Producer: Marvin Carias Region: Jalapa, Fraijanes Altitude: 1600-1700 masl Coffee varieties: Bourbon, Caturra, Catuai, Pache Process: Washed Drying: Sun dried on patio Cupping notes: Milk Chocolate, Vanilla Nougat, Praline Cupping score: 85 Del Valle is a regional blend of coffees from small farmers in the Jalapa region of Guatemala. This beautiful region is distinct from other growing regions of Guatemala, it boasts …
Region: Huila Altitude: 1200–2000 m.a.s.l Varieties: Catura, Typica, Bourbon, Colombia Process: Washed Drying: Sundried on parabolic bed Cupping notes: Chocolate, Sugar syrup, Lime Mountain Water Process is a method of indirect decaffeination. All our MWP decafs come from Descamex, which uses pure water from Pico de Orizaba—the highest mountain in Mexico. The process begins with a chemical analysis to determine …
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Region: Santa Maria, Huila Altitude: 1700 – 1800 m.a.s.l Varieties: Pink Bourbon Farm: El Cascajal Process: Washed Drying: Sundried on parabolic bed Cupping notes: Cantaloupe, Plum, Simple Syrup Cupping score: 86.75 Owner of the farm: Jose Fernando Becerra León. The Becerra family has owned the farm for more than 45 years. Jose Fernando Becerra is a farmer in the second generation of …
Region: São Sebastião da Grama, South of Minas Producer: Diogo Dias Altitude: 1100 – 1350 masl. Coffee varieties: Pacamara Process: Natural Drying: Patio Cupping notes: Chocolate, Red Apple, Cashew Cupping score: 86.5 As one of Brazil’s most consistently excellent coffee farms, Fazenda Recreio delivers a cup reflecting evolved processing methods for quality coffee production dating all the way back to 1890. After …
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Region: Jinotega Altitude: 1100 -1500 m.a.s.l Varieties: CATURRA, CATUAÍ, PARAINEMA Process: Washed Cupping notes: Leather, Sweet Cigar, Caramel Cupping score: 86 Jinotega is a well-known coffee department, since more than 40% of the national coffee production comes from this area, and it is where the Las Brumas coee blend is produced. Jinotega is not only famous for being located between valleys …
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Region: Marcala Altitude: 1600 – 20000 m.a.s.l Varieties: Catuai Farm: El Puente Process: Washed Drying: Dried on patio, raised beds in the sun or shade for 11-20 days Cupping notes: Honeydew, Malt, Currant Cupping score: 87.00 Marysabel Caballero and her husband Moises Herrera are working with over 200 hectares of land, planted with coffee. They are 2nd and 3rd generation coffee farmers and …
Region: Marcala Altitude: 1600 – 20000 m.a.s.l Varieties: Catuai Farm: Francisa Process: Washed Drying: Dried on patio, raised beds in the sun or shade for 11-20 days Cupping notes: Nectarine, Black Grape, Bakers Chocolate Cupping score: 87.00 Marysabel Caballero and her husband Moises Herrera are working with over 200 hectares of land, planted with coffee. They are 2nd and 3rd generation coffee farmers …
Region: Marcala Altitude: 1600 – 20000 m.a.s.l Varieties: Catuai Farm: El Campo Process: Washed Drying: Dried on patio, raised beds in the sun or shade for 11-20 days Cupping notes: Simple Syrup, Black Cherry, Marshmallow Cupping score: 87.00 Marysabel Caballero and her husband Moises Herrera are working with over 200 hectares of land, planted with coffee. They are 2nd and 3rd generation coffee …
Region: Worka, Yirgacheffe Altitude: 2300-2350 masl Coffee varieties: Heirloom Process: Washed Drying: Dried over a 10 day Cupping notes: Dried Date, Apricot, Earl Gray Cupping score: 87 The Shale washing station is located near the town of Worka, in Ethiopia’s Yirgacheffe region. This station represents nearly 1,500 nearby smallholder producers that deliver freshly-picked cherries throughout the harvest season, who grow a mix …
Region: Nyamasheke District Altitude: 1750-1800 masl Varieties: Red Bourbon Washing Station: Gitwe Process: Washed Drying: African beds Cupping notes: Papaya, Black Tea, Sugar Cane Cupping score: 86.5 Perhaps the station with the most revered coffees of all our Rwandan speciality lots, Gitwe is in fact the smallest of all RTC’s washing stations in the Western …
Region: Guji Altitude: 1900-2200masl Coffee varieties: Heirloom Process: Natural Drying: Dried over a 10 day period Cupping notes: Peach, Brown Sugar, Lavender Cupping score: 86 The majority of Ethiopia’s farmers are smallholders and sustenance farmers, with less than 1 hectare of land apiece. In many cases, it is almost more accurate to describe these farms as “coffee gardens” as the trees do …
Region: Nyamira Producer: Livien Osiemo (Limwe Estate) Altitude: 2070 masl Coffee varieties: Batian, Ruiru 11 Process: Washed Drying: Dried on African drying beds for 21-30 days Cupping notes: Sundried Tomato, Blackcurrant, Cola Cupping score: 88.5 Livien Osiemo has long dreamed of having a coffee farm. In 2015, he purchased Limwe Estate and planted the first coffee trees on the farm. The farm …