New and Notable

During the peak of new harvest arrivals, it is difficult to choose between so many great new coffees.  We have heard the questions time and time again…  “Which coffee from Los Planes should I try?  Which Panamanian coffee should I try first?  How can I choose?”  To help alleviate this conundrum, we are creating a… Continue Reading

We have a little confession to make. When we are searching for great coffee at origin, we don’t always just fly to the country, get off the airplane and follow our super-sensitive noses up the mountainside to the best coffee farm in the country. Don’t tell anyone, but oftentimes we have help. One of our… Continue Reading

I’ve always been a fan of “underdog” stories. You know, the stories where there’s no chance of someone succeeding and yet, despite all odds, they do. That is the story of Finca Los Planes and several other farms in the small region of Chaletenango, El Salvador. Friends at Finca Los Planes The Chaletenango region of… Continue Reading

Our coveted Hacienda La Esmeralda Special – Mario Carnaval has again proven itself as one of the best coffees in the world!  In this month’s Coffee Review article about coffees from Panama, Mario Carnaval obliterated the  competition.  It received a 96, a score 2 points higher than any other coffee in the review and 3… Continue Reading

For fans of Colombian and Kenyan coffees, check out the new prices on Kenya Thunguri Microlot and Colombia Finca El Palacio Microlot! In order to make room for more spectacular Passport coffees, we have moved these gems into our normal roasting schedule and are now selling them in one and five pound bags. We will… Continue Reading

Whenever we receive a new coffee, we roast it to different profiles in order to figure out where the coffee shines with perfection. For this year’s crop of Esmeralda Special, we took a small amount of both lots to a slightly darker roast profile. Although we decided that it wouldn’t quite work for our normal… Continue Reading

We are proud to announce that our Guatemala Finca El Socorro y Annexos just received a 91 from Coffee Review!  This incredible coffee won 4th place in the 2008 Guatemala Cup of Excellence, and one sip will make you understand why.  To celebrate the great review, we are taking $10 off the price of this… Continue Reading

We are excited to announce that we will soon be roasting an exquisite Colombian coffee from farms in the Cauca department of Colombia. In June, the non-profit organization Grounds for Health held an online coffee auction in which roasters bid for coffee that was donated by coffee producers, importers and exporters. The proceeds from the… Continue Reading

Peaberry de la Lagunita from Finca Los Planes wowed the judges at Coffee Review for their June article covering Bourbon variety coffee.  It received the second highest score, a 93, even beating out a few spectacular Kenyans.  We have a fairly limited supply of this spectacular coffee, so purchase a bag (or two) here before… Continue Reading