brazil alta-mogiana peaberry

BDCS CUPPING: 82

FLAVOR NOTES: Peanut Butter, Milk Chocolate, Mild Acidity, Creamy-Decadence

ORIGIN: Brazil

REGION: Cristais Paulistas, Alta Mogiana, Sao Paulo

PRODUCER: Family farm dating back three generations

FARM: La Fazenda de Lucatelli Verde

VARIETY: Mundo Novo and Yellow Catuai

PROCESS: Natural process, sun dried, 30 day of resting period

ELEVATION: 1270 meters above sea level FARM NOTES:

The farm where Lua Nova is grown has a long heritage in coffee culture going back three generations. It is grown on the Bom Jesus Farm, which is a founding member of Alta Mogiana Specialty Coffee Association, which promotes a greater conscience with regard to speciality coffee in the region as well as developing better farm practices.

Colombia huila

BDCS CUPPING: 82

FLAVOR NOTES: Lemon Juiciness, Green Grape, Mild Sweetness, Clean Finish

ORIGIN: Colombia

REGION: Huila

PRODUCER: Small-holder Farmers

NOTES: Ally Importers Core Coffee program features green coffees which represent the classic profiles of some of the world’s best known coffee origins. Core Coffees—like Palmera from Colombia—are named for their respective origin’s national tree, celebrating the culture and the natural environment from which they came.

Colombia Decaf- EA

BDC CUPPING: 83.5

FLAVOR NOTES: Dark Chocolate, Raisin, Sweet Cream

ORIGIN:               Colombia

REGION:              EA Decaf de Cana - Cauca

PRODUCER:        Various Smallholder Producers

NOTES: Dedicated to bringing the highest-quality, non-chemical-processed decaf coffees to market, this Origin Select Decaf offering is a single-origin blend of coffees selected by cup quality grown by multiple smallholder producers. This Colombian E.A. (ethyl acetate) decaf is cupped as a regular green sample and specifically identified for decaffeination, which happens in-country in Colombia before the coffee goes to export. This allows our importer to maintain both the integrity of the quality of the coffees they choose for decaf, but also to extend their intentional and responsible sourcing to their decaf offerings.

costa rica

BDCS CUPPING :88.50

FLAVOR NOTES: Ripe Cherry, Boozy Fruit, Baked Pie, Baking Spices, Dainty-Juiciness

ORIGIN:               Costa Rica

REGION:              Sabanilla de Alajuela

PRODUCER:        Oscar and Francisca Chacon of Las Lajas Micromill; 9 different small-holder farmers

FARM:                  Finca Carrizal

NOTES:

Oscar and Francisca Chacón are third-generation coffee producers, but the coffee is more than just in their family heritage: It's in their hearts and souls as well. The couple is committed to quality and innovation, and are among the very first farmers in Costa Rica to produce Honey and Natural process specialty coffee.  In 2005, after years of delivering their cherry to a cooperative for the going market price, they decided to join the brand-new "micromill revolution" and buy their own de-pulper to have more control over the quality and the price they received for their lots.

Ethiopia Dehab’s diamond

BDCS CUPPING: 85.5

FLAVOR NOTES: Apricot, Dark Plum, Blackberry, Wine-like

ORIGIN:               Ethiopia

REGION:              Kaffa Forest

PRODUCER:        Dehab Bitewlign

STORY: The farm was purchased in 1999. In 2000, Dehab’s husband and his friend started working in the coffee plantation, but Dehab stayed out of it at first. The two men continued for 12 years until the partner in charge fell ill and passed away. At this time, Dehab’s children were older and she was looking for work outside the home. So she took over the man’s role and bought his shares. Now the farm is 27% and 73% owned between Dehab and her husband. Dehab fell in love with the farm, farming and coffee. In every home in Ethiopia, the first meal is coffee. She remembers boiling the coffee for her mother.

