This is a relatively new varietal, Arara – distinguished by it’s bright yellow cherry that stands out in the field. The cherry itself is really sweet (first-hand knowledge from Ian & Jack after their visit), and that carries through into the cup with sweet syrup notes, and a slight peanut
Table of Contents It’s early January, the excitement of the festive period left behind, resigned to negative temperatures and the UK’s miserable weather… we’re thankful we can escape it, for a week at least. 🇰🇪 New Adventures – Kenya 🇰🇪 Stepping out of Nairobi airport at 6am local time, somewhat
Bogata at 6am is a bustling metropolis. Street vendors sell food to the swathes of commuters whilst bike repair stands line a buzzing cycle lane full of professionals making their way to work. Crossing the road at times feels like taking your life in your hands but in truth it
Brazil; the land of football, samba and coffee! After the 11-hour flight to Sao Paulo, the 4-hour drive to the small coffee hotspot of Machado in Sud de Minas we were greeted by our good friend Demilson. Within an hour we are laughing, eating birthday cake and drinking beer in
As our new coffees land from Colombia . . . we fly out to Brazil . . . Introducing our two new direct trade Colombian coffees, that will become our long term partners in bringing you excellent speciality coffee, whilst making an impact with farmers and their communities. It’s been
La Primavera Finca We’re coffee hunting again, trying to find the right coffee farm that we hope to be our long-term partner in Colombia. The next few days are enlightening, exciting and pure joy. We’re staying with Francisco, who along with his sister and brother have inherited the family farm and are rehabilitating
Table of Contents Introduction It’s late November 2022, Ian and I have travelled to Tanzania and the slopes of Kilimanjaro to visit the farmers, smallholders and friends that grow our coffee. For EA the relationships in Tanzania are the oldest we have and are a key part of our story.
From Colombia, onto Brazil . . . . flying 6 hours across the continent; across the great Amazon rainforest, down into Sao Paulo. From Sao Paulo airport I’m met by Athos & Isaltino, who I’ve known for 12 years now and we spend the 4-5 hours car journey back high
It was just so good to be back on the road again, back travelling after two years of lock-down, not allowed to travel, with limited communication overseas, especially with the smaller villages and more rural communities. We spent some of lock-down reaching out and exploring new potential connections in new
Great Brazilian Coffee Direct This year we started a new feature on our journal and through social media where once a month we highlight one of our single origin sources. This month it’s our Brazilian Gerezim. We thought it would be a great opportunity to share some of the original
