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Dessert Oasis Scores “4 for 4” at Prestigious Golden Bean 2022 Awards
Local Coffee Roasters won 4 medals out of 4 submissions at the world's largest coffee roasting competition.

ROCHESTER, Mich., October 7, 2022 — Dessert Oasis Coffee Roasters (DOCR) is pleased to announce that it won 4 medals out of 4 submissions at this year’s Golden Bean Awards, the World’s Largest Coffee Roasting Competition. The event, held August 16-20 in Columbus, Ohio, drew more than 1,000 entries.
Among the Dessert Oasis Coffee Roasters Winners:
· DOCR’s Guatemala Hoja Blanca House Coffee won a Bronze medal in 2 categories (Espresso, and Espresso in a Milk Based Drink)
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· DOCR’s Colombia Manos Juntas won a Bronze medal in the filter category
· DOCR’s Tanzania pb Kalonge, which will soon be released in full to the public, won a Bronze medal in the filter category, as well
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The Guatemala Hoja Blanca House Coffee is from a small group of producers in the Hoja Blanca Community in Huehuetenango, Guatemala; and, the Columbia Manos Juntas comes from the Manos Juntas micromill in the Sotara area of Colombia's Cauca region. To learn more about each of these coffees and how they are grown and produced, please visit DOCR’s online shop: https://www.docr.coffee/shop.
“After a break due to the pandemic, it was great to be able to participate in this friendly, widely respected competition,” said Dessert Oasis President Nathan Hamood. “I’m extremely proud of our team of coffee professionals, as we continue to grow as a company and expand our appreciation of and approach to coffee roasting. We are also honored to help support authentic, community-based coffee production among the world’s great growing regions, and are always honored to get to work with these coffees and share them with our guests.”
Previously, DOCR has earned 2nd Place in the America’s Best Espresso competition in 2016; and, also, won 2 Bronze medals at the 2019 Golden Bean Awards.
About Dessert Oasis Specialty Coffee Roasters
One location in Rochester, one in Detroit, and one in Royal Oak. The company roasts coffee in-house daily as well as bakes its own desserts every day. Dessert Oasis strives to deliver an unrivaled coffee, dessert, and entertainment experience through close attention to detail, an unbelievable knack for quality, and intense love for our communities. President and Director of Coffee, Nathan Hamood was recently recognized by Crain’ Detroit Business for his passion for coffee, business acumen and commitment to the community by being included in Crain’s 20 in their 20s Class of 2021.