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Brewing Basics: New Workshop Dates!

NEW DATES ADDED: June 29 in Asheville and July 20 in Asheville, Atlanta, Boston, Durham, New York, and Philadelphia! This two-hour workshop explores the essentials for brewing great coffee at home.
Haru

This year we worked with Haru and the Yirgacheffe Farmers Cooperative Union to recreate the immaculate coffee we bought last year. Better cherry selection and better processing resulted in another lot exclusively for Counter Culture that hits the hallmarks of a great Yirgacheffe coffee.
Kilenso Mokonisa

This coffee from Aklilu Kassa’s washing station in Kilenso Mokonisa in southern Ethiopia showcases what natural sundried processed Ethiopian coffee is all about. Big flavors of blueberry and blackberry are accentuated by a juicy body.
Karatu Peaberry

The Gitwe Farmers cooperative – off the eastern slope of the Aberdare mountain range in Kenya – impressed us with a amazing coffee two years ago. This tiny, few-hundred pound peaberry lot proves that their past great coffee was not just a fluke. Complex, tropical fruit, hibiscus, and citrus notes.
Atu Lintang

Atu Lintang grew out of a conversation about improving quality at the Jagong mill in Sumatra a few years back. We feel fortunate to have revived this project recently. Look for notes of bell pepper, green grape and spice.

Head Roaster Tim Hill's Trip Report from Popayan, Colombia, in June 2008!

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Virmax's Nelson Melo and Counter Culture Coffee's head roaster Tim Hill in Popayan, Colombia. Photo by Counter Culture Coffee. Counter Culture Coffee's head roaster Tim Hill recently collected his notes from his trip to Popayan, Colombia, back in June 2008 ... just in time, too, because the 2008/2009 harvest lot of La Golondrina recently arrived in our warehouse!

In June 2008, Tim visited Virmax, our friends and partners who been instrumental to our relation-building efforts in Popayan, Colombia. During his trip, Tim toured coffee farms, met with farmers, and cupped the coffees that were to comprise the delicious new harvest lot of La Golondrina. To read more about Tim's trip to Popayan, Colombia, please visit our coffee Origins section.

Thanks,
Nathan

FEATURED COFFEE

JUNE FEATURED COFFEE

Finca Nueva Armenia
Bourbon, Caturra, Typica, and San Ramon varieties
Counter Culture Direct Trade Certified • Certified Organic • Shade Grown
The Recinos family's impeccable farm, Finca Nueva Armenia, sits high in the rocky canyons of Guatemala's Huehuetenango district. The quality of their craftsmanship is evident in every cup: clean, clear notes of green apple, grape, and almond above a crisp acidity and juicy body. View map.

Regularly $16.00

$15.00 (per 12 oz bag)

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