This Is The Best Coffee Roaster In California

By Rebekah Gonzalez

April 15, 2022

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Food & Wine Magazine has released a list of the best coffee roaster in every state in 2022 and California's pick goes above and beyond. Ask for a list of the best coffee in the country, not very long ago, and you'd have had it within minutes. As recently as a decade ago, there simply wasn't that much competition—not at the top, anyway," the magazine explains. "Even as late as 2018, the first year Food & Wine took a comprehensive look at American coffee culture, things were a lot more straightforward. Today, that list is mostly useful as a reminder of how much has changed since."

The best coffee roaster in California went to Cat & Cloud in Santa Cruz! Here's what Food & Wine Magazine said about the coffee roaster: "The latest, greatest roaster out of coffee-positive Santa Cruz brings to the table an infectious passion for the entire, crop-to-cup business. Top to bottom, a model to follow."

The magazine also listed recommendations at every state's pick and they urge customers to try the Costa Rica Fina Edgar Honey! Cat & Cloud has four cafes in addition to their roastery. For more information check out their Instagram below or click here.

To check out Food & Wine's full list, click here.

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