Regalia Coffee: Rare Micro-Lots and Gesha from Long Island City

Regalia Coffee was co-founded in 2018 by Paolo and Chisato Maliksi in Long Island City, Queens, building on roasting work Paolo began a year earlier alongside coffee expert Scott Rao. Paolo, a classical musician turned roaster and international roasting instructor, brings a meticulous, technical ear to every batch. The roastery now operates out of a larger shared Queens facility equipped with a Diedrich, Mill City Roasters, and a Probat, serving both Regalia's own production and other roasters through toll-roasting services — a collective, craft-driven approach that shows up in the coffee itself.

Regalia's catalog is single-origin-heavy, built almost entirely around rare and specialty varieties — Gesha, Pacamara, Chiroso, Pink Bourbon, Sidra, Java, and Typica Mejorado — sourced from Colombia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, and Ecuador, supplemented by three espresso-oriented blends. This is a collector-leaning lineup: expect unusual, extended-fermentation processing, high price points on the rarest lots, and a house style built around varietal expression rather than everyday drinking. CoffeeByMe's AI recommendation engine is especially useful here, helping match your palate to the right entry point across a catalog that ranges from accessible washed lots to genuinely rare micro-lots.

Single Origins

Blends

Roast Profile & Flavor Range

Regalia's single-origin catalog is overwhelmingly light to light-medium (roast levels 2–3), a deliberate choice to showcase varietal rarity and processing nuance rather than roast character — acidity runs consistently bright with a light-to-medium body throughout. Flavor themes trend toward unusual, candy- and dessert-adjacent descriptors layered over classic fruit and floral notes: stone fruit, tangerine and citrus, jasmine and floral tea, and occasional winey complexity from extended and anaerobic fermentation. Two dark-roasted espresso blends provide a syrupy, sweetness-forward counterpoint built for milk drinks. Origins span Colombia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, and Ecuador, with a clear emphasis on rare varieties and micro-lots. Pricing reflects that collector orientation, running from around $24 for approachable washed lots up to the low $40s for the rarest Gesha micro-lots, in 10.6oz bags.

Why Buy Regalia Coffee

• Rare-varietal specialists: Gesha, Pacamara, Chiroso, and Pink Bourbon lots appear across the catalog — hard-to-find varieties presented with real depth and technical care.

• Consistently light, high-clarity roasting: nearly every single origin sits at roast level 2 or 3, preserving delicate floral and fruit character.

• Small-batch, shared-roastery craft: Regalia roasts from a dedicated Queens facility built around close attention to each micro-lot.

• Two dark, milk-friendly blends for balance: for drinkers who want sweetness and body rather than clarity, the espresso blends offer a contrasting entry point. Let CoffeeByMe's AI recommendations help you navigate the range from everyday washed lots to collector-tier Gesha.

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