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India Ubban Estate
RM 45.00 – RM 135.00
Pine Nuts, Sandalwood,
Gula Melaka
Area: Baghya Division
Process: Black Honey
Variety: S795, S4345
Altitude: 1100 meters
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Brazil Natural 17/18 NY 2/3 SSFC
Caramel, Roasted Almonds, Kit-Kats, Balanced
Brazil is a well known coffee producing giant. They source around one-third of the world's coffee, making them the largest coffee producer in the globe! Of course, most of this is lower grade Arabica. However, this country is capable of producing specialty coffees. This particular type is a standard specialty quality coffee. Itt is dry-processed, meaning the beans are patio-dried while they are still in the cherry. Since the coffees are dried in contact with the sweet mucilage, the coffee's cup profile will be heavy in body, sweet, smooth, and complex. The 17/18 screen size has a more consistent flavor without the pungent fruit notes that can turn up in smaller screen sized beans, which is an indication of varying bean maturity. This type carries three quality classifications:
- NY (New York) 2/3; specifies the quality is standard to the Green Coffee Association of New York. 2/3 refers to the amount of defects permitted in the lot; a maximum of nine secondary defects, and no primary defects.
- SSFC (Strictly Soft Fine Cup); Strictly Soft beans are grown at relatively low altitudes (under 1200 meters). Beans grown at lower altitudes mature quickly and produce a lighter, less dense bean. This term also means the beans are free of hard rioy taints. Fine Cup means it is a specialty grade coffee.
- 17/18 refers to the screen size. These beans are one screen size larger than 14/16, denoting a larger bean. Larger bean size is generally linked to higher quality.
Costa Rica Tarrazu Jaguar
Honey, Prunes, Caramel, Bright Acidity
Costa Rica’s volcanic soils, mountainous terrain and plentiful rainfall provide ideal conditions for the cultivation of high-quality coffee beans. Jaguar coffee beans are hulled from parchment that is 100% sundried in a greenhouse especially designed to cater to wet weather conditions, thus to ensure a better coffee quality. This coffee is produced by the most sustainable coffee mill in Central America, San Diego Mill operated by Beneficios Volcafe. Jaguar is an innovative brand designed by Jürgen Plate - a great coffee specialist and one of the coffee pioneers in the country. His fluency in coffee blending, blend design, let to creation of ‘Jaguar,’ a name that commemorates Volcafe as a leading sponsor for the Jaguar Conservation Program in Costa Rica.
Area: Tarazzu
Process: Honey
Variety: Caturra, Catuai
Altitude: 1200 - 1300 meters
Kenya Kiamwangi AA
Pink Grapefruit, Cranberry Tea, Lemon Peel
The Kiamwangi Factory operates under the umbrella of Iria-Ini Farmer's Cooperative Society ("FCS") in Nyeri, a society that has been in operation since the mid-1950's. The wet mill sits at just under 1800 meters above sea level on the slopes of Mount Kenya. "Factories" are essentially small washing stations aligned with a particular "society" in Kenya, what we would call a "cooperative". In this case, the cooperative society is serving more than 700 farmers in the region. We return to the societies who seem to regularly produce some of the best Kenya coffees, and each year we come across societies that are new to us as well. This is an AA outturn, which means the beans are screened to separate out the largest coffee that measure 17-19 1/64ths of an inch. It's not always a sign of superior cup quality, but are generally given extra care in the dry milling phase and commands a much higher price.
Area: Nyeri
Process: Washed
Variety: SL-28, SL-34, Ruiru 11
Altitude: 1800 meters
Brazil Fazenda Dutra Jatoba
Caramel, Roasted Almonds, Mild Citrus
Fazenda Dutra is a family run farm owned and operated by Ednilson and Waltin Dutra—brothers and great friends. Ednilson is the commercial manager; Waltim handles day-to-day production and PR. They have been coffee producers all their lives—their father started the farm with one hectare, buying a second and third hectare from the farm's profits until he had grown his land to 500 total hectares. The different lots in Fazenda Dutra represent the original names of the individual farms that Don Dutra absorbed into his property. Don Dutra passed away in an accident on the farm when his sons were young, but Ednilson and Waltim have continued operations of the Fazenda in his honor and in the family name. The brothers have been growing their operations year by year, and have won a number of national competitions, including the 2014 Cup of Excellence.
Area: São João do Manhuaçu, Minas Gerais
Process: Natural – beans are patio-dried with mucilage intact while they are still in the cherry
Variety: Catuai Amarelo
Altitude: 700 - 1300 meters