{"title":"Staff Picks","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the green coffees our traders, quality control specialists, and roasters are most excited about right now.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"40487","title":"Mexico Oaxaca Mixteca San Jose Zaragoza - 40487 - Ecotact Bags - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;This particular lot comes from families living in the community of \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;San Jose De Zaragoza within Putla Villa de Guerrero municipality that cultivate coffee on farms with just a few acres.  Imagine traveling along progressively steeper and curvier roads through villages, where the local population still wear traditional indigenous clothing, eventually arriving at a lush forest intercropped with coffee, bananas, corn, beans, and fruit trees.  This Oaxacan coffee growing region, known as the Mountainous Package, is peppered with small coffee farms.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Processing details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;During the harvest, each producer follows a strict protocol which includes picking cherries at optimum ripeness, hand sorting, floating to remove damaged and undeveloped beans, depulping and fermenting.  After fermentation, the parchment is washed and placed on patios or raised beds to slowly dry to 11%.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Exporting preparation\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Producers work with Garra de Jaguar, which facilitates transportation of dried parchment to the dry mill facility where coffee is received, cupped and selected for export.  Garra de Jaguar preparation ensures traceability and quality control throughout the post harvest process, which is a vital resource for establishing higher prices for producers.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46217641787580,"sku":"3427097000054081006","price":823.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/Mexico-Oaxaca-Canada-Yoloxochitlanback_15f76814-d7e3-4070-8c84-e502f681fcd4.jpg?v=1788214469"},{"product_id":"39763","title":"Nicaragua Finca El Pastoral Natural  - 39763 - GrainPro Bags - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"What’s the best way to support coffee producers? This is exactly the question Juan de Dios Castillo (the family’s agronomist) and his 4 siblings were looking to answer when they created J\u0026amp;M Family Coffee, a privately-owned export company named after their parents Juan and Miriam (J\u0026amp;M). Their first goal was to sell their parents’ coffee directly to international buyers. It was a way to honor their parents who started cultivating coffee during their childhood with the income from the first family business as tailors in the town of Jinotega. With this first goal completed, Juan de Dios Castillo decided to take on a new challenge and start his own farm called El Pastoral, which has 150 acres of coffee production. Cherries from Finca Pastoral are selected for more specialized processing rather than the more common washed processing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis Natural processed lot is a stunning example of the skill and commitment Juan de Dios has invested in the family business. During the harvest, the coffee cherries are carefully harvested, and transported to the dry-mill where the weather conditions are more stable for evenly drying coffee inside the cherry. After drying is completed, the coffee is stored and later prepared for export at the same dry-mill. This is a truly integrated model, in which J\u0026amp;M Family Coffee ensures quality control and traceability from farm to export. Royal has the distinguished honor of being the first importer to buy from J\u0026amp;M Family Coffee when they started operations in 2014.","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46219737563324,"sku":"3427097000052372239","price":715.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/rcf-coffee-info-1e0f9c8a392a01e330e2c0c082c0459e69f66d3dd9ec7525522e5f4e6d22f7e5.jpg?v=1789798333"},{"product_id":"39728","title":"Mexico Oaxaca Pluma Peñas Negras - 39728 - GrainPro Bags - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Collaborative Sourcing \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;When coffee is cultivated and harvested from small family owned farms, exporters play a critical role in ensuring quality and fairness. The collaborative sourcing team of Terra Coffeas Mexico and an export company called Galguera Gomez hits the mark on delivering high quality community lots with traceability and transparent pricing for farmers. Galguera Gomez has been preparing and exporting coffee since 1985 and specializes in preparing traceable Oaxacan lots and paying producers higher incomes for the quality of their coffee.  Terra Coffeas Mexico provides post-harvest strategies and cupping expertise that has brought many talented producers into the specialty coffee fold.  The model is the perfect hybrid where individual farmers take responsibility for farm management and the post harvest process with support from Terra Coffeas Mexico, ensuring that each farmer has access to best practices.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Growing Region\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;This particular lot comes from families living near the municipality of Peñas \u0026lt;span class=\"markhupchja2h\"\u0026gt;Negras\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; that cultivate coffee on farms with just a few acres.  Imagine starting at sea level in the popular Mexican beach destination of Puerto Escondido and traveling along progressively steeper and curvier roads through villages, where the local population still wear traditional indigenous clothing, eventually arriving at a lush forest intercropped with coffee, bananas, corn, beans, fruit trees, and views of the Pacific Ocean.  This is the Oaxacan coffee growing region known as the zona Pluma where the Sierra Madre del Sur coastal mountain range is peppered with small coffee farms.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Processing details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;During the harvest, each producer focuses on picking cherries at optimum ripeness.  Then the cherries are delivered to a centralized wet-mill where they are sorted and floated in ozone treated water to remove damage and clean the cherries of unwanted microbes.  Then the cherries are depulped and undergo a 48 hour controlled fermentation using selected microorganisms. After fermentation, the parchment is placed on patios or raised beds to slowly dry to 11%.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Exporting preparation\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Dried coffee is transported to the Galguera Gomez dry mill facility where coffee is received, cupped and selected for export.  The Galguera Gomez preparation ensures traceability and quality control throughout the post harvest process, which is a vital resource for establishing higher prices for producers.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46219777605820,"sku":"3427097000052286513","price":883.