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Miracle On North 6th Street (2021)

Karambi Washing Station This is our third year purchasing coffee from Karambi Washing Station, located along the shores of Lake Kivu near the border with DRC. Growing conditions are optimal here w...

Guatemala - Todos Santos (2021)

This remote area in the Western Highlands, adjacent to the Mexican state of Chiapas, is the highest point of coffee cultivation in Guatemala. At this distance from the equator, 1,800 meters might ...

Colombia - Chiroso: Tres Mosqueteros (2021)

​This immaculate coffee is the work of brothers Leonardo and Felipe Henao and their farm manager, Jorge Cuellar ("the real musketeer," says Leo). Leo and Felipe are the Director of Coffee and Coffe...

Kenya - Gachiru (2021)

At four hectares (about the size of Washington Square Park), Gachiru is among the smaller of Kenya's "estate" farms. Traditionally, farmers of this size or smaller do not operate their own postharv...

partner storiesPerson in yellow jacket on Alta Vista farm ridge overlooking coffee terraces and rolling mountains under blue sky

Brazil - Alta Vista (2021)

Robson Vilela Martins was a dentist in his former life. By 2001, he had saved enough money to purchase Fazenda Alta Vista, satisfying his dream of owning a coffee farm. In 2007, his first harvest p...

Ethiopia - Gora Kone (2021)

Gora Kone washing station is situated next to the Nensebo river, near the village of Werka in the West Arzi Zone of Oromia. The work of washing stations accounts for the huge majority of coffee pro...

partner storiesRows of raised wooden drying beds filled with coffee beans drying inside a plastic-covered greenhouse at La Cueva, Honduras

Honduras - La Cueva (2021)

We were originally introduced to the coffees of Roger Dominguez in our sourcing work for a Honduras-focused version of Elevate in our 2018 menu.   Beyond producing a sweet and crisp espresso, the ...

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Ethiopia - Naga Singage (2020)

The kebele of Gersi sits at the base of the Naga Singage mountain. Dirt roads weave around the slopes; arteries connecting the village to others in the Gedeo zone, to the heart of Yirgacheffe. Cel...