Article: Roaster strives for flavor; Company ships coffee beans around the region.

Byline: Jennifer Lucarelli

NORTHBORO - What makes a great cup of coffee?

That may be the age-old question.

Is it in the coffee beans? Is it how you brew it? Is it a combination of everything?

Armeno Coffee Roasters says it starts with a great bean. "We roast only mid-crop, 100 percent Arabica beans from around the world," said Chuck Coffman, co-owner of Armeno, housed in a 200-plus-year-old grist mill on Smith Pond. "We import the green beans, which have no flavor, and then we roast them and send them out daily around New England."

"Roasting coffee beans is like making bread," said John Parks, co-owner and roast master at ...

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