AndrewThis great coffee comes from Finca Los Angeles, in the heart of Nicaraguan coffee country, Matagalpa, and has been farmed by the same family for […]
Month: September 2013
Halfwit Coffee Roasters // Guatemala La Bolsa Terrazas
Huehuetenango, as we all know, is an incubator of fine coffee farms, including many Cup of Excellence winners. One such internationally-renown farm is Finca La […]
BonLife Coffee // Bolivia Cima del Jaguar
“Cima del Jaguar” means “Jaguar’s Hilltop,” and it refers to the collective group of Aida Titirico Hilari, her husband, Braulio, and her brother, Carmelo. Each […]
Quills Coffee // Mexico El Eden Cooperative
Since the 1960’s, Guerrero, Mexico has been a hotbed of guerilla activity and drug-related violence. But recently it seems that great coffee might help tame […]
Kickapoo Coffee Roasters // Kenya Thunguri
This coffee comes to us from the Thunguri mill (also called a “factory” in Kenya), which is located near Karatina in the Central Province of […]
Chapter 66: “The Executioner’s Song” by Norman Mailer (1980)
“Historical, religious, and existential treatises suggest that for some persons at some times, it is rational not to avoid physical death at all costs. Indeed […]
Ipsento Coffee // Panama Elida Estate Natural
Robert Lamastus founded Elida Estate in the early 1900s. While working on the Panama Canal he fell head over heels for the country, specifically Boquete. […]
Buzz Killer Espresso // Brazil Daterra Sweet Collection
Today’s coffee comes from the world-renowned Daterra Estate in Brazil. No, unfortunately Daterra Estate is no small family operation, a narrative we like to hear as […]