Finca La Bendición • NicaraguaThis is our fifth year purchasing coffee from Luis Alberto Balladarez, via our friends at The Coffee Quest Importers. This coffee comes from Finca La Bendicin in the Dipilto Jalapa mountain range of Nueva Segovia in northern Nicaragua (where Luis has multiple farms). True to the farms translation, La Bendicin (a blessing) is a textbook example of phenomenal terroir for coffee cultivation: loose sandy soil with abundant humus (a rich organic material),

This is our first year purchasing coffee from the AAK Cooperative (AAK)

It adds a pop of acidity upfront

her beliefs and actions in the industry also align with our mission near-perfectly

UNTAO works with and processes some of the best coffees in Oaxaca

milk chocolate

Farmers bring their freshly harvested cherries to Bukeye Washing Station

The Chemex coffee maker may also be used for tea

Our Reusable Grocery Tote is the perfect bag to bring an added touch of style and sustainability into any shopping experience

Luis is an amazing coffee producer that we have been purchasing from for the past five years

Tomás inherited El Cedro from his grandparents somewhat recently

and the ability to slow down and savor

and little to no infrastructure connecting them