



in·spired coffee roasters is an owner-operated third-wave roastery and cafe in San Diego's North Park neighborhood. They buy organic, ethically sourced green coffee in small quantities and roast it in small batches, which is what lets them keep the lineup moving: most of the menu is limited-release single origins that rotate as they come into season, alongside Muse, the house blend they describe as the one they reach for most. The bags carry the line "born in New York, roasted in San Diego" and the founders brought their cafe hospitality experience west from NYC. A rotating subscription and three- and four-bag variety packs are the way through the range for anyone who does not want to pick one at a time. The North Park cafe also serves pastries from Knead Bakery along with matcha and chai.

Butanyerera District, Kayanza Province
Honey process
Peaberries sorted from Long Miles microlots. The selection reads clean and tea-like, and the honey process adds sweetness without burying the fruit.
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Narino
Honey process
A collective of farmers in Tablon de Gomez, honey processed with a 48 hour fermentation in mucilage and dried slowly.
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Huila, Tolima, Caldas
Honey with strawberry co-fermentation process
An extended anaerobic fermentation with yeast and natural strawberry, pushing the boundaries of what Colombian processing can do.
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San Adolfo, Acevedo, Huila
Tropical Natural Anaerobic Co-Ferment process
Purple Caturra from Finca Monteblanco, where Rodrigo Sanchez Valencia works the frontiers of fermentation without burying the bean.
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Canton Zacatal, El Congo
Washed process
Pacas and Bourbon grown under native shade at Las Lomas, a farm the Alvarez family has worked for nearly seven decades.
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Buku Abel, Guji Zone
Dry Process process
A natural from the Guji highlands, grown by smallholders around Buku Abel. Ripe tropical fruit meets warming spice and bittersweet cocoa.
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Western Honduras
Washed process
Grown at Pacavita in western Honduras by Silvestre Vasquez and Joel Lopez, sun dried through a clear dry season.
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The Muse blend plus three rotating single origins. Where they suggest starting if you are new to them.
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Three rotating limited release single origins, chosen for contrast. The adventurous end of the range without picking each bag yourself.
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Motozintla, Chiapas
Washed process
From Finca Las Chicharras in the Chiapas highlands, dried on raised beds in temperature controlled greenhouses.
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The house blend and the one they reach for most. Bright berry lift over milk chocolate sweetness, built to be versatile rather than showy.
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Kigezi, South Western Uganda
Anaerobic process
An anaerobic natural from the Kigezi Highlands, grown by 300 smallholder farmers. Berry sweetness meets red wine, citrus and warming spice.
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4384 Hamilton St, San Diego, CA 92104, USA
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Family-run San Diego micro-batch roaster selling blends and single origins at the Chula Vista Farmers Market and Little Italy Mercato, plus local delivery, wholesale and an online shop.