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/Mexico-Oaxaca-Pe_C3_B1as-Negras-1_f3fe78c6-c714-4227-824c-cbc0ae0cb6b1.jpg?v=1785430733"},{"product_id":"39729","title":"Mexico Oaxaca Sierra Norte Temaxcalapa - 39729 - GrainPro Bags - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Collaborative Sourcing\u003cbr\u003e\nWhen coffee is cultivated and harvested from small family owned farms, exporters play a critical role in ensuring quality and fairness. The collaborative sourcing team of Terra Coffeas Mexico and an export company called Galguera Gomez hits the mark on delivering high quality community lots with traceability and transparent pricing for farmers. Galguera Gomez has been preparing and exporting coffee since 1985 and specializes in preparing traceable Oaxacan lots and paying producers higher incomes for the quality of their coffee. Terra Coffeas Mexico provides post-harvest strategies and cupping expertise that has brought many talented producers into the specialty coffee fold. The model is the perfect hybrid where individual farmers take responsibility for farm management and the post-harvest process with support from Terra Coffeas Mexico, ensuring that each farmer has access to best practices.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Growing Region\u003cbr\u003e\nThis particular lot comes from families living near the municipality of Santa Maria Temaxcalapa that cultivate coffee on farms with just a few acres. Imagine traveling along progressively steeper and curved roads through villages, eventually arriving at a lush forest intercropped with coffee, bananas, corn, beans, and fruit trees. This Oaxacan coffee growing region known as the Sierra Madre del Norte mountain range is peppered with small coffee farms.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Processing details\u003cbr\u003e\nDuring the harvest, each producer focuses on picking cherries at optimum ripeness. Then the cherries are delivered to a centralized wet-mill where they are sorted and floated in ozone-treated water to remove damage and clean the cherries of unwanted microbes. Then the cherries are depulped and undergo a 48-hour controlled fermentation using selected microorganisms. After fermentation, the parchment is placed on patios to dry between 24-48 hours under the direct sun. After this time parchment is moved to raised beds under shade to finish the drying process that could take between 14-17 days until coffee achieves the 11% moisture.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Exporting preparation\u003cbr\u003e\nDried coffee is transported to the Galguera Gomez dry mill facility where coffee is received, cupped and selected for export. The Galguera Gomez preparation ensures traceability and quality control throughout the post-harvest process, which is a vital resource for establishing higher prices for producers.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46219791925436,"sku":"3427097000052286518","price":871.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/rcf-coffee-info-904c80ea1a7bd8efc24ee5dd138edb902f144f9446f8545dd77faa1bf7b20993.jpg?v=1789919464"},{"product_id":"39756","title":"Mexico Oaxaca Sierra Sur Pluma San Vicente Yogondoy - 39756 - Ecotact Bags - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Growing Region\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;This particular lot comes from 15 families living in the community of San Vicente Yogondoy within the municipality of San Agustin Loxicha that cultivate coffee on farms with just a few acres.  Imagine starting at sea level in the popular Mexican beach destination of Puerto Escondido and traveling along progressively steeper and curvier roads through villages, eventually arriving at a lush forest intercropped with coffee, bananas, corn, beans, fruit trees, and views of the Pacific Ocean.  This is the Oaxacan coffee growing region known as the zona Pluma where the Sierra Madre del Sur coastal mountain range is peppered with small coffee farms.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Processing details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;During the harvest, each producer follows a strict protocol which includes picking cherries at optimum ripeness, hand sorting, floating to remove damaged and undeveloped beans, depulping and fermenting. After fermentation, the parchment is washed and placed on patios or raised beds to slowly dry to 11%.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Exporting preparation\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Producers work with Garra de Jaguar, which facilitates transportation of dried parchment to the dry mill facility where coffee is received, cupped and selected for export. Garra de Jaguar preparation ensures traceability and quality control throughout the post harvest process, which is a vital resource for establishing higher prices for producers.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46220027527356,"sku":"3427097000052393319","price":884.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/rcf-coffee-info-1f85d3c3881590c1725a14591abfb480300fcf9659d79aba1f5a37a34e096465.jpg?v=1789799491"},{"product_id":"39783","title":"ETHIOPIA YIRGACHEFFE 2 WASHED FT-FLO ORGANIC BANKO DHADHATO - 39783 - GrainPro Bags - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Banko Dhadhato is part of the Gedeb district, the southernmost district of Ethiopia’s famous Gedeo zone. Nearly all of Gedeb is known for its gifted processing climate and experienced growers. Washed and natural coffees alike from this area tend to be dense and fruit-forward, ranging from sparkling clean acidic fruits to jammy or herbal concentrated sweetness. Banko Dhadhato is one of many primary Fair Trade and organic certified cooperatives that make up the storied Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (YCFCU). \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Gedeb and Its Coffee\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Gedeo zone is a narrow section of Ethiopia’s southern highland plateau dense with savvy farmers, a famous terroir, and high competition for cherry. Gedeo as a whole is frequently referred to as “Yirgacheffe”, after the zone’s most famous central district. Gedeb, however, is a terroir, history, and community all its own that merits unique designation in our eyes. Coffees from this district, much closer to Guji zone than the rest of Gedeo, are often the most explosive cup profiles we see from anywhere in Ethiopia. Naturals tend to have perfume-like volatiles, and fully washed lots are often sparklingly clean and fruit candy-like in structure.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;The Gedeb district is a remote but impressively industrious area for coffee production. Half of its territory is planted with coffee. The city of Gedeb itself is a is a bustling outpost that links commerce between the Guji and Gedeo Zones, with an expansive network of processing stations who buy cherry from across zone borders. The communities surrounding Gedeb reach some of the highest growing elevations for coffee in the world and are a truly enchanting part of the landscape. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Banko Dhadhato Station and Processing\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;In the past, the Worka cooperative encapsulated a large share of this area’s farmers. In recent years, newer cooperatives have been established in more specific communities here. Banko Dhadhato was founded in the Worka area in 2013 with 250 farmers from the Banko Dhadhato \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;kebele \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;(small municipality), and has been part of YCFCU ever since. