Our most popular offering is back! Grown by 1200 small-scale farmers and sourced by our friends at Ally Coffee Importers, this coffee gets its name from the Koke washing station where it is first processed.
Koke Honey brings some dynamic modern flavors to the cup - playful peach and raspberry notes, balanced with a rich, deep body profile that reminds us of roasted cacao.
We find some truly unique flavors in this coffee - it’s warming, like mulled spices with candied cherry, toasted sesame and sweet buttery Chick-O-Stick candies complemented by a juicy orange acidity.
This delicious Bourbon varietal comes from Los Pirineos farm in El Salvador. Produced by Diego Baraona — a fifth generation coffee producer carrying on the legacy of over 130 years of experience and knowledge cultivated by his family.
Maximino Palacios and his wife Marlene are perfectionists when it comes to coffee quality at their farm, Santa Adela. Through a strong partnership with Gold Mountain Coffee Growers, they're able to continue innovating with experimental processes like this carbonic maceration microlot - a multi-time Golden Bean Award-winning coffee.
Maximino's carbonic maceration lot is a perfect example of the delicious flavor potential this experimental processing method can bring to the cup, with rich red apple body, rosy florals, sweetness like red gummy bears and a juicy, quenching mouthfeel.
Contributor Dani Straughan explores the conversation around the Living Wage in the US coffee industry - featuring an interview with Elle Taylor of Denver, CO based Amethyst Coffee Company:
.."The fact that the minimum wage hasn’t kept pace with a changing economy has made life precarious for low wage earners, and kept many at or just above the poverty line."
.."There are many in the coffee industry who continue to earn low wages, but the time for change is afoot... people are seeking out a more conscientious cup."
Is there change brewing for workers in the coffee industry?
Cafe workers have faced issues in the workplace for a long time, though unionization has historically been low in the sector. As workplace issues have become exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, however, workers are realizing the benefits that unionization can offer.
Aiden Graham (NC AFL-CIO) offers one other suggestion, however:
“The other thing that we need is workers organizing, anywhere and everywhere they can.”
