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Not sure which coffee to pick? Let us pick for you and we’ll cover the cost of shipping. Join our Pay-as-you-go Coffee Subscription and receive a beautiful selection of our coffees as often and as ample as needed. The default subscription will rotate among all our coffees. Most will be our single origin selections from around the world. However, if you have taste preferences, just include them in the “notes” section of the checkout page and we can adjust your coffee subscription to your desired profile.
For example, you can specify options in the notes like:
“Single origin only”
“This is a gift, don’t send until June 18”
“I like blends”
“Penrose only”
“I like it bright.”
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Cedral Alto, Costa Rica
$22.00 – $44.00CEDRAL ALTO, COSTA RICA COFFEE TASTE NOTES
apricot, peach, chocolate malt, candied orange
CEDRAL ALTO BACKGROUND
Finca Cedral Alto embodies the environmental responsibility of Costa Rican coffee. The farm’s story begins with its owner, Jorge Vasquéz. After working as a banker for more than 20 years, Jorge followed his passion for sustainability and founded a recycling company. He also purchased Finca Cedral Alto. This lush, 22.5-hectare farm is more than two-thirds forest and preserved primary rainforest.
A multitude of species call Finca Cedral Alto home: from coffee and fruit trees to cattle, reptiles, parrots, tropical flowers, and more. The property is maintained by Jorge and a small team including his cousins, Alex and Daniela. Weeds are cleared by hand to prevent the use of herbicides. Natural fertilizer made from the pulp of coffee cherries helps nurture the plants while eliminating waste from processing.
The honey processing method is a signature of Costa Rica. This method uses elements of natural and washed processing. While natural process beans are dried in the fruit of the coffee cherry, honey process beans are dried with only some of the cherry’s mucilage. This sticky golden outer layer gives the process its name. After drying, the fruit is fully removed during milling. This process uses significantly less water than a washed coffee, which is important because producers in Costa Rica have limited access to fresh water.
This year’s coffee is the first harvest from Finca Cedral Alto processed at their own wet mill in Costa Rica. With heavy body and intense sweetness, Cedral Alto’s flavor profile features notes of stone fruit and nutty chocolate malt.
- Country:
- Costa Rica
- Region:
- Central Valley
- Altitude:
- 1850 MASL
- Process:
- Honey
- Varieties:
- Catuai
- Harvest:
- January – March 2020
- Relationship Length:
- 1st Harvest
- Sourcing Partners:
- Ally Coffee (importer)
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La Isla, Nicaragua
$18.75-$37.50LA ISLA, NICARAGUA COFFEE TASTE NOTES
apricot, pear, cheesecake, sweet spices
LA ISLA COFFEE BACKGROUND
Juan José Montoya is a long-time farmer in Jinotega, the north central region of Nicaragua. Two years ago, the local market was so low that he was unable to sell coffee for a profit. Juan José was ready to transition his crop when he was introduced to the importer Caravela.
The relationship between Caravela’s team in Nicaragua and Juan José Montoya will help restore his lifestyle while improving the overall quality and sustainability of his farm. It is a wonderful example of shared risk and accountability in the specialty coffee industry.
Caravela established their PECA program in Nicaragua to help farmers improve processes and sustainability. PECA begins with improvements at the farm level all the way to post-harvest. Two of these adaptations take place at the Caravela mill: extended fermentation and drying on covered raised beds. The typical approach in Nicaragua was to wash fermented coffee for 12 to 18 hours and dry on concrete beds, deteriorating cup quality and shelf stability. The mill is able to control a longer fermentation to help bring out the unique flavors from the farms. The covered raised beds offer a slower and more gentle drying process.
Coffee is purchased directly from the farmers at the Caravela mill. Strict tracing protocols are in place to maintain value to the farmers and to provide information for consumers. This harvest from Juan José’s farm, La Ilsa, features notes of sweet spice and apricot, cooling to hints of pear and cheesecake.
- Country:
- Nicaragua
- Region:
- Jinotega
- Varieties:
- Catuai, Bourbon, Caturra
- Process:
- Washed
- Altitude:
- 1300 – 1500 MASL
- Harvest:
- December 2019 – March 2020
- Relationship Length:
- 2nd Harvest
- Sourcing Partners:
- Caravela (importer)
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Bokkisa, Ethiopia
$21.50 – $43.00COFFEE TASTING NOTES FOR BOKKISA, ETHIOPIA
peach, orange, fruit syrup, lime, pineapple, mango
COFFEE BACKGROUND FOR BOKKISA, ETHIOPIA
Sookoo Coffee operates in Ethiopia, in the Guji zone of the Oromia region. While the western part of the Guji zone is lush with forests and jungles, the eastern side is more arid. Rich in minerals and gold, the area has experienced major deforestation. Responsible coffee growing presents an opportunity to refresh the area’s landscape both economically and ecologically.
Ture Waji worked as export manager for his family’s farms before launching Sookoo Coffee in 2018. Sookoo Coffee’s drying stations are located high in the mountains outside of Shakisso. Local farmers are incentivized to sell top-quality coffee cherries at a rate of 1 to 2 birr higher per kilogram. Prices are arranged before harvest, so farmers know what to expect without need for haggling. Sookoo Coffee also offers training, financing, and even schooling for kids to help promote education and improved coffee growing practices.
