From southern Arabia, this is a dry-processed or "natural" coffee, meaning the beans are dried inside the fruit rather than after the fruit is removed, as is the case with wet-processed or "washed" 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
SEARCH RESULTS
Romance by Paradise
Available in a 12-ounce valve bag at $9.95. This blend is a variation on the classic Mocha-Java, the world's earliest blend, with an emphasis on dry-processed coffee from Yemen. Dry-processed or "natural" coffees are dried with the beans inside the fruit rather than after the fruit is removed, as is the case with wet-processed or "washed" coffees. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and
Sumatra Danau Toba
A traditional Sumatra of the type usually called Mandheling or Lintong from the classic growing regions near Lake Toba. It shares some of the unorthodox character of the regional type: a hint of earth, low-acid fruit, dense mouthfeel. This particular Sumatra adds a powerful sweetness and complexity to that traditional profile, however. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping
Kenya Kii Peaberry 2008
Despite national coffee leadership marked by confusion and recent social disorder, Kenya cooperatives continue to produce some of the world's most elegant and distinctive coffees. This sample consists entirely of peaberries, a kind of bean that results when the coffee fruit develops only a single, oval bean rather than the usual pair of flat-sided beans. Peaberries produce a somewhat different
Decaf Espresso
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 information.
Ethiopia Awassa Special
Most southern Ethiopia coffee is prepared by removing the fruit before the beans or seeds have been dried, producing a cleanly high-toned, often intensely floral- and citrus-toned cup. This Ethiopia is apparently a "natural" or dry-processed version, however, meaning the beans/seeds were dried inside the fruit, producing a flavor profile that is lower-toned with a deep, wine-and berry-like fruit.
Kenya Wagumuga
Despite national coffee leadership marked by confusion and recent social disorder, Kenya 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 some paradisiacal warmth from the coffee-growing south to the cool environs of Minnesota.
Sumatra Lake Tawar Decaf
This coffee was decaffeinated by the conventional or direct solvent method. A superb, elegant version of the traditional Sumatra type distinguished by low acidity and idiosyncratic flavor notes that appear to result from serendipitous taints, especially a mild earthiness or mustiness acquired during unconventional drying procedures. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping coffee
Sumatra Danau Toba
A traditional Sumatra of the type usually called Mandheling or Lintong from the classic growing regions near Lake Toba. It shares some of the unorthodox character of the regional type: a hint of earth, low-acid fruit, dense mouthfeel. This particular Sumatra adds a powerful sweetness and complexity to that traditional profile, however. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping
Colombia Tolima Jairo Guiterrez Micro-Lot 07
This is a very micro micro-lot, weighing only 350 pounds, selected from the 15-acre farm of Jairo Guiterrez. 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
Kenya Nyeri AA Tambaya Auction Lot
Despite stresses brought on by 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 some paradisiacal
Sumatra Lake Tawar
Coffees are processed using a variety of methods in the Lake Tawar basin in central Aceh Province, near the northwestern tip of the island of Sumatra. This particular Sumatra is tartly and sweetly fruity with a supple body. It is a very elegant coffee, without the earthy notes and rougher, heavier mouthfeel of more traditional Sumatras. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping
2007 Ethiopia Limited Yirgacheffe Idido Teramal
Most coffee from Ethiopia's Yirgacheffe region is prepared by removing the fruit from the beans or seeds before they are dried (wet-processing), producing a cleanly high-toned, often intensely floral- and citrus-toned cup. This Yirgacheffe appears to be a "natural" or dry-processed version, however, meaning the beans/seeds were dried inside the fruit, producing a flavor profile that is lower-toned
Espresso Havana Reserve
In our tests this espresso showed best at a long, slow extraction - as long as 40 seconds. This review is based on an approximately 30-second extraction. 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
Hawaii Ka’u, Will and Grace Farm
Ka'u is a newly emerging Hawaii coffee growing district centered 30 miles or so south of the famous Kona region. This particular coffee, from the 7-acre Will and Grace Tabios farm, recently put a shot across the bow of its celebrated neighbor by placing 6th in the 2007 Specialty Coffee Association of America's Roasters Guild Cupping Pavilion Competition. With fruit removal and drying performed
Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda Gesha
Coffee from trees of the botanical variety "Gesha" or "Geisha" grown on farmer Price Peterson's Hacienda La Esmeralda in Panama has for the last several years consistently broken records paid for a green coffee: A 2007 lot sold at auction this for an extraordinary $130 per pound. This lot of Gesha is from the same fields, crop and variety as the record-breaking auction lot but was sold outside
Kenya AA Wagamuga Auction Lot
Despite stresses brought on by 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, and has become a leading seller of
Papua New Guinea Kunjun Estate
The high mountain valleys of central Papua New Guinea, the nation that occupies the eastern half of the giant island of New Guinea, offer superb growing conditions for Coffea arabica. Despite the wine-toned "estate" in the name, this coffee is probably a "native" Papua New Guinea coffee, meaning it was grown and prepared for market by villagers using the simplest of fruit removal procedures. These
Aged Sumatra Lintong Vintage 2004
Lintong is the most admired regional coffee type of Sumatra. This coffee, exceptional to begin with, was aged in a warehouse in Singapore that specializes in the procedure. 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
Ethiopia Natural Yirgacheffe Aricha Special Microlot
Most Yirgacheffe coffee is prepared by removing the fruit before the beans or seeds have been dried, producing a cleanly high-toned, often intensely floral- and citrus-toned cup. This Ethiopia is a "natural" or dry-processed version, however, meaning the beans/seeds were dried inside the fruit, producing a flavor profile that is lower-toned with a deep, wine-and berry-like fruit. Like virtually