Ethiopia Sidamo

BDCS CUPPING: 83.5

FLAVOR NOTES: Mild Lemon Zing, Floral, Mildly Sweet Finish

ORIGIN:               Ethiopia

REGION:              Sidamo

PRODUCER:        Smallholder Farmers

NOTES: Named for Ethiopia’s national tree, Ally’s Acacia Core Coffee comes from smallholder farmers in the Sidamo region. The sweet, fruity profile of the Ethiopia Acacia Washed is a classic representation of one of Ethiopia’s most recognized coffee producing areas.

Ethiopia Acacia Washed is produced by the smallholder farmers who characterize the coffee production landscape of Ethiopia. Sidamo encompasses many terroirs, but farming across the region is traditionally low input and the attributes of the plants and the land are captured in every harvest.

Guatemala Ceiba

BDC CUPPING:  82.5

FLAVOR NOTES: Melon, Creamy, Chocolate

ORIGIN:               Guatemala

PRODUCER:        Smallholder Producers

NOTES: Guatemala Ceiba is named for the country’s national tree, the Ceiba. In early Mayan and Mesoamerican cultures, the Ceiba symbolized the connection between land and sky. The Ceiba lot from Huehuetenango is a community coffee, investing in sustainable sourcing to benefit a large group of producers. The cup profile boasts a rich floral and berry aroma and is full of chocolate, lemon, and raspberry, with a creamy body thanks to the specific Huehuetenango terroir.

honduras Ocotepeque natural

IMPORTER: Honduran Coffee Alliance

BDCS CUPPING: 86.25

FLAVOR NOTES: Candied-Apple, Caramel-Tender, Syrupy Body

ORIGIN: Honduras

REGION: Mercedes, Ocotepeque

PRODUCER: Edwyn Galile Soriano

NOTES: Since Edwyn can remember, he has been involved in the world of coffee. From the age of six, he was responsible for bringing lunch for his father while he worked on his coffee farm. His father always taught him to work during his free time and had a saying for him, "A child's work is little, but the one who wastes it is a fool"

Honduras La Paz Washed

BDCS CUPPING: 85.75

FLAVOR NOTES: Granny Smith Apple, Toffee Sweetness, Biscotti Cookie

ORIGIN: Honduras

REGION: Opatoro, La Paz

PRODUCER: Santos Nolberto Lopez

NOTES: Nolberto learned everything about coffee farming while working with his uncles from 1978 to 1987. The following year, he ventured on his own when he purchased his first two hectares of land from his grandfather Julian. In 2004, he set out to expand his farm. At that time, less than half a hectare of land was cultivated with coffee. Recognizing the excellence of the Opatoro region for coffee, he gradually bought more land, now owning a little over 31 hectares of land divided between Las Antenas Farm and Las Tres Piedras Farm.

KENYA KAGUMO AA

BDCS CUPPING: 85.5

FLAVOR NOTES: Herbaceous, Floral, Salted-Butter Body

ORIGIN:               Kenya AA

REGION:              Kirinyaga County

PRODUCER:        1,561 Smallholder Farmers; members of the Mutira Farmers Cooperative Society

FARM:                  1,561 Smallholder Farms <1 Hectare; Processed at the Kagumo Factory Wet-mill

NOTES: Within the Kirinyaga County along the slopes of Mt. Kenya is the Kagumo Factory, or wet mill. 1,561 smallholders in this region contribute coffee cherries to this mill and belong to the Mutira Farmers Cooperative Society.

Situated at 1,550 meters above sea level, this region is defined by its bright red soils, full of rich nutrients for coffee trees. The high altitude allows for ideal temperatures and rainfall for the slow maturation of coffee cherries. Smallholders in this region grow coffee on small plots of land and pick the cherries during harvest to deliver to the mill.

NICARAGUA NATURAL

BDCS CUPPING: 87

FLAVOR NOTES: Orange Slices, Light Brown Sugar, Macadamia Nut, Smooth Finish

ORIGIN:               Nicaragua

REGION:              Nueva Segovia

PRODUCER:        Silvio Sanchez

FARM:                  Santa Teresa de Mogoton

NOTES: Producer Silvio Sanchez came to coffee farming through studying agronomy. His mother loved coffee and so the two of them saved their money, took out a loan, and purchased a piece of land well-suited to growing coffee in the La Union, San Fernando region of the Nueva Segovia department.