2020 GUJI VISIT
Sookoo Coffee hosted a visit from one of our team members in February 2020, at their largest drying station in the Dambi Uddo Kabele. Here, we had the opportunity to discuss Ture’s goals for Sookoo Coffee. This includes replanting native trees on coffee farms and distributing trees to member farmers. Ture embodies responsibility toward the land and people of Ethiopia, and we feel privileged to share the second harvest of our partnership.
This offering comes from Bokkisa and represents 35 farmers who are part of the group of Sookoo coffee growers. Natural processing methods complement the signature, fruit-forward flavor profile of this region’s coffee. Anticipate a sweet, syrupy cup with notes of citrus, peach, pineapple, and mango.
- Country:
- Ethiopia
- Region:
- Hangadhi, Shakisso, Guji
- Altitude:
- 1800 – 1950 MASL
- Process:
- Natural
- Variety:
- Guji Local Landraces
- Harvest:
- October – December 2019
- Relationship Length:
- 2nd Harvest
- Sourcing Partners:
- Dambi Uddo (mill), Sookoo Coffee (farm group), Atlantic Specialty (importer)
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Decaf Huila EA
$18.25 – $36.50**DUE TO LOW DEMAND FROM THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC, WE ARE NOT ROASTING DECAF TO ORDER. INSTEAD, WE WILL BE ROASTING IT APPROXIMATELY TWICE PER WEEK AND WILL SEND OUT DECAF ORDERS WITH THE FRESHEST BATCH POSSIBLE**
DECAF HUILA EA, COLOMBIA COFFEE TASTE NOTES
cinnamon, orange zest, cream, orange juice
SOURCING INFORMATION
Decaf Huila EA is our current decaffeinated coffee option. It is decaffeinated using the Ethyl Acetate process, which uses locally sourced sugarcane as the source for the decaffeinating agent.
Huila is a well-establish region in south-central Colombia from which the Decaf Huila EA is sourced. It’s known for its clean, complex coffees and high altitudes. It is divided by the Magdalena River, which runs from north to south through the region dividing the central and eastern Cordillera Mountains. There are multiple harvest seasons even within this region because the region contains thousands of farms on opposing western and eastern-facing mountain slopes. The land is lush, green, and quite rural. Most coffee is grown on small, family-run farms where coffee is harvested, washed, and dried on the farm.
The coffee is decaffeinated before leaving Colombia. Decaffeinating the coffee before export saves a tremendous amount of time and energy, which equates to improved flavor, lower costs, and less emissions.
The process of decaffeination involves taking the green, unroasted coffee and putting it into a volatile state where it releases its soluble compounds into a water bath. The caffeine is removed from the water bath using either a solvent or filter. For this coffee, an affordable and local solvent, Ethyl Acetate, is used to remove the caffeine with minor effects on taste quality. It is derived from sugarcane as it is being processed for alternative uses (sugar, rum, molasses, etc). Once the caffeine has been removed from the water bath of solubles, the remaining solubles are placed back in a tank with the green coffee mass and allowed to reabsorb. What remains is a stable, slightly more brownish-green, unroasted coffee that is ready for export.
- Country:
- Colombia
- Region:
- Huila
- Altitude:
- 1300 – 2000 MASL
- Process:
- Washed, Sugarcane EA Decaf
- Varietal:
- Castillo, Colombia, Caturra
- Harvest:
- May – August 2019
- Partnership Length:
- 3rd harvest
- Sourcing Partners:
- Café Imports (importer)
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Tektōn (Seasonal Blend)
$19.25 – $38.50TEKTŌN COFFEE TASTE NOTES (v20)
brown sugar, nougat, honeysuckle, orange
TEKTŌN SOURCING AND BLENDING
The seasonal and transparent coffee blend, Tektōn, chases a difficult goal – highlighting complexity while being approachable. Tektōn satisfies the novice or experienced coffee lover. Regular coffee changes throughout the year maintain balance and seasonality.
We commit ourselves to exhibiting the qualities of one of the most flavorful beverages in the world. To do so, we create and construct balanced, intoxicating, and special flavor experiences. Our single origin offerings are delicious and complete by themselves, but blending creates something new and unique. French wine and cocktails, like the Sazerac, guide us. By adding a small amount of five ingredients (sugar, bitters, lemon, absinthe, ice), a serving of whiskey becomes a new experience. This is a different, yet delicious, taste experience than that offered by any neat pour.
Tektōn, a seasonal coffee blend, compliments 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.
Version 20 combines coffees from Nicaragua and Uganda. Last year, we featured Cordillera Isabelia from Nicaragua as a single origin coffee. Its popularity among our staff took us by surprise, so we contracted it during harvest this year and sourced enough to use some in Tekton. Additionally, we discovered awesome coffees from the Sipi Falls washing station in eastern Uganda last year (see Gamatui Community). This year, we’re brining in this additional lot for Tektōn from the Masira Community that is washed at Sipi Falls.
