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Laguna Coffee Company roasts its beans on-site at its South Coast Highway café, opening daily at 5:30am. Its signature Laguna Blend, a medium roast with notes of cherry and floral, is sold whole bean, ground, or by subscription.
Laguna Coffee Company roasts on-site at its South Coast Highway café, keeping the process bean-to-cup rather than sourcing pre-roasted stock from an outside supplier, with a stated emphasis on fair-trade and locally sourced lots. Its signature offering, the Laguna Blend, is a medium roast the company describes as carrying "notes of cherry and floral," sold as whole bean or ground in 12-ounce bags. The shop opens early — 5:30am daily — positioning itself as a working coffee stop for regulars rather than a late-morning café, and it runs a coffee subscription program alongside its café drink menu for customers who want the roast delivered on a schedule rather than bought bag by bag. The company sums up its process plainly: "hand-picked, Laguna-roasted, and ready for your brew," tying the in-house roasting directly to the beach town it's named after.