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
Coffees from Papua New Guinea are revered for their fascinating acidity and variety. The island itself is notable for its mountainous topography and the incredible cultural diversity of its thousands of indigenous groups. Historical changes in infrastructure have reduced the number of centralized coffee plantations. Today, many PNG plantations are read more
Romelia SHB EP comes from the cloudy region of the Palmichal rainforest. This region, bordering the historic zone of Tarrazú, is famous for its unique acidity. Manuel Rojas Arias was the pioneer coffee grower in the Palmichal region, located on the western slopes of the Escazú Mountains. Many farmers observed the success read more
Colombia is the second largest producer of coffee in the world and the largest producer of washed Arabica coffees. Its annual production ranges from 12 million to 15 million 70-kilo bags. Annually, Colombia exports approximately 12.5 million bags and as a nation consumes about 2 million bags. Coffee is grown read more