- Country 53%:
- Nicaragua
- Producer 53%:
- Small-holder farmers
- Region 53%:
- Jinotega
- Process 53%:
- Washed
- Sourcing Partner 53%:
- Caravela (importer)
- Country 47%:
- Uganda
- Producer 47%:
- Masira Community
- Region 47%:
- Sironko
- Process 47%:
- Washed
- Sourcing Partner 47%:
- Atlantic Specialty (importer)
- Varieties:
- Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon, SL34, SL14
- Harvest:
- November 2019 – March 2020
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Penrose (Espresso Blend)
$18.25 – $36.50PENROSE TEAM TASTE NOTES (v26)
graham, dark chocolate, nutty, and apple
PENROSE SOURCING & INTENTION
Penrose, named after the triangle, is our seasonal espresso blend. 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 will vary throughout the year, it is always (nearly) perfect for your hopper.
Penrose seasonal espresso blend aims to:
- be a reliable and consistent offering
- be delicious with milk and without milk
- maintain seasonality and farm-to-cup traceability
- maintain a stable price point so it can be the main espresso on our bar and the bars of many of our wholesale partners
- be easy to dial-in on an espresso grinder
Penrose also does well in the brewer – look for notes of lasting sweetness and heavy body, with a subdued acidity.
SOURCING NOTES (v26)
The Cuatro M group of farms produces all of version 26. The blend for Penrose v26 comes from the Ayutepeque farm. They grow the Pacas variety and separate the processing of the coffee to our specification. Cuatro M produced this same blend for us with their last two harvests as well. Working jointly with Cuatro M to develop Penrose at the farm level maximizes our ability to determine exactly what we want going into the espresso hopper.
- Producer :
- Ayutepeque farm (part of Cuatro M)
- Country :
- El Salvador
- Region :
- Santa Ana
- Process 75%:
- Washed
- Process 25%:
- Natural
- Varieties:
- Pacas
- Harvest:
- November 2019 – February 2020
- Partnership Length:
- 3rd Harvest
- Sourcing Partners:
- Ayutepeque (farm), Cuatro M (farm group), Odyssey (importer)
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Primary Series: Red
$18.00 – $36.00**THIS COFFEE CURRENTLY ROASTS ON MONDAY AND FRIDAY ONLY**
PRIMARY SERIES RED COFFEE TASTE NOTES
apple, berry, dense body, fruity
THE CONCEPT OF RED AND THE PRIMARY SERIES
Red brings the fruit-forward and dense quality of some of the most unique specialty coffees to our Primary Series. Featuring a profile reminiscent of the coffee cherry, Red is a delightful option for brewed coffee and espresso.
To achieve a concentrated fruit flavor, Red features naturally processed coffees. This involves sun-drying the harvested coffee cherry before separating the fruit from the seeds, which will eventually become coffee beans. This ancient processing method is known to result in a cup with syrupy body and the intensity of berry fruit. With the intentionality practiced by specialty coffee producers, this method has become immensely popular among coffee fanatics in the last decade.
Red is one of our three Primary Series of blends — a nod to the primary colors of red, yellow, and blue. Much like these three colors are the building blocks of art, our Primary Series represents three essential coffee flavor profiles:
• RED is ideal for filter brewing or espresso, with deep fruity tones of cherry, berry, and apple and a syrupy body.
• YELLOW features citrus and floral notes and a crisp, light body that is well-suited for filter brewing or French Press.
• BLUE is full-bodied and intended for cold brew or filter brewing, with notes of caramel and chocolate.
- RELEASE DETAILS:
- SINCE JULY 15, 2020
- Producer 66%:
- Small-holders
- Country 66%:
- Guatemala
- Region 66%:
- Huehuetenango
- Altitude 66%:
- 1400-1800
- Process 66%:
- Washed
- Varieties 66%:
- Bourbon, Caturra, Catuai, Typica
- Harvest 66%:
- December 2019 - March 2020
- Relationship Length 66%:
- 1st Harvest
- Sourcing Partners 66%:
- Atlantic Specialty (1st harvest)
- Producer 33%:
- COMSA cooperative
- Country 33%:
- Honduras
- Region 33%:
- Marcala
- Altitude 33%:
- 1220 – 1524 MASL
- Process 33%:
- Natural
- Varieties 33%:
- Bourbon, Typica, Catuai, Caturra
- Relationship Length 33%:
- 6th Harvest
- Sourcing Partners 33%:
- Royal Coffee N.Y. (importer)
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Primary Series: Yellow
$18.00 – $36.00**THIS COFFEE CURRENTLY ROASTS ON MONDAY AND FRIDAY ONLY**
PRIMARY SERIES YELLOW COFFEE TASTE NOTES
floral, citrus, juicy
YELLOW AND PRIMARY SERIES CONCEPT AND INFORMATION
There is something comforting about having a go-to: whether that’s a listening ear, a favorite hiking trail, or a consistently great cup of coffee prepared just how you like it. Enter Yellow, a light and bright addition to our Primary Series to enjoy through a variety of brewing methods.
Yellow brings balanced sweetness and juicy acidity — not to be confused with the stomach-churning after-effects of spicy food. Naturally occurring acids are found in beans grown at higher elevations, packing a punch of flavor with distinct citrus and floral notes. Black coffee drinkers will appreciate the nuanced qualities of Yellow, which are most clearly present when brewed as a filtered coffee or French Press.
