Coffee
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Single Origin Sampler
$42.00 – $460.00Can’t decide which coffee to try? Why not try all of our single origin coffees. Our single origin sampler features three of our single origin coffees. It’s a great way to experience the variety of flavors available from different origins or reward the coffee lover in your life.
Prepay for 3, 6, or 12 months and save.
Each box includes:
• (3) bags of single origin coffee, weighing 8oz. each.
• (1) screen-printed box
• (3) cut sheets that include information about each of the coffees
Price includes shipping. Whole bean coffee only. If you’d like to start a sampler box subscription, but would rather pay month-to-month, visit our single origin sampler subscription page.
- Country:
- Varies - 3 bags per box
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San Pedro Necta
$17.50 – $35.00Blueprint Coffee has now purchased coffee from ASDECAFE, a group of sustainable coffee associations, for many years. Last year, we started to move toward making more connections with the associations and the region of Huehuetenango through our partnership with Los Volcanes Inc. (formerly TG-Lab). While making these connections, the region and cooperative have gone through major transitions, both politically and organizationally. One of the resulting changes was the establishment of ASODESI, or the Association for Fundamental Development for San Pedro Necta. ASODESI is an offshoot association that helps consolidate the purchase of agricultural materials, provides medical assistance to its associates, and educates members in regards to farming, environmental conditions, and the coffee market.
The farmers of ASODESI are distinct in that they are comprised of small to medium sized farmers. One aspect of their union is to establish a niche in the specialty market by dedicating themselves to environmentally sustainable practices. This area has a pattern of weather extremes starting with intense rain right after a long period of drought. This causes a delay in the maturing process of the coffee plants. This also causes issues with erosion. The farmers have come to accept the need to establish mulching programs timed with the extreme weather in order to prevent the loss of their soil.
Blueprint Coffee is directly contributing towards the efforts and stated goal of these farmers. In September of 2017, Los Volcanes and Blueprint Coffee hosted a day-long seminar to help improve their composting practices. These farmers are actively implementing organic methods, so Blueprint Coffee supported their efforts through a day of demonstrations, and a session where farmers shared ideas and current practices.
Team taste notes: caramel, brown sugar, graham, orange, cranberry, apple
- Country:
- Guatemala
- Region:
- Huehuetenango
- Altitude:
- 1400 – 1850 MASL
- Process:
- Washed
- Varietal:
- Caturra, Pache, Bourbon
- Harvest:
- January – March 2018
- Sourcing Partners:
- Los Volcanes / InterAmerican
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Esperanza Natural
$22.00 – $44.00We are completing our second harvest, but our third year of working with Finca Esperanza. Ana Vizcaino, the heart and soul of the farm, is constantly working with her staff to ensure everything is managed properly. She is also closely involved with the training and development of her staff. Ana has taken a highly poisoned soil – from years of pesticide, herbicide and fertilizer use – and transformed Finca Esperanza into not only an organic farm, but a farm that is restorative to the environment.
Our collaborative projects have included compost work, coffee processing assistance, and a sustainably designed drying house. The compost project is intended to address CLR (coffee leaf rust) and soil nutrition by restoring soil microbiology. We started this work at a time when the research on the subject was still in its infancy. The research is quickly becoming mainstream and also absolutely necessary in the efforts to slow global warming. The processing collaboration using yeast assisted in understanding the principles of fermentation before the farm built their own beneficio to ferment and process their own coffee. Now, we are partnering to address the difficulty of drying in a humid climate.
Preparing naturals can be a controversial subject, but it is an important learning tool for specialty coffee growers. Naturals take longer to dry and require more labor, which can be very difficult to manage during a hectic harvest season within a humid climate. So why do it? Well, that is a complicated question. Naturals are one offering in a specialty coffee farmer’s “line-up.” A coffee farm is a business that must innovate and learn in order to improve and begin to break into a market. Access to market is the final and most important step for any coffee farmer. There is very little incentive to work towards a specialty quality unless there is confidence that the coffee will reach a market that values the additional work and taste quality. Blueprint Coffee is guaranteeing the access to market by committing to purchase of the coffee and assisting Finca Esperanza in successfully expanding their product offering.
