The Americas

Brazil Sítio São Geraldo

Country: Brazil
Region: Sul de Minas
Altitude: 2,952 to 3,280 feet
Varietal: Mundo Novo
Process: Natural – Dry Process
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: Sítio São Geraldo is located in Sul de Minas, the mountainous southern region of the Minas Gerais state. The oldest and most traditional production region. The finest Arabica coffees of this region produce fruity notes, with pleasant acidity and medium body. Natural Processed coffees, like our Sítio São Geraldo, typically have great body with nutty, sweet, chocolaty notes.

Brazil Daterra

Country: Brazil
Region: Sal Paolo
Altitude: 3,600 feet
Varietal: Bourbon
Process: Pulp Natural
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: A third of the world’s coffee is grown in Brazil, much of it on farms of the Cerrado, a dry, flat, savannah-like area in Minas Gerais, in the southeastern region of Sao Paulo. As Brazil leads the way in the global coffee market, Daterra Estate is a leader in its own right, in research and sustainability as well as production. Daterra has developed sophisticated systems, incorporating specially-developed software and equipment to methodically select excellent beans at each step of the process, from planting to harvesting to sorting and shipping and beyond. Over 5,000 acres of the estate has been transformed into a wildlife preserve, home to jaguars, giant anteaters, macaws and owls. Workers and their families are provided with homes, education and healthcare, and these responsible standards have greatly improved the lives of the coffee farming community. Learn more…

Colombia Santa Barbara

Country: Colombia
Region: Antioquia
Altitude: 5,280 feet
Varietal: Castillo
Process: Washed
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: Santa Barbara Estate is located in the southwest section of the Department of Antioquia in northwest Colombia. This estate is described as integrated, which means that all stages of the production happen there and are carefully tracked by the farmers and workers, from producing seedlings through to harvesting and processing. Santa Barbara has expanded gradually, establishing a healthy and sustainable balance between sophisticated production and artisanal integrity. The near-constant temperature in the region (generally around 75-80°F year round), high altitude (5,280 feet above sea level) and the nutrient-rich volcanic soil are ideal for growing the Castillo varietal of Arabica, a flavorful hybrid of the Caturra and Timor trees. Learn more…

Costa Rica Naranjo

Country: Costa Rica
Region: Naranjo, in the West Valley region
Altitude: 3,900-4,400ft
Varietal: Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon
Process: Wet processed, Sun-dried
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: Founded around 1960, CooproNaranjo is a cooperative of coffee growers in the Costa Rican county of Naranjo. Its early aims were to pool efforts for coffee processing and, as part of this objective, purchase a mill to share among members. The cooperative has gone on to implement comprehensive measures to improve coffee quality and production. In addition to educating its members about sustainable farming practices and providing technical agricultural assistance, CooproNarajo helps small farmers to obtain Rainforest Alliance certification. Our Naranjo beans come from four farms in the West Valley region that have obtained this certification. The cooperative encourages its members and the farming community to observe more sustainable production methods and to eschew agrochemicals in favor of vermicompost. Learn more…

El Salvador Altamira

Country: El Salvador
Region: Altamira
Altitude: Coming Soon
Varietal: Coming Soon
Process: Coming Soon
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: Coming Soon!

Guatemala Finca Ceylan

Country: Guatemala
Region: Atitlán
Altitude: 3,500-4,500 feet
Varietal: Bourbon, Typica and Mundo Novo
Process: Washed, Sun-dried
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: The organic Finca Ceylan, from Finca Ceylan y Anexos in Atitlán, Chimaltenango is grown in rolling volcanic foothills around 3,500 – 4,500 feet above sea level. The microclimate is tropical and humid, and combined with rich clay-like soils, provides the ideal conditions for a range of varietals such as Bourbon, Typica and Mundo Novo. The farm also cultivates cardamom, macadamia nuts, plantain and banana, the latter of which is used as a shade crop for the coffee bushes. However, much of the farm is also dedicated to a forestry preserve, where rare indigenous trees are maintained, providing a protected environment for wildlife and helping to prevent soil erosion on the steeper slopes. Learn more…

Ka’u Hawaii

Country: United States
Region: Ka’u, Hawaii
Altitude: 1,750 feet
Varietal: Typica
Process: Washed
Price: $30.00
12oz can
General Description: Found at the edge of Volcanes National Park, Ka’u is cultivated on the southern tip of the Big Island of Hawaii. Its characteristic deep flavors are created by the land’s rich soil (the farm is situated near
Mauna Loa, the largest volcano on Earth) and by its steady diet of sun-drenched mornings and misty, rainy afternoons. As a result, since 2007 this coffee has consistently ranked in the top 10 coffees worldwide in competitions held by the Specialty Coffee Association of America. Handpicked and processed in small batches by family farmers devoted to Hawaiian tradition, Ka’u is the latest wonder from paradise.

