Coffee Journal — New Offering

In February Darrel visited two of our Guatemala source farms, in an effort to learn more about our partners' farming techniques and on going improvements to their land. He was bale to see first hand that these farms are committed to quality in their beans and fair labor practices for their employees. We're excited to share a few photos from his trip.These were primarily taken around the Piña Blanca Farm near Santa Rosa Guatemala. Scroll the to the bottom of this post for exciting news!     Bourbon Cultivar Seedlings in Santa Rosa Guatemala Ripening Coffee Cherries Harvested Cherries, Bourbon...

We're fessing up. This was a bit of an accident. We were roasting one of our favorite African beans (we're going to keep the bean a secret...), and a few moments' distraction created the Gerhart Coffee Company's first ever Italian Roast. Now, we're not much for especially dark-roasted coffee. Our "Dark Roast" is relatively lightly roasted in the scheme of things... But this Italian Roast came out QUITE nicely. The bean lends some incredible sweetness and the flavors overall really held up to the higher heat. So after a very positive response to our first (serendipitous) Italian Roast offering, we're...