New Roaster- Armeno Coffee Roasters of Northborough MA

 

 

 

 

• Posted by Scott Lush
• Wed, 06/02/2010 - 20:32

Armeno Coffee Roasters must be one of the coolest places to work in the coffee business.

It's housed in a former grain mill that sits atop a stream in Northborough MA.

It's a huge old wooden framed building.  Bags of green coffee are everywhere.  Since Armeno's is in a rural area it vents the smoke from its two large Deidrich roasters straight out the back.  You can smell Armeno's for minutes all around. 

I visited Armeno's and met with roaster-owner John Park before we signed with him for ROASTe.

He's passionate about roasting.  He roasts about 70 different varieties.  That's huge for a rural coffee roaster.  The day I arrived he was roasting his Wachusetts blend, followed by his Sumatran and a Papua New Guinea.    For a roaster in a rural area he has an amazing variety of coffees.  We're carrying his most popular and interesting coffees on ROASTe.com.   Roaster John is a big fan of the Red Sox and the New England Patriots.  There are sports memorabilia all around the barn.

Some of the most interesting Armeno's coffees are now on ROASTe:

- Costa Rica La Minita Tarrazu.  Has a terrific floral aroma and citrusy flavor.

- Indian Mysore Nuggets:  lower brightness (acidity) and more earthiness than even a Sumatran coffee.

- Wachusett Viennese Blend:  a mixture of beans from Costa Rica, Papua New Guinea and Sumatra

- 2 coffees from Maui, Hawaii.  The coffee beans are so small that they look like lentil beans.  They are PACKED with flavor -- like a peaberry times two.