This year, both components of Block Party are from Finca Lomaverde in Santa Bárbara, Antioquia, Colombia - 100% chiroso, processed individually as washed and natural lots. The Echavarría Family rep...
Colombia - Las Naranjas (2024)
Marco Antonio Muñoz tends a small farm near Buesaco, Nariño, delivering parchment coffee to Pergamino's collection point there. Nariño is an almost mythical region in the specialty coffee pantheon....
Ethiopia - Naga Singage (2024)
Aricha Adorsi lies in the heart of Gedeo, just a few kilometers from Yirgachefe Town. Dusty roads branch like arteries to connect the station with the coffee growing communities of Aricha, Gersi, I...
Carmo de Minas lies in the rolling hills of Brazil's Mantiqueira region, about four hours from both Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The area is famous for its naturally occurring springs, drawing tou...
As a visitor to Gahahe, you'd be lucky to land in the city of Bujumbura in the hours just before sundown. The international airport lies in a sunbaked plain along the northern shore of Lake Tangany...
Colombia - Zulieth Sancho Masabuel (2024)
Cauca is among the four Colombian departments where we concentrate our sourcing efforts. We are especially fond of the community lots we source from Pergamino, our longtime export partners there, w...
Trip Report: Colombia, February 2024
Last week we made a long overdue visit to see our export partners in Colombia, starting with Cuatro Vientos in Huila, then heading north to see Pergamino in Antioquia. Concluding our time in Medell...
Many specialty coffee aficionados are opting for alternative milk choices, driven by concerns about the environment, sustainability and ethics associated with traditional dairy production. The plan...