LIGHT WORK
PROCESS -- Washed
REGION -- Finca Churupampa, Cajamarca, Peru
ALTITUDE -- 1850 MASL
CULTIVAR -- Caturra, Pache, Typica
NOTES -- Almond, Honey, Apple
ROAST LEVEL -- Light
ABOUT THE FARM
Finca Churupampa is operated by the Tocto brothers who took over the land from their parents several years ago. Since then, the farm has become a model for economic and environmental sustainability. In addition to selling their own coffee, the Tocto brothers also help export and market crops from 215 neighboring farmers. Churupampa also has a training center where community members can come to learn new practices to help improve their production.
GET RIGHT
PROCESS -- Washed
REGION -- Cuchumatan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
ALTITUDE -- 1400-1600 MASL
CULTIVAR -- Caturra, Bourbon
NOTES -- Cocoa, Maple Syrup, Cherry
ROAST LEVEL -- Medium
ABOUT THE FARM
This particular crop of coffee has received the special designation of "Cafe de Manos de Mujer" by the ACODIHUE (Asociación de Cooperación al Desarrollo Integral de Huehuetenango) cooperative in the mountain region of Cuchumatan. Meaning "Hands of the Woman" in Spanish, Manos de Mujer recognizes the indigenous women who own and cultivate the land on which the coffee was grown. The ACODIHUE cooperative invests in its community by teaching useful skills such as vegetable gardening so that its members can not only further sustain themselves but also sell at local markets to increase their incomes.
OUT SIDE
PROCESS -- Natural
REGION -- Minas Gerais
ALTITUDE -- 1100 MASL
CULTIVAR -- Catuai
NOTES -- Cinnamon, Cocoa, Brown Sugar
ROAST LEVEL -- Dark-er
ABOUT THE FARM
Parceiros do Cafe, or "Coffee Partners" in English, brings in coffee from four different farms spanning the Minas Gerais region of Brazil. Apostolo Simao, Mato Cipo, Fazenda Furnas, and Boa Vista all contributed lots from their farms to create a reliably complex and clean cup.
ZZZCAF
You asked and we listened! We're proud to announce the latest addition to our growing coffee line up -- ZZZCAF! All the fun and flavor of a great single origin coffee without the "ahhh why am I still awake at 12am!?" frustration. This coffee is a delightful medium roast that features a sweety, syrupy texture with notes of honey and milk chocolate.
Our first decaffeinated option is a washed Swiss Water Process* (more on that in a moment) from Cajamarca, Peru. The coffee was exported by Perunor -- a company that helps increase market access to farmers who lack the means to sell their products internationally. In addition, Perunor also helps farmers become Fair Trade and Organic certified, which this coffee is.
*Swiss Water Processing is chemical-free and organic method of removing caffeine from coffee. The coffee is soaked in a green coffee extract solution for a period of 8 hours and then repeatedly passed through charcoal filters until the 99.9% of the caffeine has been removed. SWP gets its name from the country in which it originated, Switzerland, in the 1980s.
PROCESS Washed
REGION Cajamarca, Peru
ALTITUDE 1800-2200 MASL
IMPACT Fair Trade, Organic
VARIETIES Bourbon, Caturra, Mondo Nuovo, Pache
NOTES Honey, milk chocolate, dried stone fruit