Latin America

In 2003, Allegro chose Santa Adelaida as one of their High 5 recipients.

Please see the update of the review of the Cerulean Warbler coffee in the original post. Rather than post a second review, I wanted to make sure anybody reading the first one with all the background information sees the updated…

Plainspoken Coffee. A Coffee Review for Ordinary People by Ordinary People, #21. Counter Culture Mesa de los Santos, Colombia. This coffee is certified by both Rainforest Alliance and Smithsonian — rest assured your purchase supports biodiversity if it complies with…

Thanksgiving Coffee Co. Cerulean Warbler Coffee is being marketed as part of the Save the Cerulean Warbler campaign.

Plainspoken Coffee. A Coffee Review for Ordinary People by Ordinary People, #19. Finca El Jaguar is a family-run farm in Nicaragua’s Jinotega province, 188 km north of the capital Managua. The farm is also a registered private reserve under the…

Whole Foods features coffees roasted by Allegro Coffee Company in Colorado. This review takes a look at a special reserve selection from Honduras.

Caffe Pronto Guatemalan Maya Ixil. I received this coffee from Caffe Pronto just before the holidays, so I did not have a chance to let the panel taste it, so I can’t provide the usual review. But this coffee’s sustainability…

Plainspoken Coffee. A Coffee Review for Ordinary People by Ordinary People, #10 Counter Culture Honduras El Puente – Marysabel Caballero. Counter Culture’s Peter Giuliano calls this coffee the Purple Princess “because its perfume and silkiness seem feminine and regal, and…

Plainspoken Coffee. A Coffee Review for Ordinary People by Ordinary People, #8. I have been interested in trying coffees from Finca Hartmann since I traveled to Panama a couple of years ago. Finca Hartmann is in the Chiriqui highlands in…

Plainspoken Coffee. A Coffee Review for Ordinary People by Ordinary People, #7. Paradise Roasters Calama Marka Bolivia Cup of Excellence. I had not actually intended on reviewing this coffee, but once a couple of us tasted it, we were so…

Plainspoken Coffee. A Coffee Review for Ordinary People by Ordinary People, #5. As promised in my previous backgrounder, a review of Hacienda la Esmeralda from Intelligentsia. The beans: This was quite a light roast, just at city, medium brown with…

I will be writing in the future about the Cup of Excellence and the Rainforest Alliance Cupping for Quality award programs for specialty coffees, and the role they can play in bringing attention to small farms, roaster relationships, and quality…