We are very excited to announce our newest coffee release and producer partner, Hector Ventura! This relationship comes from Catracha Coffee Co. a non profit started by Mayra Orellana-Powell in her home community of La Paz, Santa Elena, Honduras. Catracha looks to recognize the efforts of small producers through traceable single farm micro-lots and transparent individualized profit sharing determined by the quality of each producer’s coffee. Pricing is a really important factor in coffee and something that is not often discussed enough. Catracha producers are paid twice for their coffee. First, when the dried coffee parchment is delivered to Catracha Coffee (January to March) and then a second payment is made when the coffee has...
We have two new coffees hitting the shelves this Fall and we are so excited to share them with you! They are the Burundi Turihamwe Fully Washed and (a returning favorite) the Ethiopia Sidama Telamo FTO Natural! Here's a little information about these unique and delicious new offerings: Burundi Turihamwe Fully Washed: Our newest light roast! This east african coffee comes from 600 producers organized by the Turihamwe Turashobora producer group. Turihamwe Turashobora translates to “Together we can ''. This light and bright profile is juicy with notes of chili mango, milk chocolate and caramel like smoothness. This coffee is similar to our Rwanda Coko Kula but a step in the lighter direction, I would highly recommend it to customers that enjoy...
"com paseo means to suffer together" Lately, we've been up at night thinking about what it means to be community. We are a mere part of a much larger body of coffee growers, roasters, movers and shakers – and this pandemic has only highlighted that fact more. When one part of that body is hurting, we all hurt. When one part of the body hurts, it is our duty to heal. Earlier this month, we lost our friend Miles to a senseless act of violence. He was a warm, kind, funny father, husband and friend. What almost no one knows is that Miles, as a banker at Fremont Bank, almost single-handedly helped stabilize our company finances when we were in the greatest...
… "We are living in truly unprecedented times." With something so vast and unknown, it is hard to know what to feel. Some reach for fear, others reach for mistrust and paranoia. Self-preservation. Some reach for toilet paper. Many small business have already felt the harsh financial and emotional toll of the COVID-19 outbreak, oftentimes threatening permanent closure and letting employees go, out of necessity. We are in uncharted territories. As a coffee business, we've never weathered such storms before. In spite of this, we still believe we have a choice on how to respond to things, rather than react from emotion. We still have this freedom, and we intend to do good with it. In this tumultuous and unpredictable time, Souvenir Coffee wants...
So here you sit, delicately prepared cortado with a single origin espresso huddled between your attentive hands, and you wonder, "How can I possibly express to those I love most...that I love coffee more than them?"* Let this be your comprehensive guide to communicating your societally acceptable addiction, your map for mitigating the mindless march through 'acceptable' coffees and lackluster espressos. First of all: Don't start with words like 'macchiato' or 'chemex,' as the loved one sitting opposite you may balk at the esoteric complexity. This is ok, don't be discouraged. Have caffeinated faith that they'll get there. You are, after all, an excellent and patient guide. Initially it may be hard to find that integral common ground. Start by asking...
