This medium roast blend combines high-quality beans from Costa Rica and Colombia. The coffee offers a well-balanced and sweet flavor profile with notes of honey, caramel, almond, and stone fruit. It is described as vibrant and medium bodied, suitable as an all-day drinker. The roaster recommends enjoying it as a drip coffee paired with a pastry in the morning.
Andrew Schittone and Adriana Cabrera founded Riposo Coffee Roasters after a 2019 trip to Italy reignited their shared love of coffee. Andrew's Italian heritage and Adriana's family roots in Puerto Rican coffee farming, where her grandmother operated a farm on the island, give the roastery a personal foundation that runs deeper than most. They started roasting in their garage, spent two years building the business, and opened their first retail location in Rumson, New Jersey in November 2023. The name Riposo nods to the Italian tradition of the mid afternoon pause, and the roasting reflects that sensibility: small batch, unhurried, with both single origin offerings and a classic Italian espresso blend in the lineup.