Aside from adding diversity to a farmer’s “line-up,” natural process coffees do not require the water used in the washed process and they do not leave the farmer with the spent pulp to pollute the watershed of their area. The subject of pulp processing has become an important aspect of our work with farmers in general. You will be hearing more in 2019 about how we are trying to engage with coffee pulp rotting during harvest that contributes to the degradation of soils and the watershed. For now, please enjoy the result of the hard work and dedication from the people at Finca Esperanza.
Team taste notes: blackberry, dense, chardonnay, fudge, custard, cherry
- Country:
- Guatemala
- Region:
- Cerro Pecul, Suchitepéquez
- Altitude:
- 1300 – 1400 MASL
- Process:
- Natural
- Varieties:
- Catuai
- Harvest:
- Nov. 2017 – Feb. 2018
- Importer:
- Two Birds Coffee
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Inga Community
$19.50 – $39.00The Inga community is one of many native communities living in remote regions of Colombia. From 1990 to the early 2000’s, they found themselves victims of atrocities inflicted by guerilla forces seeking the financial benefit from the trade of cocaine and heroin. The guerilla groups took over banks and infrastructure in their communities and forced the growth of these illegal crops. Colombians, in general, were afraid to travel freely in many parts of the country, but the southwestern portion of the country was particularly bad. Around this time, kidnapping and extortion by guerillas were rampant. This left the remote indigenous communities like the Inga in Nariño out of reach of anyone to help.
Persident Álvaro Uribe Vélez,following up on a series of incremental changes and failed peace treaties that occurred over many previous administrations, was able to establish the Democratic security and Defense Policies. These new policies opened the doors, and roads, to make travel and commerce safe for Colombian citizens. This was a major change in the security in the remote regions, like Nariño, where indigenous communities did not have the government support and protection. In the early 2000’s, the Colombian and the United States governments established the Buffer Zone Program, which helped transition crops, establish security, improve agricultural practices, and restore indigenous cultural knowledge and practices.
Right about now you might be asking, “Why the history lesson?” Well, this safety and security can be taken for granted. These security and stability changes have a significant impact on the people of those communities. That security and stability brings income into these communities, builds schools, restores government, and restores infrastructure that help to promote a healthy community. So what is in your cup? It’s a little overwhelming to think about everything that went into this coffee and what it took to get it to St. Louis. This inspires and motivates us at Blueprint Coffee to keep improving and forming relationships with the communities that produce our coffee.
Team taste notes: molasses, cocoa, prune, raisin, earth, strawberry
- Country:
- Colombia
- Region:
- Aponte Community, Nariño
- Process:
- Honey
- Altitude:
- 2150 MASL
- Varieties:
- Caturra
- Harvest:
- April – June 2018
- Importer:
- Ally Coffee
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Tektōn v.15
$16.50 – $33.00We are craftspeople dedicated to exhibiting the qualities of one of the most flavorful beverages in the world. What we attempt to create and construct are flavor experiences that are balanced, intoxicating, and special. While our single origin offerings exhibit qualities that are delicious and complete by themselves, blending can create something unique that none of our coffees offer by themselves. We are inspired by French wine and cocktails like the Sazerac. By adding a small amount of five quality ingredients (sugar, bitters, lemon, absinthe, ice), a serving of perfectly good whiskey becomes a different, yet delicious, taste experience than that offered by any neat pour.
We are excited to offer Tektōn as a compliment to our single origin offerings. It matches the integrity of those offerings by remaining a seasonal coffee with a transparent supply chain. We embrace the future insight and taste experiences Tektōn will provide.
