BRAZIL ALTA MOGIANA – SAO FRANCISCO ESTATE – MOKKA PEABERRY

Clean, balanced & smooth cup of Joe. Semi-sweet chocolate, deep fruit, nuts & spice at a medium/dark roast. Would make a great single origin espresso.

Source Burman Coffee Traders

Lot # - 0014

Arrival Date - 04/26/19

Origin - Sao Francisco

Processing Method - Natural

Certifications - UTZ

Jo's Joe Roast Date 12/21/2019  

Dark Roast at Lt. Vienna 

Ethiopia Organic Sidama Shantawawene Village

Super Sweet, honey comb, citrus, Jasmine & berry notes.

Source Sweet Maria's

Process Method - Wet Process

Cultivar - Heirloom Types

Farm Gate - Yes

Certifications - Organic

Region - Shantawene Village, Sidama Processing - Wet Process

Drying Method - Raised Bed Sun-Dried

Arrival date - September 2019 

ArrivalLot size - 120Bag size 60 KG

PackagingGrainPro Liner 

Certifications - Farm Gate 

Cultivar Detail - Heirloom Cultivars GradeGrade 1 

Appearance.5 d/300gr, 14+ Screen - a mix of screen sizes as small as 14 

Jo's Joe Roast Date 12/25/2019

Light Roast at City +

TANZANIAN RFA FINAGRO ESTATE AA

Medium bodied, crisp & clean cup of coffee. Very bright with a candy like sweetness and caramel milk chocolaty notes

Source Burman Coffee Traders

Arrival Date: - 08/02/19

Origin - Karatu District, Arusha Region

Processing Method - Washed

Lot # - 0204

Certifications - RFA

The Vohora family has owned and managed the Finagro Estate for three generations. Finagro has 450 acres of coffee split between two coffee farms (Ascona and Helgoland), a newly renovated wet-mill, and a dry mill facility, which ensures quality control and traceability throughout the entire process.

Jo's Joe Roast Date 12'25/2019

Light Roast at City+

COSTA RICAN SHB EP EL POETA

Lower Acidity, medium Body, sweet & clean. Delicious with vanilla. nut and chocolate notes. Classic Costa Rican cup profile. 

Source Burman Coffee Traders

Arrival Date: - 11/19/19

Lot #: - 0018

Origin: - Alajuela

Processing Method: - Washed

Jo's Joe Roast Date 12'25/2019

Medium/Dark Full City

COLOMBIAN POPAYAN SUPREMO

Lower acidity, medium bodied, sweet & crisp. This is  a crowd pleasing cup. Balanced with the classic Colombian vanilla & chocolate notes. 

Source Burman Coffee Traders

Arrival Date: - 11/19/19

Lot #: - 1182

Origin: - Popayan

Processing Method: - Washed

Jo's Joe Roast Date 12/29/2020

Medium/ Dark Full City ++

Earthly, darkly sweet with molasses & Chocolate notes. 

Source Sweet Maria's

Region - Humbang Hasunduntan Sub-district, North Sumatra 

Processing- Wet Hulled (GilingBasah) 

Drying Method - Covered Sun-dried

Arrival date - April 2019 

ArrivalLot size - 30Bag size - 60 KG 

Packaging - GrainPro Liner 

Certifications - Farm Gate 

Cultivar -  Lasuna, Onan Ganjang, Jember, Sigarar Utang 

GradeGrade 1 Appearance 

1+ d/300gr  16-19 screen. 

Altitude - 1400 to 1500 ASL

This lot is "triple picked", which means it was hand sorted 3 different times and much cleaner than your average Sumatra "Gr 1" Roast 

Jo's Joe Roast Date 1/15/2020

Vienna Roast

Funky Bali 

Kintamani Natural FRA Organic

Super bold & fruited with fig & bittersweet chocolate notes. One Jo'sJoe customer described Black Cherry, Apricot & Chocolate overed Macadamia nuts.. YUM!

Source Burman Coffee Traders

Lot # - 7061

Origin - Kintamani, Bali

Processing Method - Natural

Arrival Date - 10/01/19

Jo'a Joe Roast Date 1/15/2020 FC++

We will look for this one again! 

