A Look at the Specs Farm: Finca El Nivel Varietal(s): Castillo Processing: Fully washed & dried in silos, guardiolas or patios Altitude: 1 680 to 1 750 masl Owner: Flor de Apía SAS Town: Apía, Vereda Miravalles Region: Risaralda Country: Colombia The Farm: Finca El Nivel Finca El Nivel was owned by Sr. Joel Ruiz […]
A look at the specs Farm: Finca Santa Sofia Varietal(s): Primarily Caturra & Catuaí Processing: Natural Process; sun dried on patios Altitude: 1 675 masl Owner: Pablo José Ferrigno Figueroa Town: Tactic Region: Alta Verapaz, Country: Guatemala Pablo José Ferrigno Figueroa In the late 1980s, Pablo José Ferrigno Figueroa, a third generation coffee grower, attended […]
Finca Gamboa has been in Martin Gutierrez’s family for several generations and Martin inherited the farm around 40 years ago. At 19 hectares, the farm is the largest in a group of smaller farms that Martin and his three brothers own. They founded the Montañas del Diamante mill several years ago and work together to […]
Summer Blend 2018 Tanzania Kitamu El Salvador San Jose Ataco Uganda White Nile Flavour: Marzipan, orange marmalade, dried fruit Body: Medium, buttery Roast: Light – medium Acidity: Pleasant, apple Suitable for: Plunger, Mokapot, Espresso, Siphon Varietal(s): Bourbon N39, Kent KP 423, Pacas, Sarchimor, SL14, Catimor Processing: Wet processed Altitude: 1 250 to 1 800 metres […]
Onze Mil Virgens means ‘Eleven Thousand Virgins’. People in the region say that Onze Mil Virgens previously belonged to a bigger farm in the rural area of Rio Paranaíba that had around 11,000 acres. It was a ‘Virgen’ forest (The Cerrado biome) at the time. When it was divided into many farm lots, the sections […]
A look at the specs of these two delicious coffees- Gigesa Guji Varietal(s): Heirloom (Arabica) Processing: Fully washed & dried on raised beds Altitude: 1,800 to 2,000 metres above sea level Owner: Various smallholder farmers Town: Denbi Uddo, Shakisso District Region: Oromia, Guji Sidamo Werka Varietal(s): Heirloom (Arabica) Processing: Natural Altitude: 1 900 to 2 […]
Gititu means, itself, ‘big forest’ in Kikuyu, one of the native languages of the region. Although- These days, there is not a great deal of dense forested areas in this part of Kenya. Gititu FCS is one of the oldest cooperatives in Kiambu, being founded in the 1970s. Today, the cooperative operates 8 washing stations […]
Hario has made quite a name for itself in the specialty coffee scene and has received a plethora of design awards but is best known best for their iconic V60 dripper. The name is derived from vector 60, a reference to the 60 degree angle of its cone. The options when considering purchasing a […]
Vacuum brewers were originally designed to pull water through much finer ground coffee by using the force of vacuum in the final phase of the brewing process. The Grind It was believed those days that finer ground coffee produced a tastier cup. It must be noted that finely ground coffee increases flow restriction and […]
As some of you may already know Kenya is on the top of my coffee origin list. It seems common to have a transition of ones cup-profile preference as you evolve in your exploration of specialty coffee. My preference over the last 10 years looked a little like this- Indonesia; Guatemala; Bolivia/Ethiopia; Colombia/Kenya; Rwanda; Kenya; […]
