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Second Quarter 2026 Sparky’s Blend Recipient

Posted April 1, 2026

In Sparky’s memory, Carrabassett Coffee Company donates, $4 per pound of Sparky’s Blend, to local organizations, which change quarterly.

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Bye Bye Schooner!

Posted February 2, 2026

As many of you know, Schooner (Regular) and Bad Dog are the same coffee blend of Africa and Americas, but with two different names.

Why Are Coffee Prices Still Going Up?

Why Are Coffee Prices Still Going Up?

Posted January 7, 2026

Our coffee prices will be increasing by $1 per pound on January 19. Here’s Why.

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Sparky’s Blend- First Quarter 2026 Recipient

Posted January 5, 2026

This Quarter’s Recipient of the Sparky’s Blend program is Baker Mountain.

Holiday Shopping Tips

Helpful Holiday Shopping Tips

Posted November 17, 2025

Tips to make your holiday coffee shopping experience as smooth as possible.

Fourth Quarter 2025 Sparky’s Blend Recipient

Posted October 20, 2025

This Quarter’s Recipient of the Sparky’s Blend program will be the Titcomb Ski Club Educational Foundation.

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Flavored Decafs… Combined!

Posted October 6, 2025

In order to clean up our menu, and hopefully make it easier for you to get exactly what you want, we’ve combined all our decaf flavors with their regular flavored coffee counterpart.

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Where Did All the Dark Roasts Go?

Posted September 29, 2025

Organic Honduras, Organic Sumatra Gayo, Organic Timor: Yes! We do still offer these coffees in both medium AND dark roast. But now, you’ll find both roast options under the same product.

Pumpkin Spice Flavored Coffee Back in Stock!

Pumpkin Spice Back in Stock!

Posted September 15, 2025

It’s back in stock and we’re ready to get your favorite fall flavor out the door again!

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New Online Local Pickup Shopping Experience!

Posted September 10, 2025

To improve the ease of checkout for all of our customers, we’ve migrated our local pickup (in Kingfield) menu to a separate location.

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New Bags, Same Coffee!

Posted August 25, 2025

We’re using a new style of bags for our coffee, but don’t worry- it’s still a full pound inside.

Downeast Magazine Best of Maine 2025

Posted August 19, 2025

Downeast Magazine’s Best of Maine Best Coffee Roaster of 2025 is Carrabassett Coffee Company!

Coffee Prices Increasing (again)

Coffee Prices Increasing Again

Posted August 15, 2025

Another coffee price increase is coming, effective September 1. Here at Carrabassett Coffee Company, we’ve always prided ourselves on keeping our coffee prices low. This is why we offer deals like savings on five pound bags and our $1 off if you buy 3 pounds or more online deal, and even our 10% discount on […]

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Plan Ahead: We’re Closed on Thursday!

Posted July 28, 2025

Attention! We will be closed on Thursday, July 31, while we have electrical work done on our building.

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Third Quarter 2025 Sparky’s Blend Recipient

Posted July 1, 2025

 This Quarter’s Recipient of Sparky’s Blend donations will be Carrabassett Region NEMBA.

When shipping goes wrong. What to do when your coffee is taking forever to arrive.

When Shipping Your Coffee Goes Wrong…

Posted June 11, 2025

No matter what, it is our top priority that you get the coffee you paid for.

Banana Nut Bread Flavored Coffee is Here to Stay

Banana Nut Bread Flavored Coffee

Posted May 27, 2025

This delicious flavored coffee was introduced as a flavor special, but it’s gained enough of a following that we’re going to keep it! 

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Expanded Roaster’s Choice

Posted April 28, 2025

We’ve expanded our Roaster’s Choice Subscriptions, offering several different options, depending on what you’re looking for!

Carrabassett Coffee Company proud to support Kingfield Pops

2nd Quarter Sparky’s Blend Recipient

Posted April 8, 2025

This quarter, sales of Sparky’s Blend will help support the Kingfield Pops.

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Goodbye Custom Blends

Posted April 7, 2025

As our business grows, we find ourselves unable to meet the requests for truly “custom” blends. We’re truly sorry if you’ve ordered custom blends with us in the past and we thank you for your loyalty to our really good coffee over the years.

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Coffee Prices- Going Up?

Posted March 3, 2025

Recent weather patterns, impacted by climate change, have caused huge disruptions to coffee agricultural production and the cost of green coffee beans is rising in response to the shortages.

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1st Quarter 2025 Sparky’s Blend Recipient

Posted January 8, 2025

This quarter, sales of Sparky’s Blend will help to support Baker Mountain.

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Our Keeps-Coffee-Hot-For-Hours Travel Mug… Now in RED

Posted December 3, 2024

You can now get our Liquid Hardware 16 Oz Stainless Steel Travel Mug in red! 

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Coffee of the Month: Out Roaster’s Choice: In

Posted December 2, 2024

Surprise yourself, or give the gift of coffee, with Roaster’s Choice, a new auto-renew subscription, where the coffee you receive will be a surprise.

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