
Henrik Sørenson
Co-founder · Head Roaster
We started in a back-alley garage with one drum roaster, a notebook of farm contacts, and a stubborn belief that coffee tastes better when no one is rushing.
Scopeplaymingl began in 2019, founded by two friends who left coffee careers in Melbourne and Oslo to find a quieter way to roast. We rented a small space on the east side of Portland, cleaned the windows, and started inviting neighbors in.
Five years later, the room is mostly the same. The wood has darkened, the regulars are real, and the coffee is still roasted by the same two hands that started it.
We pay above market for every bean we roast. The farms we work with are partners, not suppliers.
Five-kilo batches, hand-cupped, hand-logged. Nothing leaves the roastery untasted.
A pour-over takes four minutes. We don't shorten it. The wait is part of the cup.
The counter is for conversation, not transactions. Stay a while.

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