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Banko Dhadhato now has 755 farmer members and represents just over 500 hectares of coffee production—about 0.66 hectares apiece on average. These are quintessential Gedeo family farms: small and forested, whose production is often divided between spacious, lofty coffee trees, other fruits or legumes, and \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;enset\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;, a fruitless cousin of the banana plant whose pulp is packed into cakes, fermented underground, and then toasted as a staple starch. This common pair of crops satisfies unique and separate needs: coffee for economic livelihood; and enset for nutrition.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Washed coffee is produced very straightforwardly at the coop. Cherry is picked daily during harvest and delivered to the coop by individual farmers. All cherry is sorted on arrival for imperfections and uniform ripeness. Coffee is depulped and fermented overnight in open tanks, and then washed clean and soaked in fresh water before being transferred to the raised drying tables. The parchment coffee dries in the sun for an average of 2 weeks, after which it is brought into the local warehouse for storage, prior to being transported to Addis Ababa for final dry milling and export.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;The Yirgacheffe Union\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Banko Dhadhato is one of the primary cooperatives that together make up the Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (YCFCU). The Union, first established In 2002, has more than 45,000 individual farmer members and 28 different cooperatives across Gedeo Zone, almost all of which are Fair Trade certified. (Gedeo, while tiny compared to neighboring Sidama and Guji zones, is one of Ethiopia’s most densely populated areas after Addis Ababa.) The members of each primary cooperative elect their own executive committee which makes decisions about investments like new equipment and tree maintenance, but also creates plans for member social services, school support, public health, infrastructure, and how to structure payments to the coop members. YCFCU also appoints professional managers for each primary cooperative to oversee harvest and processing procedures, who are accountable to the members and the executive committee.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46232145035452,"sku":"3427097000052361641","price":881.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/India-Monsoon-Malabar-AAback-scaled_f3c2484a-3901-4f98-905e-453ae80e4203.jpg?v=1788198648"},{"product_id":"40207","title":"UGANDA ORGANIC SIPI FALLS WASHED - 40207 - GrainPro Bags - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"Mount Elgon is a massive peak split nearly in two by the border of Uganda and Kenya. The “mountain” itself is more an enormous expanse of successive plateaus that float dramatically above the surrounding valley floor. It is also home to a dense patchwork of farming communities growing some of the best organic coffee in Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSipi Falls, named after the mountain’s most famous waterfall just down the road, is a centralized wet mill located in the Kapchorwa district that buys and processes cherry from 8,000 organic and diversified farms across the northern part of the mountain. The sheer volume of quality coffee produced by this single wet mill is a testament to the truly ideal conditions of elevation, biological wealth, and human experience that abound between the farmers and Sipi Falls’ management team. Not to mention the ingenious business model itself, which, more than 20 years after its founding, continues to be a leader in affordable, certified coffee of the highest quality on the continent. The wet mill was Africa’s first certified organic producer, in 2002.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFarmers across Mt. Elgon for years have been (and still are) accustomed to rudimentary home processing techniques. The vast majority of coffee coming off the mountain is pulped in tiny batches, often on borrowed equipment, and fermented in a bucket or a nylon bag prior to being tarp-dried on the ground, or at best on a mesh screen a few inches above the patio. The team at Kawacom, the export company that built the Sipi Falls mill, recognized greater potential in the landscape than previously seen, and set about to capture that potential at scale.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSipi Falls facilitates retrieval of cherry, mechanical de-mucilaging, fermentation, washing, patio pre-drying, mechanical drying and conditioning at their mill property at 1800m elevation. In the on-site cupping lab they taste every finished batch immediately after drying completes, and then again multiple weeks later to verify the final rested quality for export. The result is not only a clean, exemplary expression of the gorgeous Elgon terroir, but a shelf-stable green coffee whose delicate attributes resist degradation. And profitability follows: the qualities produced by scaling and centralizing processing mean a significantly higher cherry price to farmers; not to mention relieving them of the extended labor, risk, and expense of processing and storing coffee at the household level. The wet mill also recycles its wastewater through a series of filtered lagoons and maintains a large organic nursery for the benefit of participating farmers.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSipi Falls’ coffees are rich and delicious but also capable of surprising florality and mandarin-like sweetness. It's an incredible experience to see such a prime terroir be unlocked through quality processing, where just a matter of years ago it was often lost in transit. Sipi Falls doesn’t stop there, however. The handful of experimental-process microlots they produce each year from their best farmers are something different entirely, and stand easily in comparison with the most gorgeous coffees anywhere in the world.","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46234732134588,"sku":"3427097000053261556","price":683.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/rcf-coffee-info-3ec0271e7f438bc24ec6f88d60085a98e4b4ce34bb4521c54e4f62be114e9944.jpg?v=1789864255"},{"product_id":"40631","title":"SUMATRA FT-FLO ORGANIC GAYO HIGHLAND IKA MANDHELING GRADE 1 - 40631 - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Regional details\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Tradition runs deep in the Central Aceh regency on the island of \u0026lt;span class=\"markw6ng6oy8l\"\u0026gt;Sumatra\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;, renowned for cup profiles and the classic Indonesian style of coffee cultivation and processing.  Coffee is cultivated and harvested from farms that average less than 3 acres in size.  Producers belong to the Gayonese ethnic group and maintain a traditional village lifestyle that includes houses that resemble ships. Seventy percent of the producers are women who rely on coffee income to support their families.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Processing Details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Each producer carefully sorts their harvested cherries and delivers them to a centralized mill to be depulped  and fermented overnight. Then the coffee is washed and laid out on patios to shed the excess water from the parchment covered beans.  Next the coffee takes a detour from the conventional path of processing in other origins, wherein, the coffee parchment is removed while the coffee still has a high moisture content.  