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Juicy fig notes sweet dark chocolate flavors
Kuychi means rainbow in quechua and is the name for the coffee chosen by the farmers decaf kuychi is one of counter cultures sweetest and most complex decaffeinated coffees it is decaffeinated at descafecol colombias first decaffeination plant using ethyl acetate derived from sugarcane
Nariño
Cueva de los llanos represents a collective effort of farmers from narino who through the borderlands project capitalized on quality focused buyers resulting in a sustainable business model and improved quality the name stems from a local cave with historical significance
Juana escobar gaspars coffee is processed by codech cooperatives associations in the transition from winter to spring its a premium lot thats earned acclaim for quality and represents the distinct profile of the region
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Field trip is a celebration of knowledge sharing from farm to cup it involves the team learning from partners during farm visits discussing coffees journey and engaging in collaborations that enhance the coffee experience
Uganda
Strawberry grape and a cashew finish
India
Pecan praline milk chocolate and citrus
Nicaragua
Flavors faintly reminiscent of its relatives from the western highlands of ethiopia
Oaxaca
Deeply sweet classic oaxacan profile
Ethiopia
Owned by sharbo maro since 2015 farm located in wenago near yirgacheffe town adopts traditional natural sundried and experimental washed processing methods part of jabanto group focusing on quality and good practices
Panama
In 2014 samples of nuguo gesha from the gallardo familys farm reached counter culture revealing potential beneath initial imperfections collaboration improved quality leading to awards and a record auction price for finca nuguos harvest
$93.00
Kenya
Muthonjo is based on mt kenya founded by grace muthoni and isaac njogu in the 50 s managed by their sons it has evolved from selling cherries to cooperatives to marketing directly to roasters improvements in processing improved quality and prices part of the kushikamana group which means connected in swahili
Yemen
Yemen where coffee seeds were first cultivated now produces less than one percent of the worlds coffee despite ongoing war hassan assalol and mokha story continue to produce coffee yielding unique flavors through careful natural sun drying in a water scarce environment
$27.27
This coffee from finca nueva armenia is sourced from sections gemelos la roca and kenia noteworthy is the gemelos area where trees grow in pairs and the la roca section with a distinctive red rock and rocky soils thriving with bourbon the kenia parcel offers the sl 28 variety
Kenya
Kenya is recognized for exceptional coffee but establishing direct purchase relationships has been challenging counter cultures partnership with the kamavindi estate and small estates in kenyas mt kenya foothills has developed since the early 2010 s peter mbature worked on quality improvements and counter culture directly purchases from individual member farmers of kushikamana
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Clean sweet low acidity versatile
Ethiopia
Distinct florality
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Fruit pastry rich chocolate
Colombia
Sweet and complex
Santafé
The community of santafe has been producing coffee since the 1960 s carlos torres burbano and angela patino findlay with counter culture as a buying partner help farmers improve their coffees and earn higher premiums through their purchases
Rwanda
The buliza coffee washing station in east africa rwanda manages the production of this coffee with ucocaru cooperative members this station is part of a government program seeking to create effective cooperation between cooperatives and private washing stations
Democratic Republic of the Congo
This natural sundried lot from muungano cooperatives buchiro washing station showcases the dedication of general manager daniel habamungu and quality manager ismael lipanda in meeting quality standards it includes support for community projects like plant nurseries and literacy programs