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Single Origin Varietals

Colombian FNC Glorious $11.00 per pound

The Federacion Nacional Colombian coffees are always mighty fine, but the "Glorious" offering this year is clearly a cut above the norm. Grown in the Huila district, in a small river valley at an elevation of 1200 to 1400 meters, "Glorious" is a very rich, full bodied coffee, with a long lasting aroma in the cup. Well balanced with the slightest hints of caramel and cedar. A classic Colombian Supremo..

Costa Rican Tarrazu Dota$11.00 per pound

Dota coffees are distinct from other Costa Ricans, and even from other Tarrazu coffees. Tangy and bright, with nutty accents and a bittersweet, slightly praline taste. This coffee has a hint of berry, and the body has an elegant silky mouth feel. This crop comes from the original Dota coffee cooperative formed in 1960. The Dota co-op offers its members fair prices, health care, technical assistance and low-cost loans. As good to the grower as it is in the cup!

Ethiopian Harrar "Blue Sun"$11.00 per pound

From Ethiopia's famed Harrar region, revered by coffee lovers world wide for its "wild" coffees with their fruit, chocolate and spice notes. Blue Sun Blend combines the best of the Western and Eastern Harrars-the fruit and berry notes typical of the west, and the straw notes with the associated rich, thick body more common in the east. A truly stellar Harrar blend.

Ethiopian Yirgacheffe$11.00 per pound

Yirgacheffes are amazing and unique. Even the grounds of this truly stellar Yirgacheffe offer an exotic, tropical, coconut sort of aroma. With strong floral and tangerine notes, a very nice body filled with a lemony citrus tone, this coffee is reminiscent of the "Yirgs of Yore", roasted by hand in large iron pots over an open fire. Classic and regal, very deserving of the rich Ethiopian coffee heritage.

Guatemala Antigua Sereño$11.00 per pound

Guatemalan coffees are revered for their rich acidity, and smoky full bodied flavor. Antigua is where the first Guatemalan coffees were planted, in the 1740s by the Jesuits, as an ornamental plant in their monasteries. The Sereno crops have complex cupping traits, with great body and sweet rich molasses and chocolate notes. Outstandingly bright in the cup.

Guatemala Huehuetenango Rio Azul$11.00 per pound

Guatemalan coffees are revered for their rich acidity, and smoky full bodied flavor. Huehuetenango, an isolated western area, is known for truly fine acidity and unique flavors. The Rio Azul (Blue River) offerings have very complex cupping traits, with especially spicy and chocolate attributes.
Very bright, very complete. A perfectly balanced coffee.

Kauai Extra Prime Reserve$13.00 per pound

The leeward slopes of all the Hawaiian Islands offer great climate and soil for growing coffee. Only 250 miles northeast of the famed Kona coffee district, Kauai is subtropical, tempered by the surrounding ocean, and protected from strong winds by the nearby mountains. Relatively cool evenings, light winds, and the ever present low cloud cover allow for slow ripening of the coffee cherries. The oldest of the Hawaiian islands, Kauai's volcanic soils are weathered and slightly acidic-in short, perfect for coffee cultivation! Kauai's unique microclimate is reflected in the cup. Clean and balanced with a medium body, complex aroma, and a rich high-toned acidity. Classic......delicious!

Kenya AA Tembo$11.00 per pound

Kenyans are never subtle or delicate. Tembo has one of the brightest acidities we have cupped in a long time, along with the clean round body to be expected of a world class lot of Kenyan AA. While enjoying a cup of Tembo, as the coffee cools, you can taste a range from lemony to peppery to blackberry. Very complex, and truly vibrant. A coffee full of power and character.

Monsooned Malabar$11.00 per pound

One of the most interesting Arabica beans around, this coffee is processed using the moist, Monsoon winds. Tended carefully for several weeks, this process creates a very unique taste profile, similar in the cup to the much more expensive "aged" coffees. Bold, very earthy and full bodied. A very little bit can be added to other coffees for fantastic blends, just be careful, as it can overpower most other coffee beans in short order!

Panama Don Pepe$11.00 per pound

Many Panamanian coffees are agreeable, but not exceptional. This year’s crop from Don Pepe is one of the finest in many years. Medium bodied, with a delicate acidity, this one displays true power in the cup. The flavor is rich and nutty, with a creamy chocolate mouth feel, and a strong cocoa aftertaste.

Puerto Rico Yauco Selecto$17.00 per pound

Puerto Rican coffees are still one of the industry's best kept secrets. Grown in the Caribbean, and similar in the cup to the famed Jamaican Blue Mountain, but at a fraction of the cost. Yauco Selecto, Grade AA, is the very best Puerto Rico has to offer. Intense aroma, and deep, rich taste. Fully balanced and amazingly sweet. If you like sweetener in your coffee, try this one black-you may be surprised.

Sumatra Mandheling Triple Picked$11.00 per pound

Indonesian coffees are almost always described as rich and full-bodied. This Sumatran is especially rich, and worthy of the title "world's heaviest coffee". Not for the feint of heart by any stretch, this is a very bold bean. One of the few truly "gourmet quality" Indonesians, it manages to create a powerful body without sacrificing a sweet spiciness and an exotic herbal character.

Tanzanian Peaberry Kibo Kikafu Estate$11.00 per pound

Grown on the slope of Mount Kilimanjaro, in the shade of the banana trees, the offerings of the Kibo Kikafu Estate are especially bright and vibrant in the cup. A very clean coffee, it has an aggressively complex mouth feel, and a rounded body that reaches beyond that of most Tanzanian beans. A truly exotic coffee, from a truly exotic estate.

Tanzanian Mount Meru Nkoanekoli$11.00 per pound

Grown on the slope of Mount Kilimanjaro, this offering from Mount Meru is unusual in the United States, in that it is not a Peaberry, but the much more trdaditional “Flat Bean” shape that is seen most often in most other varietals. The Tanzanian “flat beans” have in the past been purchased in toto by the Japanese specialty coffee market. It cups very similarly to the Kibo Kikafu peaberry offering, with just a hint of greater brightness, and is amazingly well rounded.

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