Consulting Services

Scott Rao was bitten by the coffee bug in 1992 when he discovered City Bean Coffee in Los Angeles. In 1994 Scott founded Rao’s Coffee in Amherst, Massachusetts, and sold it in 2001. In 2006 Scott founded Esselon Café in Hadley, Massachusetts.

During his career Scott has roasted and sampled more than twenty thousand batches of coffee and made several hundred thousand coffee beverages.

Scott consults for coffee roasters and retailers throughout North America.

To contact him regarding these services, please email Scott at scott.rao@gmail.com

References available on request.