New Arrivals of Green Coffee

Costa Rica La Minita Tarrazu

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00 CDT

2012 crop arrived May - Limited coffee production - A perennial favorite with a big following.

Burundi Kiryama Washing Station Bourbon

Tue, 21 Apr 2012 12:00 CDT

Arrived March 2012. Another solid coffee from Burundi. Juicy, sweet, succulent. Good single origin espresso candidate with clean fruit and solid body. A terrific value in this classy Bourbon.

Colombia Concordia Santa Monica

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:00 CDT

New crop arrived April 2012 and a particularly nice lot. Especially high grown. Chocolate with citric acidity. Dark chocolate mouthfeel. Clean, clear and well balanced.

Guatemala SHB Finca Transito Bolivar

Fri, 6 Apr 2012 16:00 CDT

New crop, arrived April 2012. A single plantation, solid SHB from the Quetzaltenango. Reasonably priced quality coffee.

Flores Green Dragon Organic

Thu, 5 Apr 2012 12:00 CDT

For some a new origin. Back by popular demand. Organic and Rainforest Alliance certified. Flores is an Indonesian island with a very heavy, smooth and low acid cup profile.

Ethiopia Sidamo Organic Natural Mountain Water Decaf

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:00 CDT

An unusual offering - dry processed, Mountain Water Decaf and Organic. Very sweet, mild fruit intensity, a bit spicy. Terrific coffee for decaf drinkers.

Hawaii Arianna 'Ono Kona

Thu, 8 Mar 2012 12:00 CDT

Winner again this year, a rare second win, of the Kona Festival Crown Cupping Competition. Small production farm raising Typica varietal. Clean, sweet cup that seems to improve each season.

Rwanda Dukunde Kawa Fair Trade

Mon, 5 Mar 2012 12:00 CDT

Sweet and fleshy, succulent, sugary. Broad, smooth, velvety mouthfeel with notes of tropical fruit and citrus. Dutch cocoa comes to mind as the coffee plays on the palate.

Burundi Burenza Washing Station Bourbon

Sun, 4 Mar 2012 20:00 CDT

Very juicy, sweet and succulent. Balanced. Red apple acidity. Long finish. Very classy Bourbon character and extremely well balanced. Good single origin espresso candidate.

Bolivia Martin Hilari Condori Organic microlot

Sun, 4 Feb 2012 22:00 CDT

Citrus notes notably orange; floral. Green apple acidity. Sweet caramel, orange, brown sugar, grapefruit. Crisp acidity. Body is creamy and smooth. A well balanced and sophisticated, clean coffee.

Rwanda Kigeyo Washing Station

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:00 CDT

First arrivals of new crop, received here February 2012. Classic Rwandan wine-like profile and complex acidity. Plenty of citrus and sweetness rounds out the cup. Sweet, juicy, wine-like, raisin.

Sumatra Lintong Grade 1

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:00 CDT

An especially nice and very clean lot, it is beautifully deep green. Distinctive cup with silky mouthfeel that coats the tongue like dark chocolate. Heavily bodied but not cloying.

Ethiopia Yrgacheffe Kochere

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:00 CDT

Bright, sweet, very clean, citrusy. Hints of melon. Chocolate body. Crisp with lingering finish. Reliable source.

Brazil Yellow Bourbon Natural

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:00:00 CDT

New crop coffee arrived Jan. 2012. Excellent candidate for your espresso blends or single origin espresso. Earthly, robust, tart, floral, delicate. Produced by notable fazenda in Minas Gerais.

Bolivia Fair Trade and Organic Montana Verde

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:00 CDT

First new crop coffee arrived November 2011. This coffee, which is both Fair Trade and organically certified, offers a particularly nice and smooth mouthfeel, while providing some piquancy and sweetness. Montana Verde is exported by Ecogolico.

Panama Hector Vargas La Milagrosa microlot

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18::00 CDT

Arrived September 2011 in grainpro. Small grower is achieving some fame for his coffee. Big, sweet, juicy coffee. Balanced but forward and clean.

El Salvador Los Planes Bourbon Cup of Excellence 2011 #6

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:00 CDT

6th place winner El Salvador Cup of Excellence 2011. Citrus and crisp red apple acidity with vanilla and melon flavor notes. Very delicate and smooth.

Costa Rica Helsar de Zarcero Organic microlot

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18::00 CDT

From Ricardo Perez' St. Lucia farm, adjacent to the micromill, one of the most fastidious in the country. Soft, round with vanilla overtones. Exotic, dry aroma of dark fruit, plummy. Very pleasant overall and balanced. Owners of one of the pre-eminent new micromills also growing coffee on their own land.

Costa Rica Leo Rojas microlot

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18::00 CDT

Well rounded and balanced cup, refined, sensuous. Dried apricots, apple. Bright, citric acidity, succulent. Very classy cup.

Ethiopia Tchembe Natural

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17::00 CDT

Arrived beginning October 2011 in Grainpro bags. Powerful natural with pronounced fruit influence. Strawberry, rhubard, dark chocolate. A striking coffee from Ninety-Plus.

Kenya AA Tegu microlot

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:17:00 CDT

Arrived summer 2011. One of several microlots of real distinction that we acquired. This, like the others, arrived vacuum packaged at origin, and each has only a small amount available.

India A Elkhill Estate

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:30:00 CDT

A previous 95 Coffee Review (2007) for our sister company. Smooth, sweet mellow flavor, with an elegant flavor and spicy background reminiscent of nutmeg and cinnamon.

Panama Don-K Microlot

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:00:00 CDT

Top ranking non-Geisha coffee (it is a Caturra) in this year's Best of Panama competition. Kept on the tree until overripe, then washed and slowly dried on raised beds. Incredible lemon-lime complex. Small supply.

El Salvador Los Planes Pacamara

Sun, 7 Aug 2011 17:20:49 CDT

Arrived August 2011 - new crop. Arrived in grainpro packed at origin. In prior CoE this coffee received 93.52 point. Pacamara varietal is big and juicy with dark fruit flavors but very delicate and balanced.

Peru La Florida Fair Trade and Organic

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:20:49 CDT

Arrived July 2011, new crop. Clean, well structured. Mango notes. Good straight but a welcome addition to many blends requiring body and brightness.

Espresso Firenze

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:00:00 CDT

New espresso blend. Berry complex notably blueberry as backdrop. Lots of crema when roasted properly and when the beverage has the correct extraction. Long tangy finish, thick lanolin mouthfeel. Roast FC to FC+.

Ethiopia Sidamo Natural Guji Cooperative

Wed, 1 Jun 2011 18:00:00 CDT

Winner of mutliple awards including 1st place in a previous Eastern African Fine Coffee Association's "Taste of the Harvest" Competition. Classic blueberry profile with citrus.

Peru Mountain Water Decaf Fair Trade Organic

Thu, 7 Apr 2011 18:00:00 CDT

Clean cupping, mild coffee benefitting from Mountain Water Process. Multiple certifications.