Specialty Green Coffee Exporters from Dota Tarrazú — Sourcing for Asia & the Middle East
Until the late 1990s, most coffee in Costa Rica followed the same path: cherries from many different farms went to large cooperative or private mills, where they were processed and blended together. It was efficient, but it meant an exceptional lot from one farm could disappear into a blend with everyone else’s. Small Mills, Traceable … Read more
Before Geisha became one of the most sought-after coffees in the world, it passed through Costa Rica — a part of the story that is easy to miss because Panama gets most of the credit. From Ethiopia to CATIE Geisha (also spelled Gesha) is an Ethiopian landrace variety, first documented in the Gori Gesha forest … Read more
Washed, honey, and natural are the three processing methods you will see on almost every green coffee listing. They describe what happens to the coffee cherry between harvest and drying — and that step changes the cup as much as variety or altitude does. Washed The skin, fruit, and mucilage around the bean are mechanically … Read more