Sweet Maria's French Roast Blend

I roast this at a Lt. Vienna Roast

Delicate body, light & sweet with vanilla notes. Very surprising at a Lt. Vienna roast.

Source From Sweet Maria's

Processing - Varies

Drying Method - Sun & Machine dried 

Arrival date - All current-new crop Packaging - Other

Cultivar Detail - Varietal Blend 

Grade - Top Grade 

Appearance16 to 18 screen

Jo's Joe Roast Date 1/15/2020

Lt. Vienna

Jo's Joe Espresso Blend

This Blend I created while at the Stucco House. It's the only blend I use for my Espresso. 

Contains 10% Indian Cherry Robusta

Processing - varies

Origin - Varies

Processing method - Varies

Arrival Date - Varies

Jo's Joe Roast Date 1/15/2020

Lt. Vienna

BRAZIL SUL DE MINAS

Thick & rich. A low acid smooth classic nutty dark chocolate Brazilian.

Sul de Minas is home to some of the largest coffee estates in Brazil, yet more than half of the farms in the region are small to medium-sized (10-150 hectares), and smallholder farmers have grown coffee there for generations.

Arrival Date: 11/25/19

Lot #: 0053

Origin: Sul De Minas

Processing Method: Natural

Jo'sJoe roast date 2/9/2020 FC+ 

Sumatra Aceh Tengah Bies

Source from Sweet Marias

Full City+ delivers a much more balanced bitter-to-sweet, deep chocolate roast-toned cup of coffee. I don't normally recommend Sumatra as single origin espresso, but Full City+ makes for an inky, chocolatey shot of espresso.

Region: Bies: Aceh TengahProcessing: Wet Hulled (Giling Basah)

Drying Method: Raised Bed Sun-Dried

Arrival date: April 2019 Arrival

Lot size: 40

Bag size: 60 KG

Packaging: GrainPro Liner

Farm Gate: Yes

Cultivar Detail Ateng, Tim Tim Gayo

Grade 1 Triple Picked- this lot is "triple picked", which means it was hand sorted 3 different times and much cleaner than your average Sumatra "Gr 1"

Recommended for Espresso: Yes

Jo'sJoe Roast Date 2/9/2020 FC+

Michele's cup review describes this as the perfect storm between Milk & Dark Chocolate! Jean adds smooth, creamy & low acid! I completely agree! 

Ethiopia Organic Dry Process Limu Kossa Farm

Source from Sweet Marias

Region: Limu Kossa, Oromia

Processing: Dry Process (Natural)

Drying Method: Raised Bed Sun-Dried

Arrival date: August 2019 Arrival

Lot size: 150

Bag size: 60 KG

Packaging: GrainPro Liner

Certifications: Organic/Fair Trade, Farm Gate, Certified Coffees

Cultivar Detail: Heirloom Cultivars

Grade 1

Roast Recommendations

Recommended for Espresso: Yes

Farm Notes

Cupping Notes: Fragrance and aroma are potent. Complex molasses and sorghum sweeteners, pine syrup aroma, dried berry, raisin and  prune, big cocoa roast flavors 

Jo'sJoe Roast Date 2/9/2020 FC+

 Costa Rica Helsar Asdrubal Chavez

Source from Sweet Marias

A sturdy cup, underlying honey note, brown sugar, balance of sweetness and bittering components, high % cacao bar and hints of dried fruit and coconut. Infinitely drinkable! City to Full City+. Good for espresso.

Region: Llano Bonito, West Valley

Processing: Wet Process (Washed)

Drying Method: Raised Bed Sun-Dried

Arrival date: July 2019 Arrival

 Lot size: 45

Bag size: 46 KG

Packaging: GrainPro Liner

Farm Gate: Yes

Cultivar Detail: Caturra

Grade: SHB EP

Appearance: .2 d/300gr, 16-18 Screen

Roast Recommendations

City to Full City+

Type: Farm Gate

Recommended for Espresso: Yes

Jo'sJoe Roast Date 2/9/2020 FC

COLOMBIAN POPAYAN SUPREMO

Lower acidity, medium bodied, sweet & crisp. This is  a crowd pleasing cup. Balanced with the classic Colombian vanilla & chocolate notes. 

