Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Tully’s Coffee Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2004 (the “Report”), I, Anthony J. Gioia, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/    ANTHONY J. GIOIA        

Anthony J. Gioia

President and Chief Executive Officer

June 28, 2004