Our Primary Series of blends is a nod to the primary colors of red, yellow, and blue. Much like these colors are the building blocks of art, our series represents three essential coffee flavor profiles:
• RED is ideal for filter brewing or espresso, with deep fruity tones of cherry, berry, and apple and a syrupy body.
• YELLOW features citrus and floral notes and a crisp, light body that is well-suited for filter brewing or French Press.
• BLUE is full-bodied and intended for cold brew or filter brewing, with notes of caramel and chocolate.
- RELEASE DETAILS:
- SINCE JULY 1, 2020
- Producer 50%:
- Konga Station
- Country 50%:
- Ethiopia
- Region 50%:
- Yirgacheffe, Gedeo
- Altitude 50%:
- 1750 – 2350 MASL
- Process 50%:
- Washed
- Varieties 50%:
- Ethiopian Heirloom
- Harvest 50%:
- November 2018 – Feb. 2019
- Relationship Length 50%:
- 2nd Harvest
- Sourcing Partners 50%:
- Royal Coffee NY (importer)
- Producer 50%:
- The Moscardini Family
- Country 50%:
- Brazil
- Region 50%:
- Alta Mogiana, São Paulo
- Altitude 50%:
- 900 – 1500 MASL
- Process 50%:
- Natural – controlled fermentation
- Varieties 50%:
- Mundo Novo, Yellow Catuaí, Topázio, Tupi, Yellow Obatã
- Relationship Length 50%:
- 1st Harvest
- Sourcing Partners 50%:
- InterAmerican Coffee (importer)
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Primary Series: Blue (Cold Brew)
$18.00 – $36.00“Blue” one of our three Primary Series Coffee occupies the space of Cold Brew Blend at Blueprint Coffee. We use this coffee to make our in-house cold brew. Its flavor profile features rich, chocolatey sweetness, a heavy body, and balanced acidity.
We received many requests over the past few years for the “best coffee for making cold brew.” While we used Tektōn for years and felt it did a fantastic job, it’s hard to ignore the requests for something obviously marketed for cold brewing. Plus, we gained the ability to really profile Blue for cold brew and Tektōn for hot, filter brewing. Where we typically want slightly more acidity in Tektōn, we prefer more sweetness in heaviness in our cold brew.
To brew cold, follow these simple steps using a vessel of your choosing.
(If you like exact recipes and methods, check out our guide for making cold brew with the Toddy system)- Grind 12 ounces coffee coarse and place in vessel > 2qts.
- Add 2 quarts cold water.
- Stir grounds and water together.
- Allow to steep 24 hours (preferably in the refrigerator)
- Strain/filter out the grounds.
- Add 1-2 quarts of water* to the concentrated brew.
- Serve over ice.
- Enjoy
* feel free to experiment with other liquids to dilute such as milk or tonic water
The coffee in Blueprint Primary Series: Blue (cold brew blend) will change occasionally to keep up with seasonality and freshness. See the “stats” page for the current and former coffees.
- RELEASE DETAILS:
- SINCE MAY 20, 2020
- Producer 35%:
- Ana Vizcaino of Finca Esperanza
- Country 35%:
- Guatemala
- Region 35%:
- Suchitepequez
- Altitude 35%:
- 1300 – 1400 MASL
- Process 35%:
- Natural
- Varieties 35%:
- Catuai
- Sourcing Partners 35%:
- Finca Esperanza (farm), Two Birds (Importer)
- Producer 35%:
- Small Producers in Machado, Poco Fundo, and Campestre in Minas Gerais
- Country 35%:
- Brazil
- Region 35%:
- Minas Gerais
- Altitude 35%:
- 1100 MASL
- Process 35%:
- Natural
- Varieties 35%:
- Mundo Novo, Yellow Catuai, Red Catuai
- Sourcing Partners 35%:
- Royal Coffee NY (importer)
- Producer 30%:
- Small-holder farmers
- Country 30%:
- Guatemala
- Region 30%:
- Huehuetenango
- Altitude 35%:
- 1600 - 1850 MASL
- Process 35% :
- Washed
- Varieties 35%:
- Bourbon, Caturra
- Sourcing Partner 30%:
- Royal Coffee N.Y.
- RELEASE DETAILS:
- BEFORE MAY 20, 2020
- Producer 70%:
- Ema Ordoñez
- Country 70%:
- Colombia
- Region 70%:
- Nariño
- Altitude 70%:
- 2100 MASL
- Process 70%:
- Honey
- Varieties 70%:
- Caturra, Colombia
- Harvest 70%:
- June – August 2019
- Relationship Length 70%:
- 1st Harvest
- Sourcing Partners 70%:
- Atlantic Specialty (importer)
- Producer 30%:
- Small-holder farmers
- Country 30%:
- Brazil
- Region 30%:
- Minas Gerias
- Altitude 30%:
- 1100 MASL
- Process 70%:
- Natural
- Varieties 30%:
- Bourbon, Acaiá, Catuai, Icatu, Mundo Novo, Catucai
- Relationship Length 30%:
- 1st Harvest
- Sourcing Partners 30%:
- Atlantic Specialty (importer)
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Primary Series Coffee Sampler
$40.50 – $425.00**THIS SAMPLER CURRENTLY ROASTS ON MONDAY AND FRIDAY ONLY**
Can’t decide which coffee to try? Why not try all of our Primary Series coffees. The sampler box contains a bag of each of the Primary Series coffees – Blue, Red, and Yellow. It’s a journey of coffee flavor profiles, all shipped in one custom little box.