Source Burman Coffee Traders

Arrival Date: - 11/19/19

Lot #: - 1182

Origin: - Popayan

Processing Method: - Washed

Jo's Joe Roast Date 12/29/2020 FC +

GUATEMALAN HUEHUETENANGO FINCA INJERTAL RFA SHG EP

Source Burman Coffee

A great clean classic Guatemalan cup that everyone will enjoy. Lower acidity with a little fuller body, a sweet and semi-fruity edge with a smooth chocolaty undertone. 

Arrival Date:: 11/25/19

Lot #: 0001

Processing Method: Washed

Origin: La Democracia, Huehuetenango

Jo'sJoe Roast Date 2/9/2020 FC

Panama Los Naranjos Lerida Estate 

Source Burman Coffee

Lot #: 0001

Origin: Boquete

Arrival Date: 11/04/19

Processing Method: Washed

Finca Lerida is a 900-acre estate purchased by Sonia Amoruso's family in 2009. It is located in the famed Boquete growing region nestled under the ecological wonderland of Volcan Buru National Park where over 550 species of birds make their home. A vintage hotel with amenities that equal the natural beauty, serves as a landmark to more than 100 years of coffee history and a source of tourism income. 

The estate has a mill where cherries are still sorted to remove under ripe and damaged beans using the siphon invented by the original owner in the 1920s. Then the coffee is de-pulped, fermented, washed, and carefully dried on covered patios and raised bed.  Sonia works with 30 year-round employees and another 60 people who meticulously pick ripe cherry during the harvest. Finca Lerida provides housing and a school for the employees and their families.

Jo'sJoe Roast Date  3/8/2020

A clean, rich, sweet, fuller bodied low acid cup, with soft fruit, caramel chocolaty notes. This is going to be the BOMB! Every Panama I've ever roasted has been absolutely delicious!! 

Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Gr. 2 

Roba Family Mill

Source  Burman Coffee

Lot #: 1000

Origin: Yirgacheffe; Gedeb

Processing Method: Washed

Arrival Date: 10/14/19

Three brothers formed Roba and Family, their mother’s coffee (Bedhatu Jibicho) has been one of Burmans favorites every year. This particular lot is sourced from about 100 neighbors who cultivate coffee on small plots and deliver their cherry to the Roba family’s washing station. On arrival, cherries are carefully hand sorted then de-pulped, fermented for 48 hours, and washed and classified again in channels. The parchment is placed on raised beds where it is hand sorted again and dried over a period of 12 to 15 days.  As 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 small producers. They have also contributed to road construction projects that make travel for everyone a bit easier.

Jo'sJoe Roast Date 3/8/2020

A crisp & cool traditional washed Ethiopian cup! Hints of citrus, with floral, fruited berry notes. Some cup reviews vanilla & strawberry, with a tea like acidity. 

Costa Rica Tarrazu La Casona SF 1900 Lot 2

Source Sweet Maria's 

Region: San Marcos, Tarrazu Processing: Wet Process (Washed) Drying Method: Raised Bed Sun-Dried 

Arrival date: July 2019 

Lot size: 45 

Bag size: 46 

KG Packaging: GrainPro Liner

Farm Gate: Yes 

Cultivar Detail: Caturra 

Grade: SHB EP 

Appearance: 2 d/300gr, 16-18 Screen

Roast Recommendations: City to Full City+

Type Farm: Gate

Recommended for Espresso: Yes

This coffee was produced at La Casona wet mill, a micro mill operated by the Solis family. It's from the family farm, the highest part actually, called "San Francisco 1900", a peak reaching just above 1900 meters. This particular lot is mechanically washed at their wet mill, a process which closely replicates traditional fermentation by stripping away most of the fruit using a special de-pulping machine, that uses very little water. The parchment-covered seed is then soaked overnight in clean water before being laid to dry on the patios or raised beds. It's not quite the same as fermentation and the minuscule amount of fruit left intact can lead to a more rounded cup, less pronounced acidity and even fruited flavors. But when done well, process is practically transparent and yields a crisp, clean coffee, which this lot is a testament to! The city of San Marcos is in the Talamanca Sierra highlands, with peaks reaching as high as 3000 meters. It's an ideal micro-region and climate for growing coffee with rich volcanic soil, great altitude, and is shaded from the hot afternoon suns by mountain peaks.

