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Arabica Varietal: Caturra Catimor
Farm name: La Avanzada
Country: Peru
Attitude: 1,800 m.a.s.l.
Process: Washed
Roasting: Light to Medium

Cupping Notes
Fig, Chocolate, Walnut

The Story
This special coffee is grown in the 'La Avanzada' farm which is run by Victor Aguilar Cesar Gumercindo and is located in the Chanchamayo province of the Junin region. The washed process offers a sweet nutty and fruity taste with a rich creamy body. {2nd paragraph}The 'La Avanzada' farm is a member of the Central Cafe & Cacao coffee asscociation which was born in 2003 thanks to the initiative of small coffee producers. Their mission is to promote quality Peruvian coffee and cocoa, social development with a cooperative approach, as well as conservation of the environment.

Arabica Varietal: Heirloom
Name: Kutigenge
Country: Ethiopia
Attitude: 1,950 m.a.s.l.
Process: Natural
Roasting: Light to Medium

Cupping Notes
Blueberry, Apricot, Cacao Nibs

The Story
In their recent trip in Addis Ababa, our coffee experts' team had the chance to taste several coffees from Ethiopia, but distinguished the two most exquisite coffees produced from two small farmers in the Yirgacheffe region. Then they travelled to meet and get to know these two independent old farmers, Kutiyo and Tegenge -hence the name Kutigenge- who had both decided to grow independently their coffee at the back garden of their houses. Kutiyo and Tegenge share the vision of maximizing their production and improving the living conditions of their families. Their coffee in its entirity is of high quality, processed natural and offers a complex and intense aromatic profile.

Arabica Varietal: Caturra, Bourbon, Typica, Castillo
Name: Dulima
Country: Colombia
Attitude: >1,600 m.a.s.l.
Process: Fully Washed
Roasting: Light to Medium

Cupping Notes
Bergamot, Vanilla, Roasted Almond

The Story
The spread of coffee planting throughout Colombia in the early 19th century is attributed to a priest who made coffee planting a penance for his parishioners. It worked and Colombia is now among the largest coffee producers in the world, and was number two behind Brazil for decades. The Tolima growing regions is named after the Tolima district, which was home to Pijaos people. The Pijaos were known among the Spaniards as fierce defenders of their homeland, which they called Dulima. Dulima coffee comes mainly from Garzon and Pitalito municipalities, carefully selected from small suppliers and farmers. This coffee has a rich creamy body with sweet and long aftertaste.

Arabica Varietal: Red Bourbon
Name: Contreras
Country: El Salvador
Attitude: 1,250 m.a.s.l.
Process: Honey
Roasting: Light to Medium

Cupping Notes
Milk Chocolate, Pear, Licorice

The Story
This coffee is grown in the 'Finca Monte Verde', a 36 hectares farm, which is one of the five farms that the Contreras family owns, surrounding the area near Chingo Volcano. The Contreras family has been growing here for five generations, collecting almost 100 years of family coffee experience. Pacas, yellow and red bourbon coffee trees grow in the farm's rich clay soil, providing a home for creatures like rabbits and hummingbirds. The family is deeply invested in the local community as well as operates an animal sanctuary in the farm -taking in stray and neglected animals. The honey process offers a coffee with rich body and sweet long aftertaste.

Arabica Varietal: Bourbon
Location: Gasharu
Country: Rwanda
Attitude: 1,700 - 2,100 m.a.s.l.
Process: Washed
Roasting: Light to Medium

Cupping Notes
Herbs, Dried Blueberry, Dark chocolate

The Story
Gasharu coffee Co., a family business founded by Marie and Celestin, has developed a coffee culture and tradition over the last 30 years and has established strong relationships with coffee farmers’ families. They promote high quality coffee and good living standards of coffee farmers in their community. The hills of Nyamasheke district are covered by 100% Bourbon coffee. This region’s elevation, soil, and climate are what coffee trees love best. The coffee cherries are brought down to Gasharu washing station from 386 farmers from 12 main coffee village farms. Every year, Gasharu coffee employs 120-150 locals with the majority being women. The washed process offers the coffee bright acidity and fruity aftertaste.

Arabica Varietal: Yellow Topazio
Location: Alta Mogiana
Country: Brazil
Attitude: 1260m
Process: Natural
Roasting: Light to Medium

Cupping Notes
raspberry • kiwi • dark chocolate

The Story

The family that owns the farm Bela Epoca produces coffee for more than 80 years in a city called Ribeirao Corrente, and in 2015 they decided to expand to
Ibiraci, a city 40 km away. In Ribeirao Corrente, they have planted more than 200 varieties in experimental fields, and in Ibiraci one of the varieties they chose to plant, was Topazio due to the quality characteristics that this variety offers. This coffee is proccessed naturally involving selection of the perfect ripe cherries, hand sorting and drying on raised beds.

