Artisan Roast

El Salvador 100% red bourbon

The coffee is grown on a couple of farms, La Reforma & El Cerro, in Santa Ana owned by the Alvarez family. They've been growing coffee here for over one hundred years and with the exception of the years of political unrest, the family have produced some great coffees. The varietals on the farms are bourbon and pacamara. Most of the coffee is mixed but they have areas where they only grow the red bourbon varietal (the colour signifies the colour the cherry turns when ripe, others are orange or yellow) and this they give the 100% red bourbon moniker.

The West of El Salvador is full of volcanoes and the soil provides rich nutrients for growing at high altitude. All the coffee on the plantation is grown under a shade of trees, which not only causes the fruit to develop over a longer period, thus building the sugar content of the seeds, but also helps to maintain a thriving bird population.

The mill that the family use is called El Borbollon and sponsors schools for the children of its workers. Medical facilities are also available at both farms and the workers are paid above average wages. This is not because they are particularly philanthropically minded, rather it guarantees that quality workers remain in the area ensuring good quality coffee year on year.

The French owned estate is located about 40km north of Nairobi. It is at 1800m and has rich volcanic soils ideal for coffee growing.

Peru 'Yanesha' Grade 1

The Yanesha are native Peruvian indians who migrated from the Amazon jungle to the Andean foothills. Their new territory lies between two of Perú's prime coffee growing regions, Villa Rica and Oxapampa. These fertile lands provide optimal growing conditions and are well known by coffee connoisseurs around the world.

Indonesia Blawan Coffee Estate - Smooth, earthy coffee with a peppery chai spice on the tongue.