This wet-hulling process, called Giling Basah in the Indonesian language, leaves the coffee bean exposed while drying on patios to a moisture percentage acceptable for export.  This Indonesian processing method gives the bean its unique bluish color and the hallmark Indonesian profile.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Exporting Details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;With Indonesian coffees, half the battle is overcoming logistical challenges like rugged roads and unpredictable torrents of rain.  PT. Ihtiyeri Keti Ara (PT. \u0026lt;span class=\"markw2dxxg59s\"\u0026gt;IKA\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;), with more than 900 coffee producing partners, takes on an important role of organizing local warehouses and transportation so farmers can overcome these challenges.  PT. \u0026lt;span class=\"markw2dxxg59s\"\u0026gt;IKA\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; purchases cherries and carries out the wet hulling process, and subsequent drying.  The dry-mill processing and preparation for export is also done by PT. \u0026lt;span class=\"markw2dxxg59s\"\u0026gt;IKA\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; to swiftly bring the coffee to the international market, ensuring consistent quality control and greater earnings for farmers.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46356581712060,"sku":"3427097000054449080","price":739.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/rcf-coffee-info-2aed724a7962c0a285c8d24324c3da23a5e0b664d21aed99f88113e21c52567f.jpg?v=1789807226"},{"product_id":"40565","title":"Guatemala Huehuetenango Finca La Providencia Palhu - 40565 - GrainPro Bags - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"\u0026lt;span id=\"x_gmail-docs-internal-guid-948accc1-7fff-eb12-847f-587a3f390d08\"\u0026gt;So tried and true, third generation coffee producer and long time Royal supplier Maximiliano Palacios (Max),  uses the name “\u0026lt;span class=\"markf04a4e3eq\"\u0026gt;Palhu\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;” exclusively for lots selected for Royal, combining the family name Palacios and the department of \u0026lt;span class=\"markowespt4ww\"\u0026gt;Huehuetenango\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;.  The heart of \u0026lt;span class=\"markmyjn897ns\"\u0026gt;La\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;span class=\"markusy41lktp\"\u0026gt;Providencia\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;, Max’s 600 acre estate located in the municipality of San Pedro Necta, is a beautifully maintained mill \u0026lt;span class=\"markmyjn897ns\"\u0026gt;la\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;unching from a highpoint on the sloped property where ripe cherries are placed in water and carried through a series of intricate canals designed to take full advantage of gravity.  The panoramic view of the entire farm from this perch easily pulls one's attention from the cherry flowing past to be depulped. After 36 hours fermenting in a \u0026lt;span class=\"markmyjn897ns\"\u0026gt;la\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;rge tile covered tank, the coffee is mechanically washed with a demucilager to reduce water contamination, and then pushed back into a canal where water and gravity join forces again to drag the coffee through long classification channels to separate out less dense beans.  The coffee conveniently falls from the channel onto the patio where the water runs off and the parchment can dry in the sun. Dried parchment is taken to a dry mill in \u0026lt;span class=\"marktqm5w4kw8\"\u0026gt;Guatemala\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; City where Servex, another long time partner prepares the coffee for export.  \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46358582624444,"sku":"3427097000054188203","price":860.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/NICARAGUA-ORGANIC-ALTO-DE-JINOTEGA-SHG-EPback-scaled_4e2b3f8d-f8a5-44cb-a8ac-25ae51091294.jpg?v=1788217413"},{"product_id":"40793","title":"PERU FT-FLO ORGANIC CAFE DE MUJER APROCCURMA - 40793 - GrainPro Bags - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"Looking to support women in coffee? For the past five years, Asociación de Productores Cafetaleros de la Cuenca del Rio Marañón (APROCCURMA) has been working directly with 124 women producers to establish coffee production from farms owned and managed by women. A significant number of women in the northern highlands of the Rodríguez de Mendoza province rely on coffee income to support their families. They use organic practices to manage just a few acres of land intercropped with shade trees, bananas, corn, and beans. After carefully harvesting and sorting cherries, depulping, fermenting, washing, and drying is all done at the farm with micro-mills.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe cooperative carries out activities that often go unnoticed but are crucial for producers who have small farms. Investments for basic infrastructure needs, like road improvements, establishing local warehouses, and preparing coffee for export are all coordinated through APROCCURMA, which ensures traceability and quality control throughout the post-harvest process. APROCCURMA also provides women producers with financing, training, and technical assistance to improve coffee quality. The cooperative strives to improve the quality of life for coffee producers and their families through internationally marketing producers’ coffee to gain improved premiums based on a reputation for quality and certification.","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46410740727996,"sku":"3427097000054693897","price":754.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/PERU-FT-ORGANIC-CAFE-DE-MUJER-APROCCURMAback_45031ab1-c5ce-4d4c-a97f-b1f4794d481d.jpg?v=1788192423"},{"product_id":"40814","title":"Mexico Oaxaca Mixteca San Jose Zaragoza - 40814 - Ecotact Bags - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;This particular lot comes from families living in the community of \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;San Jose De Zaragoza within Putla Villa de Guerrero municipality that cultivate coffee on farms with just a few acres.  Imagine traveling along progressively steeper and curvier roads through villages, where the local population still wear traditional indigenous clothing, eventually arriving at a lush forest intercropped with coffee, bananas, corn, beans, and fruit trees.  This Oaxacan coffee growing region, known as the Mountainous Package, is peppered with small coffee farms.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Processing details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;During the harvest, each producer follows a strict protocol which includes picking cherries at optimum ripeness, hand sorting, floating to remove damaged and undeveloped beans, depulping and fermenting.  After fermentation, the parchment is washed and placed on patios or raised beds to slowly dry to 11%.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Exporting preparation\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Producers work with Garra de Jaguar, which facilitates transportation of dried parchment to the dry mill facility where coffee is received, cupped and selected for export.  Garra de Jaguar preparation ensures traceability and quality control throughout the post harvest process, which is a vital resource for establishing higher prices for producers.