The Roasting Process

There are always several grades of coffee from each country of origin; we specify only the best, based of cupping notes, and the experience of our brokers. We always start with the freshest new crop green coffee beans that our broker/importer has to offer.

We roast our coffee in a Sivetz fluid bed roaster (what did you say about a bed?) a fluid bed is created by a superheated stream of air. (Air acts like a fluid inside the roast chamber). With this type of roaster we achieve a very clean roast, all the chaff, dust and coffee bag fibers are removed, which prevents odors or tainted flavors in the finished roast.

We set a target finish temperature for each type or style of coffee. All of our "countries of origin coffees" are roasted to the same temperature so that the individual aromas and flavors can be savored. I feel that this levels the playing field so that you can easily detect the differences between a mild Colombia, and more aromatic Kenya, or Celebes. Because of our roasting style our coffee always has bright mocha aroma.

If you like a full flavored, true to type coffee, I know you will love coffee from The Spice Merchant & Company.