Limited-Edition Coffees

Our Special Limited-Edition Coffees are scheduled on Mondays for your convenience.
We open the cart for ordering on the Thursday before the roast date.

Terroir Coffee purchases several micro-lots at dramatically greater expense because of their outstanding exemplary quality - well worth sharing with those who share our passion of searching for the ultimate cup. Panama's La Esmeralda which hit instant fame in Panama's 2004 competition is a prime example. Here was a new variety of Arabica coffee plant, called Geisha, with a stunningly different and exceedingly attractive flavor-profile. The folks at La Esmeralda have produced this coffee each year since. I believe this year is their best quality yet and have purchased some for our mutual delight. All of these limited edition coffees have been received in our roasting facility in pristine condition and are being kept that way using our special packaging and cold storage techniques.

Please note:
We open the cart availability for each limited edition roast (no later than) the Thursday before the date of roasting.

Upcoming Limited Edition Roasts:

May:
May 9th:
Aged Sumatra, Mandheling, Indonesia
May 16th:
Kangunu, Murang'a, Kenya
May 23rd:
Aranzazu, Huila, Colombia
May 30th:
Mamuto, Kirinyaga, Kenya

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Kangunu, Murang'a, Kenya

May 16th~ sold out. Next roast date June 20th.

Awarded 95 Points in the Coffee Review! (Click to read.)

Tasting Notes:
A mouth coating body with sweet, juicy blackberry, crisp acidity and clean finish

The latest farm in our Kenyan offerings is Kangunu, from the Murang'a district.

Murang'a is located northeast of Nairobi. Kangunu was established in 1970 and rests on a 5 acre piece of land serving Kiru, Njumbi and Ngoto villages. The Kangunu Coffee operation is run by Charles Chege with 14 permanent staff and as many as 25 employees during peak harvest season. Kangunu is affiliated with the Kangunu Farmers Co-operative Society. Its membership currently has 1340 are active farmers.

Region: Murang'a
Altitude: 1,700 meters.
Rainfall: Low to moderate+
Arabica variety: Bourbon SL 28 and SL 34
Size: 5 Acres
Roast: Full Flavor

Please Note:
1) Orders need to be placed for our limited roast coffees by 7:00 am Eastern Time on the day they are to be roasted.
2) Orders received will not be shipped until the ROAST DATE indicated per the schedule; and
3) Orders received that include REGULAR COFFEE items in addition to scheduled Monday roast coffees will be shipped on the date that the Monday coffee is roasted to minimize your shipping cost.

Aged Sumatra, Mandheling, Indonesia

May 9th roast - sold out! Check back soon for next limited roast date.

Tasting Notes:
Notes of brandy and tawny port, fresh sweet tobaccos, roots, leather, autumn leaves and butterscotch entwine into a unique coffee experience.

This very heavy-bodied liqueur-like coffee has been specially selected and then carefully aged for over three years. The raw beans are no longer blue-green but a deep orange-brown color. No coffee ages with the same grace as Sumatra Mandheling and its sweetness is retained over time.

Our last crop of this exquisite coffee was rated 93 points by Kenneth David's Coffee Review. To read the review click here.

Please Note:
1) Orders need to be placed for our limited roast coffees by 7:00 am Eastern Time on the day they are to be roasted.
2) Orders received will not be shipped until the ROAST DATE indicated per the schedule; and
3) Orders received that include REGULAR COFFEE items in addition to scheduled Monday roast coffees will be shipped on the date that the Monday coffee is roasted to minimize your shipping cost.

Aranzazu, Huila, Colombia

Next roast ~ May 23rd!

Tasting Notes:
This Aranzazu lot offers mouth coating body beaming great bright notes of apple, citrus and sugar cane with a hint of wintergreen.

We have been periodically enjoying the coffees of La Esperanza, Colombia ever since that farm won first prize in the Colombia 2007 Cup of Excellence. Now comes Isaias Cantillo's younger brother and next door neighbor, Eugenio Cantillo, with a fantastic micro lot of just 300 lbs. from his farm, Aranzazu. It has the same terroir and shares a similar flavor range as La Esperanza. Eugenio is on the left and Isaias on the right in this photo taken by Alejandro Cadena of Virmax.

Colombian farmers have struggled these past two years to produce the sweet ethereally aromatic coffees they are capable of; the lack of sun amidst unrelenting rains has been merciless. So this lot and three other small lots we have purchased from the Cantillo brothers are all the more welcome after a period of absence.

Eugenio's coffee is composed of the same complex web of Arabica varieties as Isaias. The farms are adjacent and have heavy shade protecting their steep slopes. Aranzazu has seven and a half acres of coffee and five of forest. No herbicides or pesticides are used.

The Farm derives its name from Our Lady of Aranzazu, reputed to have first appeared in the late fifteenth century in Northern Spain. In Basque aranzazu means "you in the thorns."

In the second photo, above, also by Alejandro Cadena, we see Eugenio and his family, including Micaela, the farm's resident Kinkajou. It loves very ripe coffee cherries; the next producer of Kopi Luwak? We hope not!

