IN AMERICA

Mexico

CUPPING NOTES:Medium Acidity, Creamy Body, Lemon, Brown Sugar, Dark Chocolate, Well Balanced


Grade:SHG, EP
REGION:Chiapas
ALTITUDE:1,400M -1,900 M
PROCESS:Washed
VARIETALS:Typica, Catimor, and Bourbon
Certification:Organic
Details:FESICH was founded in 2016 represented by over 1,500 producers located in the Jaltenango region of the Chiapas state in the Southern most part of Mexico, bordering Guatemala. The cup profile is unique and complex due to the diversity of the landscape and elevations. Coffee is grown on hillsides intermixed with other native plants and fruit bearing trees.

Guatemala

CUPPING NOTES:Medium Acidity, Medium Body, Lemon/Lime, Nougat, Brown Sugar
Grade:SHB, EP
REGION:Huehuetenango
Altitude:1,500-1,900 M
Process:Fully Washed and Sun Dried
Varietals:Catuai, Pache, and Caturra

Certification:Fairtrade®, Organic
Details:This coffee comes from the Apicus COOP in the northern Huehuetenango region. The COOP has 200 members who have been working together for over 10 years to produce fantastic organic coffees. The high altitude, focus on cup quality and the use of reliable milling practices ensures a superior coffee year after year.

Honduras

CUPPING NOTES:Bright Acidity, Smooth Body, Grapefruit, Milk Chocolate, Smooth Finish
Grade:SHG, EP
REGION:Copan
ALTITUDE:1,400-1,600 M
PROCESS:Fully Washed and Sun Dried
VARIETALS:Caturra, Red and Yellow Catuai, Bourbon, and Lempira
CERTIFICATION:Fairtrade®, Organic
Details:In 2014, 25 small coffee producers in the Casitas District, in the town of Corquin, Copan, formed the COOP called CAFESCOR – Cafes Especiales Corquin, S. A. de C. V. Since that time, the COOP has grown to over 131 partners farming over 400 cultivated hectares. With a wet mill in the community of Las Casitas and a dry mill in the community of Jimilile, the COOP partners are committed to continue growing and gaining recognition for excellence in coffee production.

Nicaragua

Cupping Notes:Medium Acidity, Medium Body, Hazelnut, Molasses, Graham Cracker, Clean Finish
Grade:EP
REGION:Jinotega
ALTITUDE:1,000-1,400 M
PROCESS:Fully Washed and Sun Dried
VARIETALS:Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon, Catimor, and Marogogype
CERTIFICATION:Fairtrade®, Organic
Details:The Cooperativa Multifuncional Family Coffee R.L. (COMULFAC) was founded by a group of family-owned farms in 2013, with help from a privately-owned export company named J&M Family. The family farms are approximately between 4 and 100 acres, with their own micro-mill. Great care is taken to process harvested cherries, along with depulping, fermenting, and drying the coffee. Being part of the COOP allows the small family farmers to pool their resources and improve the quality of life for their families and communities.

Costa Rica

Cupping Notes: Bright Acidity, Medium Body, Brown Spice, Brown Sugar, Stone Fruit
Grade: SHB, EP
REGION: Perez Zeledon Region in Southern Costa Rica
ALTITUDE: 1,400 to 1,900 M
PROCESS: Washed and Sun Dried
VARIETAL: Catuai, and Caturra
Certification: Conventional
Details: CoopeAgri is a community of farmers from small communities, villages, and even single-family farms. CoopeAgri focuses on the well-being of members, their families, and communities. Medical care, agronomy support and outreach, and a café showcase are available to COOP members. The farmers use organic fertilizer made by the COOP.

Colombia

CUPPING NOTES:Medium Acidity, Rounded Body, Dark Chocolate, Mango, Peach, Nice Complexity


Grade:Excelso, EP
REGION:Tolima
ALTITUDE:1,500-2,100 M
PROCESS:Washed and Sun Dried
VARIETALS:Caturra, Castillo, and Tipica
Certification:Fairtrade®, Organic
Details:A small group of farmers formed Cafe del Macizo in 2003 in the countryside municipality of Planadas, in the state of Tolima. With 59 lifetime growers, the group shares decades of knowledge and resources with each other to product high quality coffee. Located in the foothills of Cordillera Central, the beautiful mountains shape the lush landscape.

Peru

CUPPING NOTES:Medium Acidity, Smooth Body, Lemon, Herbal, Chocolate


Grade:Grade 1, SHG, EP
REGION:Amazonas
ALTITUDE:1,600-1,800 M
PROCESS:Washed
VARIETALS:Typica, Castillo, Bourbon, and Catimor
CERTIFICATION:Fairtrade®, Organic
Details:Located in northern Peru in the Amazonian Andes, this coop began with just 35 small farmers in 2003. The Asociacion de Productores Cafetaleros Juan Marco El Palto (JUMARP) is also known as simply "El Palto." There are 40 women of the current 189 coop members, with approximately 550 hectares of organic and Fair Trade Certified coffee in production. Like their male counterparts, female members are represented on the El Palto Coop Board of Directors, whose mission it is to increase production and profitability in specialty coffee to increase each member family’s income.

Brazil

CUPPING NOTES:Medium Acidity, Smooth Body, Mandarin Orange, Chocolate, Clean Finish


Grade:SSFC 17/18
REGION:Sul de Minas
ALTITUDE:950-1,100 M
PROCESSING:Natural
VARIETALS:Mundo Novo, Catuai, Icatu, and Bourbon
Details:This coffee is from small producers in the rolling hills of Sul De Mines. The mild climate, gentle rainfall, and micro climate brings out the best in the trees. The farms are small to medium in size, 10-150 hectares being farmed for generations.

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