Jo'sJoe Roast Date 3/8/2020

Sweet, with molasses, caramel, turbinado sugar, vanilla & baker's cocoa notes. 

Colombia Inza Veredas Vecinas

Source SweetMarias

Region: Inzá, Cauca

Processing: Wet Process

Drying Method: Covered Sun-dried

Arrival: April 2019 

Lot size: 29

Bag size: 70 KG

Packaging: GrainPro Liner

Farm Gate: Yes

Cultivar Detail: Caturra, Variedad Colombia, Typica

Grade: Estate

Appearance: .6 d/300gr, 15+ Screen

Roast Recommendations: City to Full City+

Type: Farm Gate

Recommended for Espresso: Yes

This blend of coffee from Inzá is made up from the producers of neighboring towns, or "veredas" as they're called in Colombia. The province of Inzá is located in Southwestern Colombia within the greater Department of Cauca. Like much of Colombia, Cauca is home to very high altitude farms, many above the 2000 meter mark. The coffee from this lot harvested from an altitude range of about 1500 to 2000 meters. The way we make up these regional blends is by cupping several samples from the individual farms, separating out those that meet a certain cup criteria, and then blending them together. It's a benefit to us (and not to mention the cup) having this level of quality control with our Colombian blends. This is a wet-processed coffee, most farmers using old style hand-cranked pulpers, fermenting and washing in the same tank and then drying out on raised, covered beds. 

Jo'sJoe Roast Date  3/8/2020

Refined brown sugar sweetness, sucanat, almond & toffee notes. Dark chocolate body is heavy, & milky. As espresso - chocolatly syrup, berry notes with a thick bittersweetness.

Sulawesi Red Honey Tana Luwu

Source SweetMarias

Processing: Honey Process

Drying Method: Raised Bed Sun-Dried

Arrival: December 2019 

Lot size: 43

Bag size: 30 KG

Packaging: GrainPro Liner

Farm Gate: Yes

Cultivar Detail: Typica, Jember, 

S-795, Lini-S

Grade: Grade 1

Appearance:.6 d/300gr, 16-18 Screen

Roast Recommendations: City to Full City

Type: Farm Gate

This coffee is from a newly-started mill in a small town Tolajuk within the Luwu District. The town sits in the Eastern slopes of Mount Latimojong, which boasts to highest peak in Sulawesi. The folks who run the mill purchase coffee in whole cherry form via small holders in and around the village. They are only processing two different styles of honey process coffee at the moment, yellow and red. This is the latter, which in this particular case involves submerging  the whole cherry in barrels of water for a day in order to start a fermentation process. They then peel the outer layer of the cherry with mechanical demucilage machine, leaving much of the fruit intact for the drying period. The fruit dries to a different hue of yellow or red depending on how much of the fruit is left intact, hence the names . The coffee is dried on raised beds over the course of roughly 2 weeks, give or take, then finally stored in sealed bags for a resting period for about 30 days. Farms in this area span an altitude range of about 1250 to 1450 meters and are planted in Typica types and hybrids including Jember, S-795 and Lini-S.

JosJoe Roast Date 3/8/2020

Moka Kadir

Source SweetMarias

RegionYemen, Ethiopia, Brazil

Processing: Dry Process (Natural)

Drying Method: Patio Sun-dried & Raised Bed Sun-dried

Arrival: All current crop coffee

Packaging: GrainPro liner

Cultivar Detail: Bourbon, Mokha, Heirloom Cultivars

GradeTop:Grades

Appearance1d/300gr, 15+ screen

Roast Recommendations: Full City to Vienna

Type: Sweet Maria's Blends

Recommended for Espresso: Yes

Jo'sJoe Roast Date 3/24/2020 FC+

This is a SweetMarias proprietor blend of top grade dry processed Yemen, Ethiopian & Brazil (and a little Kenya washed) beans. I LOVE this blend. Darkly sweet, clean & crisp, spicy, softly fruited & of course, chocolaty! 