Farmer: Eugenio Cantillo
Region: Huila
Altitude: 5,500 ft.
Rainfall: Moderate+
Soil: Franco Arciloso
Arabica variety: San Bernardo, Bourbon, Typica, Caturra, Var. de Colombia
Size of Farm: 7.5 acres of coffee
Roast: Full Flavor

Please Note:
1) Orders need to be placed for our limited roast coffees by 7:00 am Eastern Time on the day they are to be roasted.
2) Orders received will not be shipped until the ROAST DATE indicated per the schedule; and
3) Orders received that include REGULAR COFFEE items in addition to scheduled Limited Edition coffees will be shipped on the date that the limited coffee is roasted to minimize your shipping cost.

Grand Cru Kenya: Mamuto, Kirinyaga

Next Roasts ~ May 30th and June 6th

Tasting Notes:
A powerhouse of blackberry and black currant. Huge body with notes of blueberry.

When I first encountered Mamuto, I believe it was the best lot auctioned in Kenya that year. (All Kenyan coffee lots were auctioned through 2006; in 2008 the system was "liberalized," permitting direct sales as well as auction coffee) In our first year of roasting this coffee, Mamuto received Coffee Review's first-ever score over 95. Mamuto has scored 96, 97 and 96 Points respectively for crops from 2006, 2007 and 2008. We now have Mamuto's best lot from the most recent harvest. We purchased this lot directly and without hesitation; it was, again, one of the most outstanding lots we tried this past buying season and we have been privileged to always cup the cream of the crop!

Taking inspiration from their family, Mr. Mathagu explained to me, he and his wife named the farm by combining the first two letters from three words: his name, Mathagu, as the father; Muthoni, his wife's maiden name, as mother; and toto, meaning child or children in Swahili: thus Mamuto. Mr. and Mrs. Mathagu have six children - three boys, three girls

Farmer: Walter Paul and Muthoni Mathagu
Region: Kirinyaga
Altitude: 5,000 ft.
Rainfall: Low to moderate+
Soil: Volcanic loam
Arabica variety: Bourbon Sl 28 and SL 34
Size of Farm: 21 acres total; 13 acres of coffee
Roast: Full Flavor

Please click here to view more images of this coffee farm.

Please Note:
1) Orders need to be placed for our limited roast coffees by 7:00 am Eastern Time on the day they are to be roasted.
2) Orders received will not be shipped until the ROAST DATE indicated per the schedule; and
3) Orders received that include REGULAR COFFEE items in addition to scheduled Limited Edition coffees will be shipped on the date that the limited coffee is roasted to minimize your shipping cost.

La Esmeralda Baru Lot, Boquete, Panama, 2010 Crop!

Next Roast June 6th

Tasting Notes :
A lush fruit basket of peach, blueberry, and gingered lemon candy accented with tropical fruit.

Barú is the name given to the La Esmeralda coffee growing in the Cañas Verdes growing region. It was planted with the Geisha coffee variety just 4 years ago and this is its first year of production. Cañas Verdes lies west of the Boquete Valley, unlike the other sectors, such as the Mario Carnaval we have been offering this past year, which are to the east. It is on the slopes of Volcan Barú and its national park and has a different micro climate than the other area of La Esmeralda: a more distinct dry season with less rain and more sun over the year. The first impression is of lively, powerful aromatic plumes of sweet ripe apricot.

A brief history of La Esmeralda: La Esmeralda has won the Best of Panama Competition every year it has participated since it first appeared in 2004 when it took the international jury by storm. Geisha, an Arabica coffee variety exported from the wild forests of Ethiopia in 1931, was introduced into Central America in the 1950’s. It was a disappointment back then because its production was quite poor and so very little was grown. Then in 2004 Price Peterson and his son Daniel decided to change their coffee entry into the yearly Panama coffee competition, selecting only their Geisha variety instead of the blend of coffee varieties they had been offering up before. Geisha is now the rage.

La Esmeralda deserves great praise not only for the Peterson’s original vision but for how well crafted the coffee is. Quality continues to improve. La Esmeralda’s great sweetness indicates real care in picking strictly ripe fruit.

Farmer: Price and Daniel Peterson
Region: Boquete, South facing slopes of Volcan Barú – Cañas Verdes
Altitude: 4,900 – 5,400
Rainfall: high
Arabica variety: Gesha

Please Note:
1) Orders need to be placed for our limited roast coffees by 7:00 am Eastern Time on the day they are to be roasted.
2) Orders received will not be shipped until the ROAST DATE indicated per the schedule; and
3) Orders received that include REGULAR COFFEE items in addition to scheduled Limited Edition coffees will be shipped on the date that the limited coffee is roasted to minimize your shipping cost.

Hawaiian Ka’u – Rusty’s Farm

Check back for our next roast.

Tasting Notes:
Very pure clean notes of milk chocolate and almond nougat bathed in delicate notes of pineapple and lime.

At last, a Hawaiian coffee from the big island which delivers 100%!

The Ka’u area is on the slope of great volcano Mauna Loa, as is Kona, but facing south as opposed to Kona’s facing west. This is by far the sweetest Hawaiian coffee I have ever tasted, an instant classic.

Farm owner Lorie Obra's story is compelling. Read more about it here and here.

The Farm's Website:
http://rustyshawaiian.com/

Winner of the Hawaii Coffee Association's 2010 Cupping Competition.

Please Note:
1) Orders need to be placed for our limited roast coffees by 7:00 am Eastern Time on the day they are to be roasted.
2) Orders received will not be shipped until the ROAST DATE indicated per the schedule; and
3) Orders received that include REGULAR COFFEE items in addition to scheduled Limited Edition coffees will be shipped on the date that the limited coffee is roasted to minimize your shipping cost.