The team at SKN, our sister company in Colombia, cupped through hundreds of samples at the San Jose mill in Neiva to build this regional blend that's bright, creamy and sweet. Around Huila, several purchasing agencies meticulously control each purchase to guarantee traceability and quality. Small farms here are mostly read more
Historically, Ethiopia has been recognized as the birthplace of coffee. Located in the horn of Africa, it's bordered by Somalia to the southeast, Djibouti to the east, Kenya to the south, Sudan to the east and Eritrea to the northeast. Ethiopia occupies the high plateau region between the Nile plains read more
La Voz Que Clama en el Desierto is a cooperative in San Juan La Laguna, on the southwestern shore of Guatemala's Lake Atitlán. More commonly referred to as La Voz, the co-op's full name translates to “The Voice that Cries out in the Desert” — a reference to San Juan’s read more
Colombia is the second-largest producer of coffee in the world and the largest producer of washed and Arabica coffees. It's well known for the high quality of its coffee, and about half of its exports come to the United States. Annually, Colombia exports approximately 12.5 million bags and consumes 2 read more
Colombia is the second-largest producer of coffee in the world and the largest producer of washed Arabica. It exports approximately 12.5 million bags annually—about 50 percent of that to the United States—and consumes about 2 million bags within its borders. Colombia is also unique in that—thanks to its size and read more
Cupping notes: Maple, orange, milk chocolate and fruit notes; syrupy body, juicy acidity; sweet and complex. Huehuetenango is one of Guatemala’s three non-volcanic regions, as well as its highest and driest under cultivation, making it one of the best for coffee production. Currents of hot air sweep up from the read more
Swiss Water Process (SWP) coffees are free of added chemicals and processed using the cleanest water possible. SWP is also dedicated to aiding initiatives that support sustainability and the livelihoods of producers around the world. The SWP process works through diffusion, not osmosis. Initially, green coffee beans were soaked in read more
Aurora Izquierdo was one of the first women of her generation to leave the indigenous Arhuaco community of Santa Marta in pursuit of a higher education. While studying agricultural engineering at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Aurora considered how to turn coffee into a source of value for the indigenous farming read more
Around 20 years ago, Horst Spitzke purchased Flor del Rosario, a lush farm in Cobán, the capital city of the northern department of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Don Horst intended to graze cattle on the land, but it was ultimately too steep, and so he turned to coffee. He set out to read more
Honduras Las Capucas comes to us from COCAFCAL (Cooperativa Capucas Limitada). Producers of this coffee live in western Honduras, in the Copán region along the Guatemalan border. Notably, the region lies in the buffer zone of the Celaque National Park. This nature reserve is home to lush cloud forest as well as the country’s highest mountain. COCAFCAL was founded in 1999. Presently it represents an estimated 12 coffee read more
