This month at Blue Coffee Box, we are featuring 6 new gourmet coffees for March. Instead of doing a post on each coffee, we decided to put them all in one place for you. …
The World of Speciality Coffee
Ethiopia Nano Challa with notes of Pomegranate, black currant, and orange blossom
The name Nano Challa in Oromifa means ‘the area above’, a reference to the co-op’s prime coffee growing location at high altitudes. As is the case across Ethiopia, the coffees grown locally are organic by default and consist mostly of old, indigenous varietals. …
Guatemala La Bolsa – Coffee with notes of strawberry and milk chocolate
Finca La Bolsa was bought by Jorge Vides, a distinguished medical professional, in 1958. Prior to this, the land wasn’t used for coffee production. Jorge won a number of awards for coffee production and for services to the region of Huehuetenango and had the main hospital in the coffee growing community named after him. …
Cafe Femenino – Peruvian coffee with notes of dark chocolate and tart berries
This coffee is grown and processed by a woman-only co-operative, which aims to increase social empowerment, not only of females working in the coffee industry but in the entire area. The Café Femenino project now extends through several countries, and we are proud to be able to support their cause. …
Kenya Dormans AA Plus – Coffee with notes of citrus, blackcurrant jam, and vanilla
With only 150 trees per farmer, and every cherry hand-picked, every single bean is the absolute best it can be – the ‘AA’ quality denotes beans which are at least a quarter of an inch wide, and AA Plus is the highest quality measurement available in this area. …
Honduras La Florencia – Coffee with notes of Nectarine, Pomelo, and Toffee
La Florencia, sister farm of Santo Tomás and San Jacinto were founded by Antonio Martínez, an experienced farmer, who grew both Bourbon and Typica varieties. …