Arabica Varietal: Bourbon and Pache
Location: Mataquescuintla, Jalapa
Country: Guatemala
Attitude: 1768m
Process: Washed
Roasting: Medium

Cupping Notes
molasses • vanilla • butter

The Story

The Concepcion farm dates back to 1890, owned by a Spanish family originally settled in Mataquescuintla to focus on the coffee business and cattle farming.
Nowadays, the farm has grown fivefold in its coffee production. A few of the Bourbon varieties that the farm was originally consisting of, are still there. In
April, the coffee trees are pruned, the soils are treated, and the trees are fertilized. When the harvest season starts, all ripe coffee cherries are picked manually. Although the farm has natural spring water, the family uses recirculated water from the moment of depulping so to avoid any contamination. The coffee is
fermented and then washed very well with clean water.

Arabica Varietal: Bourbon
Location: North Kivu
Country: Congo
Attitude: 1460-2000m
Process: Washed
Roasting: Medium

Cupping Notes
grapefruit • green apple • bitter chocolate

The Story

SOPACDI (Solidarite Paysanne pour la Promotion des Actions Cafe et Development Integral) is a cooperative having more than 5,600 farmer members, roughly 20 percent of whom are women, located near Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Each farmer has a very small area of farmland for coffee growing (fewer than 2 hectares on average), and tenders cherries to SOPACDI through the organization's 10 collection subgroups. The cooperative was the first to achieve Fair Trade certification in Congo, and the coffee carries organic certification. Members of the cooperative represent several different ethnic groups, speaking Kirundi, Kinyarwanda, and Kihavu.

Arabica Varietal: Heirloom
Location: Bensa, Sidama
Country: Brazil
Attitude: 1900 - 2100m
Process: Washed
Roasting: Light to Medium

Cupping Notes
jasmine • white peach • dark chocolate

The Story

The Sidama coffee is an internationally recognized specialty coffee. This coffee is processed in the Damo village, which is located in the rugged mountains of Bensa woreda of the Sidama zone of Ethiopia. Sidama zone is the leading coffee producing zone in Ethiopia, which contributes greatly to the foreign exchange of the federal government. This unique coffee has a vibrant, clean acidity and a complex flavour with a silky body. It offers a sweet aftertaste with floral and chocolatey notes.

Arabica Varietal: Pacamara
Location: Los Naranjos
Country: El Salvador
Attitude: 1575m
Process: Natural
Roasting: Light to Medium

Cupping Notes
apricot • hazelnut • cocoa

The Story
This Pacamara coffee is grown in the San Jose farm located in the Santa Ana Volcano. The farm was established in the late 1890/s by the Ruffatti family and is consisted of 56 hectares of coffee plantation and 14 hectares of natural rainforest. The Inga trees (shade trees) keep the microclimate at 16oC, keeping the soil at a desired humidity for a longer period causing a very slow ripening. Then through the natural process, the perfect ripe cherries are selected, hand sorted and finally dried on raised beds.

Espresso Coffee Island is our special blend with thick cream, intense flavour (citrus, chocolate, nuts), high acidity and sweetness, silky body, long pleasant aftertaste (fruity, citrus and cocoa). The Arabica varieties we use for our espresso blend are semi washed Brazil Alta Mogiana, washed Nicaragua Di pilto, washed Guatemala Santa Rosa and washed Ethiopia, all of which are medium Dark Roasted.

Type: Blend
Arabica Varieties: Brazil Rio, Brazil Alta Mogiana
Robusta Varieties: India Cherry
Roasting: Dark
Flavour Analysis: Rich foam, strong and spicy flavour, pleasant bitterness, rich body, lasting aftertaste

Type: Blend
Arabica Varieties: Brazil Rio, Brazil Alta Mogiana, Ethiopia Djimmah
Robusta Varieties: India Cherry
Roasting: Light
Flavour Analysis: Rich foam, complex and intense aroma, medium acidity, rich body, aromatic aftertaste

Type: Blend
Arabica Varieties: Brazil Alta Mogiana, Colombia Huila
Robusta Varieties: India Cherry
Roasting: Medium Light
Flavour: Hazelnut

For those who seek a clearer and more targeted taste from a filter coffee, Coffee Island coffee shops offer a unique blend, flavoured with natural oils. The secret behind its excellent taste, lies in both the quality of flavoured oils and the flavouring process.

Type: Blend
Arabica Varieties: Brazil Alta Mogiana, Colombia Huila
Robusta Varieties: India Cherry
Roasting: Medium Light
Flavour: French Caramel

For those who seek a clearer and more targeted taste from a filter coffee, Coffee Island coffee shops offer a unique blend, flavoured with natural oils. The secret behind its excellent taste, lies in both the quality of flavoured oils and the flavouring process.