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46511048949948,"sku":"3427097000054796072","price":823.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/Mexico-Oaxaca-Canada-Yoloxochitlanback_b3bb6de3-b251-4e30-8f7d-1be8dc1ff306.jpg?v=1786007662"},{"product_id":"40828","title":"SUMATRA ORGANIC BENER MERIAH BURNI TELONG GRADE 1 - 40828 - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"Aceh (pronounced AH-CHEY) is the northernmost province of Sumatra. Its highland territory, surrounding Lake Tawar and the central city of Takengon, is considered to be the epicenter of one of the world’s most unique coffee terroirs. Coffee farms in this area are managed with the experience of many generations of cultivation, while also harmoniously woven into their surrounding tropical forests. The canopies are loud and fields are almost impenetrably thick with coffee plants, fruit trees, and vegetables, all of which are constantly flushing with new growth. Year-round mists and rain showers never cease, farm floors are spongy and deep with layered biomass, and almost every square meter of the region seems to exude life. Nothing is ever still. Including coffee ripening, which occurs ten months out of the year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis coffee is a regional blend of smallholder farmers from the regency of Bener Meriah, which surrounds Lake Tawar’s northern shore and is one of Aceh’s most prolific producing region. The composition of the coffee, quality, and milling and exporting all are managed by PT Indokom Citra Persada, an export group that works throughout Indonesia’s coffee origins but who has a dedicated mill and operations team in Aceh. Bener Meriah regency contains Burni Telong, an active volcano with an altitude of 2624 meters which is not only a focal point of the region for its looming presence, but also a major influence on the gifted terroir of this part of Sumatra. Since the coffee is sourced from around the base of the volcano and its area of influence, the exporters decided to name it in the volcano’s honor.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSumatra’s smallholder coffee is a complicated process. Notably, processing is typically not overseen by a single individual or team; instead, coffee moves task by task through different parties before reaching its final, fully-dried, state. Coffee farms in Aceh average 0.5-2 hectares each. Every village typically has a collector (or more) who receives fresh-picked cherry for washed processing each day. Once a batch of coffee has been depulped, fermented overnight, washed clean, and then sun-dried to the touch, each collector delivers the batch to the cooperative’s central mill. It is at the mill where the coffee is mechanically hulled of its parchment, leaving behind just the soft, high-moisture coffee bean (thus earning the term “wet-hulled”), all of which is spread out on large patios to continue drying. Each handoff is orchestrated by members of a common producer group, and the members’ coffee is traced throughout each step of the chain.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCoffee producers in Aceh often self-identify as “Gayo”, after the Gayonese ethnic group which has long made Aceh their home, and which comprises a vast majority of farmers here. Regional coffee distinctions in the northern provinces of Sumatra are traditionally based on human ethnicity, rather than geography itself, which unfortunately has muddled the island’s traceability over time.  “Mandheling” for example, is a broad label for a widespread cultural group in Sumatra and Malaysia and subsequently the broadest coffee trading term, which exporters may apply to almost any chosen blend of wet-hulled coffees from across the northern half of the island.  These terms are malleable, and it is often difficult to pinpoint a coffee’s exact origin. So, it is helpful to work with exporters with a local supply chain, who themselves operate in the highlands and are personally invested in their community’s success.","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46583571382460,"sku":"3427097000054821065","price":720.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/rcf-coffee-info-416e8ea0394d596992b9c1e88929887d92cb22bf54bdf70414f3df1e1c369fb2.jpg?v=1789866018"},{"product_id":"40780","title":"Ethiopia Yirgacheffe 2 Washed - 40780 - GrainPro Bags - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Background Details:\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Gedeb station is located in the coveted \u0026lt;span class=\"markivtgdmqpz\"\u0026gt;Gedeb\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; district, the southernmost district of \u0026lt;span class=\"markruiu46z8d\"\u0026gt;Ethiopia\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;’s famous Gedeo zone.  Nearly all of \u0026lt;span class=\"markivtgdmqpz\"\u0026gt;Gedeb\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; is known for its gifted processing climate and experienced growers.  \u0026lt;span class=\"mark2e0wa7mz5\"\u0026gt;Washed\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; and natural coffees alike from this area tend to be dense and fruit-forward, ranging from sparkling clean acidic fruits to jammy or herbal concentrated sweetness.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span class=\"markivtgdmqpz\"\u0026gt;Gedeb\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; and Its Coffee:\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Gedeo zone is a narrow section of \u0026lt;span class=\"markruiu46z8d\"\u0026gt;Ethiopia\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;’s southern highland plateau dense with savvy farmers, a famous terroir, and high competition for cherry.  Gedeo as a whole is frequently referred to as “\u0026lt;span class=\"mark3ep5coqrs\"\u0026gt;Yirgacheffe\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;”, after the zone’s most famous central district.  \u0026lt;span class=\"markivtgdmqpz\"\u0026gt;Gedeb\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;, however, is a terroir, history, and community all its own that merits unique designation in our eyes.  Coffees from this district, much closer to Guji zone than the rest of Gedeo, are often the most explosive cup profiles we see from anywhere in \u0026lt;span class=\"markruiu46z8d\"\u0026gt;Ethiopia\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;.  Naturals tend to have perfume-like volatiles, and fully \u0026lt;span class=\"mark2e0wa7mz5\"\u0026gt;washed\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; lots are often sparklingly clean and fruit candy-like in structure.  The \u0026lt;span class=\"markivtgdmqpz\"\u0026gt;Gedeb\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; district is a remote but impressively industrious area for coffee production. Half of its territory is planted with coffee.  The city of \u0026lt;span class=\"markivtgdmqpz\"\u0026gt;Gedeb\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; itself is a bustling outpost that links commerce between the Guji and Gedeo Zones, with an expansive network of processing stations who buy cherry from across zone borders.  The communities surrounding \u0026lt;span class=\"markivtgdmqpz\"\u0026gt;Gedeb\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; reach some of the highest growing elevations for coffee in the world and are a truly enchanting part of the landscape.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Processing Details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;This particular processing station has hundreds of individual  smallholders contributing cherries, each averaging about 3 hectares of coffee cultivation.  