Howdy coffee friends! And welcome to spring. This past month was spent visiting old and new partners in Mexico and Guatemala, and we are incredibly excited about some of the offerings we'll be bringing to Austin over the next few months. These include fresh lots from all-time favorites like Santa Felisa and Finca Fatima, plus some exciting new partnerships that we can't wait to tell you about.
Keep an eye on our blog for full trip recaps and origin reports, but for now let's focus on our featured coffees for April. One is a very limited Cup of Excellence lot from Brazil, and the other is one of the most delicate and refreshing blends in our year-round lineup. And both are excellent options to pair with the warmer days ahead. | | Featured Microlot: Terracota Farm | Brazil COE #18 Back in October I had the pleasure of serving on the international jury for Brazil's Cup of Excellence. In my blog recap, I wrote not only about the high quality of the competition coffees, but also the impressive diversity of profiles, regions, genetics, and processing.
| | In a nation known historically for its quantity over quality approach to coffee production and a singular chocolatey/nutty profile, the new generation of Brazilian coffee grower is putting quality at the forefront and utilizing advancements in technology and marketing to diversify and scale their offerings to meet the world's growing demand for specialty coffee.
One shining example of this "New Brazil" is Felipe Luiz Ramos de Carvalho of Terracota Farm… read more
| | Roaster's Choice: Violet Crown One of Austin's many, and surely its most regal, monikers is "City of the Violet Crown," likely referring to the atmospheric phenomenon known as the Belt of Venus, where the dawn sky lights up in hues of purple, pink, and blue just before sunset. Or it could be a satirical dig at 19th century academics who compared Austin to another Violet Crown, Athens Greece.
Like the origin story of Austin's nickname and the city itself, our Violet Crown blend is far from one-note, and its complexity (or weirdness) is what makes it so intriguing and attractive to curious outsiders… read more | | | As a reminder, you can purchase our featured coffees à la carte or as part of our Roaster's Choice and Microlot Subscriptions. Plus, as a subscriber, you get a special discount on our featured coffees each month. Take 10% off April's features by using the code below: | |  | | Offer valid 4/1 – 4/30 for Terracota and Violet Crown only. | | | | |
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