- RED is ideal for filter brewing or espresso, with deep fruity tones of cherry, berry, and apple, and a syrupy body. Click here to learn more.
- YELLOW features citrus and floral notes and a crisp, light body that is well-suited for filter brewing or French Press. Click here to learn more.
- BLUE is full-bodied and intended for cold brew or filter brewing, with notes of caramel and chocolate. Click here to learn more.
Prepay for 3, 6, or 12 months and save.
Each sampler box includes:
- (1) bag of Primary Series: Blue, weighing 8oz. – enough for 9-10 brews
- (1) bag of Primary Series: Red, weighing 8oz. – enough for 9-10 brews
- (1) bags of Primary Series: Yellow, weighing 8oz. – enough for 9-10 brews
- (1) screen-printed box. Keep it and use it to stylish store anything around the house.
- (3) cut sheets that include information about each of the coffees.
The price of the sampler box includes shipping via USPS Priority Mail. Currently, the sampler only includes whole bean coffee only.
- Country:
- Varies - 3 bags per box
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San Lorenzo – Instant Coffee
from $15.00We’re featuring traceable specialty coffee from San Lorenzo, Guatemala for our first release of Instant Coffee. We collaborated with Swift Cup Coffee to bring this offering to market. Just tear open a packet, mix it with about 10 ounces of hot or cold water, and stir. The resulting brew is the next best thing to a freshly brewed cup at one of our coffee bars.
Are you doing a double take at this product? That makes sense because most freeze-dried/instant coffee is absolutely terrible. That is because the worst of the worst coffee is used to make most of the products in the grocery stores. We have been tasting soluble coffee from other roasters and have been impressed with the results. Our R&D process was lengthy and we found the brewing and dehydration process used by Swift Cup offered the best representation of our coffees.
The specialty instant San Lorenzo coffee from Guatemala is an amazing alternative to all those times when you can’t get to a Blueprint Coffee Bar or you don’t have your scale, dripper, and burr grinder with you. Some great situations for Blueprint Instant:
- Camping
- Smoothies
- Cooking/Baking
- Visiting your parents over the holiday…..(we see you 26-month-old can of store brand)
- The office
- A pack in the glove box for road trips
- In your purse/bag for when you can’t make it to the coffee shop before work
- Tucked into a saddle bag to turn that water bottle into a cold brew along your century ride
- On a long flight
- Hotel rooms
ABOUT SAN LORENZO
We source San Lorenzo, this Guatemalan coffee, through our close partnership with Los Volcanes. They run a wet mill and quality lab in Antigua, Guatemala, which serves as an access point to for farms like San Lorenzo to many specialty coffee roasters throughout the world. The partnerships formed with farms around Guatemala are long lasting, equitable, and rooted in transparency. This coffee, from the cloud forest in Cobán offers sweet, nutty, citrus, stone fruit, and earthy qualities.
SOURCING NOTES ON SAN LORENZO
The complexity and coordination in achieving good cup quality fascinates us, especially when a farm grows 80 hectares (198 acres) of coffee. When harvest starts, the floodgates open. Coffee doesn’t wait. It needs to be harvested. It needs to be pulped, and it needs to be dried. All of these steps require consistency and precision in order to deliver a good product to the market. These steps define specialty coffee. They require people and teamwork to perform these intense tasks.
Understanding the complexity of coffee farming is important in understanding the quality achieved at San Lorenzo Estate in the Cobán region of Guatemala. The star players that make this coffee stand out are Luis “Wicho” Valdez III and the amazing system and talent of Carolina Franco with Los Volcanes.
Humidity with constant rainfall constitutes Cobán’s climate. This increases the difficulty of processing and maintaining coffee quality. As soon as a coffee is picked, the following stages play a role in removing moisture from the coffee. If done too quickly, the flavor becomes very woody. If done too slowly and with poor management, it becomes moldy, over-fermented, and phenolic. So, Wicho uses multiple approaches to process and dry the coffee from this cloud-blanketed forest farm.
THE ROLE OF LOS VOLCANES
Los Volcanes supports his work with real time feedback from Carolina Franco – a literal and figurative cupping champion. Carolina finished fourth in the world in 2011 and fifth in the world in 2013. To assist with production quality, Carolina provides feedback to Wicho and all the farmers supported by Los Volcanes. This feedback helps farmers improve cup quality as they get further into the harvest. She also catalogues the nuances of the multiple harvests that arrive from the farm in order to build lots that are unique to Cobán.
Specialty coffee, by necessity, is a highly collaborative commodity. The detail and hard work necessary to serve a cup to you is fascinating to us. This is why we love the people we work with and sharing this experience with you. Because when all things align, it is special.
