A&E Coffee Roastery
Amherst · United States
A&E Coffee Roastery is the husband-and-wife project of Adam and Emeran Langmaid, who began roasting half-pound batches i
Tempe · United States
Cartel Roasting Co.
Since 2008 · Jason Silberschlag, Amy Silberschlag
Overview
Cartel was founded in 2008 by Tucson native Jason Silberschlag and his wife Amy in Tempe, Arizona, after a chance encounter with Stumptown founder Duane Sorenson on a flight to Guatemala convinced Silberschlag to roast as well as serve coffee. The company opened during a moment when most observers thought specialty coffee couldn't survive the 120°F Sonoran summer; today it operates 13 cafes across Arizona and California (including the much-loved Phoenix Sky Harbor Terminal 4 location) and rebranded from Cartel Coffee Lab to Cartel Roasting Co. in December 2021.
Known for
- Arizona's first third-wave specialty roaster
- Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport flagship (Terminal 4)
- In-house design and fabrication of cafe furniture
- Black Market Espresso (BME) seasonal single-origin
- Sonoran Sun Standard and Night Vision Nitro RTD cold brews
Why it matters
Cartel pioneered specialty coffee in the Phoenix metro when Arizona had essentially no third-wave scene, and built a scaled retail brand without abandoning the in-house design, custom-built cafe aesthetic that defined the early Stumptown-influenced era of American specialty.
Production
- destoning
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- head roaster
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- color sorting
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- roaster machine
- 25-pound San Franciscan at original Tempe location; new 12,000 sq ft production facility under buildout (up from 3,000 sq ft)
- filter equipment
- Hario V60, Chemex, Aeropress; Mahlkönig Kenia for pour-over grinds; Mazzer Robur for espresso
- cupping frequency
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- roastery location
- Tempe, Arizona
- espresso equipment
- La Marzocco Strada (3-group at Tempe flagship)
- annual volume tonnes
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Café
Original Tempe location at corner of University and Ash; 13 cafes across Arizona, California (incl. Palm Springs Arrive Hotel) and previously Texas (Austin)
Recognitions
- Phoenix Sky Harbor official airport coffee partner
- Arrive Hotels exclusive cafe partner (Palm Springs, Phoenix, Austin)
Sources
- https://cartelroasting.co/about/
- https://blog.mistobox.com/meet-cartel-coffee-lab/
- https://dailycoffeenews.com/2022/01/05/arizonas-cartel-roasting-co-rolls-out-new-brand-while-prepping-for-expansion/
- https://sprudge.com/build-outs-of-summer-cartel-coffee-lab-in-austin-tx-150318.html
- https://www.thecoffeecompass.com/cafe-review-cartel-coffee-lab-in-tempe-az/
- https://www.abc15.com/news/business/cartel-coffee-lab-changes-its-name-and-branding-as-it-looks-towards-the-future
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