Kenya Othaya Gura AB

Source SweetMarias

Region: Gura, Nyeri County

Processing: Wet Process (Washed)

Drying Method: Raised Bed Sun-Dried

 Arrival date: June 2019 

Arrival Lot size: 45 

Bag size: 60 KG 

Packaging: GrainPro Liner 

Farm Gate: Yes 

Cultivar Detail: SL-28, SL-34, Ruiru 11

Grade: AB

Appearance: .5 d/300gr, 15-17 Screen

Roast Recommendations: City to Full City 

Type: Farm Gate 

  This coffee is from the Gura Factory, a washing station that rests near the banks of the Gura river. Gura is one of 19 washing stations that make up the Othaya Farmer's Cooperative Society, one of the older coop-run organization. Altitude of the washing station is just shy of 1750 meters and the coffee is grown on up to 2000 meters. We try our best to return to the societies who regularly produce some of the best Kenya coffees we see and each year we come across coffees new to us, just like Gura. This coffee was purchased direct, not through the Kenya auction system, so we could avoid the risk of losing it. To do this we pay a price that is higher than what the top auction bid might be, but it means we get the exact lot we want. While AA generally commands the highest premium, we found this AB lot from Gura be a brighter cup.

JosJoe Roast Date 3/24/2020 FC+

Bold & darkly bright winey acidity, raw sugar sweetness paired with citrus, berry, spice notes. Huge bittersweet chocolate roast tones at Full City+, as well deeply fruited complexity. 

A delicious brew at a wide roast range! 

Rwanda Kivo Kageyo

Source SweetMarias

Region: Ngororero District

Processing: Wet Process (Washed)

Drying Method: Raised Bed Sun-Dried

Arrival date: December 2019 

Arrival Lot size: 44 bags (Lot 381 + Lot 382)

Bag size: 60 KG

Packaging: Grain Pro Liner

Farm Gate: Yes

Cultivar Detail: Bourbon

Grade A 1 

Appearance.5 d/300gr, 15+ Screen

Roast Recommendations: City to Full City

Type: Farm Gate

Recommended for Espresso: Yes 

$0.10 of every pound of Kageyo purchased will be donated to the Kageyo buildout project allowing them to increase their annual capacity and serve more farmers in this district.

The washing station Kageyo lies in the highlands surrounding the southeastern shores of Lake Kivu in Rwanda's Ngororero district. Kageyo was the 1st place winner of Rwanda's Cup of Excellence coffee competition in 2011. But other than winning this competition, the cooperative struggled during this time, taking out a bank loan to build a new wet mill that low harvests and insufficient mill capacity made it difficult to repay. A private exporter stepped in to help out, purchasing the wet mill, but leaving the farmer cooperative structure intact. This has benefited the coop in that they are absolved of their loan debt, have a direct connection with the specialty market through a well-established export partner, and retain a supply chain that is completely transparent. But they're not out of the woods, still needing capital to expand their milling infrastructure in order to increase their production capabilities. We're helping with this project, and you are too by buying this coffee (a donation is made for every pound sold). The association is made up of small farmers situated around this 2000 meter wet mill, and coffee in the region is some of the highest altitudes we're purchasing in all of Rwanda. Like much of Rwanda, the coffee planted in the region is Bourbon variety. We "built" this lot by looking at all their day lot batches and combining the best ones. It's worth mentioning that this should not be confused with "Kigeyo", a name that you may recognize from other cafe menus. These 44 bags are made up of Lots 381 and 382, day lot separations put together based on identical cup profiles.

This lot from Kageyo shines in both light and dark roast applications, the cup boasting equal parts raw sugar sweetness and complex cocoa and spice notes. At City, the dry fragrance has smells of toasted sugars with dark, caramelized brown sugar scent that hints at sticky buns. Closer to Full City sees a shift toward darker cocoa roast tones, with a subtle dried fruit accent . The wet aroma has a wonderful honey note, with smells of spiced tea released in the steam when breaking through the crust. In the brewed coffee, layers of raw sugar and spice notes clove are tightly woven together when the cup is piping hot. But as it cools, these layers are peeled back one at a time, revealing flavors of brown sugar, cinnamon, cane juice, clove and more. There's tea-like brightness, especially at City and City+ roast levels, and structures the cup profile nicely and adds to a tannic finish. Middle roasts construct a chocolate undertone, with a finishing flavor of chocolate raisin and dried blueberry. Both light and dark roasts are truly delicious! Espresso shots at Full City gush syrupy chocolate notes, and with a lovely dark grape accent, make for a remarkable single origin espresso

JosJoe Roast Date 2/24/2020