Type: Blend
Arabica Varieties: Brazil Alta Mogiana, Colombia Huila
Robusta Varieties: India Cherry
Roasting: Medium Light
Flavour: Chocolate-Hazelnut

For those who seek a clearer and more targeted taste from a filter coffee, Coffee Island coffee shops offer a unique blend, flavoured with natural oils. The secret behind its excellent taste, lies in both the quality of flavoured oils and the flavouring process.

Type: Blend
Arabica Varieties: Brazil Alta Mogiana, Colombia Huila
Robusta Varieties: India Cherry
Roasting: Medium Light
Flavour: Chocolate-Orange

For those who seek a clearer and more targeted taste from a filter coffee, Coffee Island coffee shops offer a unique blend, flavoured with natural oils. The secret behind its excellent taste, lies in both the quality of flavoured oils and the flavouring process.

Type: Blend
Arabica Varieties: Brazil Alta Mogiana, Colombia Huila
Robusta Varieties: India Cherry
Roasting: Medium Light
Flavour: Camamel-Hazelnut

For those who seek a clearer and more targeted taste from a filter coffee, Coffee Island coffee shops offer a unique blend, flavoured with natural oils. The secret behind its excellent taste, lies in both the quality of flavoured oils and the flavouring process.

Type: Blend
Caffeine Free: 99,9%
Method: Natural liquid CO2 decaffeination process
Arabica Varietals: Brazil Alta Mogiana, Nicaragua Di Pilto, El Salvador Santa Ana
Roasting: Medium Dark
Flavour: Intense flavour (chocolate and nuts), medium acidity, high sweetness, oily body, sweet aftertaste with notes of nuts

Liquid CO2 decaffeination process with natural methods ensure a high retention rate of coffee components responsible for aroma and taste.

Type: Blend
Caffeine Free: 99,9%
Method: Natural liquid CO2 decaffeination process
Arabica Varietals: Brazil Alta Mogiana, Nicaragua Di Pilto, El Salvador Santa Ana
Roasting: Medium Dark
Flavour: Thick cream, intense flavour (chocolate and nuts), medium acidity, high sweetness, oily body, sweet aftertaste with notes of nuts

Liquid CO2 decaffeination process with natural methods ensure a high retention rate of coffee components responsible for aroma and taste.

Type: Blend
Cup Profile: Bergamot, chocolate, nuts, fruity aftertaste

The great variety of espresso and filter coffee delivered with the well known quality of Coffee Island is now available in capsules. The flavor and taste of freshly ground coffee are captured in capsule until the moment they reach your cup.

Enjoy the flavor and aroma of our freshly ground coffee at home, by using our capsules in your Nespresso machine.

*One box contains 10 capsules

Grade: Specialty
Arabica Varietals: Tabi, Cattura
Location: Huila, Colombia
Altitude: 1650 - 1850m
Process: Washed
Roasting: Light Medium
Cup Profile: Red fruits, spices, chocolate and caramel aftertaste

The great variety of espresso and filter coffee delivered with the well known quality of Coffee Island is now available in capsules. The flavor and taste of freshly ground coffee are captured in capsule until the moment they reach your cup.

Enjoy the flavor and aroma of our freshly ground coffee at home, by using our capsules in your Nespresso machine.

*One box contains 10 capsules

Grade: Specialty
Arabica Varietal: Heirloom
Location: Kochere, Yirgacheffe
Altitude: 1850 - 2000m
Process: Fully Washed
Roasting: Light Medium
Cup Profile: Black tea, lemon, honey, lime aftertaste

The great variety of espresso and filter coffee delivered with the well known quality of Coffee Island is now available in capsules. The flavor and taste of freshly ground coffee are captured in capsule until the moment they reach your cup.

Enjoy the flavor and aroma of our freshly ground coffee at home, by using our capsules in your Nespresso machine.

*One box contains 10 capsules

Type: Blend
Caffeine Free: 99,9%
Method: Natural liquid CO2 decaffeination process
Arabica Varietals: Brazil Alta Mogiana, Nicaragua Di Pilto, El Salvador Santa Ana
Roasting: Medium Dark
Cup Profile: Bergamot, chocolate, nuts, fruity aftertaste

The great variety of espresso and filter coffee delivered with the well known quality of Coffee Island is now available in capsules. The flavor and taste of freshly ground coffee are captured in capsule until the moment they reach your cup.

Enjoy the flavor and aroma of our freshly ground coffee at home, by using our capsules in your Nespresso machine.

*One box contains 10 capsules

Type: Blend
Cup Profile: Thick Cream, Intense Aroma, Dark Choco Aftertaste

The great variety of espresso and filter coffee delivered with the well known quality of Coffee Island is now available in capsules. The flavor and taste of freshly ground coffee are captured in capsule until the moment they reach your cup.

Enjoy the flavor and aroma of our freshly ground coffee at home, by using our capsules in your Nespresso machine.