TEAM TASTE NOTES
walnut, orange, plum, molasses, earthy
- Country:
- Guatemala
- Region:
- San Cristobal, Cobán
- Altitude:
- 1400 – 1500 MASL
- Processes:
- Washed, Freeze Dried
- Varieties:
- Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon, Sarchimor, Obata Tupi
- Harvest:
- November 2018 – April 2019
- Farm Relationship Length:
- 1st Harvest
- Sourcing Partners:
- Los Volcanes (exporter), Royal Coffee N.Y. (importer), Swift Cup (instant manufacturer)
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Single Origin Coffee Sampler
$42.00 – $455.00Can’t decide which coffee to try? Why not try all of our single origin coffees. Our single origin coffee sampler features three of our single origin coffees. So, it’s a great way to experience the variety of flavors available from different origins. Alternatively, use it to reward the coffee lover in your life.
The coffee sampler box will include three 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 four at a time in our lineup.
Prepay for 3, 6, or 12 months and save.
Each sampler box includes:
- (3) bags of single origin coffee, weighing 8oz. each. Enough for 9-10 brews (12 fl. oz. each)
- (1) screen-printed box. Keep it and use it to stylish store anything around the house.
- (3) cut sheets that include information about each of the coffees.
The price of the sampler box includes shipping via USPS Priority Mail. Currently, the sampler only includes 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 coffee sampler subscription page.
- Country:
- Varies - 3 bags per box
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Single Origin Coffee Sampler Subscription
$38.00 every month
1st bag free w/ a $38.00 depositOur single origin coffee sampler subscription features three of our single origin coffees in each shipment. So, it’s a great way to experience the variety of flavors available from different origins. Alternatively, use it to 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 four at a time.
Plus, we’re now shipping the first single origin coffee sampler in your subscription for free! And you’ll never pay for shipping.
This box includes:
- Three (3) bags of single origin coffee, weighing 8oz. each.
- One (1) screen-printed box
- Three (3) cut sheets that include information about each of the coffees
Make sure to select the “free shipping” options when checking out to avoid paying additional shipping. Currently, the single origins sampler is only available in whole bean. The deposit is a prepayment for the last sampler of your subscription. Once you subscribe, manage shipping details and payment methods through the “my account” link.
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.
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- Varies - 3 bags per box
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Prepaid Subscription
$60.00 – $435.00Give or receive the gift of great coffee with our Prepaid Coffee Subscription. Each month, the recipient will receive a bag of a Blueprint Coffee. By default, the selection of coffee will rotate among our single origin coffee. However, if you have taste preferences, just drop us an email, and we can adjust your subscription to your desired profile.
For example, you can specify options in the notes like:
“Single origin only”
“This is a gift, don’t send it until June 18”
“I like blends”
“Penrose only”
“I like it bright.”
“I usually add milk to my coffee.”The price of each prepaid coffee subscription includes shipping. Just make sure to select the “free shipping” option when you check out.
Want to pay with each shipment instead of paying ahead? No problem, just use pay-as-you-go subscription.
We offer prepaid subscriptions in both 12oz and 2lbs. size options. Here is a quick reference for how many 8oz cups of coffee each bag will produce:
- 12oz Bag = 21 cups
- 2lbs. Bag = 56 cups
(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)
Roasting Schedule
Tea
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Snow Sprout Loose White Tea
$20.00 – $131.50Early Spring Snow Sprout White Tea fulfills our desire to bring something new and unexpected into the specialty coffee marketplace. Pickers in China harvest the buds of the tea plant in early spring, which constitutes an extremely small amount of the annual harvest. This prized pick showcases delicate fruity and floral taste notes and a soft, satisfying mouthfeel.
To brew, we suggest using six grams of leaves and 200mL of water at 185F. Steep together in a brewer for around two minutes. Then, decant the tea into a cup or pot making sure to get as much water off the leaves as possible when pouring. Next, infuse the leaves 2-4 more times to continue enjoying the tea as its qualities slightly transform with each cup.
Annually, we rotate two of our tea offerings. This allows us to highlight higher end teas not often found in the American market. In our opinion, the tea market in the US pales in comparison to the offerings in Asia. While we offer splendid coffees sourced from many regions of the world, most tea options available to us are simply medium-quality black and green teas. Often, tea companies scent them with essential oils or herbs. These teas definitely have a place in the market – heck, you can find Earl Grey and Jasmine Green right here on our website. However, our market often misses the finest of teas that the Asian market quickly buys and consumes.
Our partners at Kilogram Tea form relationships with reputable tea “factories” throughout Asia. As a result, their relationships and constant buying allow them access to these higher end teas, like this Early Spring Snow Sprout White Tea. We’re happy to partner with Kilogram and bring their teas to a larger group of consumers in the US.
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Iron Goddess Loose Oolong Tea
$14.00 – $56.65Kilogram Iron Goddess Oolong Tea is a sinenses variety tea from Hubei, China. It has floral tones with subtle tones of oxidation. The retail box contains 50g of loose tea, while the bulk bag contains 250g.
This tea rides a balance between the florality and oxidation of white tea while maintaining some toasty sweet qualities akin to Chinese green teas.
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English Breakfast Loose Black Tea
$8.50 – $17.25Kilogram English Breakfast Tea is a blend of Assamica variety teas from Yunnan China. This loose-leaf tea is rich and malty enough to stand up to milk, but shows well without – we get honey-toned sweetness and caramel.
