When it comes to the most sought-after types of coffee in the world, there are only a few that fit the bill.

THE BOX INCLUDES:

1 x 125 g - Jamaica Blue Mountain®, Wallenford® Estate
1 x 125 g - Galapagos, San Cristobal

Jamaica Blue Mountain®, Wallenford® Estate

Tasting Notes: Famous for its intense aroma & balanced taste, this coffee is full of chocolate and orange notes

Roast Level: Medium
Variety: Jamaica Blue Mountain (certified)
Process: Washed
Altitude: above 2000 masl

Wallenford® Coffee Company has historically been the largest cultivator of Jamaica Blue Mountain® on the island. The estate owns approx 5,000 acres of Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee land & spanning two parishes within the Blue Mountains namely St.Andrew & Portland.

It also owns pulping factories within both regions which carry out the first stage of coffee processing. The beans are then transported to their Tarentum Drying & Finishing Works Plant where the beans are dried, hulled, graded, sorted, handpicked & packaged.

Wallenford® prides itself on its farming & production practices. They work closely with farmers & provide support for their farms & the surrounding communities. Wallenford® provide infrastructure as well as help the farmers cultivate a crop that is profitable for them & can support their families.

They also adopt schools in the Coffee growing areas & have provided everything from new kitchens, to internet, to computers & tablets. The result has been constant improvement in the quality & taste of the coffee that they produce & a strong relationship between Wallenford® & the coffee communities of Jamaica.

Galapagos, San Cristobal

Tasting Notes: Citric acidity, intense body and full of flavours of stone fruits.
Roast Level: Medium
Variety: Bourbon
Process: Washed
Altitude: 350 masl

This 100% organic coffee grows in San Cristobal of the exotic Galapagos islands, just 600 miles from the equator. San Cristobal is the largest of the islands and is surrounded by the Humbolt current. The cold sea breeze and the latitude of the island create microclimates that make its flora and fauna exquisite. At 150 to 350 masl the environment becomes the equivalent to that of an elevation of 500 to 1200 masl. This is where the HACIENDA ‘’EL CAFETAL’’ is located.

The farm is privileged by having the abundance of fresh water coming from the small rivers fed by El Junco, a volcanic crater lake, which lies at 1350 masl flowing gently down slopes. Its water contains minerals that enhance the vegetal diversity of this unique land. The coffee trees grow on relatively young volcanic soil,a completely intact ecosystem and a unique micro climate and any kind of employment of pesticides, fungicides, herbicides and chemical fertiliser is forbidden. This allows the production of excellent biological coffee.

Galapagos coffee grows under shade trees (like avocados, guavas, and oranges).

Only organic substances, which occur naturally, are used to dung. All these factors make this ‘’Island coffee’’ unique.

Find out about why these coffees are rare here (blog posts for Galapagos and Jamaica coming soon)

In the meantime you can read about our last Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee here