MEET THE BEAN — Coffee Club
A Spring Break Moment for March
Our featured Roast of the Month, Spring Break is a simple moment crafted especially for our Tradition Coffee subscribers! Meet the Bean This is a beautiful and delicious Fairtrade, Organic (FTO) coffee from the Marcala growing region of Honduras. As a country, Honduras is the 5th largest coffee producer in the world, with a wide array of coffee growing climates. This coffee in particular got our attention not only because of growers' dedication to organic farming, but also for the quality of the coffee they create. These varietals of beans are predominantly Bourbon and Catuai. They are grown at a...
February is Sweet!
Our featured Roast of the Month, Candy in a Cup is a sweet treat crafted especially for our Tradition Coffee subscribers! Meet the Bean "El Vapor AAA Natural EP” is sourced from a co-op in San Jose, Costa Rica. These beans have achieved the AAA certification in quality, sustainability and productivity, developed in partnership with the Rainforest Alliance. Guided by the belief that quality coffee is not just defined by flavor, but also by the impact it has on people and nature. The Inside Scoop El Vapor is a “Natural” processed coffee meaning that after picking, the beans are dried...
It's a January Monsoon
Our featured Roast of the Month, 2022 Monsoon is a coffee crafted especially for our Tradition Coffee subscribers! Meet the Bean Winter in Hawai`i is beautiful. The temperature cools a bit to the low 80ʻs, the trade winds are at their best and the ocean attracts professional surfers from around the world. Winter in Hawaii also means rain. That got us thinking about our next special offering: “India Monsooned Malabar.” The Inside Scoop Centuries ago, coffee transported to Europe on cargo ships was exposed to constant humidity and rain. This caused the coffee beans to absorb moisture, swell, and...
Roaster's Select Holiday Tradition
Our featured Roast of the Month, a custom coffee specially roasted for our Tradition Coffee subscribers! Meet the Bean Here in our Coffee Lab, the elves have been hard at work experimenting with coffee. While we normally stick with single origins for our monthly subscribers, we are proudly sending out this two part blend for the holidays, a symbol of harmony we hope the holidays bring to our communities. The first is organically farmed and in the famed Huehuetenago region of Guatemala and the second is a bourbon varietal from El Salvador. The Inside Scoop With all of our blends,...
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Our Roasts
LIGHT ROAST
LIGHT ROAST
Light roast coffee offers a multilayered complexity as it retains the unique characteristics of the bean, described as a “roasty” flavor similar to a toasted grain.
MEDIUM ROAST
MEDIUM ROAST
Coffee roasted to medium typically has a rounded flavor profile and balanced body often described
as having a sweet, mellow and smooth taste.
MEDIUM/DARK
MEDIUM/DARK
Full of flavor, medium-dark roast coffee beans are a rich, dark brown color with a semi-oily surface creating a sophisticated bittersweet
finish.
DARK ROAST
DARK ROAST
Dark roast coffee typically has a bold, smoky taste since the
country of origin flavors are almost entirely roasted out leaving a robust, full body classic coffee.