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Our Latest Special Roast - Honduras SHG EP
6/22/21 -
The country of Honduras is an excellent location for coffee harvesting. The soil, climate, and conditions in Honduras are the same as neighboring countries, and allows it to produce high-grown specialty lots that rival more popular Central American coffees. This particular type is more complex than its HG counterpart; thus making it a specialty coffee.
In the past, Honduran coffee growers trafficked their beans into Guatemala; where they would sell for a higher price, because of Guatemala’s coffee reputation. After government tax on coffee exports started to play a role in the coffee business, the country boosted production and dramatically improved their coffee quality. Since then, demand has increased and selling coffee across the border has become unnecessary. Presently, coffee producers and Honduras government have made it a mission to improve the quality of coffee. Laws have been passed giving fiscal incentives to coffee producers and highways have been built to access remote coffee growing regions.
- SHG (Strictly High Grown) specifies that the coffee was grown at an altitude around 1350 meters. Coffee grown at a higher altitude and lower temperature produces a slower maturing fruit and a denser bean; which creates a more desirable specialty cup; this classification is higher than HG.
- EP (European Preparation) specifies that the raw beans are all hand sorted to remove any defective beans and foreign material.
Region
La Paz, Marcala
Growing Altitude
1350+ meters (4400+ feet)
Arabica Variety
Catuaí, Caturra, Pacas, Bourbon
Cupping Notes
Fruity fragrance, lively acidity, orange, velvety taste, soft body, smooth finish
16th Anniversary Limited Edition Coffee - only available for a short time
A lot has happened in the past 16 years, but one constant has been our passion to bring you the very best organic coffees in the world. Our Anniversary Roast carries on this tradition.
Masha Natural Organic and Rainforest Alliance–certified coffee comes from Masha Woreda Yeppo Village, a coffee farm owned by world-renown running champion Haile Gebrselassie. The land was a gift from the Ethiopian government, in thanks for his achievements representing Ethiopia. Among his accomplishments, Haile is a two-time Olympic champion, a four-time World Champion and the holder of 27 world records, for distances from 1,500 meters to the marathon.
Haile transformed the 1,500-hectares into a stunning coffee farm with 200 hectares of dedicated conservation forest land, through which the Gahamay and Bosoko rivers run.
To facilitate the production of traceable microlots, the farm is separated into 46 identifiable plots, each with specific planted varieties and processing methods. And in addition to following socially and environmentally friendly practices and meeting the requirements for Organic and Rainforest Alliance certification, Yeppo Village offers local coffee farmers training opportunities in agronomy best practices and methods for increasing cup quality.
Haile says that as an Olympian he promotes the Olympic values of excellence, friendship and respect (including for “the whole of the natural environment”), and he extends his personal life philosophy to the coffee business: “You need three things to win,” he says. “Discipline, hard work and commitment. No one will make it without those three.”
For a time, Haile was president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation, and he founded the Great Ethiopian Run—a 10-kilometer race around Addis Ababa. He also organizes the Girls Run race in Addis each year, encouraging and empowering young women through sports.
This incredible coffee has a dark chocolate aroma, with flavors of strawberry, blueberry, honey and mango with a smooth creamy body and juicy acidity.
As with all of our Limited Edition coffees, there are limited quantities available and when we sell out, that's it. So get yours ordered today. Available in 12 ounce and 5 pound bags and either whole bean or ground to your preference.
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Kinetic Koffee Kustom Blended Roasts
Kinetic Koffee offers kustom blended roasts exclusive for
your business. We work with you and your customers to develop the flavor profile and tastes that appeal to you.
Unique—Organic—Exclusive
Allow us to help create your personal signature coffee.
Los Bagels—Wake the Dead
This Kustom blend uses beans from Mexico, Indonesia and Central America. True to our values, we source from small farms primarily working in cooperatives that support women and families. These Co-Ops provide business support through education and loans, stewardship of the land, schools for the children and contribute to a higher quality of life for all members. Many of our farmers are indigenous to their location. All beans are High Grown, Organic and naturally shaded by the local flora.
Working with Los Bagels staff and customers, we developed this signature coffee to reflect their tastes, customs and values. https://www.losbagels.com/local-delivery/wake-the-dead-zwbry
