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BRAZIL Fazenda Monte Alegre Monte Alegre Estate is located in the South of Minas Gerais in an area known for the high quality of its coffees.
This coffee has medium body, medium acidity, is very consistent and balanced, with notes of caramel and milk chocolate. Roast style: medium Click here for ordering information
BSCA Espresso Blend No. 1 The BSCA espresso blend is made with some of the finest naturals, pulped naturals and fully washed coffees produced in the Bahia, Cerrado, Mogiana and Sul de Minas regions of Brazil, carefully mixed to enhance body, aroma and natural sweetness.
This is a smooth, velvety, very well balanced coffee with hints of dark chocolate, a hit with those who like slightly "stronger" coffee. Roast style: medium dark Click here for ordering information
PERU El Guabo (organic) Decaf CO2 Process El Guabo Estate coffee is produced in the San Ignacio region in the Northern Peruvian Highlands by a growers' association of 120 families.
El Guabo is an excellent value decaffeinated organic coffee with a medium body and medium acidity, sweet and nutty - an excellent cup at any time of the day. Roast style: medium to medium dark Click here for ordering information
GUATEMALA San Juan La Laguna - Pasajquim (organic) This coffee is produced by 52 small farms, close to Lake Atitlan in the west of the country. Each of the farms is on average only 2 hectares in size. Local people in this area are of direct Mayan descent.
This coffee is full bodied, with mild acidity, nutty with chocolate and caramel notes and has a marked sweetness. Roast style: medium Click here for ordering information
NICARAGUA Finca Santa Maura Santa Maura is located in the northern central part of Nicaragua, in the mountainous area where the Dariense and Isabelia mountain ranges meet. It is set within the 'Reserva Natural Datanlí-El Diabolo' nature reserve and covers an area of 630 hectares of which 280 hectares are planted under coffee, and an area equal to the entire coffee producing area is also preserved as virgin forest. The farm cultivates 4 traditional varietals of Arabica (Pacamara, Caturra, Borbón, Catuaí) as well as this new lot of Maracatú, a hybrid of Maragogype and Caturra. Santa Maura was a finalist at Nicaragua Cup of Excellence in 2003. Their proud motto is “Taste the fruits of our labours”.
This coffee is 100% Maracatú varietal, with flavour notes of red and stone fruit and chocolate, smooth mouthfeel, and sweet medium finish. Roast style: medium to medium dark
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The 7 million trees of the Mundo Novo, Catuaí, Acaiá and Bourbon varieties cover more than 7 thousand acres of the Estate, where they process and export their own coffees.
Coffee is the mainstay of the economy and the community lives from what they earn selling the coffee beans. 
