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Cafe Pionero Ecuador honey

Café Pionero ensures that small-scale farmers receive fair prices for their coffee.  Created by Jenny Zambrano after an earthquake hit her village in 2016, Café Pionero has created direct-trade between remote villages in the Andes Mountains and coffee lovers in Canada.  This has resulted in better pay for the farmers, training and education seminars on sustainable farming practices, and employment opportunities – including some of the only paid jobs for women in Jenny’s village.  Café Pionero aims to create lasting relationships, ensuring fairly traded coffee year after year.Special coffee,

Crop: 2018
Region: Manabi, Ecuador
Process: Honey
Fragrance: Pear
Tasting notes: Juicy pear, Peach, Mango, Caramel
Price: $16.99 / 400 g




 

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solar eclipse espresso

This is one for team bold. An espresso on the full bodied, highly aromatic side.

origin  seasonal blend                               taste  bold, earthy, nutty

process  natural, washed                        brew  espresso, aeropress

recommended grind  espresso          use  16-17 g dbl espresso in 21 sec

$14.99 / 400 g




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Honduras San Marcos

About San Marcos:  San Marcos in western Honduras is cooperative strictly high grown at an average elevation of 1400m. The coffee is hand sorted to remove any defects.

The Rainforest Alliance (RFA) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) working to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, address deforestation, climate change, systemic poverty, and social inequity. Third-party studies have shown the organization’s approach to be effective in raising both income and net revenue for farmers.

What’s interesting:  Honduras is now the largest producer of coffee in Central America, and 5th largest in the world.

Variety: Catuai, Caturra, Bourbon

Crop: 2018

Tasting notes: citric, chocolate, caramel

Price: $14.99 / 400 g




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Colombia Las Rosas

About Las Rosas:  The gender equality project has 4 main goals: financial literacy, training, women’s participation, and coffee quality.  The 300 members of the Association of Women Coffee Growers of West Huila have adopted a method to develop new visions for relationships between women and men as equal partners, and implement changes in gender in resources and power.

In addition, a portion of sales is used to create a sustainability fund and a revolving credit facility to fund labour inputs and equipment and machinery investments.

Variety: Castillo and Catuai

Crop: 2018

Tasting notes:  citrus and caramel

Price:  $14.99 / 400 g




 

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velvet espresso

Our signature espresso.  Complex and creamy with flavor notes of citrus, berries, cocoa, and hazelnut.  Brew for espresso with 19.5 grams of coffee yielding 38-40 grams in the cup in 30 seconds.

origin Ethiopia, Peru, Brazil            taste cocoa, hazelnut, berries

process natural, washed                 brew espresso, aeropress

recommended grind espresso    use 18-19.5 g per double espresso

$14.99 / 400 g




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breakfast

Bright and sweet start to your day.

producer  seasonal blend                    taste  caramel, citrus, spice

process  washed                                     brew  any method

recommended grind  fine                  use  65g per litre of water

$14.99 / 400 g