IF ONE WERE TO SUMMARIZE the cutting edge of U.S. specialty coffee culture, it'd be tempting to employ buzz-worthy terms
like "single cup," "multiple roasters" and "shot weighing." But catchphrases can't capture the personality imbued into today's top cafés. Throughout our nation, an
impressive array of shops packs passion into every shot and customer interaction.
And the fun isn't taking place only in major
metropolises: In the last decade, collections of roasters and retailers bent on excellence have sprouted in unheralded small towns
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