Vibrant Vietnamese Coffee Market

What ever preconceptions you have of coffee in Vietnam, be prepared for a shake up. After Black Market Roasters visited Vietnam in 2014, we found a vibrant, innovative and growing market. The world knows that Vietnam grows coffee and a lot of it. Most of the coffee is Robusta, a typically lower quality, high yielding, […]

Koke, Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia

Single Origin Coffee: Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Koke

Single Origin Coffee Beans From Yirgacheffe! Country: Ethiopia Region: Yirgacheffe Koke Varietal: Mixed Heirloom Altitude: 1900-2100MASL It is always an exciting time of year when the new crop Ethiopian coffee’s start arriving into Port.  But this coffee is one we have been hanging out for!  The Yirgacheffe region has become well known for it’s fruit […]

Fresh Coffee beans from Ethiopia

New Single Origins Released to Wholesale Clients

Ahh the sweet smell of fresh green beans! Jess has been busy roasting and cupping a fresh crop of single origins available now! Login and head over to WHOLESALE ORDERS Page to get a delivery ASAP! Panama Candella Hartmann           Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Koke           Guatemala Santa Felisa Estate   […]

ORIGIN: Indonesia Sumatra Wahana

This coffee boasts a peach sweetness with notes of strawberries, mandarin and tropical zest but it still has the characteristic underlying spice that is so typical of Sumatran coffees.  It’s absolutely delicious and as the roaster is my pick for this month! Wahana Estate is located in a region called Sidikalang in the Northern part […]

ORIGIN: Costa Rica Aserri

Stats Costa Rica – Tres Hermanas Estate Caturra Honey Process Region: Central Valley – Aserri Micro-region: La Legua de Los Naranjos Altitude: 1670-1750 masl Who Tres Hermanas is tiny coffee farm owned by a dude named Don Miguel Gamboa.  Just last year don Miguel and his family decided it was time to begin processing their […]

Office Coffee

What are the different types of coffee beans?

There are literally 100’s of different types of coffee beans grown around the world. Names like caturra, bourbon, geisha and mundo nova can be very confusing, so we will take you through the basics so you are ready to take on the geekiest of coffee geeks! Basically there are two different types of coffee bean […]