On a bleak day in a small, quaint town that I grew up in, an unsuspecting cafe sits. From the outskirts appears to be a white house with a patio, but there’s much more brewing on the inside. Sturbridge Coffee Roasters, located in Charlton Massachusetts, has multiple locations– Dudley, Charlton, and Sturbridge-of course. Their Charlton location opened in 2022 just down the road from where I live. But their journey began as their name implies– roasting coffee in Sturbridge Ma since 2004. However, quickly outgrowing this location they decided to relocate to Southbridge. Then, they opened a second location in 2016, and their third location in 2022. On top of that– something that makes this coffee shop very unique– they not only sell coffee but locally roast coffee beans, having opened a dedicated space for roasting their coffee in 2019 in Southbridge Ma.
They have an immense array of coffee beans from all over the coffee belt freshly roasted and labeled with their country of origin. Countless of these include organic, fair trade certified, and rainforest alliance certified coffee, along with a few that are swiss water processed. They have the prices lucidly listed on the top of the baker’s rack beside the coffee beans. But they don’t just stop there– they also include the altitude the beans were grown at, flavor notes, harvest period, milling process, and even the soil type. All of which are bound to impress coffee connoisseurs.
There were innumerable drink and food options. And of course, a vast selection of hot, freshly roasted, ground, and brewed coffee from countries such as Ethiopia, Mexico, Colombia, Honduras, Papua New Guinea, and many more. So, of course, coupled with the chilly, damp weather and our refined coffee-tasting palettes, it only made sense to get a cold spiced apple cider and a coffee smoothie.
My lovely mother enjoying her coffee smoothie
Coffee Smoothie & Spiced Apple Cider Healthy & House-made Food & Drinks
The closest Dunkin is located a staggering 900ft away resulting in a strenuous 1 minute escapade if you want to go the distance.
-Fiona Duke
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