Organic FT Sumatra Gayo Mountain
Sumatra Gayo Mountain Gayo Mountain is unique because the same company that owns the mill is the same company that imports the coffee. This ensures a high level of quality control and a superior product. The cup is earthy and mossy but not dirty with deep fruity tones. The body is syrupy thick, and it has a heavy sorghum sweetness in the cup. It has a cleaner, brighter, finer resonance than the other Sumatra coffees.

Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, which occupies the eastern half of New Guinea, is distinct among the Indonesian coffees. It has a unique wild note in the cup but not as earthy as other Indonesian coffees. The aroma is high-toned but pungent, laced with caramel, cantaloupe and leather. The cup starts with a sweet, wine-toned fruitiness, followed by richly malty and bitter tones. The bitterness dissolves in the long, clean, chocolate-toned finish.

Colombia Supremo 'Kachula'
This coffee is grown in the Santander region on the foothills of the Andes Mountains. The estate has been operated by the Rivera family for three generations. The coffee is grown under shade trees and is certified Organic. The fragrance is delicate like raisins and toasted hazelnut. The cup has a subtle citrus start, bright raisin, floral aromatic and peach note as it cools. The aftertaste of fruit lingers beautifully

Bolivia Colonial Caranavi
This coffee is from Cooperative AECAR (an acronym for Asociacion Ecologica de Caficultores Rosario entre Rios). The Co-op is made up of 164 small farmers whose land averages 3 acres and is cultivated at an altitude of 4,900 - 6,000 feet above sea level. Overall, these are delicate, bright coffees, and aromatically sweet. They have subtle fruit flavors, like pear, apple, apricot, tangerine, lemon. They can develop roast flavors that are malty, mild chocolate, nutty, caramelly and honeyed. As the cup cools the best flavor emerges, and grows in intensity revealing an excellent body with a note of sweet cinnamon.

Brazil Jose Carlos de Paiva
This natural processed Brazil is one of the auction Fair Trade winners, part of a new program that is comparable to the Cup of Excellence. The cup is rich with sweet citrus acidity. Hazelnut and chocolate carry through to the finish.

Mexico Oaxaca Un Sueno de Tanto
Grown on the west coast at high altitude, this coffee can be cupped beside a Kona and hold its own. It has a delicate balance between fruity, winey notes, semi sweet chocolate and Filbert nuttiness. The aromatics smell of nut, chocolate, and wood with a bright acidity and light body that intensifies as the cup cools. It works great as a mild-sweet straight espresso that has a long finish.

Peru Femenino
The Peru Femenino is grown in the Penachi region and uses the Cecanor Co-operative. The cup is silky smooth with very little acidity, excellent body and a subtle ripe black cherry note.

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe
Yirgacheffe is a town in the Sidamo region, a high plateau north of Harrar. The beans are wet processed producing a cup with a pronounced winey flavour, floral aroma, medium body and a unique soft toned acidity, which is more like a wet processed Central American. The dry fragrance from the grounds is sweet and caramelly; the aroma from the brewed cup is more citrus and complex with tangy bitter sweetness.

Ethiopian Sidamo Korate Estate
A wet processed coffee originating in the south-central mountains south of Addis Abada. Not as wild and earthy as the Harrars, but reveals highly penetrating floral sweet aromatics, a clean cup without taints, tastes of plum and raisin in the cup, black pepper in the finish. It has a medium body with a substantial mouthfeel and good acidity.

Tanzania "AA" Hope Project
Grown in the Mbeya region of southern Tanzania, the Hope Project assists small farmers by providing centralized processing with strict quality control standards, yielding better coffee and higher prices for farmers. This coffee starts with subtle sweet lemon acidity, excellent body, wine and chocolate notes and berry finish.

Ethiopia Limu
This is a wet-processed Ethiopian so it is similar to Yirgacheffe but with less acidity and a slightly lighter body. The fragrance and aromatics from the cup are incredibly delicious. The cup is sweet and clean with citrus and milk-chocolate notes. ItÂ’s light bodied and has a light Jasmine finish.

Galapagos Island San Cristobal
Hacienda El Cafetal
San Cristobal, The largest island in the archipelago is a national park and has been declared a Patrimony of Humanity by UNESCO. As a result, law strictly prohibits the use of fertilizer, herbicides, pesticides or any other chemicals The volcanic soil is rich with minerals and is fed by fresh spring water from “El Junco”, a volcanic lake 1350 feet above sea level. The first trees were planted in 1875 but were abandoned until 1990 when the Gonzalez family purchased Hacienda El Cafetal and revived the plantation. The cup is a perfect balance of a cranberry fruity acidity followed by an allspice note and finally finishing with a big body of chocolate. This is an exceptional coffee and rare indeed.