Wow! now thats a long name!

Now to know what all that means.

Organic. The coffee is certified organic. However we are not a certified Organic Roaster yet.  This doesn’t mean we can’t sell Organic coffee we just can’t sell it as “Certified Organic”.

The SHG is just short for “Strictly High Grown”.

Finca Monterey, is the farm where it grew.

Bourbon, is a variety of coffee tree.

Rain Forest Alliance means just that, it is certified by the Rain Forest Alliance!

I just roasted my first test batch of this on Tuesday night, I drank a pot yesterday and now this morning I am just starting my second days test pot.

If you are a fan of Central American coffees you won’t be dissapointed with this Organic El Salvador SHG!  Full flavored, bright and crisp! A VERY smooth velvety thick body with a nice chocolate, dare I say “berry” finish.

Watch our sites stores for the listing later this week.

 

Pete

Fresh Roasted Coffee Beans

Ethiopia Limu Gera Special Prep

1 Pound Fresh Roasted Coffee Beans

This is our latest new origin from Ethiopia! Limu is a region in the district of Gera in southwestern Ethiopia.

This Limu cups similar to a Yergacheffe but to me it had deeper chocolaty undertones similar to a Harrar. I have personaly added this coffee to my list of coffees I try to have in my kitchen for my everyday coffee, yes, a coffee roaster brews coffee every morning at home just like most of you!

Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee. The regal coffees from this country are deserving of such a heritage and stand up to the calling. Referring to Ethiopia as a country of single origin, however, is misleading. Coffees from the different growing regions vary so incredibly that they do not even seem to be from the same planet! Ethiopian Yergacheffes are amazing and unique coffees. Yergacheffe is a town in the Sidamo region of Ethiopia, and the coffees from this region will surprise you with their floral and tangerine notes. In a stellar Yergacheffe, even the grounds have an exotic tropical toasted coconut aroma that will knock you over with its charms. Sometimes Coffee Joe’s will try to compare Yergacheffes to other coffees, such as a bright Central American or an exciting Kenyan, just south of the border from Ethiopia, but there truly is not a real comparison.

We have just got in our new Colombia Supremo!  Spectacled Bear!  What is it?  Here at Our Coffee Barn we are always trying to find Earth Friendly Coffees and helping out a little known Bear in Colombia sure fits the bill.

Here is a little explanation from Cafe Imports our Importer we use exclusivley.

Spectacled Bear Donation

March 27, 2007

Since we started the Spectacled Bear program in the fall of 2005, we have donated $2121.90 to the Wildlife Conservation Society. This money is earmarked to study and help save the Spectacled Bear, endangered in Colombia.
Thank you for supporting this program!

Spectacled Bear

October 30, 2007

Our Colombian Supremo Seasonal Select Spectacled Bear is back. That’s right, Spectacled Bear, not Speckled Bear. What’s with the name, you ask?…

Our Matt Hupton came up with this idea a few years back and designed the program to give something back for this coffee that isn’t known to be sustainably-grown. Doing research on Colombia and the native animals there, we ran across the cute Spectacled Bear, named such because he looks as if he’s wearing spectacles!

So, we call the coffee the Spectacled Bear and we donate money from the sale of this coffee to the Wildlife Conservation Society (www.wcs.org) to study and help save the Spectacled Bear, which is endangered.

This coffee comes to us from different growing regions in Colombia, based on crop cycle and cup quality. We’ve seen coffees from Huila, Medellin, Narino and Cauca fill this label.

For more info on this coffee and program, check out the ‘featured coffee’ under our Colombia origin tab. And, to help support this program, BUY THE COFFEE!

 Here is a link to our Colombia Supremo which is the Spectacled Bear coffee.