April 2015 – La Cabra

Filter Coffee

Shembati

Origin:  Kayanza, Burundi
Producer: Salume Ramadahn
Cultivar: local Heirloom – mainly varieties of bourbon
Altitude: 1800-1900 masl
Harvest date: June- July 2014
Process: washed
Taste Profile: Rosehip, Forest berries and Grape

This coffee is from a local municipality and processed at a private coffee washing station in one of our favorite districts, Kayanza. He is dividing his products based on the area they are grown and harvested. As they are also separating their coffees based on daily pickings and different processing methods it is possible to make a very specified selection of micro lots based on the different flavor profiles. We payed 5.85 $/lb FOB for this lot, 290% over the commodity market price for coffee.

Margerita

Origin:  Cauca, Columbia
Micro Mill: GLE
Cultivar: Red Bourbon
Altitude:  1500-1700m
Harvest date:  March 2014
Process:  Honey
Taste Profile:  Blackberry, Molasses and Chocolate
Cabra Coffee Roasters Magerita coffee is a fantastic coffee from Granja La Esperanza, this time a honey processed coffee from the Las Margaritas farm. This red bourbon varietal is partially depulped during processing, leaving 50% of the mucilage on the bean, giving it a honey color, hence the name. The Las Margaritas sits at an altitude of 1550-1650 meters above sea level in a province called Campo Azul.

Espresso Coffee

Guaba – Direct Trade

Origin:  West Valley, Costa Rica
Micro Mill: Vista al Valle
Cultivar: Villa Sarchi
Altitude: 1600 masl
Harvest date: March 2014
Process: Red Honey
Taste Profile: Red apple, Maple and Caramel

From the same region in Costa Rica that gave us Finca Fidel (the West valley in Lordes de Naranjo) we’re super excited to have Vista al Valle back for a second year. Oldemar and Marlene are processing Guaba coffee through a virtually brand new micromill in only its third year of production. We payed 4,25 $/lb FOB for this lot, thats 220% over the commodity market price for coffee.

Magerita – Direct Trade

Origin:  Cauca, Columbia
Micro Mill: GLE
Cultivar: Red Bourbon
Altitude:  1500-1700m
Harvest date:  March 2014
Process:  Honey
Taste Profile:  Blackberry, Molasses and Chocolate

La Cabra Coffee Roasters Magerita coffee is a fantastic coffee from Granja La Esperanza, this time a honey processed coffee from the Las Margaritas farm. This red bourbon varietal is partially depulped during processing, leaving 50% of the mucilage on the bean, giving it a honey color, hence the name. The Las Margaritas sits at an altitude of 1550-1650 meters above sea level in a province called Campo Azul.

About La Cabra

Our purpose is to give our guests a focused and delicious coffee experience that challenges the conventional views of coffee. Our coffees are aromatic and clean; coffees that should be enjoyed for their rare and interesting character and taste. We roast gently and lightly, with an utmost respect for the raw material.
Coffee is about people and the land they live on. We believe in a meaningful and honest coffee trade. By paying a higher price for our seasonal lots we contribute to benefitting those farmers that go to greater lengths to produce the finest flavour of coffee. Not only do our methods ensure the maximum quality of the cup, we also ensure the greatest benefit to the the local environment, and to a more transparent and sustainable coffee trade.

Our coffees are truly great because of the many people working together in tandem to create a sincerely genuine coffee experience.