(Source: Starbucks Corporation) Sometimes a simple holiday gift can change a life in unexpected ways. One Christmas morning, a dozen years ago, Mikey Graham gave his dad a small at-home coffee roaster. Although his father only tried it once or twice, he and his brother kept bringing it out - tasting and tinkering. He began to learn how to balance time, heat and temperature to unlock the potential of each coffee. He was hooked. Graham spent his day handcrafting beverages as a Starbucks barista at the Lakewood, Washington store and later the Gig Harbor location by...
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