Most of them also produce enset—a fruit-less relative of the banana tree whose pulp is scraped and packed into cakes, fermented underground, and then toasted as kocho, a staple starch in the area.  The \u0026lt;span class=\"mark2e0wa7mz5\"\u0026gt;washed\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; processed coffees are sorted by hand on arrival, then floated to remove less dense and damaged cherries.  Next the sorted cherries are depulped, fermented and \u0026lt;span class=\"mark2e0wa7mz5\"\u0026gt;washed\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;, and then taken to raised beds to fully dry, a process that takes about 18 days.  Finished dried parchment is stored locally to rest and allow internal moisture to equilibrate, and then trucked to Addis Ababa to be dehulled and for additional sorting and preparation for export.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46586490945724,"sku":"3427097000054689466","price":736.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/rcf-coffee-info-110dc6a68009e19084ed06d4d14a8ec60f02c084f5af42368d3218b23b87dc99.jpg?v=1789789897"},{"product_id":"40145","title":"Ethiopia Gedeb 1 Natural Bedhatu Jibicho - 40145 - GrainPro Bags - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"Bedhatu Jibicho is like family here at Royal. Her family’s journey in coffee is emblematic of the recent changes in the Ethiopian export rules, which in the past few years have opened new opportunities for individual farmers to export their own coffee, rather than limit exportation to cooperative unions and private companies.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBedhatu is native to the Worka area in the Gedeb district of Yirgacheffe. Her late husband was granted the family land in the 1960s from the Ethiopian government. After he passed away in 1991, Bedhatu continued to single-handedly manage the farm while raising all six of their children. She eventually joined the larger Worka cooperative in 2011, and then the nearby Banko Gotiti cooperative when it formed in 2013, both part of the Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (YCFCU). In the same year she was recognized as a model farmer by the union and became eligible for processing training that would allow her to prepare and sell her own coffee as a separate lot, marketed and handled by the union as part of a new program of differentiation. Bedhatu’s sons had joined the family farm effort a few years prior, and with their help and the union’s blessing (and Royal’s enthusiasm!), the family eventually formulated a separate business entity that could export direct.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThat business, Roba and Family Coffee, is perhaps the most successful single-farm exporter we know of in Gedeb.  While the Roba family has expanded their reach to support other producers, we are always pleased to have an offering from Bedhatu’s original 84-acre farm, which she has personally managed for over 50 years now without the use of chemical inputs.  84-acres is drastically larger than most farms in the area, and Bedhatu employs 20 year-round workers and another 130 seasonal workers for the harvest who are primarily women. The farm itself produces about 5 containers of exportable coffee each year, which is always among Royal’s top qualities and one of the most sought-after Ethiopia profiles we carry.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFor this natural lot, cherries are carefully hand sorted and floated to separate out less dense beans, then immediately spread out on raised beds in a single layer where it is dried over a period of 12 to 20 days and hand sorted continuously. The drying cherry is often covered in the mid-afternoons to prevent cracking or uneven evaporation during the hours of intense sun.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs a family owned business, emphasis on social impact in the communities where they source coffee is taking shape. The Roba family has invested in more localized cherry collection sites to reduce the transportation cost for other producers.  They have also contributed to road construction projects that make travel a bit easier for everyone.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAnnual farm visits from Royal CEO Max Nicholas-Fulmer and regular communication with farmers through Haile Andualem, Royal’s representative on the ground in Ethiopia, has been an essential component for ensuring that farmers and washing stations are following strict farm management and post-harvest protocols to keep their coffees strong. For most newer single-farm exporters, the results have been increasing cup quality and higher returns for the individual producers over time. For Bedhatu and team, however, the coffee is simply always outstanding.","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46586493862076,"sku":"3427097000053219016","price":857.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/rcf-coffee-info-08916e7ecd6fe8e01d94bb1bc02093553d997d790060be3ac39c07d62a93cf91.jpg?v=1789783924"},{"product_id":"40900","title":"FLORES ORGANIC BAJAWA NGURA WET HULLED - 40900 - GrainPro Bags - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"Until 2005, all the coffee in \u0026lt;span class=\"markbxd3fpmcs\"\u0026gt;Flores\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; was dry-processed, blended and sold to exporters as \u0026lt;span class=\"markbxd3fpmcs\"\u0026gt;Flores\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; DP—the cherries were simply dried on the ground and the farmer would only receive 30 or 40 cents per pound for the stuff. Without any financial incentive, the quality of this coffee was extremely low. However, in 2005, with $40,000 from the ICCRI and spearheaded by a man named Sirup, two farmer groups (Fa Masa and Suka Maju) began processing the coffee using a new, fully-washed method. And 2 years later, 5 more farmer groups (Ateriji, Papataki, Papawiu, Mezamogo, and Wongawali) have decided to undertake \u0026lt;span class=\"markvj665fn6i\"\u0026gt;wet\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;-processing and all seven groups are now certified \u0026lt;span class=\"markykl81zgts\"\u0026gt;organic\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; through the Control Union Certification. This specific group of cooperatives produces two different coffees—the \u0026lt;span class=\"markwrxhzsn2p\"\u0026gt;Bajawa\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;span class=\"markdai47e7xu\"\u0026gt;Ngura\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; that is \u0026lt;span class=\"markvj665fn6i\"\u0026gt;wet\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;-\u0026lt;span class=\"mark6e02ps19n\"\u0026gt;hulled\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; (\u0026lt;span class=\"markdai47e7xu\"\u0026gt;Ngura\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; means \u0026lt;span class=\"markvj665fn6i\"\u0026gt;wet\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;-\u0026lt;span class=\"mark6e02ps19n\"\u0026gt;hulled\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; in the \u0026lt;span class=\"markwrxhzsn2p\"\u0026gt;Bajawa\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; language), and the AWP-1, which is fully-washed.","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46599111737532,"sku":"3427097000054839762","price":710.