Wood-frame drying tables filled with parchment coffee at the Karatu Farmer's Cooperarive Society in Thika, Kenya.
Archived
Cola
Citrus
Whole Spices
Wet Process Kenya Type
City to City+
SL-28, SL-34
90.2
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Kenya Thika Karatu Peaberry

Alexander Mancilla poses for a photo at his coffee farm in Cajamarca, Tolima, Colombia.
Archived
Dark Chocolate
Candied Nuts
Green Herbs
Wet Process (Washed)
City+ to Full City+
Variedad Colombia, Castillo
86.0
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Colombia Cajamarca Alexander Mancilla

Reinel displays his coffee plants full of cherries during the harvest season in Pitalito.
Archived
Caramel
Cocoa Powder
Dark Chocolate
Wet Process (Washed)
City+ to Full City+
Caturra
86.4
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Colombia Pitalito El Mirador Caturra

A farmer delivers coffee cherries at an Indian coffee mill (not Ratnagiri)
Archived
Cocoa
Roasted Almond
Dense Body
Wet Process (Washed)
City+ to Full City+
Kent, S-795
86.3
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India Ratnagiri Estate AB

A farmer harvests ripe cherries at his farm in Chiapas, Mexico.
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Clean Sweetness
Praline Nut
Cacao
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City+
Caturra, Costa Rica, Typica, Marsellesa
86.7
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Mexico Organic Granjeros de Chiapas

Parchment-covered green coffee drying on patios in Karnataka region of India.
Archived
Bittersweet
Praline Nut
Burnt Sugar
Wet Process (Washed)
City+ to Full City+
Kent, S-795
86.6
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India Pearl Mountain Estate Peaberry

After pulping and fermenting, the wet parchment is moved to the drying tables where it is spread to a thin layer to dry in the sun. Migoti coffee washing station, Burundi.
Archived
Layered Sweetness
Aromatic Tea
Citrus
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City+
Bourbon
88.6
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Burundi Mutambu Migoti Hill

Goats along the road in Collines Murambi, where this coffee is from. Burundi.
Archived
Honey
Syrupy Body
Black Tea
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City
Bourbon
88.3
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Burundi Monge Murambi Hill

Flowering coffee shrub at a farm in Minas Geraís region, not too far from Sao Sebastiao do Paraiso. We were not able to visit Alto da Serra on our last visit to this part of Brazil
Archived
Deep-Toned
Mild Acidity
Tahini
Dry Process (Natural)
Full City to Full City+
Mundo Novo
85.7
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Brazil Dry Process Alta da Serra

A worker spreads the wet process coffee, still in its parchment layer, on raised drying beds at a cooperative in Tanzania. (Not Makonga, which we haven't visited).
Archived
Honey
Lime
Black Tea
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City
Bourbon, Kent
88.7
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Tanzania Ruvuma Makonga Peaberry

A heavily pruned Kent variety at a coffee plantation in India.
Archived
Rustic Bittering
Low Acid
Earth-toned
Special Process (See Review)
Full City+ to French - not a coffee for light roasting!
Kent
85.0
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India Monsoon Malabar

Red coffee cherries ripening on a shrub in Tanzania. This is old Mbozi Mission variety, the original type of Bourbon coffee planted in this area. The clumping fruit-set hints at the fact it is Bourbon. Mbozi, Tanzania.
Archived
Lemon
Green Tea
Mouth-refreshing
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City
Bourbon
89.2
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Tanzania Mbozi Lukululu Peaberry

Jose Renno Moreira, and son Felipe, at the top of Fazenda Sao Joaquim coffee farm in Saō Sebastiaō da Bela Vista region, Sul de Minas, Brazil.
Archived
Chocolate Chips
Walnut Bread
Hazelnut
Dry Process (Natural)
City+ to Full City+
Catuaí Vermelho, Mudo Novo, Icatu, Arara
86.2
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Brazil Dry Process São Joaquim Farm

Maria Stella (left), and Maria Christina (right), the mother/daughter team who run Santa Maria do Vintem farm in Santa Rita do Sapucai, Brazil.
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Chocolate-forward
Coconut
Fruit Accent
Dry Process (Natural)
City+ to Full City+
Catuaí
86.5
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Brazil Dry Process Santa Maria do Vintém

Rows of coffee form patterned waves on the hillside at Sitio Sao Jose, Santa Rita do Sapucai, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Archived
Honey Nut
Sesame
Cocoa
Pulp Natural
City+ to Full City+
Mundo Novo, Acaiá, Catuaí Amarelo, Arara, Catucaí
86.8
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Brazil Pulp Natural Condado São José

Yellow Catuaí fruit ripens at a farm in Carmo de Minas region, Sul de Minas. (not Sitio Tres Barras - we have yet to visit!)
Archived
Caramel Cookie
Almond
Saffron
Dry Process (Natural)
City+ to Full City+
Catuaí
86.2
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Brazil Dry Process Sítio Três Barras

Andres Fernandes poses with in front of a coffee shrub with green cherries during the harvest in Las Flores, Honduras.
Archived
Dried Fruit
Bittersweet
Tobacco
Honey Process
City to Full City+
Parainema
87.2
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Honduras Honey Andres Fernandez Parainema

Coffee dries on raised beds made of wood and wire, at the Masha washing station in Gatara Commune, Kayanza, Burundi.
Archived
Brightly Spiced
Sencha
Lemon
Honey Process
City to Full City
Bourbon
89.2
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Burundi Honey Process Masha

An old metal bucket of coffee cherries that were removed as second quality at the Yandaro wet mill, Kayanza, Burundi.
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English Breakfast
Citrus Zest
Lemon
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City
Bourbon
89.7
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Burundi Kabarore Commune Yandaro

A misty morning visit at the Gakenke green coffee processing site in Gatara Commune, Kayanza, Burundi.
Archived
Saccharine Sweet
Lively Citrus
Earl Grey
Wet Process (Washed)
City to Full City
Bourbon
89.9
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Burundi Kayanza Gakenke