The Baliem Valley rises 1,200 and 1,800 meters above sea level. With no roads to the closest town, Wamena, the coffee must be carried by foot. Synthetic fertalizers and pesticides are completely unknown here, where a unique form of arabica grows under old growth tropical forests.
Tasting Notes: clementine, earthy, red peppercorn
$12/12oz
This hundred-year old farm has a history of growing top quality coffee. Ideally located on the slopes of the Baru Volcano in Volcancito, Boquete, the rich soil and copious rainfall are a perfect recipe for coffee trees. This micro lot is exclusively made up of typica varietals.
Tasting Notes: honey, bittersweet chocolate, pecan
$13/12oz
The 142-hectare Arabidacool Estate is located high in the Baba Budangiri mountain range. Coffee has been cultivated here since the 1600s, after a Muslim pilgrim brought the first seeds back from Yemen. The climate offers perfect growing conditions for finicky arabica trees.
Tasting Notes: juicy, butterscotch, red grape
$12/12oz
$9.25/9oz
From the “Heart of Africa” comes this micro lot of strictly bourbon varietal coffee from the Nyarunazi region. Coffee is now the country’s largest export and the revenue it generates has helped the country’s farming communities rebuild after years of war and civil strife.
Tasting Notes: syrupy, toffee and dark chocolate with a hint of tangerine
This coffee is grown on a family owned farm in the Cangual region of western Honduras. This lot includes both Catuai and Bourbon varietals. The small farm hires pickers from local communities and much of the processing is done right on the farm and by hand.
Tasting Notes: lemon, raisin, tree nut
$12/12oz
$9.25/9oz
This is a direct-trade coffee from the Burka Gudina farm, owned by Ibrahim Hussein. Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, Ibrahim began buying land and planting coffee trees in Limu Genet 11 years ago. Careful planning and the adoption of modern agricultural methods has yielded 150 hectares of coffee trees and jobs for scores of local farmhands.
Tasting Notes: citrus, cherry, oak
$12/12oz
$9.25/9oz
This coffee is from Rancho Sao Benedito Estate in the misty mountains of southern Minas State. This small lot is made up of yellow catuai varietals grown above 930 meters, depulped and dried in the sun. We purchase this coffee directly through Minas Coffee importers.
Tasting notes: toffee, cherry, floral notes
$13/12oz
$10/9oz
This seasonal blend of beans combines the best of harvests from Central American’s countries including Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica and Mexico. The beans have been decaffeinated using a method that best preserves the natural flavors of the coffee. This lot has been certified fair-trade and organic.
Tasting Notes: earthy, cocoa, hint of walnut
$12/12oz
$9.25/9oz
Tana Toraja, named after the indigenous population, is a mountainous region in the sourthern part of this island in the middle of the Malay Archipelago. Coffees from this Indonesian island fall somewhere between the rustic character of a Sumatran and the refined flavor of a Java.
Tasting Notes: savory, forest floor, anise, black pepper
$12/12oz
Cerrado is a vast tropical savanna that spreads over the Brazilian states of Goias and Minas Gerais. Although agriculture is relatively new to the region, its level terrain has lent itself to rapid development and modest mechanization. It is now a major source of coffee exports from the country.
Tasting Notes: creamy, bittersweet chocolate, nut
$11/12oz
$8.50/9oz
This coffee comes from the small farms in the Kochere region, which borders Yirgacheffe and Southern Oromia. The beans are carefully washed and then dried in the sun at the local Nardos mill.
Tasting Notes: chocolate, citrus, hint of molasses.
$12/12oz
$9.25/9oz
Coffee drying beds in Michicha, Ethiopia
This coffee comes from a group of smallholder farms in the Guji subregion of Sidamo. Whole coffee cherries are carefully sun dried, allowing the fruit to slightly ferment. This adds a depth and complexity to this creamy cup of coffee.
Tasting notes: tart cherry, cocoa, full bodied
$12/12oz
$9.25/9oz
Barú Indian High is a brand created in the early ’80s by a small group of farms in the volcanic Boquete region. The growers came together to purchase their own processing equipment, enabling them to raise quality standards and fetch a higher price for their coffee. This lot is dry processed, meaning some of the fruit is left on during the sun-drying period, and the beans take on distinct notes from the coffee cherry itself.
Tasting Notes: tart fruit, cocoa, caramel
We can ship any two bags anywhere in the U.S. for $5.70. Please note that ordering more than two bags does not reduce the cost of shipping.
Shipping to the Midwest takes three or more days. If you live further away, we recommend finding a small-batch roaster located closer.
