Region: Nanegal, PichinchaAltitude: 1350 – 1600 m.a.s.lVarieties: TypicaFarm: La FortalezaProcess: WashedDrying: Dried on beds for 7 – 15 daysCupping notes: Kiwi, Raspberry, Green TeaCupping score: 86.75 Marco Ricardo Morocho lives with his wife Andrea Manoslavas, at their farm La Fortaleza, in the north of Ecuador, in Nanegal. The farm was inherited by his mother, who […]
Colombia – San Francisco Region: San Francisco, Toribío, Cauca, Colombia Altitude: 1800 – 2300 meters Varieties: Castillo Process: Washed Drying: Patio 15 days Cupping notes: Orange Blossom, Apricot, Prune Cupping score: 86.5 Reserva San Francisco is part of a larger movement that reaches beyond coffee. It is deeply connected to the work of the CRIC (Consejo Regional Indígena del Cauca), founded in […]
Region: BujumburaWashing station: MigotiAltitude: 1700 – 1900 maslCoffee varieties: Red BourbonProcess: Washed ProcessDrying: Raised bedCupping notes: Green Tea, Cranberry, LemonCupping score: 86.75 Migoti Coffee is a specialty coffee producer located on Migoti Mountain in Burundi, about 30 kilometers from Bujumbura. Founded in 2015 by engineers Dan Brose and Pontien Ntunzwenimana. The company operates two washing stations between 1700 and 1900 meters above […]
Region: Huila, ColombiaProducer: Wilmar GuarnizoAltitude: 1800 – 1850 metersVarieties: GeshaProcess: WashedDrying: Patio 15 daysCupping notes: Plum, White Grape, Raspberry TeaCupping score: 87.25 Among the highlands of the municipality of Tarqui, Huila, you find a group of farms owned by ten siblings, the Guarnizo Family.Each member of the family has their own farm and their own […]
Producer: ATAISI CooperativeRegion: Izalco, Sonsonate, Cordillera Apaneca, IlamatepecAltitude: 1500-1700 maslCoffee varieties: PacamaraProcess: WashedDrying: Sun-dried on raised bedsCupping notes: Bell Pepper, Blood Orange, Honey DewCupping score: 85.25 The Cooperative Association of Agricultural Producers ATAISI de R.L., was born by decree 153 of 1980 by which the assets of the company Salmar, S.A. were transferred, whose beneficiaries […]
Region: Oromia, GujiAltitude: 1800-2200 maslCoffee varieties: Heirloom varietiesProcess: NaturalDrying: Dried over 8 – 12 daysCupping notes: Wild Blueberry & LavenderCupping score: 87.5 Tero Farm is a prominent coffee farm located in the Guji Zone of the Oromia Region in southern Ethiopia. The farm is well regarded for producing high-quality specialty coffee, contributing to the growing […]
Back in 2018 Brock and our roaster at the time Elia Burbello took a trip to Colombia to meet various producers, one of which was Elkin Guzman of El Mirador. Elkin was already outstanding in the field with his experimental approach to processing. Brock recall “He was already doing anaerobic coffees, but also drying coffees […]
Town: Gunung TujuhRegion: Kerinci, SumatraOwner: 320 members of Koerintji Barokah Bersama CooperativeAltitude: 1600maslCoffee varieties: Andung Sari, Sigarar UtangProcess: Anaerobic NaturalDrying: Raised BedsCupping notes: Raspberry & Cherry Cola Cupping score: 86.25 A group of 320 smallholders forms the Koerintji Barokah Bersama Cooperative at the foot of Mount Kerinci on the island of Sumatra, producing some exceptional coffees. Mount Kerinci is one of the many volcanoes in […]
Region: GujiAltitude: 1800-1950 maslCoffee varieties: HeirloomProcess: WashedDrying: Dried over a 10 dayCupping notes: Mandarin, Jasmine, Peached Iced TeaCupping score: 86.25 Arsosala is a washing station founded in 2015 that currently serves about 1,200 smallholder producers in the Uraga woreda of Guji. Coffees are picked ripe and depulped the same day, then fermented overnight before being […]
Region: La Copia, CajamarcaAltitude: 1750 -1850 malsVarieties: MarshellProcess: WashedCupping notes: White Grape, Honeydew, MarzipanCupping score: 86.75 This lot of Marshell variety was cultivated at 1850 m.a.s.l. on Alejandro’s farm. He owns a 7-hectare plot in La Copia, Cajamarca. The fertile volcanic soil, rich in organic matter, provides a strong foundation for coffee cultivation. La Copia […]
Region: Buenavista, QuindioFarm : La EsmeraldaProducer: Cesar BuesaquillAltitude: 1750 – 1850 metersVarieties: CastilloProcess: WashedDrying: PatioCupping notes: Almond, Baked Apple, RaisinCupping score: 86 Cesar Buesaquillo owns the farm La Esmeralda which is 6-hectares in size and is located at 1800 m.a.s.l in Buenavista, Quindio. Cesar, his wife Maria and their son Kevin manage all the operations […]
Producer: Eduardo Neptali Velazques PerezRegion: HuehuetenangoAltitude: 1600-1700 maslCoffee varieties: Pache, Caturra, BourbonProcess: WashedDrying: Sun dried on patioCupping notes: Apricot, Carmel, ChocolateCupping score: 86 Eduardo pours his heart into everything he does on his farm El Plan Grande in the town in the municipality of La Democracia, Department of Huehuetenango has an altitude of 1,634 meters. […]
