Coffee shop owners oftentimes think they need to have a menu item for everyone and try to serve as broad of an audience as possible. It may sound right, but only until you consider that some of the more successful businesses in food and beverage do the opposite. In this episode, we talk about how you should build your coffee menu for your coffee shop and we highlight a few key points that the most successful coffee shops and fast food restaurants do to be successful.Pick up our coffee here: https://mirrorcoffeeroasters.com/

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Mirror Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roaster located in Bellingham, WA

There is tons of information out there about coffee, and it's pushing the coffee industry forward. We're growing in popularity and innovation. In this episode, however, we cover 3 ideas that we need believe we need to shift our perspective on.Pick up our coffee here: https://mirrorcoffeeroasters.com/

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Mirror Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roaster located in Bellingham, WA

We've all traveled and realized we're stuck on vacation for 5 days with the most important part missing - delicious coffee. In this episode, we talk about how you can build your own travel coffee setup and helpful tips that can make your workflow easier while being on the go. Enjoy tasty coffee anywhere you go and never be left stranded without coffee.Pick up our coffee here: https://mirrorcoffeeroasters.com/

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Mirror Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roaster located in Bellingham, WA

You decided you wanted to go down the coffee rabbit hole, and now what? You'll quickly realize you need coffee gear to experiment, learn, and brew tasty cups with. In a time when there's more and more coffee gear out there, is it possible to have a great setup on a budget? We cover this in episode 226 and give two great setups under $500.

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Mirror Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roaster located in Bellingham, WA

As coffee enthusiasts and baristas, we're always trying to raise the bar for what our coffee tastes like. Most of the time, that comes down to brewing really good coffee, but what makes someone good at making coffee? In this episode, we boil it down to 3 traits that we notice in people who are exceptional at brewing coffee.Pick up our coffee here: https://mirrorcoffeeroasters.com/

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Mirror Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roaster located in Bellingham, WA

Coffee tasting notes on a bag of coffee helps us understanding what the coffee will taste like, but what happens when we don't taste those flavor notes in the cup? This is a common struggle we hear from people and it can be frustrating, but the conversation around coffee flavor notes is a little bit more nuanced. In this episode, we try to unpack the nuance and explain why it sometimes okay not to taste what is written on the bag.Pick up our coffee here: https://mirrorcoffeeroasters.com/

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Mirror Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roaster located in Bellingham, WA

Coffee’s popularity keeps growing and the coffee industry keeps evolving. With 2026 here, we sit down and talk about where we see and think the industry is going for the year and beyond. We’d love to hear where you think the coffee industry is going in 2026 down in the comments.Pick up our coffee here: https://mirrorcoffeeroasters.com/

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Mirror Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roaster located in Bellingham, WA

Komakase is a coffee omakase experience unlike anything you’ve experienced before. Extraordinary coffee paired intentionally with sweets. After my visit to Komakase, I wanted to get a behind the scenes look into this fascinating coffee project. This is my conversation with Josh from Komakase. 

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Mirror Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roaster located in Bellingham, WA

Every year, Sprudge runs their famous Sprudge Awards. It's their way of honoring the best in the coffee industry in categories including roasters, cafes, producers, creatives, and more. We go through all the nominations and share who we think should win every category.Pick up our coffee here: https://mirrorcoffeeroasters.com/

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Mirror Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roaster located in Bellingham, WA

We're approaching the end of the year, and wanted to take a moment to reflect back on our coffee journey this past year. In this episode we talk about our favorite coffees of 2025, big lessons of the year, and the one thing you need to do to master any skill in coffee.

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Mirror Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roaster located in Bellingham, WA