HONESDALE, Pa. — Ask Jeff Abella if he likes coffee, and he’ll say yes.

Truth is, he can take it or leave it.

It was Mr. Abella, however, who lugged pounds of coffee (and cacao) beans from Cameroon in his suitcase and roasted them in his kitchen toaster oven during a yearlong testing process to create premier coffee and signature chocolate bars.

They are the core products of Moka Origins, the boutique roaster and retailer that Mr. Abella founded with Ishan Tigunait in a former dairy barn on the grounds of the Himalayan Institute, a yoga and meditation retreat in northeastern Pennsylvania.