For many, Uganda might not the first country that comes to mind when thinking of high-quality Arabica coffee. The country has been traditionally known as a producer of Robusta. However, in many regions of the country, the challenges are more a matter of infrastructure, history and knowledge than the environment. […]

EARLY SUMMER BLEND Uganda Kapchorwa Colombia Inza Cauca Mexico Finca Guadalupe Zaju Brazil Sao Silvestre Flavour: Fruit cocktail, strawberry chocolate, minty finish Acidity: Approachable, wine grapes Body: Medium, syrupy Roast: Light—medium Suitable for: Mokapot, espresso, pourover, Aeropress   UGANDA – KAPCHORWA Owner: 997 farmers Town: Kapchorwa district, Sipi sub-county Varietal(s): SL28, SL 34, & some […]

Santa Barbara Estate is composed of 5 sister farms that lie across three neighbouring, geographical regions – Santa Barbara, Fredonia and Amagá. Established in the 1980s, from the beginning Sr. Pedro Echavarria knew that location was crucial. Attracted by diverse microclimates, singular volcanic soils, perfect altitude and a tradition of […]

A French Group with large interests in palm oil and rubber plantations in Malaysia decided to look for agricultural investments in East Africa. In February 1950, they sent their agent, Mr. Jas Nicoll, with a comfortable chequebook and a very large mandate (any country and almost any crop) to East […]

Danilo Salazar has been involved in coffee from birth. His small, 7 hectare farm – named San Cristobal del Llano – was originally his grandfather’s. As a child, he would help and play amongst the coffee trees that today he cares for, himself. Danilo and his family are very involved […]

This AB lot was produced by numerous smallholder farmers, all of whom are members of the Ritho Farmers Cooperative Society (FCS) delivering to Handege Coffee Factory (as washing stations/wet mills are called in Kenya). The factory is located around 5 km from Gatundu town, in Kenya’s Kiambu County. The name […]

This exceptional lot was processed, dry milled and exported by Legu Trading. The coffee was grown by smallholder farmers living around the town of Adado in Gedeo County, Yirgacheffe region, Ethiopia. Most contributing farmers own less than a hectare of land, and they grow coffee simply as a backyard cash […]

General coffee info Farm: Musasa: Ruli Varietal: 100% Red Bourbon Processing: Fully washed & sundried on raised beds Altitude: 1 700 to 2 000 metres above sea level Owner: Musasa Dukunde Kawa Cooperative – some 2,148 smallholder farmers Town/City: Ruli Region: Ruli Sector, Gakenke District of Northern Province & Coko […]

The coffee was grown by smallholder farmers living around the town of Banco Gotete in Gedeo County, Yirgacheffe region, Ethiopia. Most contributing farmers own less than a hectare of land, and they grow coffee simply as a backyard cash crop. Coffee will usually be interspersed with other subsistence crops, such […]

Numerous smallholder farmers, all of whom are members of the Ruchu Gacharage Farmers Co-Operative Society, produced this AB lot. They delivered their coffee cherries to the Ruchu Coffee Factory (as washing stations/wet mills are called in Kenya) and the lot was produced from their deliveries.   General Info: Farm: Ruchu […]

A look at the Specs Buf Café was founded in 2003 by Epiphanie Mukashyaka, a dynamic businesswoman and a source of inspiration to countless other female entrepreneurs in Rwanda’s coffee sector and beyond. Buf is now managed by Epiphanie and her son, Samuel Muhirwa, who is taking an increasingly active […]

Owner, Pablo José Ferrigno Figueroa, a third generation coffee grower, has his roots in coffee. His grandfather came from Italy and had established several farms alongside a coffee exporting business. His father also had a farm. Pablo had cultivated an interest in coffee from an early age and had worked […]

Finca San Jose occupies approximately 70 hectares on El Salvador’s’ Santa Ana Volcano, in the Canton of Los Naranjos, Juayua, Sonsonate. Around 56 hectares of the farm is planted under coffee and the remainder of the land is reserved as natural cloud forest. The high altitude here combined with the […]

This lot was produced by 3 smallholder farmers: Alindor Mirez, Luciano Mendoza & Jaime Marino Guevara. The lot name ‘La Palma’ was chosen as it is the town closest to the farms of all three producers. The farms are small, at around 3 hectares each, and are named after trees […]

Iyenga Cooperative Iyenga Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Society (Iyenga AMCOS) was registered in 2003 under the Tanzanian cooperative act. The cooperative deals only with coffee and collects from more than 500 farmers within the Mbeya region. Of these 500 farmers, only around 191 are registered members of the cooperative. Iyenga AMCOS is […]

Finca San Rafael Urias is located in one of the most traditional coffee regions of Guatemala: Antigua. It is one of the oldest and most reputable farms in the region. Founded at the end of the nineteenth century by Don Rafael Valdés Quiroa, today the farm is run by the […]

A Look at the Specs Farm: Finca Veracruz Varietal(s): Colombia & Caturra Processing: Extended fermentation, washed & dried on raised beds Altitude: 1 650 masl Owner: Echavarria family Town: Amaga Region: Antioquia Country: Colombia   The estate and its history The Santa Barbara Estate is composed of 5 farms that […]

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 […]