Raw sugar and corn syrup sweetness counteract ample bittering roast tones, notes of Dutch cocoa, Brazil nut, flourless chocolate torte, mild acidity that has a fruited aspect. Finca Miravalle is owned by Luis Duarte, and is located in Apaneca, Ahuachapan, not too far from the Santa Ana volcano. Miravalle is about 1500 meters above sea…

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thick bodied cup with notes of caramel, molasses, rustic chocolate, pipe tobacco, malted grains, cinnamon stick, and earthy sandalwood. The first thing some will notice is that this coffee looks more like a dry process (see image). It looks like some of the fruit mucilage was intact during the drying phase, which has led to…

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Quite the aromatic dry process coffee, with the floral potency of ripe berry, with freesia flower, mixed berry jam, blackberry Kiefer, blueberry hard candy, tart fruit skins, and strawberry acidic impression. While we’re calling this coffee “Mengesha Farm” singular, using the plural, “farms”, is a bit more accurate. Yirga Cheffe coffee farmer Tariku Mengesha has…

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Chocolate and caramel aromas with chocolate flavors and a mild green apple-like acidity with a heavy body and very sweet. 18 Rabbit––part of Honduras’ Cup of Excellence––is a collection of farms owned by Señora Flhor, her mother, and eleven members of their family. As pioneers of organic and biodynamic coffee-farming techniques, the soil they use…

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Mild floral notes that carry over into the flavor, very sweet, creamy body with honeysuckle flavors. “Honey Process” indicates how sticky the coffee beans can get during processing, and it yields a sweet, fruity taste depending on how long it’s developed based on the amount of mucilage and drying times. It has a complex mouthfeel…

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Strawberry aromas that carry over into the cup with fruit forward flavors, hints of chocolate, and a thin body-well balanced. Señora Flhor refers to the 18 Rabbit Natural as her “crunchberry” coffee due to the sweet flavor it develops after natural processing––a back-to-basics approach stemming from Ethiopia also known as “dry processing.” In natural processing,…

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Deliciously fruited, with accents of Naval orange, lemon custard, orange marmalade, tart fresh squeezed lemon, and a dusting of all-spice and cardamom. Light and bright, though juicier body in medium roasts.  Kamwangi factory is located in the Gichugu division of Kirinyaga district. The factory has the good fortune of being connected to the national electric…

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Of all the arabica coffee varieties, Bourbon is very popular among roasters and drinkers. The most interesting part of Bourbon is probably the color mutation, that results in yellow and pink coffee cherry. Coffee Berries ripening from Green to Red Coffee beans are the plant seeds, normally having two inside the coffee fruit that we…

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Strong jasmine floral, maple syrup, citrus fruity taste; with some toffee sweetness hint, medium body clean cup Don Alejandro Ortiz, owner of the Llamadas farm, is the eldest of 9 brothers, sons of coffee farmers. Since his childhood don Alejandro accompanied his father to harvest and plant coffee, a profession he practiced during his adolescence…

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November is the best month to visit Caribbean, your can drink the Caribbean Island Coffee at home to feel the ocean. But wait, not saying you must go for a Jamaican blue mountain coffee, that luxury price is not for day-to-day coffee drinking! The coffee beans in this Caribbean coffee trio 3 bags in the…

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