From trees of the botanical variety "Gesha" or "Geisha" grown on the Mama Cata Estate, named after a beloved and apparently matriarchal maid of an earlier owner of the estate. With its long, boat-shaped beans and distinctive floral and chocolate cup, the Gesha variety continues to distinguish itself as one of the world's most unique coffees. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping
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Learning from Chocolate: The Pairing Experiment
A few weeks ago I took a few steps across a relatively new frontier of coffee connoisseurship known generally as “pairing,” i.e. recommending certain coffees that best pair with certain foods. Although I’ve always found the pairing process interesting, I’ve never pursued it in any depth. But when I was offered an opportunity (in this case a modestly paid opportunity) to attempt to pair coffees
Hawaii Kona Natural Maragogipe
This coffee was dried in the fruit, an unusual procedure for any Kona coffee. It is doubly rare because it was produced from trees of the Maragogipe variety, a seldom-grown variety of Arabica that produces enormous beans. Paradoxically, these enormous beans tend to produce a cup rather delicate in sensory profile, as here. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping coffee only after
Kenya AA Gathiga
Despite grower discontent and sporadic social disorder, Kenya continues to produce some of the world's most elegant and distinctive coffees. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping coffee only after orders are placed. Its metaphoric mission is to bring some paradisiacal warmth from the coffee-growing south to the cool environs of Minnesota. Visit www.paradiseroasters.com or call
Costa Rica Tres Rios
Tres Rios, on the outskirts of the Costa Rica capitol of San Jose, is one of the classic Costa Rica growing regions. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping coffee only after orders are placed. Its metaphoric mission is to bring some paradisiacal warmth from the coffee-growing south to the cool environs of Minnesota. Visit www.paradiseroasters.com or call 763-433-0626 for more
Panama Esmeralda Mario Carnival
Coffees from trees of the botanical variety "Gesha" or "Geisha" grown on farmer Price Peterson's Hacienda La Esmeralda in Panama have consistently attracted record-breaking prices over the past several years. With its long, boat-shaped beans and distinctive floral and chocolate cup, the Esmeralda Panama Gesha continues as one of the world's most unique coffees. "Mario" refers to the area of the
Guatemala Huehuetenango
Produced by CODECH (Coordinadora de Organizaciones de Desarrollo de Concepcion Huista) an organization composed of four coffee producing groups in the admired Huehuetenango growing region. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping coffee only after orders are placed. Its metaphoric mission is to bring some paradisiacal warmth from the coffee-growing south to the cool environs of
Kenya Kiangombe
Despite stresses brought on by social unrest, charges of corruption and a confused transition toward an open market, the famed Kenya coffee auction system and its participating cooperatives continue to produce some of the world's most elegant and distinctive coffees. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping coffee only after orders are placed. Its metaphoric mission is to bring
S.O. Espresso Brazil Ouro Preto
S. O. (for Single-Origin) is Paradise Roaster's designation for its line of espressos based on green coffees from distinguished single growing regions. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping coffee only after orders are placed. Its metaphoric mission is to bring some paradisiacal warmth from the coffee-growing south to the cool environs of Minnesota. Visit
Sulawesi Toraja
Coffee from the Toraja region of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, once Celebes, typically displays a wild and often earth-toned character, the result of the unorthodox "wet-hulled" method of fruit removal and drying. However, the clean sweetness and balance of this particular Sulawesi suggests it is a more conventional wet-processed or "washed" coffee. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting
S.O. Espresso India CxR
S. O. (for Single-Origin) is Paradise Roaster's designation for its line of espressos based on green coffees from distinguished single growing regions. In this case the single-origin green coffee comes from trees of an interspecies hybrid that crosses the species that American specialty roasters love to patronize, robusta, with another species of coffee entirely, Coffea congensis. Hence the
Sumatra La Minita Aceh Gold
Aceh Gold is a wet-hulled coffee that is the result of a partnership between William McAlpin, of the renowned Costa Rican coffee estate La Minita, and Indonesian based exporter and miller Volkopi. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping coffee only after orders are placed. Its metaphoric mission is to bring some paradisiacal warmth from the coffee-growing south to the cool
Ethiopia Sidamo Ardi
Grown in the Guji region of Sidamo Province, this Ethiopian coffee is a dry- or "natural-" processed coffee, meaning the beans were dried inside the fruit rather than after the fruit was removed, as is the case with wet-processed or "washed" coffees. This coffee won first place at this year's Ethiopia Taste of Harvest Competition. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping coffee
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe
Their tendency to high-toned floral and citrus sweetness has made the wet-processed coffees of the Yirgacheffe region, a lush range of hills in southern Ethiopia, among the world's most distinctive. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping coffee only after orders are placed. Its metaphoric mission is to bring some paradisiacal warmth from the coffee-growing south to the cool
Hawaii Laka
This Ka'u grown microlot combines 15% dry- or "natural-" processed coffee, meaning the beans were dried inside the fruit rather than after the fruit is removed, with 85% wet-processed or "washed" coffee. Ka'u is a new Hawaii coffee district with a growing reputation for quality and distinction centered thirty miles or so south of the famous Kona region. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting
Romance by Paradise
This lighter-roasted blend is based on the traditional Mocha-Java formula. It combines a particularly distinguished traditionally processed Sumatra - Blue Batak - in place of the original Java, and a "natural" or dried-in-the-fruit coffee from southern Ethiopia that presents an arguably cleaner, more refined alternative to the original Yemen Mocha. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and
Hawaii Ka’u AhSan Farm
Ka'u is a new Hawaii coffee district with a growing reputation for quality and distinction centered 30 miles or so south of the famous Kona region. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping coffee only after orders are placed, and has become a leading seller of competition-winning and other small-lot, elite coffees. Its metaphoric mission is to bring some paradisiacal warmth from
Sumatra Danau Toba
Danau Toba, the largest volcanic lake in the world, is the name Paradise applies to this blend of two Sumatra coffees: Lake Tawar from Aceh Province and Blue Batak from North Sumatra. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping coffee only after orders are placed. Its metaphoric mission is to bring some paradisiacal warmth from the coffee-growing south to the cool environs of
Kenya Wagamuga
Despite national coffee leadership marked by confusion and recent social disorder, Kenya cooperatives like the producer of this coffee, Ritho Co-op, continue to produce some of the world's most elegant and distinctive coffees. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping coffee only after orders are placed. Its metaphoric mission is to bring some paradisiacal warmth from the
Espresso Nuevo
Paradise Roasters designed this medium-dark roasted espresso blend specifically for the American cafe market. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping coffee only after orders are placed. Its metaphoric mission is to bring some paradisiacal warmth from the coffee-growing south to the cool environs of Minnesota. Visit www.paradiseroasters.com or call 763-433-0626 for more