As a predecessor to our current business venture, Stone Wildfire began in 1992.

Originally this business was owned and operated by married couple, Philip and Andrea Stone. Business included leasing fire equipment to the U.S.F.S, contract slash burning; tree thinning and timber stand improvements.

Stone Wildfire ran simultaneously to the Stone's other ventures until 2008.

Philip and Andrea opened a drive-thru espresso trailer in 1995, in Baker City.

There were no additional employees, and the two of them found some success with the first Cappuccino Cowboy location, enough to expand the business further!

In January of 1996, Philip and Andrea decided to bring Jason Stone, Philip's brother into the business as a partner.

Cappuccino Cowboy was ready to expand to a new location, and the Stones found the perfect place on Campbell Street in Baker City, where the Baker Sorbenots still stands today.

This location opened on March 20th, 1996, and the trailer closed shortly after.

November 1996 saw a lot of huge developments for the Stones and their businesses.

A second Cappuccino Cowboy was put in La Grande, and they opened Little Joe's Cafe in Baker City, named after Philip & Andrea's first daughter.

Within Little Joe's was La Dolce Vita Roasters, a coffee roasting operation ran by Philip and Jason's mother Donna Stone, who created specialty coffee roasts for Cappuccino Cowboy, Little Joe's, and for direct sale.

Cappuccino Cowboy expanded to Ontario, Oregon

Before any further expansions, the Stones decided to rebrand the business to something unique.

They went through many options but settled on "Sorbenots," the name inspired by the Eltrym Theater in Baker City.

The Eltrym gets its name from the name Myrtle spelled backwards.

Therefore, Sorbenots is "Stone Bros" spelled backwards, but the name moved us forwards!

After rebranding to Sorbenots, the decision was made to continue expanding the business, and the next stop was Pendleton, Oregon.

In quick succession after Pendleton, Sorbenots expanded to Hermstion, Oregon, a quickly growing town at the time!

The Stones were honored to be recognized by Baker City for the work they had put into getting their business off the ground.

For ten years, Sorbenots saw stable growth!

There were two attempts at expansion that didn't quite take off, but Sorbenots continued to develop their business as both sets of Stones continued to raise their families within the business.

The business officially reached 20 years old!

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Over those 20 years, the Stones raised their families, and by 2015, their kids had begun working in the business in a variety of ways, from roasting coffee, to assisting in the bakery, to building their eCommerce site (where you're reading this now!).

To celebrate 20 years, we created commemorative 20 year hydroflasks - an endeavor that would lead to many unique and exciting engraved hydroflask designs!

In 2016, Sorbenots began developing our own cold brew, using our in-house roasted house blend, and we started serving it at all 5 Sorbenots coffee locations. Since then, Jason and Phil have continued refining our cold-brew process.

We redesigned the exterior of all Sorbenots locations to fit the same standards with color and style.

We hope you enjoy the designs as much as we do!

Sorbenots celebrated it's 30th anniversary with merchandise, celebratory designs, and a recreation of our 1995 menu.

After development for many years, Jason and Phil developed our house-made cold brew that we use in all our cafe locations into a shelf-stable product: Instant Freeze-Dried Cold Brewed Coffee.

Currently available in both Regular and Decaf varieties, this coffee provides a convenient cup of coffee without sacrificing flavor.