Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Prodigal started as Scott Rao and Mark Benedetto's coffee subscription project, focusing on high quality coffees and boasting the freshest of the fresh lots. Roasting on an electric IMF roaster, they utilize frozen green storage, a rigorous sorting protocol, and daily cuppings for QC.

00:24 Machines (15kg IMF roaster, ROEST P3000, color sorter)
01:10 Green storage (including cold and frozen)
03:06 Sample roasting (ROEST Ultras)
04:34 Weekly workflow and roasting ops
10:34 Production cupping
12:31 On blends
15:23 Cupping talk
17:24 Sales & origin story
18:24 Origin story & growth

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