This coffee tied for the highest rating in a cupping of coffees from Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador for Coffee Review’s March 2019 tasting report. Produced by Guillermo Ortiz of Finca Victoria, entirely from the Typica Mejorado variety of Arabica, in the Pichincha Province of North-central Ecuador. This is a wet-processed or “washed” coffee, meaning the fruit skin and pulp were removed from the beans
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Moonbow Decaf
This exceptional coffee was selected as the No. 27 coffee on Coffee Review’s list of the Top 30 Coffees of 2019. A blend of various coffees from South America, decaffeinated at origin using ethyl acetate, a solvent derived from sugar cane. Paradise Roasters specializes in micro-lot Arabica and Robusta coffees from Asia and other emerging origins. The company prides itself on quality and
Moonbow Decaf Espresso
A blend of various coffees from South America, decaffeinated at origin using ethyl acetate, a natural solvent derived from sugar cane. Paradise Roasters specializes in micro-lot Arabica and Robusta coffees from Asia and other emerging origins. The company prides itself on quality and freshness, craft-roasting coffees in small batches only after orders are placed. Visit www.paradiseroasters.com for
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Awassa
Yirgacheffe is a coffee region in southern Ethiopia that produces distinctive coffees from traditional indigenous varieties of Arabica long grown in the region. Yirgacheffe coffees like this one processed by the wet or washed method (fruit skin and pulp are removed before drying) typically express great aromatic complexity and intensity with a particular emphasis on floral notes. Paradise Roasters
Colombia Geisha
Produced by Pedro Maria Zuñiga of Finca El Progresso entirely of the rare Ethiopia-derived botanical variety Geisha (also spelled Gesha). With its generally elongated beans and distinctive floral and crisp, often chocolaty cup, the Geisha variety continues to distinguish itself as one of the world’s most unique coffees. This is a wet-processed or “washed” version, meaning the fruit skin and pulp
Top Coffees by Category – 2018
In 2015, we began the practice of recognizing top coffees by category to focus attention on fine coffees that may not have earned a place on our Top 30 Coffees list. The coffees below may not have attracted the highest scores of the year but they merit recognition for their excellence nonetheless. For more information, visit our expanded rankings post from 2015. We tip our hat to our 2018 top
Best Value Coffees of 2018
Some readers seek coffees with highest scores regardless of price. Others look for great value, that is highly rated coffees that are also affordable relative to other similar quality coffees. The coffees below were singled out on our 2018 list of Top Coffees by Category as the best values in 2018. As of November 29, 2018, all of these fine coffees are available for sale on the roasters'
Organic Dulce de Guatemala
Produced by a cooperative of 1,300 small-holding farmers in Huehuetenango, Guatemala. This coffee is certified organically grown and certified fair trade, the latter meaning it was purchased at no less than a minimum price determined by the certifying agency to be economically sustainable for the farmers. Paradise Roasters specializes in micro-lot Arabica and Robusta coffees from Asia and other
Ecuador Pichincha Typica
This exceptional coffee was selected as the No. 28 coffee on Coffee Review’s list of the Top 30 Coffees of 2018. This coffee tied for the third-highest rating in a cupping of coffees roasted by women for Coffee Review‘s April 2018 tasting report. Produced entirely from the Typica Mejorado variety of Arabica in the Pichincha region of Ecuador, bordering Colombia. Paradise Roasters specializes in
Ethiopia Suke Quto Honey
Produced entirely from trees of the Kurume and Welicho varieties of Arabica at Suke Quto farm. Processed by the honey method, which means that the outer skin of the coffee fruit is removed, as it is in the wet or “washed” process, but at least some of the sticky fruit residue is allowed to dry on the bean and later removed by machine along with the parchment skin. This coffee is both organic- and
Espresso Classico
This blend is unusual in the context of leading-edge small North American roasting companies, because it contains a significant percentage of coffee of the Robusta species, in this case a speciality Robusta from southern Thailand, which undoubtedly contributes in particular to its plush, syrupy mouthfeel. Paradise Roasters specializes in micro-lot Arabica and Robusta coffees from Asia and other
Thailand Doi Pangkhon Espresso
Doi Pangkhon is an emerging growing district in the Golden Triangle region of northern Thailand. This Arabica coffee from classic cultivars was processed by a particularly meticulous version of the wet or “washed” method, in which skin and fruit flesh are removed from the beans or seeds before they are dried. It was roasted in a style intended for both espresso and non-espresso brewing methods.
Colombia Nariño Duende
Paradise Roasters specializes in micro-lot Arabica and Robusta coffees from Asia and other emerging origins. The company prides itself on quality and freshness, craft-roasting coffees in small batches only after orders are placed. Visit www.paradiseroasters.com or call 763-433-0626 for more information.
Ethiopia Awassa
Southern Ethiopia coffees like this one are produced from distinctive traditional Ethiopian varieties of Arabica long grown in the region. Like virtually all southern Ethiopia coffees, this coffee is produced by villagers on small garden plots interplanted with food and other subsistence crops. Processed by the wet or washed method (fruit skin and pulp are removed before drying). Paradise Roasters
Jinotega Geisha
This coffee tied for the highest rating in a tasting of 55 Nicaragua coffees for Coffee Review‘s October 2017 tasting report. Produced by Domingo Vargas entirely from trees of the rare and celebrated Gesha (also spelled Geisha) variety of Arabica. Processed by the wet or washed method (fruit skin and pulp are removed before drying). Paradise Roasters specializes in micro-lot Arabica and Robusta
Sumatra Danau Toba
Produced at Nicaragua Small Farm in the celebrated Lintong region from trees of the Kember and Ateng varieties of Arabica. Coffees from the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra are valued for their complex spice and fruit notes that appear to result largely from unorthodox fruit removal and drying practices called “wet-hulling,” a local variation on the classic washed or wet method.
Congo Natural
Produced entirely from trees of the Bourbon variety of Arabica. This is a dry-processed or “natural” coffee, meaning the beans were dried inside the fruit rather than after the fruit has been removed, as is the case with wet-processed or “washed” coffees. Certified organically grown. Paradise Roasters specializes in micro-lot Arabica and Robusta coffees from Asia and other emerging origins. The
Espresso Havana
Paradise Roasters specializes in micro-lot coffees and espressos from Hawaii and other premier coffee growing regions. The company prides itself on quality and freshness, craft-roasting coffees in small batches only after orders are placed. Visit www.paradiseroasters.com or call 763-433-0626 for more information.
Hawaii Kilauea Volcano Nano-Lot
Produced at Second Alarm Farm by Jim Chestnut and Edna Arakawa from trees of the Typica and Red Caturra varieties of Arabica. This coffee won first place in the Hawaii District at the HCA (Hawaii Coffee Association) 2016 Cupping competition. Processed by the wet or washed method (fruit skin and pulp are removed before drying). This coffee earned the top rating in a tasting of holiday coffees for
Ethiopia Awassa
Southern Ethiopia coffees like this one are produced from distinctive traditional Ethiopian varieties of Arabica long grown in the region. Like virtually all southern Ethiopia coffees, this coffee is produced by villagers on small garden plots interplanted with food and other subsistence crops. Processed by the wet or washed method (fruit skin and pulp are removed before drying). Paradise Roasters