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/FLORES-ORGANIC-BAJAWA-NGURA-WET-HULLEDback-scaled_1199606d-a7bf-40f4-8733-b38ad9c604f4.jpg?v=1788217271"},{"product_id":"40465","title":"El Salvador Melchor Natural Bourbon - 40465 - GrainPro Bags - SPOT RCWHSE","description":null,"brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46688122699964,"sku":"3427097000054008045","price":935.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/Comingsoon_c3693bbe-8d88-434f-a4f5-d86400696ec5.jpg?v=1785869611"},{"product_id":"40948","title":"El Salvador Santa Leticia Natural Bourbon - 40948 - GrainPro Bags - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Regional Details:\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;El Salvador is a country in renaissance when it comes to coffee. The civil war has been over for nearly three decades and subsequent decades of violence has begun to wane.  Leaf rust is ever present but renovation strategies have curbed the crisis.  Almost everybody here possesses the coffee know-how drawn from three or four generations.  There are simply no limits to the ways this generation of El Salvadoran producers has embraced the specialty coffee market with the duality of tradition and innovation.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Sourcing Details:\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Tradition and innovation is exactly the way Ricardo Valdivieso and his daughter Monica managed Finca Santa Leticia. Ricardo continues to cultivate traditional varieties like Pacamara and Bourbon and relies on shade trees to protect the ecology of the estate. Royal has been working with Ricardo for many years and so we know a lot about him.  His life and relationship with coffee is an amazing story to get to know.  Ricardo’s grandfather (an important statesman in the history of El Salvador) purchased the land in 1870 and named the finca after his wife, Leticia. Finca Santa Leticia was passed down to Ricardo during a time of great turmoil in El Salvador’s history. At the peak of conflict in the 1980s, Ricardo came face to face with a firing squad in defense of his family’s land. He was not shot but spent many years in exile before he was able to return to Finca Santa Leticia.   Over the decades his career as a coffee producer has been challenged in just about every way you could imagine.  \u0026lt;a title=\"https:\/\/royalcoffee.com\/overcoming-rust-in-el-salvador\/\" href=\"https:\/\/royalcoffee.com\/overcoming-rust-in-el-salvador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u0026gt;Read more here.\u0026lt;\/a\u0026gt;  In addition to coffee, Monica operates a beautiful hotel and restaurant at Finca Santa Leticia. Mayan artifacts that Ricardo’s father discovered on the property have also been preserved as an archaeological site for visitors to enjoy.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Processing Details:\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Today, Ricardo works alongside Monica year round on best farm management practices to protect their groves of Pacamara and Bourbon varieties from leaf rust.  Through years of experience, they have learned which cherries respond exceptionally well to being processed naturally and the method also saves a tremendous amount of water resources, which is good for the environment.  During the harvest a great deal of care and focus is dedicated to picking the best quality of cherry and gently drying it on clay patios.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46688319242428,"sku":"3427097000054937434","price":992.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/El-Salvador-Santa-Leticiaback_2bb5974e-76ae-4ebf-a3d1-ac5a177be50d.jpg?v=1787957329"},{"product_id":"40949","title":"El Salvador Santa Leticia Patricia Natural - 40949 - GrainPro Bags - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"Royal has been working with Ricardo Valdivieso for many years and so we know a lot about him. His life and relationship with coffee is an amazing story to get to know. Ricardo’s grandfather (an important statesman in the history of El Salvador) purchased the land in 1870 and named the finca after his wife, Leticia. Finca Santa Leticia was passed down to Ricardo during a time of great turmoil in El Salvador’s history. At the peak of conflict in the 1980s, Ricardo came face to face with a firing squad in defense of his family’s land. He was not shot but spent many years in exile before he was able to return to Finca Santa Leticia. Over the decades his career as a coffee producer has been challenged in just about every way you could imagine. Read more here. Today, Ricardo works with his daughter, Monica, to protect their groves of Pacamara and Bourbon varieties from leaf rust. In addition to coffee, Monica operates a beautiful hotel and restaurant at Finca Santa Leticia. Mayan artifacts that Ricardo’s father discovered on the property have also been preserved as an archaeological site for visitors to enjoy. During the harvest a great deal of care and focus is dedicated to picking the best quality of cherry and gently drying it on clay patios. We certainly look forward to tasting this coffee every year.","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46688347586748,"sku":"3427097000054937438","price":951.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/rcf-coffee-info-76227b753948fe60b1176fad868f020222dab5f2d8a74702e1dd14ef9fba7987.jpg?v=1789902127"},{"product_id":"40945","title":"El Salvador Puerto Arturo Anaerobic Natural Pacamara - 40945 - GrainPro Bags - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;There are simply no limits to the ways this generation of \u0026lt;span class=\"markubg16ib55\"\u0026gt;El\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;span class=\"mark0e2vx1p60\"\u0026gt;Salvador\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;an producers have embraced the specialty coffee market with the duality of tradition and innovation.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; The best of the best often come to the top because of the prestige of the mill where the coffee is prepared for export.  This is certainly the case for Beneficio \u0026lt;span class=\"markubg16ib55\"\u0026gt;El\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; Carmen where coffee is expertly processed in any number of ways and gently dried on clay patios or raised beds.  Fernando Alfaro, the fourth generation to run the family’s mill, works tirelessly with coffee coming from many estates. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;A combination of experience and a state-of-the-art cupping lab are used to make decisions about how to bring out the best in each coffee.  This is exactly the case with this anaerobic processed Pacamara from a 42-acre estate called Finca \u0026lt;span class=\"markm6t2wa6tt\"\u0026gt;Puerto\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;span class=\"mark6re2b2xvz\"\u0026gt;Arturo\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;, which is located \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;near the town of Apaneca in the Illamatepec mountain range within the department of Ahuachapan.  Known for experience in traditional processing, the team at \u0026lt;span class=\"markubg16ib55\"\u0026gt;El\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; Carmen has taken their game to another level with controlled fermentations.  To be precise, cherries from this lot were placed in airtight barrels for 96 hours with selected microbes and carefully controlled temperature to ensure a precise fermentation.  Next the cherries were placed on raised beds and turned regularly for more than 30 days to ensure gentle and even drying.  