Where it comes
from, exactly
Every lot we open, with the farm, the altitude, the process and the coordinates of the mill. If we cannot tell you where it came from, we do not sell it.
Current origins
GuatemalaAntigua
The women of the Santo Domingo cooperative began their coffee growing journey by shattering social norms. Unlike most producers, the first oppositions they encountered came from their own hesitant husbands who at the beginning found the role reversal off-putting. In this part of Guatemala, society deters women from entering the workforce; let alone holding positions of power or owning land. The women of Santo Domingo have navigated around these dated ideologies successfully gaining the support of their husbands, community and the coffee world. Today these women are landowners who have diversified their production to include honey, goat keeping and even offer classes in hopes of educating other nearby communities. The path of this bean was paved by hardworking & innovative women unafraid to question the world around them; this passion is reflected in the complexity of the flavor notes found in this coffee.
Guatemala provenance Region Antigua Process Washed Roast Medium-Dark 
ColombiaSanta Marta
Many of the men and boys became “disappeared”. Sandra Palacios and her neighbors were left to keep the home, work and attend to the farms. This women led small producer co-op was incorporated during the Colombian internal conflict and continues to offer support and resources for the community. One of our multi-coop groups of Colombia that was formed is The Cooperative of Sierra Nevada and Santa Marta Coffee Growers, Cooagronevada, was established to bring unity, support, strength, economy of scale and community survival. In the years since being established, the co-op has developed an effective way to support its members by securing, training, educating, listening and aiding in the cultivation of coffee, cocoa and bananas.
Colombia provenance Region Santa Marta Process Washed Roast Medium 
EthiopianYirgacheffe
Growers- Oromia Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Union Region- Yirgacheffe Zone, Southern Nations Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region, Ethiopia Variety-Indigenous heirloom cultivars, Hand picked Harvest-October – December Altitude-1940 masl Soil-Vertisol Fermentation Process-Fully washed then sun dried on raised bedsCertifications- Fair Trade, Organic Imported through Royal Coffee California “This coffee is sourced from family owned farms organized around the Homacho Waeno Cooperative located in the district of Aleta Wondo within the Sidama Zone, Ethiopia. The Homacho Waeno Cooperative was founded in 1969 and currently has more than 3,900 members. Homacho Waeno joined the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (OCFCU), an umbrella organization established 2001 to support a sustainable coffee supply from cooperatives in the Sidama region. SCFCU supports forty-six cooperatives with more than 80,000 farmer-members. ” Royal Coffee” Flavor notes include: floral and sweet with notes of meyer lemon, brown sugar, and honey.
Ethiopian provenance Region Yirgacheffe Process Washed Roast Medium 
EspressoBlend
The FOUNDATION is of the classic style in roast and taste. A bittersweet caramelized roasty tone able to be known and melded with a cortado, nut milk or breve creation. The mix comprises numerous origins and primarily washed processed coffees varying throughout the year as fresh crop arrivals reveal themselves on the cupping table. We look to maintain the taste and performance, shot after shot, using our relationships with several go to origins to accomplish the FOUNDATION. Having the Kosher certification grown Organically and buying with a Fair Trade model to insure the cooperatives have a financially sustainable relationship, opportunities for gender equality, community investment, support and agricultural support when producing coffees for NIIK. Tasting Notes: Balanced acidity and body is what characterizes this coffee as the perfect breakfast blend. What really makes this blend unique is its ability to seamlessly double as the ideal after dinner cup. With tantalizing hints of nut, caramel, vanilla and chocolate it’s clean finish will have you yearning for more.
Espresso provenance Region Blend Process Washed Roast Medium/Dark
Sourcing
We buy the same farms every year
Which is less romantic than it sounds and more useful than it looks. It means we know what the harvest did before it arrives — how the rain fell, how long the beds ran, whether the mill changed hands.
It also means the people who grew it can plan past this season. That is the part that matters, and it is the part most supply chains are built to avoid.