Typically new crop coffees arrive over many months and it is not uncommon to see the Central American coffees arriving together, or, East African coffees during a separate time period. But this year there a ton of them that are clustered together and from different world growing regions. In other words, a lot of coffees are showing up about the same time. We have just listed the long awaited Amaro Gayo Natural from Ethiopia and know of other naturals arriving in the US from the same region. A half dozen choice, boutique lots of coffee that we sourced from Costa Rica have now arrived and several have already made their way onto our list; the others, including a yellow honey and two high altitude (and awesome) fully washed ones will be posted soon.
From Panama we will shortly list two more coffees including Elida Estate Reserve fully washed, and, their terrific natural. Both are in short supply. We just listed Carmen Estate from their highest altitude parcels, grown by another longtime friend. In addition, several lots of Panama’s famous Hacienda Esmeralda are due to arrive. Some of these may be offered off-list due their very limited availability but the Esmeralda Select, geishas that did not make their way into the private auction, represent a real value for this expensive coffee.
Also expected at our warehouse next week are two auction lots purchased directly from top sources in Kenya. We will have at least one and possibly two auction lots arriving soon that we purchased in the El Injerto auction. A favorite from El Salvador will arrive soon too.
We are not sure why the timetable is so skewed this year, be it weather or the coordination of shipping, but a cornucopia of great coffees is coming through the door. Keep an eye on our New Arrivals section for the latest, as each is listed on our site.
Weird season for incoming coffee
Typically new crop coffees arrive over many months and it is not uncommon to see the Central American coffees arriving together, or, East African coffees during a separate time period. But this year there a ton of them that are clustered together and from different world growing regions. In other words, a lot of coffees are showing up about the same time. We have just listed the long awaited Amaro Gayo Natural from Ethiopia and know of other naturals arriving in the US from the same region. A half dozen choice, boutique lots of coffee that we sourced from Costa Rica have now arrived and several have already made their way onto our list; the others, including a yellow honey and two high altitude (and awesome) fully washed ones will be posted soon.
From Panama we will shortly list two more coffees including Elida Estate Reserve fully washed, and, their terrific natural. Both are in short supply. We just listed Carmen Estate from their highest altitude parcels, grown by another longtime friend. In addition, several lots of Panama’s famous Hacienda Esmeralda are due to arrive. Some of these may be offered off-list due their very limited availability but the Esmeralda Select, geishas that did not make their way into the private auction, represent a real value for this expensive coffee.
Also expected at our warehouse next week are two auction lots purchased directly from top sources in Kenya. We will have at least one and possibly two auction lots arriving soon that we purchased in the El Injerto auction. A favorite from El Salvador will arrive soon too.
We are not sure why the timetable is so skewed this year, be it weather or the coordination of shipping, but a cornucopia of great coffees is coming through the door. Keep an eye on our New Arrivals section for the latest, as each is listed on our site.
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