A Roaster’s Secret Blend: Will You Try the Unlikely Coffee Experiment?
Real talk: Coffee roasters live by the mantra “less is more,” but this year’s supply chain chaos has flipped the script. A US-based roaster is stuck with a mountain of green coffee samples—twice the usual amount, spanning origins from Sumatra to India. Organic, yes, but the sheer volume has turned into a logistical puzzle. The plan? Wait until they’ve amassed 20-30lbs of samples from multiple regions, then roast them as a single pre-roast blend. It’s a gamble, a collision of flavors that’ll likely taste like a science experiment gone wild. The idea? To create something rare and fleeting. Blending Sumatra’s…