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Earl Grey Loose Leaf Tea
$10.50 – $22.75This blend of Kilogram Chinese Black Tea is infused with Bergamot Oil to give the cup a rich, yet perky accent.
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White Peony Loose White Tea
$9.50 – $32.50This white tea from Fuijan, China has floral and melon notes. Soft, sweet, and a touch earthy.
This tea is good for multiple infusions. We use 6g of tea and do 2-3 infusions with 200mL of water for each infusion. Steep each infusion for 2-3 minutes using water that is 175F.
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Emerald Spring Loose Green Tea
$10.50 – $26.50Kilogram Organic Emerald Spring Green Tea is a sinensis variety tea from Hubei, China. It is a mild green tea with lots of nuttiness. Net weight 50g.
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Jasmine Loose Green Tea
$9.00 – $26.25A Chinese baked green tea from Hubei that is scented with jasmine flowers.
Use 6g of tea to 400mL water at 175F and steep for 3min.
Each box contains 50g tea (1.75oz).
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Turmeric Tonic Loose Herbal Tea
$10.50 – $24.50A spicy blend of turmeric, ginger, and citrus from Kilogram results in a cup that is refreshing and invigorating. Naturally caffeine free. Net weight 2oz.
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Blend 333 Loose Herbal Tea
$8.50 – $17.75Kilogram Blend 333 Herbal Tea blends peppermint, chamomile, and rosehips. Caffeine free. Net weight 50g.
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King Crimson Loose Herbal Tea
$9.50 – $19.25Kilogram King Crimson Herbal Tea blends citrus, hibiscus, rosehips, lemongrass, and licorice root. Caffeine free. Net weight 2oz.
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Organic Matcha
$60.00Kilogram’s naturally sweet, powdered green tea from Japan. Can be used to make hot and iced matcha lattes. 100g per bag. No sugar added.
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Chai Loose Blended Tea
$15.25Kilogram’s organic blend of black tea, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, clove, and black pepper.
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Breakfast Blend Black Tea Bags
$10.00This blend of Kilogram Black Teas is a great solution for a quick and easy cup of delicious tea. By using a pyramid bag, you can be sure that the flavors of the tea will infuse into the water in your cup and not stay in the tea bag. Great for home, work, the office, or your backpack. Each box contains 15 pyramid bags.
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Emerald Spring Green Tea Bags
$10.00This Kilogram Green Tea is made up of Chinese green teas that give the cup a nutty and sweet character. Enjoy this classic on the go using Kilogram’s pyramid tea bags. Each box contains 15 bags.
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Earl Grey Blended Tea Bags
$10.00This blend of Kilogram Chinese Black Tea is infused with Bergamot Oil to give the cup a rich, yet perky accent. Enjoy this classic on the go using Kilogram’s pyramid tea bags.
Each box contains 15 pyramid tea bags.
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Blend 333 Herbal Tea Bags
$10.00This Kilogram Herbal Tea Blend is a mix of peppermint, chamomile, and rosehips. Enjoy this herbal tea on the go using Kilogram’s pyramid tea bags. Caffeine free.
Each box contains 15 pyramid tea bags.
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King Crimson Herbal Tea Bags
$10.00This Kilogram Herbal Tea Blend is a mix of rosehips, lemongrass, licorice root, and citrus. Enjoy this herbal tea on the go using Kilogram’s pyramid tea bags. Caffeine free.
Each box contains 15 pyramid tea bags.
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Turmeric Tonic Herbal Tea Bags
$10.00Kilogram Tea creates their Turmeric Tonic Tea Bags by combining a spicy blend of turmeric, ginger, and citrus. As a result, experience a cup that is refreshing and invigorating. Naturally, the tea contains no caffeine.
Each box contains 15 pyramid tea bags.
We also carry this tea in loose leaf form.
$10.00
Brewing
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Baratza Virtuoso+
$270.00The Virtuoso+ is an excellent grinder choice for the home brewer who loves to hand brew with multiple methods. It has 40mm conical burrs that are configurable in 40 different settings. The grinder is a step up from the Encore, as it has a slightly better burr set, a refined grinder body, and a digital timer.
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Baratza Encore
$145.00The Encore is a fantastic entry-level burr grinder. It is ideal for the home brewer looking to get more quality out of his/her drip brewer or french press. It’s 40mm conical burrs are a huge step up from a blade grinder in terms of consistency.
If you’re looking to grinder for a variety of hand-brew methods, consider the Baratza Virtuoso.
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HARIO SKERTON Hand Grinder
$55.00The Hario Skerton is a great device for making coffee on the go. With its long-lasting ceramic conical burrs, you can grind consistently with just a little effort. The Skerton is adjustable, with the ability to grind coarse for French Press and fine for small-batch pour-overs.
The Skerton comes with a screw-top lid to store just enough beans for an overnight trip.
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Bonavita 8-Cup Coffee Maker
$160.00Need great coffee in an easy fashion every morning? This is your brewer. The BonaVita brewer is a top pick among our baristas for making no-fuss, excellent drip coffee.
