ABOUT THE COFFEESPrices are for 4-pound packs, shipping included. Mix-and-match. Select 2 or more for a 10% discount.
BALI Blue Moon ($44.45) - smooth, syrupy, low-acid, dark chocolate, vanilla, buttery black licorice. Wet-hulled, washed, sun-dried. Grown at 4,200-5,500 feet in volcanic highlands, shade-grown under citrus and other trees, on “Subak Abians,” a traditional farmer organization similar to a co-op, that supports and advises in both agricultural and religious matters.
BRAZIL Cerrado ($36.45) - rich and creamy body, dark chocolate, walnut. Grown at 3,500-4,000 feet in dark red soil in the famed Cerrado region. Natural process (patio-dried in the cherry, with mucilage intact). Coffees from Cerrado are often touted as some of the best that Brazil has to offer, with its consistent rains, high daytime temperatures, and dry winters.
COLOMBIA Tolima ($41.45) - sweet, full-bodied, bright fruity notes of grape, peach, and tangerine. Grown in volcanic soils, high in the Andes mountains on cooperatives in west-central Colombia.
COLOMBIA Certified Regenerative Organic ($43.45) - sweet, full-bodied, red apple, orange, brown sugar. Grown by small farmers of the ASPRASAR coop in the in mineral-rich soils of the Andes mountains in west-central Colombia.
COSTA RICA Tarrazú ($39.45) - robust and balanced, sweet, notes of brown sugar, milk chocolate, and orange. Shade-grown in rich, volcanic soil on coastal mountains near the Pacific, in the Tarrazú region of Costa Rica, where high altitude and rich volcanic soil contribute to conditions which produce high quality coffee.
EL SALVADOR Laguna Verde ($39.45) - sweet, full-bodied, with milk chocolate, raisin, red apple. Grown on the slopes of Laguna Verde Mountain, on Finca La Esperanza, a family-owned farm with some of the most fertile soils in El Salvador. Washed and sun-dried.
ETHIOPIA Natural Sidamo ($41.45) - fruity sweetness, with dark chocolate, apple, nutmeg. Grown at 6,400 feet in the mountains of the Sidamo region. Natural process and sun-dried. From the Ethiopian-based Kenchashe Coffee company, supporting small farmers growing at high elevations, where coffees grow more slowly and develop more robust flavors.
ETHIOPIA Washed Yirgacheffe ($40.45) - complex, aromatic, balanced acidity, sweet, notes of black tea, lemongrass, and peach. Grown extremely high, at 6,500-7,200 feet, in the mountains of Yirgacheffe. Ethiopian heirloom varietals, fully washed and sun-dried on raised beds.
GUATEMALA El Progreso ($41.45) - sweet, with balanced body and acidity, notes of butterscotch, pear, and red apple. Finca Las Moritas is located in San Antonio La Paz in the department of El Progreso in Guatemala. The farm is on one of the highest non-volcanic mountain chains in Guatemala.
HONDURAS San Vicente ($41.45) - low acidity, gentle sweetness, full-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel, balanced, notes of almond and milk chocolate. Grown at 5,000 feet near Lake Yojoa in the Honduran highlands, in excellent volcanic soil, and a lake-induced ideal microclimate.
HONDURAS Natural Royal Reserva ($42.45) - creamy body and sweet, with notes of cane sugar, peach, and strawberry. Shade grown on volcanic highlands in the Sierra la Esperanza mountains of north-central Honduras. Dry (natural) processed.
JAVA Taman Dadar ($42.45) - mild acidity, syrupy body, clean but complex, dark chocolate, black pepper, and molasses. Shade-grown at 3,000-5,200 feet, wet-hulled, fermented, washed, sun-dried. This coffee from the villages of Curah Tatal and Kayumas is called Taman Dadar (“flower garden”) which is what local farmers call this area.
KENYA AA Mt. Kenya ($42.45) - sweet with bright acidity, balanced body, notes of butterscotch, cranberry, and lime. Grown at 5,600 feet in volcanic soil on the southern slopes of Mt. Kenya. Farms are small, so local wet mills with plenty of water allow for high-end processing to showcase the hallmark Kenyan profile, and support vibrant rural coffee communities.
NICARAGUA Isabelia ($39.45) - sweet, with low acidity; notes of brown sugar, milk chocolate, and plum. Grown at 3,600-4,600 feet in the rich volcanic soil of the Isabelia Mountains of northern Nicaragua, near the border with Honduras. Fully washed, sun-dried on patios.
PERU Chanchamayo ($39.45) - balanced, low in acidity, good body, notes of dark chocolate and walnut. Grown in the Andes mountain range in the state of Junin, in well drained soil. This lot of HB MCM coffee is produced by local smallholder farmers.
RWANDA Peaberry ($38.45) - sweet and full-bodied, with bright notes of lemon, brown sugar, and black tea. Grown at extremely high elevation in south-central Rwanda in volcanic soil, by small farmers supported by the local Muhari C.W.S washing station near Lake Kivu.
SUMATRA Aceh Takengon ($40.45) - balanced sweetness, syrupy body, low acid, notes of brown sugar, cedar, dark chocolate. High grown in volcanic soil in Sumatra's Aceh province. Wet-hulled and double-picked, this clean Grade 1 coffee comes from a group of smallholder farmers from Putra Gayo.
COLOMBIA Mountain Water DECAF ($40.45) - balanced body and sweetness, clean, with notes of cherry, brown sugar, and milk chocolate. Mountain grown 5,000-6,000 feet in the Cordillera mountains. Fully-washed, dried, and sent to a Mountain Water decaffeination plant in Veracruz, Mexico to be 99% decaffeinated with the pristine water of Pico de Orizaba.
WHO I AM AND HOW I OPERATE:I've been an avid home coffee roaster since 2004, always searching for high-quality, socially-responsible, and environmentally-sustainable green coffee beans. When I find them, I love to share them. I buy only current crop year, and move it from warehouse to my house to your house as fast as possible. I keep prices as low as I can. I'm retired, and this is something I do for the joy of it. Prompt and personal customer service is my commitment. I'll try to answer any questions, and give advice to start-up roasters. Just ask.
I stock coffee grown on farms that pay fair wages, practice sustainable agricultural, and improve their community. I've traveled to coffee-producing regions, and seen how people live. Growing coffee can and should improve people's lives and respect God's creation. Through my importers, I can document where the coffee comes from, and how that farm operates. I provide that information here.
Customers often ask which countries are my favorites. I'm hesitant to say. Coffee is a matter of personal taste, and what appeals to me may not appeal to you, and vice versa. Furthermore, coffee origins can vary widely from one season to the next, within the same country, region, or even on a particular estate or co-op. Every bag of coffee I buy has unique characteristics that may not be fully replicated again, due to variability of weather, processing, shipping conditions, and countless other factors. When I buy coffee, I seek out the origins that are most interesting to me at that time, and which come with high recommendations from my importers and their professional cuppers. Yet, part of the joy of roasting coffee is never knowing exactly what pleasant surprise awaits you when you take your first sip of a new batch.
Returns:If you don't get the coffee you ordered, or found it defective or damaged during shipping, I'll gladly offer you a refund or replacement, if you return the entire order before roasting within 14 days. Since good coffee is a matter of personal preference, and a great coffee can suffer from small mistakes in roasting, please don't ask for a refund after you roasted it and aren't crazy about the results. But rest assured! I don't sell any coffee that I haven't already roasted myself, brewed, consumed, and greatly enjoyed.