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Logistics Shocks Continue, Stellar Coffees Afloat: Q2 2024

April 2, 2024

Welcome to Q2 2024. While logistics are very much the squeaky wheel this quarter, we’re also glad to have coffees on the water making their way to the US from…

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Sourcing

Harsu G1: Defining a Red Fox Natural

March 26, 2024

Found only in the ultra-high reaches of Guji’s vast Uraga forest region, Harsu Natural is exactly what we look for in a natural: not so subtle in its fruit that…

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Sourcing

Guji Uraga Forest Coffees Stay Winning

March 21, 2024

In Southern Ethiopia’s Guji Uraga region lies a dense, mountainous forest containing some of Ethiopia’s most extreme altitudes. Within this immense forest lies an array of distinct subregions, where we source…

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Sourcing

Ode to the 86

March 19, 2024

The 86 point coffee: clean, sweet, and bright; complex but subtle. In specialty coffee we sometimes forget how incredible 86 point coffees are: how much goes into them, how absolutely…

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Sourcing

Setting the Bar with Oaxaca

March 14, 2024

Oaxaca hosts our longest-standing, deepest relationships in all of Mexico—it’s the area that drew us in and keeps us going deeper every year. The coffees here are incredibly special, both in their elegance and…

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Sourcing

Underdog Harvest Emerges Victorious in Veracruz

March 14, 2024

Although it’s not something you might typically associate with Veracruz community lots, they actually host such a fantastic balance between quality and price point that they’re often sold out completely before…

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Interviews

Become an Expert at Menu Planning

March 6, 2024

Green coffee purchasing and menu planning have always been challenging, but the last few years have been a whole different game: tumultuous and volatile, requiring an unprecedented balancing act of…

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Sourcing

Agaro, Ethiopia Coming in Hot 2024

February 28, 2024

After weeks in Ethiopia cupping and making commitments, we’re kicking off the Ethiopia hype with Agaro. Our oldest relationship in Ethiopia and one of our oldest in the world, Agaro…

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Sourcing

New Challenges, Top Quality in Kenya 2024

February 21, 2024

After several weeks on the ground in Kenya meeting with partners, cupping, and making commitments, we’re back in the states and feeling on solid ground despite the novel complexity we’re…

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