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Cartel Roasting Co

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About Cartel Roasting Co

Cartel Roasting Co is a specialty coffee roaster in Scottsdale, Arizona with 8 coffees in their catalogue, sourcing from Kenya, Rwanda and Colombia. Their lineup spans growing regions such as Huila, Kiambu and Nyamasheke and washed processing. Common tasting notes include dark chocolate, mandarin orange and agave. Offers wholesale to cafés and businesses; it also runs a coffee subscription.

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About

Cartel Roasting Co. is a community-owned coffee company based in the Phoenix-Scottsdale area, known for sourcing and roasting award-winning coffees with an emphasis on connection, quality, and shared growth.[1] Founded in 2008, it has built a business around specialty coffee that spans cafés, wholesale, and subscriptions.[5][4] Its offerings highlight a global sourcing approach, including single-origin coffees such as a Huila, Colombia release from the Aguablanca Wet Mill Project.[3] The company’s editorial profile is defined less by branding flash than by a clear focus on transparency, community ownership, and carefully selected coffees.[1][3]

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What Cartel Roasting Co Roasts

Blend Forty Eight
Huilamedium roast

mandarin orange, dark chocolate, agave

Burundi Nkanda
washed

nectarine, guava, dark chocolate

Cold Brew

chocolate, navel orange

Desert City Dark
dark roast

macadamia nut, dark chocolate, black cherry

Double Star DecafColombia

graham cracker, molasses, lime

Give Back Blend: My Friend's Place

dried cranberry, nougat, almond

Kenya Ibonia Estate ABKenya
Kiambuwashed

blackberry, lemon, red wine

Rwanda Nyamasheke KanzuRwanda
Nyamasheke

blood orange, apricot, rhubarb

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Coffee Profile

Roast Levels

MediumDark

Flavor Notes

ChocolateNavel orangeNectarineGuavaDark chocolateBlackberryLemonRed wineBlood orangeApricotRhubarbDried cranberryNougatAlmondMandarin orangeAgaveMacadamia nutBlack cherryGraham crackerMolassesLime

Processing Methods

Washed

Services

Subscription AvailableWholesaleEducation / Classes

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