We’re experiencing vibrant & sweet with notes of watermelon candy, licorice & madarin.

Producer: Erick Bravo

Location: San Augustín, Huila, 1550masl

Genetic Varieties: Pink Bourbon

Process: Washed

Importing Partner: The Coffee Quest

Finca El Chaferote is a family run business and is managed by Erick Bravo (the son) who is at the helm of the farms’ Specialty Division and is a third-generation coffee grower. The farm consists of 9 hectares of land, with 2.5 hectares considered a natural reserve since the farm is located right on the banks of the Magdalena River. This lot is 100% Pink Bourbon, the variety that Erick is most focused on when it comes to their highest-quality coffees.

We’re experiencing: floral & sweet with notes of cola, lemon-lime & honeydew. 

Producer: 13 smallholders, Baho Coffee

Location: Gakenke District, Northern Province, 1900-2100masl 

Genetic Varieties: Red Bourbon

Process: Washed

Importing Partner: Sundog Trading

Muzo is nestled in the rolling hills near the heart of Rwanda, about a 2 hour drive North West of the capital city. This station is the smallest in the Baho collection, and it is very near and dear to Emmanuel as the source of some of his most beautiful coffees. The Janja Hill lot is a part of Baho’s ongoing appellation project surrounding the Muzo Station. They’re focusing on smaller lot separations by processing groups of farmers’ coffee together based on the highest quality growing areas. The hills are often chosen based on altitude; coffees within the Janja Hill lot are all harvested from farms above 1900 masl and pack a distinct vibrancy and saturation of flavor.

We’re experiencing: juicy & sweet with notes of raspberry, green jolly rancher & citrus.

Producer: 10 smallholders, Baho Coffee

Location: Gakenke District, Northern Province, 1600-2100masl 

Genetic Varieties: Red Bourbon

Process: Natural

Importing Partner: Sundog Trading

Meaning confidence in Kinyarwanda, Ikizere is Baho’s flagship initiative of more traceable lot separations.  The group is composed of widowed women and single mothers who share the unique challenges of navigating traditionally patriarchal systems - both the Rwandese society as a whole and more specifically coffee production.  Through supporting the Ikizere project, Sundog Trading hopes to aid in developing a stronger sense of community between the women and create a platform upon which their voices can be heard.

We’re experiencing: juicy & sweet with notes of blackberry, semi-sweet chocolate & graham cracker.

Producer: Edilzar Ordóñez Mazariegos

Location: Amatenango de la Frontera, Chiapas, Mexico 1456-1600masl

Genetic Varieties: Catuaí, San Ramon, Villa Sarchi

Process: Honey

Importing Partner: Osito Coffee

Thunder & Lightning is a blend of 2 different roasts— one lighter and one darker—of the same honey processed lot from producer Edilzar Ordóñez. This is the 2nd coffee we’ve featured from Edilzar, and they just keep getting better!

Edilzar is the son of Luis Ordóñez, whom we have featured a few times before. This lot is a part of the family farm that Luis has managed in Amatenango for over 25 years with his wife Grisalia Mazariegos Riuvadeneyra. 

We’re experiencing: juicy & sweet with notes of honey, cherry & tangerine.

Producer: Basha Bekele

Location: Sidama Bensa Kokose, 2215masl

Genetic Varieties: 74158

Process: Natural

Importing Partner: Crop to Cup

Like most smallholders around Bensa, Basha exclusively produces dry processed coffees—which includes experiments with anaerobic styles of fermentation—and practices cherry flotation before drying his coffee slowly on raised beds. Basha’s father—also a community man who with Basha built a church for the community at their site in Bombe—was once a manager for a co-op in Bombe that supplied coffee to the Sidama Union. Before the government made it possible for smallholders to obtain export licenses, both he and his father sold their cherry to the cooperative. Basha now has his own export license and grows coffee in semi-forested plots on 12 hectares in addition to operating collection sites in Bombe, Shantawane, and Kokose.

Colombia & brazil

Well-rounded & sweet with notes of citrus, walnut, cocoa & molasses.

Colombia Laboyano

Producer: Small producers

Location: South Huila, 1600-1900masl

Genetic Varieties: Caturra, Colombia, Castillo, Pink Bourbon

Process: Washed

Importing Partner: The Coffee Quest

This coffee is comprised primarily of lots from producers in and around the South of Huila and named after the Valley of Laboyos (a person from this region is colloquially known in Spanish as a “Laboyano”). This communal lot is carefully constructed, with every single small lot individually cupped various times before being included within the main lot. Laboyano represents the hard work of these dedicated producers as well as their great partnership with The Coffee Quest.

brazil piata community lot

Producer: 60 small producers

Location: Piata, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, 1250masl

Genetic Varieties: Red & Yellow Catuai

Process: Pulped Natural

Importing Partner: Osito Coffee

We’re experiencing medium body and acidity with notes of dark chocolate, citrus & cherry pie.

Producer: Multiple Smallholders

Location: Valle del Cauca, 1750masl

Genetic Varieties: Caturra, Castillo

Process: Sugarcane Decaffeination

Importing Partner: Genuine Origin

Located in a biological Conservation Corridor, Valle del Cauca lies between the National Park of Tatama and “serrania de los paraguas”. Some years ago, this region was identified by Conservation International as one of the two main conservation corridors in Colombia. Farmers in this region are keenly aware of the importance of the preservation of natural resources, water management and friendly environmental practices.—from Genuine Origin