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Notes from the Cupping Table: July 2025

By Lauren Lathrop

For several weeks over this spring and early summer, we were tasting a lot of unusual coffees. Many of those coffees were below the threshold...

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(Unsolicited) advice to beef up skinny credit

By Angie Davis

I recently worked with a young roasting company that was growing fast. Their coffee was dialed in, their wholesale accounts were expanding, and they were...

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Notes from the Cupping Table: June 2025

By Lauren Lathrop

In June, a month that has 30 days, we cupped 30 coffees. I wish this had been on purpose, or it was the result of...

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Notes from the Cupping Table: May 2025

By Lauren Lathrop

This May, our sensory team evaluated 43 coffees and two unique chicories (more on those later). This is a fairly average number of cups for...

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Notes from the Cupping Table: April 2025

By Lauren Lathrop

At the very beginning of this year, I was already worrying about our busy Spring. I was thinking about teaching 5 new classes at our...

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Say Hello to a New Affordable Green Coffee Blend, Shop Dog!

By Lauren Lathrop

Green coffee prices have been on the rise since the beginning of this year. Climate-related issues in major producing countries, new tariff taxes on green...

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Notes from the Cupping Table: Green Samples from Coffee Fest New York

By Lauren Lathrop

For this monthly cupping recap, we're sharing a rundown of all the green coffee samples that we brought back from Coffee Fest New York. Trade...

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Mill City Roasters takes on Leaderboard

By Lauren Lathrop

Last month, the roasting and sensory team here at Mill City had a chance to test their coffee tasting and identification skills with season 17...

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Notes from the Cupping Table: February 2025

By Lauren Lathrop

The shortest month of the year held up to its reputation and flew by in the blink of an eye. Before I could put down...

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Coffee Fest Kicks-off in NYC

By Lauren Lathrop

Mill City Roasters is returning to Coffee Fest New York this March 23-25 for our third year as the official Roasting Education Sponsor of Coffee...

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Ethiopia Guji Arsosala: A surprising green coffee offering

By Sam Thomas

Ethiopia Guji Arsosala Washed New in the roastery at Mill City is a washed offering from the Arsosala washing station in the Guji region of...

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40-pound Green Coffee Offerings: A cost-effective way to source

By Lauren Lathrop

An answer to uncertainty Beginning this week, we'll be offering some of our best-selling coffee blends and single-origin offerings in a larger, 40-lb box format....

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Notes from the Cupping Table: January 2025

By Lauren Lathrop

It's the beginning of a new year here at Mill City Roasters, and we're already off to a great start. This January, we hosted our...

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What to Expect from the Advanced Roasting Workshop

By Lauren Lathrop

New for 2025: Advanced Roasting Workshop (Previously named Roasting 201) Registration for our new Advanced Roasting Workshop is now open. This advanced-level roasting course will...

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Selecting the Best Cupping Room

By Lauren Lathrop

A dedicated cupping space is a crucial element of a production roastery. It is the area where you and your team will evaluate production and sample roasts...

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