New Arrivals!

We're excited to announce that Costa Rica del Paraiso and Colombia Caturra are joining us at Flatlander! You asked for a rotating single origin selection, so here it is. Our Kenyan and Sumatran selections last time represented opposite ends of the coffee tasting spectrum- Kenya's bright and fruity tones contrasted well with Sumatra's dark, earthy ones and let us explore the contrast between them.

Our Colombia Caturra and Costa Rica del Paraiso selections, on the other hand, live more towards the middle ground within that same tasting spectrum. There we find some great, easy-drinking mild coffees with balanced body, well-rounded acidity, and delicate flavors- qualities these particular coffees show off well. If moderation really is the key to happiness, then this coffee is a daily ticket to your happy place.

It's hard not to look forward to the arrival of Colombian coffee since the name itself is almost synonymous with high quality. The Federacion Nacional de Cafe there has worked hard for many years to associate the two in the minds of consumers here in the States, and they've done their job well. For the most part, the association is well deserved, though the fact that the country can produce exquisite coffee doesn't necessarily mean all of it is such. We took the guesswork out of it for you, though, because we cupped several different micro lots (it's a tough job, but somebody has to sit, drink, and talk about incredible coffee all day...), mostly from the southern regions of Cauca and Narino, to find some of the best. 

We're particularly excited about our new lot of Costa Rica del Paraiso, too, not only for the awesome cup of coffee it makes, but also because it comes from a new economic model of coffee production in that country- one that manages to both increase coffee quality and better compensate the farmers responsible for this most delicious of drinks. This has become possible lately because small, quality-oriented farmers have begun milling their own coffees at smaller family mills instead of the enormous corporate mills prominent in Costa Rica, which prevents their high-quality beans being mixed with the lower-quality stuff also brought to the mill. In many cases this yields up to 100% more than Fair Trade prices when good people like you choose their coffee. 

So drink up, knowing you're providing some Costa Rican somewhere a decent living, enjoying a great cup of coffee, and exploring the pleasant middle of what coffee can be.