New Coffee Release: PERU ANDES AMAZONICOS
The Ancestors of the Amazonas region in Peru have farmed coffee there for more than 200 years. Their knowledge of Coffee farming is extensive to say the least. Their methods seem to be focused on being respectful to nature while maintaining yields, and today, the primary source of income for many living in this region […]
New Coffee Release: COLOMBIA FINCA LAS BRISAS
This microlot was produced by Carlos Alberto Ulchur, a smallholder member of the ASORCAFE – Inzá, Cauca producer group. This very special lot was selected out from the rest of the organization’s producers as being of exceptional quality and a great example of what this often overlooked region has to offer. The municipality of Inzá […]
New Coffee Release: Uganda Sipi Falls
Uganda Sipi Falls Uganda has traditionally been known as a producer of Robusta- an inferior quality species under the Coffea genus. The major reason Arabica was not being produced in many areas in Uganda in the first place was more a matter of infrastructure, history and knowledge than environment. Some premium growing areas for delicious […]
My trip to Beaver Creek Coffee Estate
I began imagining my first Origin coffee farm trip during my Barista Course at Origin in 2013. I was so surprised to hear that this bean we use to make coffee is in fact the seed of a fruit. All along I had imagined the “brown coffee beans” dug up from under the ground one […]
New Coffee Release: Tanzania Usongwe AA
Coffee production in Tanzania is concentrated in five main geographical areas in Tanzania. In the north (Kilimanjaro, Arusha & Tarime), in the west (Kigoma & Kagera) and in the south (Mbeya, Songwe, Iringa, Njombe and Ruvuma). In the last few years, coffee from Mbeya has become very notable indeed. First, let’s look over the specs […]