COUNTRY: Ethiopia, Central America and South America

PROFILE: House blended espresso, mid roast

AROMATICS: Honeyed light Floral

BODY: Bakers chocolate, cassis

FINISH: Soft tannin, hazelnut, rounded acidity

COUNTRY: Mexico REGION: Pluma Oaxaca

Coffee farms in this region are often small farms on only a few acres, that work in cooperatives. Oaxacan coffees are both distinctive and in high demand, with their sweet caramel overtones, and notes of floral and sweet truits.

PRODUCER: 12 Coffee Producers. VARIETALS: Typica, Criollo, Bourbon, Mundo Novo, Caturra

These 12 farms are near the town of Santa Cruz Ozolotepec, Oaxaca. Each of the farms are only a few acres in size, and are mainly indigenous producers. Each producer harvests and is responsible for the full processing of the beans, including drying. They then deliver their crop to the family-owned export company in Oaxaca, called Galguera Gomez. This export company specializes in preparing traceable lots for buyers, as well as paying producers fairer and higher incomes depending on the quality of their coffee.

PROCESS: Fully washed ALTITUDE: 900 - 1,250 MASL

Flavour: Raspberry, cinnamon, floral, chocolate

Acidity: Light Body: Buttery, creamy

COUNTRY: Costa Rica REGION: Heredia

Heredia is a tiny province situated in the north central mountain region of Costa Rica and mostly located in the Central Valley. The high elevation and volcanic influence, have made this the home to some of the highest graded coffees from Costa Rica. Home to the Coffee Institute of Costa Rica, Heredia is the cradle for much of the innovation in coffee technology around the world.

FARM: Cooperative Farms. VARIETALS: Caturra & Catuai

This coffee is produced by various farmers. The small size of their exquisite estates does not permit for feasible export volume, so they pool together to produce an exceptional Strictly Hard Bean. After generations of tending the same plantations, the ideal coffee varieties have been matched to the specific micro climates of each farm.

PROCESS: Washed ALTITUDE: 1,200 MASL

Flavour: Bakers chocolate, hazelnut, brown sugar

Acidity: Low Body: Creamy, full

COUNTRY: Ethiopia REGION: Worka, Chelbesa, Yirgacheffe

Worka Chelbesa is a village that lies in the Gedo Zone of Ethiopia, within the Virgacheffe region. Worka Chelbesa is know for its dense semi-forest vegetation, including shade plants that create ideal conditions for shade grown coffees

VARIETALS: Wolisho, Dega

The farmers in this area grow the varieties: Wolisho and Dega, they are landrace varieties from the Yirgacheffe region. They manually harvest their coffee cherries and take them to the central processing station to be hand sorted then processed. The coffee is fermented for 72 hours and then washed. After being sorted it is soaked for a final two hours and then dried for 10 days. After drying it is sorted a final time before being prepared for export.

PROCESS: Washed ALTITUDE: 2,050 MASL

Flavour: Honey, jasmine, stone fruit, melon.

Acidity: Bright. Body: Creamy

COUNTRY: Costa Rica

REGION: Tarrazu

This region is located in the interior mountains of Costa Rica, and is known for producing relatively heavy bodied coffees with complex aromas.

FARM: Finca La Pastora. VARIETALS: Red Bourbon

This farm is located in the southernmost production zone of Tarrazu. In 2011, Minor Esquival Picado built his own wet mill and named it Micro Beneficio La Pastora. Cherries on the estate are only picked when they are almost a purple color, and at their absolute sweetest. From here they are processed in a variety of styles including yellow honey, red honey, black honey, and natural. Along with his wife, brother, daughter and son in law, Minor Esquival Picado farms and mills all his coffee at Finca La Pastora. With a desire to avoid becoming stagnant, Minor has been trying out new processes for his coffee, including using anaerobic fermentation, by fermenting beans in an environment absent of oxygen.

PROCESS: Yellow Honey ALTITUDE: 850 - 1,200 MASL

Flavour: Dark Chocolate, brown sugar, red fruits

Acidity: Mildly citrusy Body: Round, creamy