Prodigal - Mornington Peninsula
Welcome to Prodigal Coffee Roasters from the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria! Their roastery is located in the bay side town of Hastings, about an hours drive from Melbourne. Definitely check them out if you find yourself in the area. As their tagline says - Drink Recklessly.
“We are a small batch coffee roaster on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. We roast coffee for coffee nerds and everyday drinkers. Banging coffee, hard work and good times is what it’s about for us.
Simple. Approachable. Delicious. That’s whats important to us.
If you want any info, wanna grab a bag or just wanna say how much you love us, hit us up. We are stoked to get some of our coffee in your cup!"


"Our house blend. Blend components rotate seasonally to ensure the freshest and tastiest coffees make up our blends."
70% - Colombia Buena Vista
30% - Ethiopia Arsosala
Roast date - 19/5/2025
Process - Washed
Flavour notes - Peach crumble, Lemon ice tea, Malt
"Elmer Guevara Zamora and Lorenzo Arbildo Ubillus are two dedicated coffee producers from Chirinos, a district in the Cajamarca region of Peru. Their blended lot exemplifies the synergy of smallholder farming expertise and the exceptional geographic and cultural conditions of their region. Both farmers cultivate their coffee at high elevations—1,958 meters for Elmer’s farm, El Alcanfor, and 1,900 meters for Lorenzo’s farm, La Palma. These altitudes, combined with the region's fertile soils and favorable climate, create the perfect environment for specialty coffee production.
By blending the distinct profiles of their coffees, Elmer and Lorenzo create a harmonious lot that showcases the richness of their combined efforts. Their dedication to sustainable practices, community engagement, and high-quality production sets their coffee apart, offering a taste of the unique terroir of Chirinos to coffee lovers worldwide."
Farm - Ubillus & Zamora
Origin - Cajamarca, Peru
Roast date - 19/5/2025
Variety - Caturra, Geisha
Process - Washed
Flavour notes - Dark chocolate, Red grape, Cherry pie
"Sixto Aguilar owns Finca Peña Blanca in Santiago Chimaltenango, an area with many beautiful coffee farms in Huehuetenango. He primarily grows Caturra and Maragogype varieties but also explores the creation of hybrids. He also grows corn and beans on his farm. Aguilar works to maintain the coffee area already planted and the native forest of their environment. Coffee growing is his livelihood and he takes great care to produce quality coffee."
Farm - Sixto Aguilar
Origin - Santiago Chimaltenango, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Roast date - 19/5/2025
Variety - Bourbon, Catimor, Caturra, Maragogype, Pache
Process - Washed
Flavour notes - Jaffa, Apricot, Cocoa
"Arsosala is a washing station founded in 2015 that currently serves about 1,200 smallholder producers in the Urga woreda of Guji.
Washed lots at this washing station are delivered ripe, depulped the same day, fermented overnight, and washed before being soaked/fermented underwater for 8–16 hours. Then they are washed again. The total fermentation time is between 48–72 hours. The coffee is dried on raised beds for 9–12 days.
Coffees in Ethiopia are typically traceable to the washing station level, where smallholder farmers—many of whom own less than 1/2 hectare of land, and as little as 1/8 hectare on average—deliver cherry by weight to receive payment at a market rate. The coffee is sorted and processed into lots without retaining information about whose coffee harvest is in which bag or which lot."
Farm - Various smallholder farmers delivering to the Arsosala Washing Station
Origin - Arsosala village, Uraga, Guji, Ethiopia
Roast date - 19/5/2025
Variety - Heirloom
Process - Natural
Flavour notes - Blueberry jam, Vanilla, Milk chocolate
Brew Guidelines
Espresso - 9 bar Brew ratio - 1:2.3 (dry coffee : espresso liquid) Temp - 94 Deg C Time - 27-31 seconds. *Adjust grind size to achieve the desired time |
Espresso - 6 bar Brew ratio - 1:2.1 (dry coffee : espresso liquid) Temp - 94 Deg C Time - 27-31 seconds. *Adjust grind size to achieve the desired time |
Pourover Temp - off the boil Ratio - 1:15 (dry coffee:water) Bloom - 30 seconds Flow rate - fast *Adjust grind size to achieve desired flow rate |
Aeropress Temp - off the boil Ratio - 1:15 (dry coffee : water) Bloom - 30 seconds Brew time - 90 seconds (including bloom) Press consistently over 15-20 seconds. |
Stove top Ratio - 1 - 8.5 (dry coffee : water) |
1 comment
This Yirg is so luscious!! Love it!!