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August 2018 Limited Edition Roast

August 2018 Limited Edition Roast

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Apricot
Persimmon
Caramel Citrus
Stone Fruit

Country: Ethiopia

Name: Layo Taraga

Farm: Various smallholder farmers delivering to Layo Taraga Washing Station

Region: Haro Wachu

Altitude: 1950-2000 MASL

Process: Washed

Varieties: Bourbon

In Ethiopia, unlike the vast majority of coffee-growing countries, coffee was not introduced as a cash crop through colonization. Instead, growing, processing, and drinking coffee is part of the everyday way of life, brewed at home for centuries. Coffee is enjoyed as part of a “ceremonial” preparation, a way of gathering family, friends, and associates around a table for conversation and community. We hope you can enjoy it the same way.

July 2018 Limited Edition Roast

July 2018 Limited Edition Roast

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Toasted Almond
Black Tea
Stone Fruit

Country: Honduras

Farm: Geovany Rivera

Region: Santa Barbara

Altitude: 1400-2000 MASL

Process: Fully Washed

Varieties: Pacas

Producer: Various smallholders

In Santa Barbara, there’s one mountain that produces all of the coffee in the region. Just one beautiful, lush mountain with three villages on its slopes, side by side. The coffee cherry processing conditions (especially drying) here are especially demanding, because the area is directly next to the jungle, and thus, to rain. But when these variables are precisely controlled, the coffee is spectacular. So spectacular. So. good.

June 2018 Limited Edition Roast

June 2018 Limited Edition Roast

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Plum
Blackberry
Chocolate

Country: Colombia

Farm: Timaná

Region: Huila

Altitude: 1600 MASL

Process: Washed

Varieties: Caturra, Colombia

Producer: Olam

Ah - Huila! Colombia’s most famous coffee growing region. This coffee is from Timana, a sub-region of Huila. The people of Timana have historically been revered as extremely hardworking and passionate people, especially when it comes to coffee production. And the end product is a delicious expression of that hard work. You’re going to love it.

May 2018 Limited Edition Roast

May 2018 Limited Edition Roast

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Ripe Tangerine
Lime
Panela

Country: Colombia

Farm: Finca Buena Vista

Region: Planadas, Tolima

Altitude: 1770-2000 MASL

Process: Washed

Varieties: Caturra, Castillo, Colombia

Producer: Astrid Medina

“I am very proud of my farm, it is the legacy of my father, but I am prouder of the coffee that we produce. It is wonderful and privileged position to offer specialty coffee, it gives me great satisfaction and fills me with gratitude. I am proud to know that we have placed one grain of sand in building the country of our dreams.” - Astrid Medina, the producer of this fabulous coffee, in her own words.

April 2018 Limited Edition Roast

April 2018 Limited Edition Roast

Coffee Details

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Spring Floral
Candied Lemon
Sugar Cane

Country: Ethiopia

Name: Adado *Grade 1

Region: Yirgacheffe

Producer: Various smallholder farmers

Altitude: 1780–1860 MASL

Varieties: Heirloom Ethiopian varieties

Process: Washed

This coffee comes from a washing station called Adado, which is in the kebele, or village, of Shara, in the woreda, or district, of Guanga, in the Yirgacheffe region, and is is named after the local tribe, "Adado." Aside from its near-legendary status as the "birthplace" of Arabica coffee, there is much to love about Ethiopia as a producing nation. Lush green forests are the perfect environment for cultivating extraordinary coffee, typically developing nuanced floral characteristics, articulate sweetness and a sparkling acidity. This coffee checks all of the boxes.