The processing method is an innovative twist on traditional processing and also saves a tremendous amount of water resources, which is good for the environment.","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46732096307388,"sku":"3427097000054937380","price":1041.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/El-Salvador-Puerto-Arturo-1_9a73b25d-0b24-4ba1-9c98-c54af6f817ca.webp?v=1787709858"},{"product_id":"40535","title":"SUMATRA FT-FLO ORGANIC BENER MERIAH PERMATA GAYO MANDHELING GRADE 1 - 40535 - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"\u0026lt;div class=\"uSg02\"\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;div class=\"DrnCK l8Tnu\"\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;div class=\"_Tm_J\"\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;div class=\"kcAOr t9ThB\"\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;div class=\"___sj378o0 fly5x3f f1l02sjl f113hnb5\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;div class=\"l8Tnu T3idP\"\u0026gt;Regional details\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;div id=\"UniqueMessageBody_2\" class=\"XbIp4 jmmB7 GNqVo allowTextSelection OuGoX\"\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;div dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Tradition runs deep in the Bener Meriah regency on the island of Sumatra, renowned for cup profiles and the classic Indonesian style of coffee cultivation and processing.  Coffee is cultivated and harvested from farms that average less than 3 acres in size.  Producers belong to the Gayonese ethnic group and maintain a traditional village lifestyle that includes houses that resemble ships. Seventy percent of the producers are women who rely on coffee income to support their families.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Processing Details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Each producer carefully sorts their harvested cherries before depulping and fermenting overnight with small micro-mills. Then the coffee is washed and laid out on patios to shed the excess water from the parchment covered beans.  Next the coffee takes a detour from the conventional path of processing in other origins, wherein, the coffee parchment is removed while the coffee still has a high moisture content.   This wet-hulling process, called Giling Basah in the Indonesian language, leaves the coffee bean exposed while drying on patios to a moisture percentage acceptable for export.  This Indonesian processing method gives the bean its unique bluish color and the hallmark Indonesian profile.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Exporting Details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;With Indonesian coffees, half the battle is overcoming logistical challenges like rugged roads and unpredictable torrents of rain.  The Permata Gayo Cooperative, with nearly 2000 coffee producing members, takes on an important role of organizing local warehouses and transportation so farmers can overcome these challenges.  Permata Gayo receives wet parchment from farmers and carries out the wet hulling process, subsequent drying, and the dry-mill process to swiftly bring the coffee to the international market, ensuring consistent quality control and greater earnings for producers.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;\/div\u0026gt;","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46743673471164,"sku":"3427097000054111010","price":735.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/rcf-coffee-info-eef345045417dd3f837809118f9e219586b7ca3fdbb813c0746af393194dba4c.jpg?v=1789983143"},{"product_id":"41016","title":"SUMATRA FT-FLO ORGANIC GAYO HIGHLAND IKA MANDHELING GRADE 1 - 41016 - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Regional details\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Tradition runs deep in the Central Aceh regency on the island of \u0026lt;span class=\"markw6ng6oy8l\"\u0026gt;Sumatra\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;, renowned for cup profiles and the classic Indonesian style of coffee cultivation and processing.  Coffee is cultivated and harvested from farms that average less than 3 acres in size.  Producers belong to the Gayonese ethnic group and maintain a traditional village lifestyle that includes houses that resemble ships. Seventy percent of the producers are women who rely on coffee income to support their families.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Processing Details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Each producer carefully sorts their harvested cherries and delivers them to a centralized mill to be depulped  and fermented overnight. Then the coffee is washed and laid out on patios to shed the excess water from the parchment covered beans.  Next the coffee takes a detour from the conventional path of processing in other origins, wherein, the coffee parchment is removed while the coffee still has a high moisture content.  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The dry-mill processing and preparation for export is also done by PT. \u0026lt;span class=\"markw2dxxg59s\"\u0026gt;IKA\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt; to swiftly bring the coffee to the international market, ensuring consistent quality control and greater earnings for farmers.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46840769020092,"sku":"3427097000055128838","price":741.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/rcf-coffee-info-2aed724a7962c0a285c8d24324c3da23a5e0b664d21aed99f88113e21c52567f.jpg?v=1789807226"},{"product_id":"40675","title":"Sumatra Lintong Parpea Grade 1 - 40675 - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Regional details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Tradition runs deep in the province of North Sumatra on the island of Sumatra, renowned for cup profiles and the classic Indonesian style of coffee cultivation and processing.  Coffee is cultivated and harvested from farms that average less than 3 acres in size.  Producers belong to the Hutasoit tribe and maintain a traditional village lifestyle that includes houses that resemble ships. Seventy percent of the producers are women who rely on coffee income to support their families.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Processing Details\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;p dir=\"ltr\"\u0026gt;Each producer carefully sorts their harvested cherries before depulping and fermenting overnight with small micro-mills. Then the coffee is washed and laid out on patios to shed the excess water from the parchment covered beans.  Next the coffee takes a detour from the conventional path of processing in other origins, wherein, the coffee parchment is removed while the coffee still has a high moisture content.   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Sehati Berkah Utama also coordinates the dry-mill process to swiftly bring the coffee to the international market, ensuring greater earnings for producers.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"Royal Coffee Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46844396372156,"sku":"3427097000054449592","price":711.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7672\/2364\/files\/rcf-coffee-info-00f3091a17f7096313c87063a24a634b4151d5b603ad73d56b1d3c8c46348922.jpg?v=1789779034"}],"url":"https:\/\/royalcoffee.com\/collections\/staff-picks.oembed","provider":"Royal Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}