New 2018/19 crop! After losing the bid war last year on the Amistad coffee, we made sure not to make the same mistake this year! Always on our favorites list. Hacienda la Amistad, located in Coto Brus, a canton in the province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica, is owned and operated by Roberto Montero, a third […]
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COLOMBIAN PREMIUM HUILA ACEVEDO
This cup is sourced from family-owned farms located in the communities of San Isidro, La Palma ,Las Brisas, El Recreo, and El Silencio in the municipality of Acevedo within the department of Huila, Colombia. The producers collaborate with an export company called Banexport to gain access to technical support for best agricultural practices. Banexport has […]
BRAZIL MOGIANA 17/18
Many will like it as a single origin drinker but this can be used as an awesome blend base. Pretty neutral tasting and adopts flavors blended into it easily. Brazil Mogiana 17/18 is produced by farmers organized around cooperatives in the Mogiana growing region split between the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais, Brazil. […]
INDONESIAN SULAWESI TOARCO JAYA AA FULLY WASHED
AA is there nicest bean screen, a bit smoother than the A screen with an accentuated soft fruit tone. Just about as unique as you can get for a Sulawesi. Thick and creamy but the flavor profile is very far from your average semi-washed Indonesian cup. For years, this coffee was only available in Japan, […]
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INDONESIAN FLORES SEMI WASHED BAJAWA NGURA “KOMODO DRAGON”
This coffee is sourced from family owned farms located on the slopes of the Inerie volcano in the Ngada regency of Flores, one of the big islands in the Lesser Sunda archipelago of Indonesia. Over the last decade, a growing number of farmer groups have pooled resources to improve upon processing coffee using wet-hulling techniques […]
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ETHIOPIAN YIRGACHEFFE GR. 2 WASHED GELANA ABAYA
DESCRIPTION A great and super fresh new arrival. Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Washed Gelana Abaya is sourced from small family owned farms located in Gelana and Abaya woredas (district). These two woredas are located in the Oromia Region in Ethiopia. Ripe cherries are carefully selected and immediately placed on raised beds that are constructed to ensure proper […]
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Video: Using the Behmor 1600 Plus Home Coffee Roaster
Here are two great videos by Jon demonstrating the use of the Behmor 1600 Plus Roaster, one of the most popular drum style roasters available. Using the main features of the Behmor: Here is Jon demonstrating using the Advanced Features of the Behmor 1600 Plus Key Features Largest batch size of any home coffee roaster […]
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Creativity and Consistency: How Basic Roasting Notes Can Make Every Cup Memorable
More Information: What is Home Roasting? What is Green Coffee? What are Green Coffee Beans? What are Qualities of Good Coffee? How to Choose Green Coffee Beans? Primers about Types of Coffees: Guide to Coffee Regions Guide to Coffee Cultivars Guide to Coffee Processing Methods Guide to Coffee Roast Styles Get Started: Home Roasting for […]
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INDONESIAN RFA ORG. BALINESE KINTAMANI NATURAL
DESCRIPTION A very unique, overly fermented (very fruity) cup of joe. Closer to a natural Ethiopian than other Indonesian coffee. Bali is a tiny island– actually, a submerged volcano peak – just off the east coast of Java, with many small coffee farms. The farmers who grow Kintamani Natural belong to cooperative organizations known as […]
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ETHIOPIAN ORG. NATURAL YIRGACHEFFE GR. 1 GEDEB GOTITI – TOP LOT 167
DESCRIPTION Easily one of my favorite Ethiopian lots of the year! Oh man, if only they could all taste this good. Although a little pricier coffee, this cup will show what an Ethiopian Natural can achieve. This coffee – similar to the last Hambela top lot is sourced from METAD Agricultural Development PLC (METAD). METAD […]
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HAITIAN SINGING ROOSTER HIGH ALTITUDE BAPTISTE UCOCAB GROUP CAB CO-OP
DESCRIPTION We found a new source for some very cool Haitian coffees. The folks working on the ground in Haiti live right here in Madison, Wi (at least some of them), they are called Singing Rooster. Singing Rooster is a non-profit that brings Haitian products (art, coffee, cocoa and more) direct to consumers and stores with […]
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TANZANIAN NGLIA ESTATE NGORONGORO AB HONEY PROCESSED
DESCRIPTION Ngila Estate is a 250-hectare farm that is planted with 150,000 coffee trees on 100 hectares of land. The farm has been RFA and Utz certified for a decade, and the owners use traditional methods to fertilize as well as to control pests and diseases, especially focusing on biodiversity. Coffees are picked and depulped […]
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MEXICAN ORG. TERRUÑO NAYARITA WASHED
DESCRIPTION This is a farm that holds a special place in our hearts. Gathered around an extinct volcano, Cerro San Juan, a committed group of 260 cooperative coffee farmers are working together to produce arguably the best coffee in Mexico. Terruño Nayarita coffees come from heirloom trees. The word ‘Terruño’ means ‘homestead’. These are farmers […]
COLOMBIAN HUILA ANGELO EDUARDO SOSA TABI NATURAL PROCESSED
A very exotic Colombian offering. This is a slow dried natural, meaning plenty of ferment and fruity tones in the cup profile. Uneven roasting and high chaff, beans like these are changing the coffee game and you will either love or hate them. For a natural fan, this lot is terrific and a perfect example […]
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MYANMAR (BURMA) SHAN STATE YWANGAN
In Ywangan, coffees come from mostly smallholder producers, with farms no larger than two or three hectares. Ywangan is a little higher than Pyin Oo Lwin (another major producing region), with the average farm falling between 1,300 and 1,600 meters above sea level. Producers deliver their cherry to a central collections depot daily, where their […]
ETHIOPIAN NATURAL YIRGACHEFFE GR. 1 KOKE CO-OP
The Koke cooperative was established in 1975, and joined The Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (YCFCU) in 2002. It currently has 1,153 member farmers. All of the members grow their coffee on plots of land under 4 hectares. By joining the YCFCU, the KOKE cooperative has benefited from being a part of a larger cooperative […]
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KENYA NYERI RUMUKIA THUNGURI AA – TOP LOT
This is one heck of a top lot. Potent stuff and screams Kenya. Higher acidity gives all sorts of overly floral and soft fruit tones that linger into the aftertaste. Although higher acidity not insanely citrus like, very buzzy acidity. Very chocolaty and fuller bodied with tea like spice notes and a little of that […]
GUATEMALAN HUEHUETENANGO TRES CRUCES
This coffee is from a family owned estate within the municipality of La Libertad in the department of Huehuetenango, Guatemala. The Vides family owns and operates several coffee estates through Vides58, a company named after Jorge Vides Molina, who established the families first coffee production at La Balsa in 1958 after he retired from a […]
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – CARPENTER ESTATES – SIGRI KULA PEABERRY
This season we went with what they call Kula processing. Kula processing means only dried on raised drying beds and double screened via color sorter and double hand picking. Basically means the best of the best from Carpenter Estates. These Sigri Estate coffees are gems – nothing like your traditional PNG coffees. Almost a 0 […]
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA SIANE CHIMBU PLANTATION PEABERRY
Papua New Guinea Plantation Peaberry is sourced from farms organized around the Siane Organic Agriculture Cooperative (SOAC) located in the Chuave district within the province of Chimbu, Papua New Guinea. SOAC accesses the international coffee markets for farmers, creating greater earning capacity from direct trade relationships. SOAC also assist farmers with financing, coffee quality improvement, […]
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