Coffees from Papua New Guinea have been among the most complex and interesting we’ve sourced since opening in 2013. While timing this year hasn’t led to featuring a Papua New Guinea coffee for a single origin spot (at least not yet), we were excited to taste some coffees that would work for Tektōn. Forty percent of this version of Tektōn is grown by small-holders of the Tsekaka people near Banz, Jiwaka in Papua New Guinea. Its citrusy, earthy, and savory qualities add a nice dynamic to the blend. The remaining 60% of the blend is made up of our San Pedro Necta lot from Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Its pie-crust and brown sugar qualities provide a solid platform and roundness to the cup.
Team taste notes: brown sugar, brown spice, black tea, malt, cherry, berries
- Country 60%:
- Guatemala
- Producer 60%:
- San Pedro Necta
- Region 60%:
- Huehuetenango
- Process 60%:
- Washed
- Importer 60%:
- InterAmerican Coffee
- Country 40%:
- Papua New Guinea
- Producer 40%:
- Tsekaka Small-holders
- Region 40%:
- Banz, Jiwaka
- Process 40%:
- Washed
- Importer 40%:
- Royal Coffee N.Y.
- Varieties:
- Caturra, Pache, Typica, Bourbon
- Harvest:
- January – August 2018
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Penrose V.20
$15.50 – $31.00PENROSE (named after the triangle) is our “house” espresso. We feel the perfect espresso is an impossible goal, but we still strive to create it. PENROSE is our ever-updated offering in the quest for the perfect espresso. While the seasonal components at times may be single-origin, and at others a blend, it is always perfect for your hopper.
PENROSE also does well in the brewer – look for notes of lasting sweetness and heavy body, with a subdued acidity.
The 20th version of Penrose presents a 100% washed blend of Huila, Colombia and Allona, Ethiopia. Washed coffees from Huila have frequently filled our offering sheet over the last few years. Allona, Ethiopia has been a recent highlight as a single origin, and we’re excited to be able to offer it as a blend component in this espresso.
Team taste notes: brown sugar, cocoa, orange, stone fruit
- Producer 70%:
- Small-holder Farmers
- Country 70%:
- Colombia
- Region 70%:
- Huila
- Importer 70%:
- Interamerican
- Producer 30%:
- Guji Highlands PLC - Allona Station
- Country 30%:
- Ethiopia
- Region 30%:
- Odo Shakiso, Guji
- Importer 30%:
- CCS
- Varieties:
- Caturra, Typica, Gujicha
- Process:
- Washed
- Harvest:
- Oct. 2017 – Feb. 2018
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Decaf Cauca
$14.50 – $29.00Decaf EA Cauca is from the southwestern region of Cauca, Colombia. It is washed and milled at Centra Cooperativa Indigena del Cauca. They are a Fair Trade certified cooperative that works with farmers in Cauca and beyond.
The coffee is decaffeinated in Colombia as well at the Descafecol plant using ethyl acetate derived from locally-grown sugarcane.
Team taste notes: graham, molasses, brown spice, strawberry, apple, applewood
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InterAmerican describes the EA decaf process done at Descafecol quite well:
Descafecol is the only decaffeination plant in the Andean region of Colombia. The plant relies entirely on the pure water from the Navado el Ruis (a snow-capped volcano on the border of the departments of Caldas and Tolima) and natural ethyl acetate from sugar cane plants in Palmira, Colombia.
Ethyl acetate is an organic compound (C4H8O2) with a sweet smell—it’s created during fermentation and contributes to what’s often described as the “fruitiness” in a young wine.
