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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

You know that feeling that you get when you have been trying tons of new and exciting things but finally go back to one of your old favorites?  That warm, comforting feeling is what I felt recently when I sat down with a pipping cup of Beloya Selection 8.  Lately I noticed that we have… Continue Reading

Today is an exciting day for coffee lovers everywhere.  Today we are launching a very special coffee.  We have partnered with Elida Estate to offer you a naturally prepared coffee from Panama.  Most coffee in Panama is processed using a washing process, where the fruit of the coffee cherry is taken off the bean fairly… 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

The moment you have all been waiting for is finally here!  Hacienda La Esmeralda Special has arrived, and we have roasted it to the peak of perfection.  After cupping various roast levels more times than we care to think about, we have concluded that Mario Carnival is the best Esmeralda we have tasted in years,… 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

The excitement around our roasting facility has been building for the last couple of weeks.  We have numerous new crops that will be arriving at our roasting facility soon.  Thoughts of Finca Kilimanjaro and Hacienda La Esmeralda tease our senses, but one coffee dominates our thoughts: Finca Los Planes Pacamara. This coffee has emerged as… Continue Reading

PT’s in the press!  Our own Jason Johnson was featured in the August 2009 edition of Fresh Cup Magazine.  In their Roasters Realm segment, Jason details his recent trip to Hacienda La Esmeralda and the excitement of their online auction.   This coffee has emerged as one of the best, and highest priced, coffees in… Continue Reading

I’ve always loved the fact that being located in Topeka, Ks., just off of I-70, we get our fair share of travelers passing through who stop to visit and share coffee love. But when it’s baristas or other cafe owners, we love to greet them with open arms. Recently a group of friends from St.… Continue Reading