It is one of the few electric coffee makers certified for quality and performance by the Specialty Coffee Association of America. This updated version includes a pre-wet setting to get more extraction out of your Blueprint Coffee along with a flat-bottomed brew funnel and a stainless steel insulated carafe.
The 8-cup model (BV1900TS) makes up to 40 fl. oz. of coffee with each brew. Need a little less coffee each day? Check out the 5-cup version. This brewer uses 8-12 cup flat-bottom filters.
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Brew Rite 8 – 12 cup filter
$5.50Fits the Bonavita 8-cup brewer and many flat bottomed home brewers. 200 Filters.
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Bonavita 5-Cup Coffee Maker
$110.00Need great coffee in an easy fashion every morning? This is your brewer. The BonaVita brewer is a top pick among our baristas for making no-fuss, excellent drip coffee. This model brews about 5 cups (25oz) at its max setting into a stainless steel carafe that will keep the coffee hot for way too long.
It is one of the few electric coffee makers certified for quality and performance by the Specialty Coffee Association of America.
The 5-cup brewer can make up to 25oz. of coffee each brew. Need a little more each day? Check out the 8-cup version. This brewer uses #4 Cone Filters.
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Melitta #4 Cone Filters
$6.00100-count filters that fit a wide array of #4 sized cone-style brewing funnels, including the BonaVita 5-cup brewer and the BonaVita Immersion Dripper.
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Kalita Wave Stainless Dripper
$40.00Kalita’s flat-bottomed 185 Stainless Steel “Wave” coffee dripper. We like to use it for brews starting with 25g of coffee and using 400g of water over about 3 minutes of contact between the coffee and water.
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Kalita 185 Filters
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Hario v60 Metal
$42.00Hario’s drip brewer that started a revolution of brew-to-order coffee. We love this updated metal version in the “02” size. Great to make 1-4 cups of coffee. Doesn’t break when it gets dropped!
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Hario v60 02 Filters
$9.00100-ct pack of white filters for your v60 (02 size). Use these to brew just like Blueprint!
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Hario Range Server
$32.00The perfect companion to catch every delicious drip from your v60 (or almost any other brewing cone). This elegant glass decanter is perfect for serving and keeping your coffee warm (includes lid). 600mL
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Cold Brew Kit
Everything you need (except a rubber band) to make cold brew at home. Kit includes:
1 – Toddy Cold Brew System
1 – Escali Primo Scale
50 – 23″x9″ coffee filters (to make clean-up a breeze)
1 – Cold Brew Brewing Guide
1 – bag of Tekton
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Toddy
$40.00The Toddy Brew System is an easy and excellent way to make cold brew coffee. For instructions using this brewer, check out our Cold Brew Guide.
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Toddy Filter Pads (2)
$5.00We recommend replacing your filter pad after about a month of use. 2/pk.
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Toddy Stoppers (2)
$3.00Replacement stopper plugs for your Toddy Brew System. 2/pk.
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Toddy Lid
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Toddy Decanter
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23″ x 9″ Coffee Filter
$10.00These large coffee filters are sold as a stack of 50 filters. The work great with the Toddy Cold Brew System. We put our fresh ground coffee in them and then tie the top with a rubber band. It makes clean-up a breeze.
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V60 Drip thermometer
$51.00V60 thermometer to give you accurate temperatures on your Hario V60 Kettle. Replaces the lids on a standard Buono Kettle.
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Hario Buono Kettle
$70.00Hario’s Buono Kettle is a great tool to enhance your hand brewing. Use its long swan neck to control the speed of your pours. Holds about 1.2L when full.
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Bonavita 1.0L Electric Kettle
$105.00This is a useful gooseneck kettle that can be used for brewing coffee, tea, and more. Its base allows you to set the exact temperature for heating the water. Once achieved, the temperature can be held as long as you’d like.
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Bonavita 1.7L Electric Kettle
$120.00This is a useful gooseneck kettle that can be used for brewing coffee, tea, and more. Its base allows you to set the exact temperature for heating the water. Once achieved, the temperature can be held as long as you’d like. This is a fairly large capacity kettle, heating up to 1.7L of water at a time.
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Hario Drip Scale
$63.00Elegant and stylish, the Hario Drip Scale may be the final piece to the ultimate brewing setup. This scale is sleek, water resistant, and includes a timer. Great for use at home or at the shop.
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Escali Primo Scale
$36.00We’ve used these scales in our home kitchens for years. They are durable and affordable. Perfect for portioning beans, measuring your hand pours, or making pro cookies. Available in grey.
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BH Tamper Base
$24.00Replacement 58.4mm base for Barista Hustle tamper.
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Loose Leaf Tea Brewer
$23.00This simple tea pot is perfect for brewing and viewing loose leaf tea. It is about 14oz and made of beautiful glass. The strainer is fixed in one position and holds back leaves as you pour tea out the spout. (Actual product no longer includes Kilogram branding)
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Tea Serving Globe
$16.00This elegant glass globe is ideal for holding and serving tea after it is finished being steeped.
Please note, this item does not come with filtration medium – it is intended for serving tea. If you are looking for a tea brewer, check out the Kilogram Glass Tea Pot w/ Strainer
(actual product no longer branded with Kilogram text/logo)
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