Congo Mapundo Next
Description: South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

Tastes like : Red Currant, Cashaca, Myrtleberry
Process – Washed
Varietal – SL34
Altitude – 1600-1950 masl
Harvest – Sept 2022

Mapendo Next is a project of Mighty Peace Coffee, a pretty new coffee trader based
out of the Congo that is looking to make a big impact in the lives of Congolese coffee farmers. While it’s no secret that the DRC has experienced more than its fair share of trouble, what might not be well known is that the region nestled alongside lake Kivu grows some of the tastiest coffees in all of Africa. Blessed with fertile rich soil, high elevation and prime coffee climate, the province of South Kivu has been delivering coffees that are hands down as delicious as any coffee being grown in the DRC’s more well known neighbors like Kenya, Rwanda, or Uganda.

When Mighty Peace approached us to see if we would be interested in coffee from the Congo, we were hesitant at first. Of course, we love to feature coffees that are off the beaten path and from up and coming producing regions, but as a small roaster we have to offer high quality coffee- it’s the only way for a roaster our size to compete with the big boys. Jim, one of Mighty Peace’s founders, assured us we would be stoked with his beans and so we cupped them blind against samples from Rwanda and Kenya.

Well, imagine our surprise when all of the highest scoring cups on the evaluation table came from the DRC by way of Mighty Peace. What a revelation. We tasted coffees that sparkled with crisp acidity and stone fruit we would normally associate with Kenya, but had wonderful body and sweetness. Very structured and balanced. Just the way we like it.

This first lot from Mighty Peace, Mapendo Next, is from a cooperative of smallholder
farmers, about 40% of which are women. The Cooperative currently has 3 washing
stations, and is hoping to invest in a 4th. Supporting quality farmers by buying their
wonderful coffees is a no-brainer and helps farmers continue to invest in their farms
and families.

Package Size: 310g re-sealable bag

Honduras COMSA Coop Natural
Description: Marcala, Honduras

Tastes like: dried raspberry, cashew, chocolate
Process – Natural raised bed process
Varietal(s) – Bourbon, Catuai, Caturra, Typica
Altitude – 1350 – 1700 masl
Harvest – Jan-March 2023

In the year 2000, 62 Honduran coffee farmers joined together with a common goal to transform their farms from conventional to organic production and formed COMSA (Cafe Organico Marcala, S.A). In 2001, fostered by a foundation called Funder, COMSA earned their organic certification from Bio Latina which has enabled them to market their coffee to more international buyers and realize better selling prices for their coffee. In February 2006, COMSA applied for and were granted Fair Trade certification status. COMSA uses the Fair Trade price premium to fund many social projects including paying teachers’ salaries and purchasing school supplies. Royal Reserva Natural is exclusively processed by COMSA for our importing partner Royal Coffee New York.

The COMSA co-op started trying their hand at natural process mainly due to Costa Rica’s rising prices for naturals during the micro lot and experimental process craze in 2013/2014. Everyone was looking for a fruit forward non-African option as the next big thing. COMSA was able to increase their volume after a few years of experimenting from their micro-lot program after getting all their producers to buy into the program, and man are we happy they did!

This is a great shot of espresso with warm caramel chocolate notes and a hint of dried raspberry finishing on the palate. Central American natural processed coffees have come a long way and if the fine folks at COMSA are any indication, we have a lot to look forward to!

Package Size: 310g re-sealable bag

Colombia Santa Maria
Description: Tastes like: Apricot, Chocolate Raisins, Caramel

Process – Fully Washed
Varietal(s) – Caturra, Castillo
Altitude – 1650 – 1850 masl
Harvest – June 2023

Fresh off the boat from sunny Colombia is our delicious new coffee Santa Maria. Grown in Santa Maria, a small city outside of Huila’s capital city Neiva, this delightful coffee is a great representation of the flavors unique to the Huila region of Colombia. The area is a high plain, smooshed between massive mountain ranges south of Bogota. Coffee growing on the sides of volcanoes gets the benefit of some of the most dizzying elevation in Colombia, as well as the much lauded volcanic soil full of nutrients plants love. The unique terroir and growing conditions in Huila seem to create coffees with wild and bright acidity, but also rounded out by deep fresh fruit sweetness

Approach – Colombian coffees are extremely approachable from a roasting point of view. They are usually very high quality and processed very well, so as a roaster we really have a lot of options about how to roast them. Any type of roast can usually work well for Colombian coffees. We decided to do a really sweet medium roast for the green. We’re trying to highlight the bright apricot acidity, but at the same time we really want to bring out the caramel and chocolate tones that give this coffee a nice round body and long embracing aftertaste.

Package Size: 310g re-sealable bag

Supplier: City of Saints Coffee Roasters

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