This blend has a full body with complex flavor characteristics and a finish featuring barley and chocolate. The dark roast coffee presents tasting notes of dark chocolate, molasses, and barley. The blend was created for professional cyclist Fred Rodriguez, a four-time National Road Race champion.
Founded in 1983 by Mike McLaughlin, a Richmond schoolteacher, alongside Pete and Bob McLaughlin, this family owned roaster began with a repurposed peanut roaster holding just 10 pounds per batch. Based in Emeryville, California, McLaughlin has evolved into a multigenerational operation with Mike's son Mark rejoining the family business after a career in Silicon Valley tech. The company sources and roasts premium coffee beans with the same precision and care it has maintained since its founding, blending traditional values with modern specialty coffee standards.