At Descafecol, the decaffeination process begins with steaming the green coffee at a very low pressure to remove the silver skins. The beans are then moistened with hot water, which causes them to swell and soften
and begins the hydrolysis of the caffeine, which is bonded to salts of
chlorogenic acid. (Hydrolysis refers water interacting with a compound and causing it to loosen from other particles.)The ethyl acetate solvent is then circulated through the beans multiple times until at least 97 percent of the caffeine is removed. A low-pressure, saturated steam is then applied to remove any last traces of the ethyl
acetate, and finally the coffee is vacuum-dried in drums to remove any water and bring the final moisture level to between 10 and 12 percent.The coffee is cooled to ambient temperature with fans and then polished with carnauba wax to protect it against humidity. Ultimately, no more than 5 ppm of ethyl acetate is left in the coffee, and once the coffee is roasted, there is no trace of it at all.
- Country:
- Colombia
- Region:
- Cauca
- Altitude:
- 1500 – 2100 MASL
- Process:
- Washed, Sugarcane EA Decaf
- Varietal:
- Castillo, Catura, Colombia
- Harvest:
- April – June 2018
- Importer:
- InterAmerican Coffee
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Finca Tamana
$20.50 – $41.00In 2016, our green coffee buyer, Andrew Timko, traveled to Colombia to do some hands-on training and application of his studies in Actively Aerated Compost Tea. He did this at Finca Tamana, owned by Elias Roa. There, he was able to learn more about making great compost with Elias and his pal Tim Wendelboe, who has done an extensive amount of work with Elias and now owns the neighboring farm, Finca El Suelo.
Elias is an extremely dedicated and smart producer. He’s aware of threats to the environmental and financial stability of his farm. We definitely look up to him and hope to share what we learned at Tamana with many of our origin partners. We are happy to once again offer coffee from Finca Tamana.
Team taste notes: toffee, nougat, grape, apple, pear, brown spice
- Country:
- Colombia
- Region:
- El Pital, Huila
- Altitude:
- 1700 – 1800 MASL
- Process:
- Washed
- Varieties:
- Colombia, Castillo
- Harvest:
- June – July 2018
- Exporter:
- Fairfield Trading
- Importer:
- The Collaborative Coffee Source
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Single Origin Sampler Subscription
$40.00 / month and a $40.00 sign-up feeOur single origin sampler features three of our single origin coffees. It’s a great way to experience the variety of flavors available from different origins or reward the coffee lover in your life. The subscription will include three single origin coffees currently available in our lineup at that time. We will do our best to keep as much variety in the box as possible – our single origin coffees typically last 2-3 months and we currently only carry three at a time.
This box includes:
• (3) bags of single origin coffee, weighing 8oz. each.
• (1) screen-printed box
• (3) cut sheets that include information about each of the coffees
**Price includes shipping. Whole bean coffee only. Sign-up fee is a prepayment for the last sampler of your subscription.
If you’d like to prepay for 3, 6, or 12 months of a subscription, visit our page for our normal sampler and select the appropriate length from the drop-down menu.
- Country:
- Varies - 3 bags per box
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Pay-as-you-go Subscription
From: $19.00 / week and a $19.00 sign-up feeNot sure which coffee to pick? Let us pick for you and we’ll cover the cost of shipping. Join our Roaster’s Choice Pay-as-you-go Subscription and receive a beautiful selection of our coffees as often and as ample as needed. The subscription will rotate among all our coffees. If you have taste preferences, just include them in the “notes” section of the checkout page and we can adjust your subscription to your desired profile. Price includes shipping.
The “sign-up fee” is a deposit on your last bag of coffee. If you cancel your subscription, we’ll send you a final bag of coffee without charging your card.
Looking to gift a subscription or prepay for the whole thing? Try out our prepaid subscriptions.
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Prepaid Subscription
$65.00 – $490.00Give or receive the gift of great coffee with our Roaster’s Choice Prepaid Subscription. Each month, the recipient will receive a bag of a Blueprint Coffee. If you have taste preferences, just drop us an email, and we can adjust your subscription to your desired profile. Price includes shipping.
Would you prefer a subscription that is billed with each shipment? No problem, just use pay-as-you-go subscription.
(To include a gift note, or to delay the start of your subscription, just add a comment in the “notes” field of the checkout page)