Honduras La Reina

Country: Honduras
Region: Marcala
Altitude: 1470 m.
Varietal: Catuai
Process: Washed, wet / dry double fermentation
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: From a member of the Comsa coop, a fair-trade, organic cooperative, this coffee is sweet and complex on the nose, with distinct notes of fire roasted mango and tobacco. Depth and sweetness combine with just a touch of mango/orange acidity to balance out the roast notes. Roasted to perfection for good body, with a fairly long finish.

Mexican Chiapas

Country: Mexico
Region: Chiapas
Altitude: 1000-1500m
Varietal: Bourbon, Caturra, Mundo Novo, Maragogype
Process: Washed
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: Mexico’s diverse geography, from the soaring altitudes of the country’s four mountain ranges to the beautiful coastal regions along the Pacific, supports diverse farming practices and a broad variety of crops. Chiapas is the country’s southernmost state, home to the Sierra Madre de Chiapas Mountain range. To its west are the coffee growing regions of Oaxaca and Vera Cruz, but it is the beans of Guatemala’s Huehuetenango region, directly to the east, with which Chiapas coffee shares so much character. Farmers in Chiapas have begun a transition back to organic farming techniques as a way to achieve self-sufficiency and to create sustainability for their communities. The continued development of a network of Fair Trade farmers’ cooperatives is helping local people slowly improve their quality of life. Learn more…

Nicaragua

Country: Nicaragua
Region: Matagalpa
Altitude: 3600-3900 feet
Varietal: Maragogype
Process: Washed, Sun Dried
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: Gold Mountain Coffee Growers plantation, on the hillsides of Matagalpa, is a small community dedicated to the production of incredibly high quality coffee with an emphasis on self sufficiency and ecological sustainability. The name comes from an age-old nickname; local people refer to this particular mountainside as La Zona del Oro, or the zone of gold. The estate grows the Maragogype varietal in rich, volcanic hillside soils beneath the shade of banana trees. Interspersed throughout the plantation are community garden plots growing cabbage, passion fruit, bananas and other produce for consumption by the workers and their families. Maragogype is sometimes called the “elephant bean” due to its large size.
Learn more…

Peru

Country: Peru
Region: Cajamarca and Amazonas
Altitude: 4,600 – 6,500 feet
Varietal: Typica, Caturra, Bourbon
Process: Washed, Sun Dried
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: Founded in 1999 in the village of Palla Pena, CENFROCAFE cooperative brings together more than 1,900 families in 12 Peruvian provinces. It began offering training, agricultural assistance, financing and trading services to its members in 2001, and the cooperative began exporting independently in 2007. The group is FairTrade, Organic, and RFA certified, and a quarter of their social premiums are dedicated to improving production and protecting the environment. Their most recent entrepreneurial ventures include opening a roasting plant and especialty retail café in Jaen. In 2010 and 2011, CENFROCAFE was awarded second place nationally in the Best Coffee of Peru competition. BRC’s Cenfro Cafe consists of three coffee varietals: Typica, Caturra,and Bourbon. It produces a well-balanced, clean cup, with a buttery mouth-feel and citrusy acidity. Tasting notes also include semisweet chocolate and a hint of almond.

