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Numu Coffee
NUMU Coffee Ltd is a small-batch artisan coffee roaster based in Fox, Arkansas, specializing in roast-to-order specialty coffees for wholesale clients, with over 17 years of roasting experience.
Reviewed · 7US
Little Foot Coffee Roasters
Littlefoot Coffee Roasters is a Michigan-based specialty coffee roaster and wholesale provider founded in 2017 by Rosie Quasarano, Alex Burbo, and Mary Quasarano, operating out of Grandville, MI, where they roast small-batch coffee sourced directly from farmers across multiple origins.
Reviewed · 3Salida, US
Brown Dog Coffee Co.
Brown Dog Coffee Co. is a small-batch roaster and café based in Buena Vista, Colorado, that roasts all of its own coffee in-house and ships nationwide via subscription. The owner-operated business has been running for over 13 years and also produces all baked goods and food from scratch daily.
Reviewed · 5Singapore, Singapore
Apartment Coffee
Apartment Coffee is a specialty coffee café in Singapore ranked first in Asia and sixth globally on the 2025 World's Best Coffee Shops list, known for a hospitality-first approach with rotating monthly single-origin menus and a no-takeaway, time-limited seating model.
Reviewed · 6Woodstock, US
Abracadabra Coffee Co
Abracadabra Coffee Co. is a micro-roaster based in Woodstock, Vermont, specializing exclusively in single-origin, seasonally sourced coffees. Founded by co-owner and roaster Clint Hunt and a partner, the business grew out of a homesteading venture and operates a physical café out of a 1964 Shasta trailer at 35 Wayside Rd.
Reviewed · 3Deptford, US
Talk N Coffee
Talk N' Coffee is a small-batch specialty coffee roaster and retail store founded in 1992 by Steve Rohner in Deptford, NJ, roasting green arabica beans on-site in a custom 1,000-pound roaster.
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A Matter of Concrete
Rotterdam, Netherlands · Roasting since 2021
A Matter of Concrete brings an analytical edge to specialty coffee, building its reputation on the principle of decisions based on vision and hard data. Founded in Rotterdam in 2021 by Rob Clarijs—a Dutch barista with competition-stage recognition—it was his first solo venture, and selections are made through blind cuppings to strip bias from evaluation. Less than two years in, subscription service Bean Bros named it featured roaster for September 2022. The catalog spans entry-level espresso blends to high-price single-farm rarities, each tracked under a sequential numbering system. Sourcing reaches across Colombia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Ecuador, Brazil, Panama, and Costa Rica, with notable depth in Colombian microlots.
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Wendelboe-style Yirgacheffe
Hario V60
- coffee
- 15g
- water
- 250g
- off-boil
- 94 °C
- total
- 3:00
Medium-fine grind (Comandante ~22 clicks). Bloom 45g at 0:00, pour to 150g by 1:15, finish to 250g by 2:00.
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White Muscat Blended
To make a White Muscat Blended, combine white muscat base, milk, and ice in a blender and process until smooth and thick. The transcript for this video does not specify precise measurements, so quantities should be adjusted to taste and desired thickness. Pour into a chilled glass and serve immediately.
BeginnerBatch Brew · Pour-Over
Large-Batch Pour-Over
Use 40 g of ground coffee to 640 g of water at a 1:16 ratio. Water temperature should be around 88–96°C, adjusted for roast level — the video demonstrates 90°C for a medium roast. Bloom at 1:2 for 40 seconds, pour circles to 1:10, then switch to center pours: to 1:14 at the 2-minute mark and to 1:16 at 2 minutes 40 seconds. Target total brew time is 3 minutes 30 seconds.
Intermediate 3 min 30 sec (up to 4 min)Signature Cold Coffee Recipes · Cream whipping, blending, and layered assembly
3 Signature Coffee Drinks
Lavender On Cream tops cold brew (35 g) over ice (60 g) with pourable whipped cream made from a 1:2:5 ratio of sugar syrup (20 g), lavender syrup (40 g), and heavy cream (100 g). Good Morning Coconut blends coconut powder (80 g), condensed milk (40 g), milk (200 ml), and ice (300 g) with two espresso shots for two servings. Maldives Mojito assembles a mojito-base syrup (30 g), lemon juice (20 g), muscat concentrate (5 g), and sweet syrup (10 g) as a base, then layers it with ice (80 g), sparkling water (80 g), a color-changing gradient powder, and cold brew (20 g) per glass.
IntermediateShaken Espresso · Shake
Geisha Shakerato
Add 7–8 ice cubes and a double shot of Ethiopia Suma Geisha Natural espresso (measured to 20g) to a shaker, then add house-made bergamot roong syrup. Seal and shake vigorously, then pour 100g into a martini glass. Drink in slow, unhurried sips to experience the full floral aftertaste.
IntermediateSpecialty Hot Chocolate · Stovetop or Steam-Wand
Hot Frosty Chocolate
Combine 3 tablespoons of dark cocoa powder and 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of sweetened condensed milk with milk in an 8 oz mug. Heat on the stovetop until steaming, or use an espresso machine steam wand to steam and froth the mixture. Top with a generous amount of freshly whipped cream and dust with cocoa powder.
BeginnerLayered Iced Drink · Build / Layer
Three-Tone Blueberry Chocolate Latte
Dissolve about 1 tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder in roughly 4 oz of hot water for the chocolate layer. Stir together 2 oz of fresh milk and 1 oz of sweetened condensed milk for the middle layer. Build in a 16 oz ice-filled glass — blueberry puree first, then the milk mixture, then the chocolate on top — pouring each layer slowly to keep the bands separate.
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