Source Trips
Written by Head Roaster, Steve Kirbach, in late February 2012. It was late on a Friday. I was sitting in our green lab with Ryan when I got called over to our offices. I went into Mary Ellen’s office and … Continue reading
While spending time recently with our sourcing partners in Kigali, Rwanda, I shared a bag of our Costa Rica Marvin Robles and explained his operation: front yard beneficio. They became excited and said that they knew a man with a … Continue reading
While Stumptown has been visiting Rwanda for years, this is my first trip ever. I’ve always loved the coffee from Rwanda. A description on an early offering from Stumptown was ‘pomegranate,’ something that has stuck with me since. While this … Continue reading
Back in the lab we are getting ready to make our coffee menu a little bigger once again. The fast approaching roll out will see coffees such as Guatemala Semillero, and Guatemala Santa Clara from the Zelaya family. Luis Pedro … Continue reading
As I write this waiting for my plane to Panama, the New York Coffee Exchange market is already up $0.12/lb today alone and looking right in the eye at a $2.70/lb close. The market peaked at $2.94 last month, a … Continue reading
We’ve been visiting a lot of familiar faces lately: the Caballeros from Finca El Puente, Aida Batlle from Finca Kilimanjarothe Aguirres from Finca El Injerto. We’ve also continued to forage for new producers who meet the exceptional quality standards we … Continue reading
