Early Riser is a breakfast blend combining light and medium roasted coffees from Africa and the Americas. The current composition includes beans from the Diaz farm and La Chorrera in Cajamarca, Peru, as well as Dimtu in the Guji Zone of Ethiopia. This coffee features floral aromatics and a bright, spunky acidity, balanced by a smooth body that makes it suitable for all-day drinking.
Speckled Ax was founded in 2007 in Portland, Maine, originally under the name Matt's Wood Roasted Organic Coffee. The roastery's defining feature is its fuel: all coffee is roasted on a vintage 20 kilogram Petroncini from the 1970s fired with locally sourced, kiln dried Maine hardwoods including red oak, maple, and ash. It is one of a handful of wood fired coffee roasters in the United States. The approach produces a roast character distinct from conventional gas fired methods, adding a subtle depth that has earned Speckled Ax a Good Food Award. They offer both certified organic blends and high quality conventional single origins, all ethically sourced.
