Tag: Micro Roasters

Brooklyn’s Luft Coffee

The new local roasters serving up small batches at an internet radio station

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About five years ago, Blair Smith’s twice-a-day coffee pitstop at NYC’s Kaffe 1668 led to him striking up a friendship with barista Justin Rodriguez behind the counter. Smith then met mobile developer Aaron Sutula in a coffee seminar held by an espresso machine company. “I took a day off of work to go,” remembers Sutula. “And Blair was the only other person who also took …

Anthology Coffee, Detroit

The small-batch roaster's single-origin offerings are a new favorite

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While in Detroit for this week’s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), we took a break from previewing Ford GT supercars and Buick’s Avista concept coupe to get our dose of caffeine: a few bags of single-origin, freshly roasted Anthology Coffee. Founded by Josh Longsdorf, the Detroit-based micro-roaster keeps things small, keeping a tight hold on quality. He sources from small farms, like washed coffee …