As you sit sipping your delicious cup of Skookum Blend, you may be wondering where the name came from. Here’s a brief rundown on the meaning of the word and why it works so well to describe that delicious drink in your hand.
Skookum can be used as either a noun or an adjective. While rarely used as a noun anymore, it can describe, according to the Oxford Dictionary, “a street party or trade fair.” And the Miriam Webster dictionary lists the noun definition as “an evil spirit.” Very interesting!
But we are more interested in the use of the word as an adjective. In this sense, skookum 
means “strong/great” in the old Chinook parlance. And that’s the perfect description for our Skookum blend — a blend as big, bold and natural as the Great Northwest. With its Full City Roast, full-bodied, sweet, roasted flavor profile, this is Kaupy Kahkwa Koosah (Coffee Like Heaven™)! And decaf drinkers rejoice–it comes in decaf!