Prodigal Coffee

This is the green, unroasted version of our Las Perlitas Chiroso. Welcome back Perlitas! This is our second edition of Perlitas Chiroso and we are excited to share it with you. Usually Perlitas is a combo of caturra, pink bourbon, etc, but Stephen from The Coffee Quest sent us this pure chiroso…

Roasted just a touch darker than our filter version, this espresso roast makes fantastic straight shots and Americanos. Welcome back Perlitas! This is our second edition of Perlitas Chiroso and we are excited to share it with you. Usually Perlitas is a combo of caturra, pink bourbon, etc, but…

As we say goodbye to our Zuria Blend, we present the all new Alpenglow, Prodigal's limited fall blend. The washed Ethiopian brings ripe fruits, the chiroso brings the balance and warmth, and the glamorous gesha adds notable depth and complexity. The flavors are dazzling pineapple, pulpy, ripe…

We are absolutely thrilled with this just-landed Colombian gesha, hailing from a farm connected to past menu star Fabiola Ortega (Higueron, Tabor, Velvet Bliss). Fabiola's daughter Marilin Muñoz produced this coffee, and its ripe peach, grape, and cola flavors are a knockout. We also tasted…

Chelbesa Danche is practically a household name in specialty coffee, and this lot is about as clean & fruity as it gets. The flavors are layered orange and tart cherry, with even a hint of pineapple, grape, and raspberry. The aromas are rose and powdered sugary blueberries. This is classic, washed…

This semi-washed pink bourbon from Finca Buena Vista, run by husband and wife Edgar Motta and Susana Mences, just landed at the roastery! Cherries were picked based on density, depulped, and processed using a semi-washed protocol preserving part of the mucilage. The coffee dried on raised beds in a…

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…

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…

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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If you need to break in a new grinder or new burrs, this coffee is for you! This coffee is only for seasoning new equipment, not for brewing -- Ick, yuck!! This product is produced in limited quantities and sells out each week. We refresh the online inventory Tuesday evening, so check back if we're…

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,…

Terroir is a beautiful book put together by the Barista Hustle about how terroir affects the character of coffee and the success of a crop. The book includes gorgeous photography and interviews with experts such as Tim Wendelboe, Hanna Neuschwander, Willem Boot, Graciano Cruz, and Anabella Meneses.…