Colombia
Colombia
photo courtesy of The Coffee Quest
We’re experiencing: rounded body & sweetness with notes of dried cherry, orange & cocoa.
Producer: Reinel Borbon
Location: Santa Maria, Huila, 1850masl
Genetic Varieties: Caturra
Process: Washed - Yeast Inoculated
Importing Partner: The Coffee Quest
Producer Reinel Borbon is a 2nd generation coffee grower. This lot starts with a careful harvest of the ripest cherries and an initial 20-hour dry fermentation in cherry before being de-pulped. The wet parchment is then placed in open barrels to ferment alongside Reinel’s Yeast Substrate for up to 80 hours, before being washed and placed to dry. It is then dried on raised beds for 14 – 18 days, depending on the weather.
Agua Mariposa
Mexico
Agua Mariposa
Mexico
photo courtesy of Osito Coffee
We’re experiencing: light & sweet with notes of raspberry, grapefruit & earl grey.
Producer: 26 smallholders
Location: Eloxochitlán de Flores Magón, Sierra Mazateca, Oaxaca, 1400-1600masl
Genetic Varieties: Bourbon, Caturra, Oro Azteca
Process: Washed
Importing Partner: Osito Coffee
This community lot is from the localidad or agua of Agua Mariposa, a small indigenous Mazatec community located in the Sierra Mazateca on the banks of a stream. The older generations speak little to no Spanish, only Mazatec, and the younger generations utilize both languages. This lot is comprised of coffees from 26 producers. Drying is carried out on petates, which are woven natural fiber mats and can be a slower process due to the area’s misty and cooler afternoons and proximity to the Sierra Mazateca mountain range.
Guji Boku Anaerobic
Ethiopia
Guji Boku Anaerobic
Ethiopia
photo courtesy of The Coffee Quest
We’re experiencing: velvety & smooth with notes of raspberry, ginger & fruit punch.
Producer: appx 565 farmers & SNAP Specialty Coffee
Location: Hambella District, Guji, 2300masl
Genetic Varieties: Heirloom
Process: Washed Anaerobic
Importing Partner: The Coffee Quest
This lot starts with the producers meticulously sorting ripe cherries before depulping. Coffee is then fermented in sealed tanks for 72 hours, washed, and laid out to dry on raised beds for over 13 days. Workers make sure to turn the parchment every 3 hours each day to ensure an even drying process. In Amharic, “Boku Sayisa” translates to “Blessed Valley,” and legend has it among the Guji Oromo people that coffee sprang in this valley from the tears of the sky god Waaqa, mourning a servant’s unjust death.
photo courtesy of The Coffee Quest
We’re experiencing: well-rounded & sweet with notes of citrus, walnut, cocoa & molasses.
Location: Colombia, Guatemala & Brazil
Process: Washed & Natural
Importing Partner: The Coffee Quest & Onyx Coffee
Our house blend combines 3 different coffees from 3 different origins. It’s a tasty balance of body and sweetness that works well brewed in many different ways - whether espresso, filter, French press, or cold brew.
Risaralda Sugarcane DECAF
Colombia
Risaralda Sugarcane DECAF
Colombia
photo courtesy of Genuine Origin
We’re experiencing: medium body and acidity with notes of dark chocolate, citrus & cherry pie.
Producer: Multiple Smallholders
Location: Risaralda, 1450-1750masl
Genetic Varieties: Caturra, Castillo, Colombia
Process: Sugarcane Decaffeination
Importing Partner: Cereza Coffee