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Habtamu's name has graced our menu all season, and this latest washed Guji is a limited lot with beautiful flavors of cranberry, rhubarb, and peach syrup. Perhaps half a dozen Ethiopian coffees we have this year are attributed to him, and we hope you're enjoying this bull market of washed Ethiopian…

Roasted just a touch darker than our filter version , this espresso roast makes fantastic straight shots and Americanos. This is the year of Habtamu! We roasted this gorgeous washed Ethiopian for our monthly subscribers in July, and now it's available for everyone. Ethiopia is having a banner year,…

Mulu Espresso is Prodigal's new seasonal blend, composed of 100% fresh Ethiopian washed & natural coffees, roasted just a touch darker for espresso. This is a super fun coffee, combining everything we love about classic Ethiopian flavors. Look for citrus and florals from the washed component and…

Finca El Tabor has graced our menu numerous times over the years, and we are excited to present this lot produced by Cesar Dario, son of past menu star Fabiola Ortega. This washed sidra has lovely red winey flavors of grape and cherry, with just a touch of process flavor. This coffee went out to…

Zuria is Prodigal's new seasonal blend, composed of fresh Ethiopian washed & natural coffees along with Colombian washed chiroso. The washed Ethiopian brings elegant, subtle fruit notes, while the natural brings the tropical fruit punch. The Colombian Chiroso, a darling variety quickly gaining…

Prodigal is absolutely thrilled to share this 2026 Honduras Cup of Excellence winning coffee! We were bowled over by the ripe, intense flavors of mango, rhubarb, and rum-raisin. Rising Honduran coffee star Fabio Antonio Caballero is making waves in specialty coffee. This gorgeous lot from his Las…

This is the green, unroasted version of our Habtamu Danche . This is the year of Habtamu! We roasted this gorgeous washed Ethiopian for our monthly subscribers in July, and now it's available for everyone. Ethiopia is having a banner year, and Habtamu is knocking it out of the park. We're loving…

This is the year of Habtamu! We roasted this gorgeous washed Ethiopian for our monthly subscribers in July, and now it's available for everyone. Ethiopia is having a banner year, and Habtamu is knocking it out of the park. We're loving this coffee's big, ripe apricot coupled with a touch of…

Komothai AB is a fresh crop Kenyan coffee that recently landed in the roastery. The arrival material barely missed Prodigal's strict cupping threshold, so we're selling it as green instead. This coffee features flavors of orange and cherry, and a bit of the typical Kenyan savoriness. We scored it…

Interested in seeing what Prodigal is all about? Select a sampler set so you can try us out! What's inside: CAFE SAMPLER: Fresh roasts of Boulder Blend and Milk Blend each in 250 gram packs, plus three 50 gram packs of various headline coffees. FILTER SAMPLER: A fresh roast of Boulder Blend in a…

This is our signature Milk Blend, composed primarily of a clean, soft Colombian caturra, blended with something a little more sparkly to keep things interesting. The second component changes regularly as we rotate quickly through fresh green coffee, but this blend remains consistent and always…

We love blending coffees. By selectively combining washed and natural/honey-processed coffees, Boulder Blend unites ripe and fruity flavors with clean, juicy qualities. We don’t buy coffees specifically for blending. Instead, we craft every batch of Boulder Blend from our limited headline coffees.…

Welcome to Prodigal's monthly coffee subscription! We have several ways to join, and each option comes with our amazing benefits listed below. Join us! New subscriptions will roast on the date listed above! Choose from the options below: Prodigal Combo , our flagship subscription, includes two…

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Don’t let its simplicity fool you. The Ceado Hoop is an amazing brewer. The Hoop has every attribute of a great manual dripper: Requires little-to-no skill Requires little barista attention (this is especially valuable to cafes) Offers low risk of astringency Makes even extractions easy to produce…

We're thrilled to introduce Prodigal's flagship logo mug! After tons of requests for merch, we're finally in the biz. This is not your average mass-produced mug. We opted to work with an American ceramics manufacturer who uses materials sourced from several southeastern states and produces their…

The Physics of Espresso by Jonathan Gagné is the new standard for espresso science, and will be for generations to come. POE is the modern successor to Espresso Coffee: The Science of Quality by Illy, but with far more actionable advice. The Physics of Espresso is clear, concise, and comprehensive…

The Physics of Filter Coffee by astrophysicist Jonathan Gagné is perhaps the most significant book ever written on the science of coffee brewing. In the book Jonathan discusses the physics of percolation, extraction, and grinding, as well as water chemistry. He takes the reader down such rabbit…

The World Atlas of Coffee is our favorite all-around book about coffee. James Hoffmann is a master communicator, and he does a wonderful job of discussing coffee growing, roasting, and brewing in plain terms anyone can understand, while offering enough detail to maintain the attention of even a…

The Coffee Roaster's Companion is the world's first professional-level how-to book about coffee roasting. Scott Rao has been a roaster for over two decades and has consulted for hundreds of the world's finest roasters, using over 250 roasting machines in his career. Scott has put his expertise into…

Dear Coffee Buyer by Ryan Brown is the first ever book dedicated to the profession of green coffee buying. Brown's vivid descriptions and engaging prose make readers feel like they’re right there with him: tagging along to taste hundreds of coffee samples during a twenty-hour stop in Guatemala,…

Scott's second book covers all of the major non-espresso forms of coffee brewing. Broken up into three parts, Everything but Espresso covers the following: Part One - Coffee extraction, extraction measurement, and how to manipulate flavor by changing brewing parameters Part Two - How to optimize…

From Scott Rao: "When I began in the coffee business in 1993, I had read every book I could find about coffee. After reading all of those books, however, I felt as if I hadn't learned much about how to make great coffee. My coffee library was chock-full of colorful descriptions of brewing styles,…

Coffee Roasting: Best Practices is the culmination of Scott's 25 years roasting and consulting. It's the most advanced guide ever written about expert-level coffee roasting. There is little overlap with The Coffee Roaster's Companion, which focused on the basics of roasting and different roasting…