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
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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
Ethiopia Biloya 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 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
Espresso Reserve
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.
Sumatra Blue Batak
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 the coffee-growing south to the cool environs of Minnesota. Visit www.paradiseroasters.com or call 763-433-0626 for more information.
Kenya AA Gitugu Muranaa
Despite national coffee leadership marred by confusion and apparent corruption, Kenya cooperatives continue to produce some of the world's most elegant and distinctive coffees. AA is the highest grade of Kenya coffee based on bean size. This particular Kenya is produced by the 400-plus members of the Gitugu cooperative at an elevation of 5,300 feet (1,600 meters) mainly from trees of the admired
Colombia Tolima Reynel Perez Micro-Lot
Produced by farmer Reynel Perez at an elevation of approximately 5,500 feet. This 2006 crop, less than 1,000 pounds, was purchased in its entirety by Paradise Roasters. Paradise 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
El Salvador Santa Sofia
A prize winner in the 2006 El Salvador Cup of Excellence competition, where as a green (unroasted) coffee it placed fourth out of hundreds of entries, attracting a score of 91.20 from an international jury. Produced from trees of the Bourbon variety at an elevation of approximately 4,800 feet by farmer Ernesto Pacas Diaz and his wife Blanca Estela on the Santa Sofia farm. A skillful roast of a
Ethiopia Kaffa Forest
From the recently established Tega and Tulla farm in Kefa (traditionally Anglicized as Kaffa) Province. Kefa/Kaffa is reputed to be the botanical birthplace of Coffea arabica, the species that until the 20th century produced all of the world's commercially traded coffees and still produces all of the great ones. Whether this particular Kaffa coffee owes its character to coffee types that go back
Espresso Havana
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.
Sumatra Lake Tawar
This is a superb, elegant version of a traditional Sumatra coffee type. 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.
S.O. India Sitara
S. O. (for Single-Origin) is Paradise Roaster's designation for its new line of espressos based on green coffees from distinguished single growing regions. In this case the single origin is, yes, a pure robusta. It is, however, an India wet-processed example of this controversial coffee species, high-grown (for a robusta) and impeccably processed. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and
S.O. Ethiopia Yirgacheffe
S. O. (for Single-Origin) is Paradise Roaster's designation for its new line of espressos based on green coffees from distinguished single growing regions. In this case the single origin is from the celebrated Yirgacheffe growing region of Ethiopia. Paradise Roasters prides itself on roasting and shipping coffee only after orders are placed. Its metaphoric mission is to bring some paradisiacal
Papua New Guinea Arokara
Produced by a large cooperative of small-holding village farmers in the Eastern Highlands near the town of Kainantu. 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 elite single-origin coffees. Its metaphoric mission is to bring some paradisiacal warmth from the coffee-growing south to