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Brooklyn · Since 2019
A roasting house built on restraint.
Buy fewer coffees. Know them deeply. Roast with a clear purpose. Share every useful detail.
Our beginning
A better cup starts before the roaster.
BLACK ORIGIN began when Mara Bell and Julian Ortiz returned from sourcing work frustrated by how little of a coffee’s story reached the person drinking it.
Pay clearly
We publish producer prices separately from logistics.
Roast weekly
Small production keeps inventory fresh and responsive.
Teach openly
Recipes, sourcing and mistakes are shared without mystique.
The roastery
Open every Saturday.
Watch the weekly production roast, taste the current table and ask us anything about where coffee comes from.
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