Indonesian and Island Coffees

Bali Kintamani

Country: Bali
Region: Kintamani
Altitude: 3600-4800 feet
Varietal: Typica, Catimor, and Bourbon
Process: Natural
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: The central Indonesian island of Bali has a largely volcanic terrain with several mountains peaking over 3,000 meters in elevation. The island’s volcanic landscape contributes to its excellent fertility, and its towering mountain ranges encourage the high rainfall that supports a highly productive agricultural sector. The Kintamani highlands sit atop a large volcanic plateau between 3,600 – 4,800 feet in altitude. Coffee tree varieties include a high percentage of Bourbon and Typica, along with essential shade trees such as Erythrina, Albizia, Tangerine and Orange. The use of pesticides is prohibited on Bali and all fertilizers are 100% organic, usually cow or pig manure produced on each individual farm. Learn more…

Sulawesi Toranja

Country: Sulawesi
Region: Makale
Altitude: 4,300 – 4,600 feet
Varietal: Jember, S-795
Process: Wet-hulled
$14.00 (12 oz can)
General Description: South of the Phillipines, west of Papua New Guinea, north of Australia, and east of Malaysia, Sulawesi is an ancient island formed over 100 million years ago. Because it was always separate from the Asian and Australian landmasses, the island enjoys a unique geological profile, which farmers believe results in a different flavor profile for their coffees. Sulawesi coffee is generally more smoky and spicy than its sister product from nearby Sumatra. Our beans are grown in the southwest of the island by a tribe called the Toraja, who use strictly organic methods to grow their crops. These communities produce a very small amount of coffee annually, so availability is limited. Enjoy the can you’ve secured!

Sumatra Gayo Mountain

Country: Sumatra, Indonesia
Region: Gayo, Aceh
Altitude: 5,800-6,600 feet
Varietal: Mandheling Typica, Bourbon, Catimor, Timon hybrid
Process: Wet-hulled
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: Arabica coffee production in Sumatra began in the 18th century under Dutch colonial rule and was first introduced to the northern region of Aceh, around Lake Tawar. The Permata Gayo Cooperative was formed in 2006 by 50 coffee farmers spread throughout five villages in the Bandar sub-district of Aceh. Farmers were brought together by collective hardship. A decade-long civil war had only recently ended, and in 2004 a 9.2 magnitude earthquake just off the coast of Sumatra triggered a devastating tsunami, completely wiping out farms and villages. The purpose of the cooperative was to kick-start production again with a focus on organic farming, which would not only benefit the health and well-being of the surviving communities, but would also raise valuable premiums needed to rebuild and reinvest in the area. Learn more…

East Africa

Ethiopian Oromo Guji

Country: Ethiopia
Region: Oromo
Altitude: 5080 – 7210 feet
Varietal: Heirloom Ethiopian Arabica
Process: Natural
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: Our Oromo Guji coffee is grown and processed by 650 smallholders in the Gerbicho Rogicha area. In this area of central Oromia the people are known as the Guji, giving the coffee its name, and coffee farming has been a core part of the culture in these highland regions for hundreds of years. It is suggested that it was the Guji people who first began using coffee as source of food and nourishment in the beginning of the 5th century. Gerbicho Rogicha farmland covers some 750 hectares, and the coffee is grown at an average altitude of 5900 feet. Learn more…

Ethiopian Yirge Cheffe

Country: Ethiopia
Region: Gedeo, Sidamo
Altitude: 3280-4920 feet
Varietal: Heirloom Ethiopian Arabica
Process: Wet Processed
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: Yirgacheffe coffee is wet processed, and is considered one of the premium, cleanest-cupping Ethiopian coffees. Beans are hand-picked to ensure full ripeness, a huge benefit when cherries are fermented and washed of their pulp. The smallholders belong to the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union, established in 1999 to facilitate the direct export of coffee produced by small farmers. The Union also ensures that Fairtrade premiums are directed towards community development; since 1999 they have overseen the construction of 11 primary schools, 3 secondary schools, a library and kindergarten, as well as further medical, office and agroindustrial infrastructure. Learn more…

Kenya

Country: Kenya
Region:
Altitude:
Varietal:
Process:
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description:Coming Soon!

