Ripe red coffee Maracaturra cherries at one of the Buenos Aires' farms in Dipilto, Nicaragua.
Archived
Praline Almond
Vanilla
Cocoa
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City+
Caturra
86.9

Nicaragua Ojo de Agua

L to R: Pablo who is in charge of quality control, Hector who manages Monte Libano and Los Alpes, and Olman whose family own Cafetalera Buenos Aires, at the bottom of Monte Libano coffee farm. Dipilto region, Nicaragua.
Archived
Cocoa
Walnut
Burnt Sugar
Wet Process (Washed)
City+ to Full City+
Caturra
86.7

Nicaragua Dipilto Monte Libano

Red cherries are ripe and ready to harvest on this Bourbon shrub at Finca Miravalles, right next door to Finca San Miguel. Tres Limites region, Apaneca Ahuachapan, El Salvador.
Archived
Dulce de Leche
Hazelnut Spread
Almond
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City+
Bourbon
86.9

El Salvador Finca San Miguel Bourbon

Wet coffee from the fermentation tanks is first drip dried on screens before moving to the raised drying beds. Hambela Wamena region.
Archived
Peach
Honey
Warming Spice
Wet Process (Washed)
City to City+
Heirloom Varieties
91.5

Ethiopia Hambela Benti Nenka

Whole coffee cherries dry to a dark purple color on raised tables at the Buliye site in Hambela Wamena, Ethiopia.
Archived
Dried Apricot
Blueberry
Caramel
Dry Process (Natural)
City to Full City
Heirloom Varieties
92.4

Ethiopia Dry Process Hambela Buliye

The 4 disc depulper at Hambela Dabaye, used to remove the outer cherry from the green coffee. Hambela, Guji Zone, Ethiopia.
Archived
White Honey
Nectarine
Floral
Wet Process (Washed)
City to City+
Heirloom Cultivars
92.7

Ethiopia Guji Hambela Dabaye

Jutting canyons in Rivas region, with coffee trees planted on the steep slopes above. Chirripo, Costa Rica.
Archived
Caramel
Clove Spices
Baking Cocoa
Honey Process
City to Full City
Caturra, Catuaí
87.5

Costa Rica Honey Chirripo Bambú

Maria Elena Castro of the Monte Brisas mill leads us through one of her coffee farms in the West Valley.
Archived
Chocolate
Caramel
Almond
Machine Washed
City+ to Full City+
Centroamericano
87.3

Costa Rica Zarcero Danto Centroamericano

Green coffee still in the thin parchment layer soaks in long cement channels where the remaining fruit mucilage is washed away before drying. La Azotea coffee mill in Chimaltenango, Guatemala where this lot of Tecpán was processed.
Archived
Caramel
Cocoa Butter
Almond
Wet Process (Washed)
City+ to Full City+
Bourbon, Caturra, Catuaí, Typica, Anacafe-90
86.2

Guatemala Chimaltenango Tecpan

That's Chepe on the right, at his coffee farm in San Martin Jilotepeque, during a visit last February. The coffee in the highest part of the farm was still ripening when we were there. Chimaltenango, Guatemala.
Archived
Caramel
Chocolate Bar
Torched Sugar
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City+
Bourbon, Bourboncito, Caturra, Catuai, Typica, Catimor, Anacafe 14
87.0

Guatemala San Martin Jilotepeque

A steep hillside coffee farm in Rivas area, Chirripo.
Archived
Balanced
Brown Sugar
Milk Chocolate
Machine Washed
City+ to Full City+
Caturra, Catuaí
86.9

Costa Rica Chirripo Joicafe

Pickers sort coffee cherries by ripeness before delivering to the mill in Quiche, Chimaltenango.
Archived
Bittersweet
Raisin
Plantain
Honey Process
City+ to Full City+
Bourbon, Caturra, Catuaí
88.4

Guatemala FTO Honey Process Chuacús

Coffee pickers delivering whole cherry in large mylar bags at the Miravalles farm. You can see some crouched down sorting out any under or over ripe coffee cherry before delivering to the mill. Ahuachapan, El Salvador.
Archived
Burnt Sugar
Walnut
Cocoa
Wet Process (Washed)
City+ to Full City+
Bourbon
86.5

El Salvador Finca Miravalles Bourbon

Sign outside of the Kangocho Factory washing station near Karatina, Nyeri, Kenya.
Archived
Citrus
Baking Spice
Black Tea
Wet Process Kenya Type
City to City+
SL-28, SL-34
91.7

Kenya Nyeri Kangocho AB

Workers spread out the wet, green coffee on raised drying beds made of wooden frames, and a wire mesh surface to allow air circulation. This photo is not Kiangoi, but another Cooperative Factory in Kirinyaga, Kenya.
Archived
Orange
Grapefruit
Clove
Wet Process (Washed)
City to City+
SL-28, SL-34, Ruiru 11
91.5

Kenya Kirinyaga Kiangoi AA

A coffee farmer lays out coffee cherry from the day's harvest at one Othaya cooperative in order to sort out any of the lower quality coffee before delivering (generally over ripe and under ripe coffee). Nyeri, Kenya
Archived
Bright-Toned
Juicy Fruit
Mulling Spice
Wet Process Kenya Type
City to Full City
SL-28, SL-34, Ruiru 11
90.8

Kenya Nyeri Ichamama Peaberry

Coffee cherries in a cement hopper before being pulped at an Othaya washing station in Nyeri, Kenya.
Archived
Peach
Plum
Ginger Candy
Wet Process Kenya Type
City to Full City
SL-28, SL-34, Ruiru-11, Batian
92.3

Kenya Nyeri Gichichi AA

Workers sort through coffee cherries before processing at a site in Nyeri. (Not Burumani - we haven't visited yet).
Archived
Fermented Berry
Cider
Cocoa
Dry Process (Natural)
City to Full CIty
SL 28, Ruiru 11
90.4

Kenya Dry Process Nyeri Burumani

The brightly painted yellow gate at the Chinga Coffee Factory, where cooperative members deliver ripe cherries for processing. Othaya, Nyeri, Kenya.
Archived
Black Currant
Grapefruit
Cinnamon Stick
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City
SL-28, SL-34, Ruiru 11
92.2

Kenya Nyeri Chinga Peaberry

A farmer holds dried green coffee still in parchment at the Gatuyaini Factory in Nyeri region, Kenya.
Archived
Grape
Darjeeling
Wild Flowers
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City
SL-28, SL-34, Ruiru-11, Batian
92.7

Kenya Othaya Gatuyaini AB