Farm: Spirit Mountain (Direct Trade)
Spirit Mountain is an organic and fair trade coffee farm in the Dominican Republic located in the famed Pico Duarte region. They are UTZ Organic Certified, Rainforest Certified, and Socially Responsible. Spirit Mountain also gives back to its community — one that is too often exploited by brokers — by operating a school to educate people in their area. The farm is located in a unique spot within the Dominican Republic where its coffee is grown on a granite substrate, rather than on calcium, as is usually the case with other farms in the DR. We have a Direct Trade relationship with Spirit Mountain, which ensures that all of our support goes straight to Spirit Mountain, so they can continue to be an asset to their community.
Our Coffee: Red Honey Process
As you may know, coffee is not in fact a bean, but the pit of a juicy stone fruit called a "coffee cherry." For most coffees, it's easiest to fully, or almost fully, wash the juice and pulp from the beans to reduce the possibility of them spoiling as they dry. However, taking care to age the beans with this sweet "honey-like" coating beneath the natural shade of trees can bring out delightfully rich and fruity qualities in a coffee, and that is precisely the case with our Red Honey Pico Duarte.
"Red honey" and "Black honey" are the longest-aged honey coffees and bring out the most complex flavors and mouthfeel in the beans. With one taste you'll see exactly what we mean — Ripe berry and Chocolate flavors with a deep juicy texture that will blow your taste buds away!
Spirit Mountain is an organic and fair trade coffee farm in the Dominican Republic located in the famed Pico Duarte region. They are UTZ Organic Certified, Rainforest Certified, and Socially Responsible. Spirit Mountain also gives back to its community — one that is too often exploited by brokers — by operating a school to educate people in their area. The farm is located in a unique spot within the Dominican Republic where its coffee is grown on a granite substrate, rather than on calcium, as is usually the case with other farms in the DR. We have a Direct Trade relationship with Spirit Mountain, which ensures that all of our support goes straight to Spirit Mountain, so they can continue to be an asset to their community.
Our Coffee: Red Honey Process
As you may know, coffee is not in fact a bean, but the pit of a juicy stone fruit called a "coffee cherry." For most coffees, it's easiest to fully, or almost fully, wash the juice and pulp from the beans to reduce the possibility of them spoiling as they dry. However, taking care to age the beans with this sweet "honey-like" coating beneath the natural shade of trees can bring out delightfully rich and fruity qualities in a coffee, and that is precisely the case with our Red Honey Pico Duarte.
"Red honey" and "Black honey" are the longest-aged honey coffees and bring out the most complex flavors and mouthfeel in the beans. With one taste you'll see exactly what we mean — Ripe berry and Chocolate flavors with a deep juicy texture that will blow your taste buds away!