Tanzania Peaberry

Country: Tanzania
Region: Arusha
Altitude: 5600 feet
Varietal: Bourbon and Kent
Process: Washed
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: Established by the Italian Count Vittorio Davico in 1931, the Mondul Coffee Estate continued to thrive under the direction of the Davico family for over seventy-five years. Coveted for its high elevation in the mountains above Monduli Town, in the greater Arusha region of northeastern Tanzania, the estate was recently purchased by the owner of Burka Estates, the largest coffee operation in Tanzania. The farm and mill are managed by Kenyan Hugh Johansen, who is making great strides to expand cultivation. Learn more…

Espressos

BQE Espresso

$15.00 (12 oz can)
$80.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: An “always under construction,” frequently-tweaked blend of our best Guatemalan beans and Brazilian Sweet Yellow Bourbon, the BQE is a perfect espresso coffee. A strong roasted aroma with smoky, milk chocolate notes and a thick, nutty finish. Nice for a midday kick.

Bali-hoo Espresso

$15.00 (12 oz can)
$80.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: Our “chocolate covered strawberry” Indonesian island blend has to be tasted to be believed. Sumatran Gayo Mountain beans are carefully roasted in two separate batches to two different finish temperatures, before being added to the strawberry-fruity Kintamani natural processed beans from the island of Bali. A great pairing with steamed milk.

Iris Espresso

$15.00 (12 oz can)
$80.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: A sweet, spicy, extremely well-balanced blend of three distinctive beans – Peru, Sumatra, and Ethiopian Sidamo – roasted together in small batches. Very barista-friendly, this coffee is soft and creamy, with a deep russet crema and chocolate-berry flavor and finish.

Sumatra Espresso

$15.00 (12 oz can)
$80.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: We roast our organic, Fair Trade Sumatra Gayo Mountain beans to two different temperatures before blending them back together to create this distinctive, complex single origin espresso.

Blended Coffees

3D

$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: Eye-popping! A rich blend of Colombian, Brazilian and Honduran beans with subtle spice and prominent notes of blood orange and roasted walnut. Comes with 3D glasses, while supplies last!

Bespoke

$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: In May 2012, we developed our Bespoke blend as an homage to the virtuous vélo and in recognition of National Bike Month. A balanced combination of bright, lemony Guatemalan Finca Ceylan and rich, buttery Colombian Santa Barbara beans, this blend was created with the NYC Bike Ambassadors as our inspiration. Both the Finca Ceylan and Santa Barbara estates are acknowledged for their commitment to sustainability and environmental awareness – something we cyclists are conscious of too.

Mocha Java

$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: The Mocha Java blends dates from the 18th century, at a time when Europeans had a fairly limited menu of coffees to choose from. Mocha, “the world’s original commercial coffee”, is named after the Yemeni port of Mokha, or al-Mukhā, where beans from across Eastern Africa were traded and exported. At that time Yemen controlled most of the trade moving between the Arab world and the Indian Ocean, and also received beans from Java, an Indonesian island recently colonized by the Dutch, who had introduced coffee cultivation. Inevitably, these two coffees came together to form the world’s first blend. BRC’s twist on this centuries-old classic combines a dark-roasted bean from Sumatra, a little further north along the Indonesian archipelago, with a washed heirloom Arabica from the mountains of Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee.

Coji Cold Brew

$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: A combination of our Colombia Santa Barbara and Ethiopian Oromo Guji, our Coji Cold Brew marries the toasty, malted, savory flavors of the Colombian with the blueberry/cherry fruity notes of the Ethiopian, resulting in a clean, balanced, refreshing drink. Cold brew is coarsely ground (similar to a French press grind), put in cloth bags, and immersed in water for 24 hours. It’s stirred two or three times during that period. Then it’s served over ice. Enjoy this summertime (year-round?) treat.

Decaffeinated Coffees

Peruvian
Decaf

Country: Peru
Region: Chanchamayo Valley
Altitude: 3900-5700 feet
Varietal: Typica, Bourbon, Pache, Caturra, Catimor
Process: Washed, Sun dried
$13.00 (12 oz can)
$75.00 (5 lb bag)
General Description: La Florida coffee cooperative was founded in 1966 in Peruʼs Chanchamayo Valley region. Initially the cooperative consisted of 100 farmers who hoped to collaborate and market their coffee at better prices, improving the system of commercialization and shortening the chain between local and national markets. Just a few years later, 1900 farming families were working together through La Florida, representing 36 communal groups including Peruvian Sierra colonies and indigenous communities of the valleys of Yurinaki, Ubiriki, Perene and the central upper Peruvian jungle. Over the past few decades, the group has become Fair Trade, Utz and organic certified. Learn more…