Our Mission

We scour the globe to source compelling and luminous expressions of coffee, from floral micro-lot geishas in Central America to exotic heirloom varietals from Ethiopia and almost anything in between. We roast carefully crafted micro-batches and only release roasted coffee that meets our rigorous quality control standards. We engage in dialogue to build relationships with a small community of friends who are as curious about coffee as we are. If you are similarly afflicted (or just curious), we would love to hear from you!

A brief modern history of Geisha (sometimes spelled Gesha)

In the early 2000s, the Peterson family discovered a little-known Ethiopian varietal called Geisha growing at their Hacienda La Esmeralda farm in Boquete, Panama. The Petersons saw the potential and launched Geisha from obscurity at the 2004 Best of Panama competition. Specialty coffee would never be the same! Today Geisha coffee is painstakingly produced throughout Central and South America. Still, Panama Geisha remains the most highly sought-after for its uniquely intense tropical fruit and tea-like notes and intoxicating floral aromatics. We continually search for compelling Gesha coffees and offer the best expressions we can find as Blue Label Limited release.

Daily Coffee and Luxury Espresso

NCK (Not Cool Kids) traditional espresso blend
In our cafes, we maintained an old-school approach to our espresso blend. As the 3rd wave moved toward brighter espressos and longer pulls, we held to our values, favoring coffee that expressed well as a traditional ristretto, calling it NCK. With the cafe business behind us, we have rebooted our NCK. We've combined a high-grown, single-origin Brazil with premium central American coffees. The result in the cup is a ristretto espresso that delivers a dense explosion of chocolate and cocoa with just enough acid to maintain liveliness on the palate.

BFD (Back From the Dead) every day drip coffee
Sometimes we just want good coffee! Our BFD (Back From the Dead) Blend is a delicious blend of premium coffees that is luxurious without challenging the palate. BFD makes for easy drinking in the morning before we are awake enough to face the challenges of a 36-lot cupping table! It is an excellent coffee for automatic brewers and works well as a pour-over, french press, or Aeropress.