The Roastery Journal
Stories from the drum.
Roasting notes, sourcing trips, and the people who make every batch — written from the roastery floor.
Roasting•5 min read
The Crack: Listening for the Perfect Roast
There's a sound a nut makes the instant it's done — a faint, hollow crack. Here's how we learned to listen for it, and why a few seconds either way changes everything.
Marcus Tremblay
September 18, 2026
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Sourcing•6 min
Sourcing Trip: The Cashew Co-op in Kerala
Last spring we flew to Kerala to meet the growers behind our cashews. What we found was a co-op farming cashews the slow way — and a community worth supporting.
Priya NairRead
People•4 min
Meet Elena: Twenty Years at the Roaster
Elena has roasted more nuts than anyone else in Winnipeg. We sat down with her to talk about two decades of early mornings, burnt fingers, and the pursuit of the perfect batch.
James OkonkwoRead