April Coffee Roasters Buying coffee in a sustainable way is complicated. Especially if you’re a small company like us. As with a lot of other industries, your ability to make a real difference comes with volume. The more you buy, the more you can impact. Starting up as we do there is a lot of […]
Jaime Casallas Taste: Almonds, apricots – sweet lingering finish Origin: Gigante, Colombia Producer: Jaime Casallas Variety: 90% caturra, Typica, Gesha Process: Fully washed Harvest: All year Altitude: 1560 MASL Jamie Casallas own the farm El Prado with 4 Ha coffee trees. He mostly grows the Arabica variety Caturra, which is very sweet and round. Jamie’s […]
KaffeBox – January 2017 – Lippe Huye Mountain Origin: Rwamweru, Rwanda Producer: David Rubanzangabo Variety: Bourbon Process: washed Elevation: 1600-2300 MASL Taste profile: flavor notes of papaya and Mango. Great sweetness with a long finish of chocolate and pear. The coffee from Huye Mountain is the result of agronomist David Rubanzangabo has layed the foundation […]
Gesha Village Farm Name: Gesha Village Province: Gesha Location: Bench Maji, Southwest Ethiopia Average Annual Rainfall (mm): 1150 Altitude (masl): 1900-2100m Number of hectares: 471 Hectares cultivated: 320 Shade: Agro-forestry system with mix of indigenous shade trees Process: Natural Drying Method: Sun Harvest Method: Handpicking Main Harvest Season: November- January Variety: Wild Gesha Soil: Virgin forest, […]
Gititu AA Washing Station: Gathaithi Factory Origin: Nyeri, Kenya Roaster: Lippe Cultivar: SL28, SL34 Process: Washed Harvest: November 2015 – Jan 2016 Taste Profile: Fresh and characteristic Kenyan coffee with flavors of rose hips, plum, sweet citrus and red berries Roast Date: Dec 2 Lippe LIPPE is a small coffee roastery focusing on the raw […]
Nemesio Ramos Farm: Las Galaxia Origin: Tarqui, Colombia Roaster: Da Matteo Cultivar: Caturra Process: Washed Harvest: June-July 2016 Taste Profile: Buttery and sweet with notes of jasmine and tropical fruit. Roast Date: Dec 2 1700 meters above sea level, Las Galaxias is located in the northern part of the Tarqui area. This farm, only about […]
Kieni Washing Station: Kieni Origin: Nyeri, Kenya Roaster: Coffee Collective Cultivar: SL28, SL34 Process: Washed Harvest: November 2015 Taste Profile: clean and rich with intense floural aromas. Stone fruit, plum, ripe berries. Dried fruit and chocolate aftertaste. Roast Date: Dec 1 The Kieni wet mill in Kenya is part of the Mugaga society and managed […]
Finca Galaxias Farm: Nemesio Ramos Origin: Tarqui, Huila, Colombia Roaster: Lippe Cultivar: Caturra Process: Washed Harvest: June – July 2016 Taste Profile: clean and rich with intense floural aromas. Stone fruit, plum, ripe berries. Dried fruit and chocolate aftertaste. Roast Date: Dec 1 Lippe LIPPE is a small coffee roastery focusing on the raw product, […]
Los Crestones Farm: Zamora family Origin: Tarrazu, Costa Rica Roaster: Da Matteo Cultivar: Catuai Process: Double washed Elevation: 1900 masl Taste Profile: Juicy and complex with notes of cherry and peach Roast Date: Dec 2 Los Crestones is one of several small farms belonging to the Zamora family. Here, nearly two thousand meters above sea […]
Santa Teresa Micro mill: Santa Teresa Origin: Tarrazu, Costa Rica Roaster: La Cabra Cultivar: Ethiopia Hybrid 416 Process: Natural Elevation: 1900m Taste Profile: Cherry, Apricot and Hazelnut Roast Date: Nov 20 The Santa Teresa Cooperative was founded in 1960 and has two members – Carlos Manuel Ureña Zuñiga and Luis Ricardo Ureña Zuñiga. They cultivate […]
