday tastes just as next-level as your oat latte on a Saturday, even though the beans in the background might have shifted a little.

Our crew and our regulars are serious about the good stuff. Whether you are ducking in on the school drop-off run, setting up with your laptop for a few hours, or rolling in with the brunch crew, that first sip should hit different. Smooth, rich, perfectly balanced, with enough character to wake you up without smacking you in the face.

There is something a bit ritual about that first coffee at The Nines. You hear the grinder, the milk steaming, the clink of cups, then you sit down and finally get that first sip of the Vintage Black blend. That is the experience we chase every day. We do not just do coffee, we do your new favourite coffee.

Our blend is crafted to play nicely with real life. It is bold enough to cut through a creamy flat white, smooth enough for a long black, and still holds its own iced or poured over one of our fun cold foams. Pair it with a full-send brekkie like the Big Boi Brekky or a sweet stack of pancakes loaded with maple bacon bits and grilled banana, and you will see exactly why we say we do not do boring.

If you want to peek behind the scenes of the beans we use, have a read of The Daily Grind: Your Guide to Maroochydore's Finest Coffee Beans , then come in and taste it for yourself.

When it comes to coffee at The Nines, we are all about that full-send flavour, the kind that powers school runs, salty-haired locals, and long brunch catch ups. For us, unique coffee blends are not some buzzword, they're how we make sure every cup that hits your table has that same "yep, that’s The Nines" vibe.

Our Vintage Black blend is roasted by local legend Tim Adams Specialty Coffee on the Sunshine Coast. We've worked with their crew for years, and they know exactly what we are chasing, a blend that holds its own in everything from a strong long black to a frothy cappuccino or an iced latte smashed with a pancake stack. Behind the scenes, there is a heap of work that goes into keeping that flavour consistent, even when the seasons change.

The journey from bean to brilliant brew is not just "pick a bean, roast it, hope for the best". Origin, processing method, roast profile, all of it matters. Blending is where they take those individual personalities and turn them into something reliable and signature for The Nines.

If you are keen to nerd out on beans a bit more, you can dive into The Daily Grind: Your Guide to Maroochydore's Finest Coffee Beans , then come in and let our baristas show you what those beans can really do.

Here is the quick version, in proper café speak. A single origin coffee is your solo artist. One region, one vibe, often super interesting and sometimes a bit moody depending on the season. Great for a filter or when you are in the mood to taste all the quirky notes.

A blend is our supergroup. It is a thoughtful combo of coffees, usually two to four origins, that are chosen to back each other up. You might get the chocolatey, nutty backbone from a Latin American coffee, a bit of brightness from an African origin, and a smooth body that holds steady in milk. That is how you end up with a flat white that tastes like a modern classic every single time.

For a busy café like The Nines, with regulars who rock up every week for the same order, this is huge. Coffee is a crop, so flavour can change from harvest to harvest. Blending lets Tim and the team tweak what goes into Vintage Black across the year, while we keep pulling shots that taste like the coffee you fell in love with.

Here at The Nines, our house coffee is the Vintage Black blend by Tim Adams Specialty Coffee. We locked this in because it ticks all the boxes for our style of menu and our "We Don’t Do Boring" philosophy.

Behind the scenes, it starts with sourcing beans that meet our standards for flavour and feel good to serve, then the Tim Adams crew sample roast each origin so they can taste exactly what it brings to the table. During cupping, they are checking aroma, acidity, body, sweetness, and all those little notes that most people just feel as "this tastes damn good".

Once they have found the right combo for Vintage Black, each component is roasted separately to its sweet spot, then blended after roasting. That means the chocolate notes stay chocolatey, the nutty bits stay clean, and the structure of the blend stays strong enough to shine in a piccolo, an iced latte, or that quick takeaway flat white on your way to work.

On our side, the baristas dial in the blend every morning. We taste the shots, tweak the grind, and make sure the extraction is bang on, so what lands on your table matches the full-send flavours we are known for. Whether you are sipping a simple long black or pairing your latte with our Bacon Benny or Aussie Burg, that Vintage Black blend is doing a lot of heavy lifting in the background.

If you want to stalk the legends behind the beans, you can check out more about our local coffee partner , then come meet Vintage Black in person at The Nines.

Understanding how different elements impact your coffee can level up your daily ritual at The Nines and help you find "your" drink on our menu.

• Light Roasts: You will mostly spot these in more specialty filter or guest offerings, bright, sometimes fruity, and super expressive. Great if you like your coffee zippy and vibrant.
• Medium Roasts: This is the sweet spot for most of what we do. Our Vintage Black blend sits in that medium zone, which means you get body, balance, and those chocolatey, nutty notes that work perfectly with milk and our big brekkie feeds.
• Dark Roasts: Think bold, roasty, and smoky. Not our daily driver for espresso at The Nines, because we prefer layered flavours over straight-up bitterness.

So how do you pick your go to? Start with how you like to drink your coffee and what you are pairing it with:

• Going savoury with a Big Boi Brekky or On A Roll (GFO) , a flat white, latte, or long black with Vintage Black is a safe bet that always hits.
• Smashing a Bacon Benny or Smoked Salmon Benny , try something that lets the sauce and eggs shine, like a piccolo, cappuccino, or even an oat latte if you are dairy free.
• Leaning sweet with our fluffy pancake stack (V) or house waffle (V) , a smooth flat white, mocha, or one of our frappes is a total nom nom combo.

The easiest way to taste this blend at its best is to let our baristas handle it. We dial in our machines every morning and keep tasting through the day so every shot of Vintage Black lands just right.

For more ideas on how to pair your coffee with your feed, check out our guide on Coffee Pairing Ideas: Your Guide to Elevating Every Sip and Bite , or jump straight to our menu to plan your next visit.

Here at The Nines Emporium in Maroochydore, we are not just pouring coffee, we are building those little daily rituals that keep you going. Since 2015, our philosophy, "We Don’t Do Boring", has shaped everything from the way we plate our pancake stacks to the way we serve our unique coffee blends .

We have taken you behind the scenes of our Vintage Black house blend, the partnership with local roaster Tim Adams, and the work that goes into keeping your coffee consistent, expressive, and next level good all year round. It is the same energy we bring to our food, from the Benny Trilogy and Big Boi Brekky to the Aussie Burg, pumpkin salad, and those ridiculous monthly specials that our team dreams up.

Our café at The Nines Emporium is cosy, bustling, and full of regulars, remote workers, families, and brunch crews who have made us part of their routine. We are open from 7 am to 3 pm, seven days a week, kitchen closing 30 minutes prior, so you can lock in your caffeine and brekkie fix whenever it suits. Furry mates are welcome in our dog friendly spaces too.

Whether you are a coffee nerd or you just want a damn good flat white to go with your Eggs Benny, your perfect cup is waiting here. Have a scroll through our menu , follow us on socials to catch the latest coffee and pancake specials, then swing by Shop 17A, Sunshine Homemaker Centre, 100 Maroochydore Rd, Maroochydore for the real thing. Your new favourite coffee is ready when you are.