Red Badger – Sumatra **
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First Roast is Tuesday, February 11th.

 

**This coffee roasts to order on Tuesday of each week**

 

The Badger lives on as a SteamDot legend and after a few years hiatus, has made its return! Red Badger is a symbol of the movement started by Red Goni Importers about 7 years ago in supporting orphanages in Sumatra. The humid climate in Indonesia makes it difficult for farmers to dry coffee, and as such, the unique processing method know as wet-hulling is widely practiced. Coffees have the cherry skins removed and are “quickly” dried for a few hours down to a moisture content of about 50%. At this point, the bean is swollen in the parchment. After the coffee is sold, it goes on to the mill to be further dried and “wet hulled” to remove the parchment layer. After this, the coffee is dried to a final 12-13% moisture content and is ready for export. The flavor profile for Red Badger is really unique for a Sumatran coffee, having vibrant acidity and citrus forward notes, followed by lots of sweetness. This is complemented by fine cedar origin notes in the finish, resulting in an overall well-balanced cup.

 

 

Origin: Red Badger, Sumatra

Process: Wet-hulled

Altitude: 1350-1500 masl

Tasting Notes: Orange, Turbinado Sugar, and Cedar

 

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Gakurari Peaberry – Kenya **
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**This coffee roasts to order on Tuesday of each week**

 

This coffee is the culmination of hard work of 500 smallholder farmers who are members of the Gatunyo-Kigio Farmers Cooperative Society. The producers deliver their cherry to Gakurari Factory, one of the society’s four washing stations. Gakurari Factory employees meticulously process their coffee, which includes 12-16 hours fermentation, 2 days skin drying (thin bed, frequent rotation, and hand sorting of parchment), followed by 10-12 days of regular drying.
The Gakurari Factory produced less than 200 bags this harvest, and SteamDot was lucky to purchase a few. Fun fact: a peaberry is a naturally occurring genetic mutation in which only one coffee seed grows in a cherry (instead of two).

 

Origin:  Muran’ga County, Kenya

Process: Washed

Altitude: 1650 masl

Tasting Notes: Mandarin Orange, Carmel, Savory… Read More
Rebuild Women’s Hope – Congo **
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**This coffee roasts to order on Tuesday of each week**

 

Marcelline Budza established Rebuild Women’s Hope (RWH) in 2013 along the shores of Idjwi, a large remote island in the middle of Lake Kivu in eastern Congo. Inspired by her own mother’s resilience, her vision is “to place women at the center of the integral development of her community” and that “building the hope of women is building the hope of the entire nation.” The cooperative supports its members in several meaningful ways, including interest free loans, incentives for cherry delivery thresholds, and are currently building a health clinic. This coffee comes from the Hala Washing Station of RWH. After cherries are delivered, they are sorted by flotation method, depulped, and then have a wet soak with continuously running water for 8 hours. This is followed by washing, pre-drying, and drying the parchment on raised beds for up to 24 days.

 

Producer: Marcelline Budza

Origin: Idjwi Island, Congo

Varietal: Bourbon

Tasting Notes: Raisin, Baking Spices, and Orange

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APROCASSI – Peru
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APROCASSI (Asociación de Productores Cafetaleros Solidarios de San Ignacio) was formed nearly twenty years ago in 2000, originally as an effort to protest the mining companies who were flocking to the area to harvest precious metals. Set on protecting their farming land, a small group of farmers banded together and formed the association. Currently, the association has about 600 members. APROCASSI is focused on selling certified coffees, increasing production, and the diversification of products, such as honey, cocoa, and pisciculture. APROCASSI is focused on keeping youth in coffee, as well as women’s income diversification. This coffee has a big, chocolate profile for an overall well-balanced cup. It makes a great pot of drip and is hearty enough to enjoy with (or without!) milk.

 

Producer: APROCASSI

Origin: Cajamarca region of Peru

Tasting Notes: Chocolate, Cherry, and Caramel

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Cerrado – Brazil
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Brazil is the world’s largest coffee producing country, rallying 40-60 million bags a year. Located in the center of the country, the Cerrado is a large tropical savanna ecoregion. Throughout Brazil, the natural and pulped natural processing methods are most common, which imparts sweetness and enhances body in the cup. This coffee has low acidity and with its classic nutty and chocolate profile, it pairs great with milk.

 

Farmer: Cooperative

Origin: Brazil

Tasting Notes: Dark Chocolate – Peanut Butter – Hazelnut

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Finca La Esperanza – El Salvador **
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**This coffee roasts to order on Tuesday of each week**

 

The Pacas family have been growing coffee in El Salvador for over 150 years and are true pioneers in the field. They discovered the variety Pacas and it is actually named after them! Finca La Esperanza is 1 of 19 farms owned by the family, and is divided into 18 lots, each with its own microclimate. The Pacamara is a hybrid between Pacas and Maragogype varieties, giving it a unique extra-large bean size. Pacamaras can display a wide range of flavor, typically characterized by some herbaceous notes and a dense body. This is a natural process coffee, and we find subtle yellow fruit notes with a long, sweet finish.

 

Origin: El Salvador

Varietal: Pacamara

Altitude: 1000-1800 masl

Tasting Notes: Cedar, Dried Pineapple and Cane Sugar… Read More
Mchana Estate – Kenya **
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**This coffee roasts to order on Tuesday of each week**

 

Mchana Estate has a rich history dating back to the 1950s. French investors were looking to expand their agricultural portfolio and their agent Jas Nicoll began to acquire coffee estates. These neighboring farms were grouped into one large estate, Mchana, and it became the largest single coffee plantation in Kenya. Fast forward to today, and Mchana estate is 906 hectare with 458 hectare under coffee – almost the same original amount of hectare used to grow coffee as in 1950. Management has changed hands a few times, and today is run by Mr. Wambungo, who is known for his innovation and renovating operations around the farm to increase productivity and quality.

 

This coffee is a showstopper on the cupping table, with bright tropical fruit notes, a lush body, and tons of sweetness.

 

Origin: Kenya

Tasting Notes: Papaya, Mango, and Pear… Read More
Cafe Gift Card
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Our gift card makes a great gift for the coffee lover in your life!

 

Choose your amount from our options and we’ll send it direct to the recipient.

 

**Gift card can only be used in our cafes – not online**

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El Corazon – Colombia
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In addition to the spectacular range of coffee profiles Colombia is able to offer, the country’s ability to export fresh coffee all year round makes it one of the most versatile origins in the world. To ensure the same great flavor profile each year, the coffees that make up El Corazon are sourced from two specific regions in Colombia: Huila and Cauca.

 

Origin: Colombia

Tasting Notes: Caramel, Grape, Apple

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Coffee Subscription Club
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Join our Coffee of the Month club!

On the first Tuesday of every month, we roast and ship out a 12oz bag of our newest Roaster’s Choice single origin coffee.

 

Choose from 3 month, 6 month or 12 month frequency.

 

Shipping is always included!

 

Want to send it as a gift? Be sure to include your name in the billing section at check out and we’ll include a note with the first shipment notifying the recipient who sent them the gift.… Read More

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