Boiled Owl Coffee Roasting Company (Boiled Owl, LLC.) officially became a legal entity in the State of Illinois on July 24th, 2023.
Boiled Owl sold its’ first pound of coffee on July 20th, 2023. The idea of roasting coffee began long before as I sampled coffee roasters and coffee shops throughout the United States seeking, learning, tasting, and becoming very interested in the process.
"Coffee: a beverage made by percolation, infusion, or decoction from the roasted and
ground seeds of a coffee plant." - Merriam-Webster.
Amazing to me that supposedly in the 9th century a goat-herder named Kaldi from the kingdom in Ethiopia called Kaffa noticed his goats acting erratically when eating the fruits of mid-sized, dark green shrubbery that had yellow and red berries. After bringing these berries back to his monastery for explanation, the chaplain then threw these “devilish temptations” into the fire. It was then discovered a unique and aromatic emanating from these burnt berries. I prefer this roasting process over eating them.
And here Boiled Owl sits in its’ infancy in the midst of an estimated (at least as seen on US maps) over 2000 US roasters sitting in an estimated market at $2.38 billion in 2024 which is expected to grow by at least 5.94% through 2029. It seems that the demand for aromatic, fresh coffee is big.
