Pumpkin-Spiced Green Beans! [or: Holiday Coffee Offerings for Every Palate]
This just in: Pumpkin-spiced green coffee beans for your holiday single-origin feature! We’re kidding, of course, but if you are in need of holiday coffee offerings, we have plenty of suggestions to herald the holidays. Read on below. Mocha Java: the Next Generation From the 1400 to 1600s, Europe received the bulk of its brew […]
Fair Trade in Action
Considering the current low coffee market prices, this October couldn’t be a more appropriate Fairtrade Month. Last week we posted some comments on the volatility of the NY “C” market, stressing the need for mechanisms to ensure sustainable pricing for farmers. In that article we focused on the fair trade model as one example of […]
SU-NOT-RA
Have you heard about the Sumatra supply crunch? It’s been crazy! If you haven’t, please read more about it here. Over the last half year, supply has been at a near record low, making prices the highest we have seen in over seven years. We understand as well as anyone that Sumatra is not an […]
A Lesson in Micro-lots from Myanmar
It’s May in Seattle, which means blooming flowers, pollen everywhere, Seattleites wearing shorts in 60-degree weather, and, for Atlas, micro-lot season! On a big-picture level, micro-lots—smaller lots of coffee, often from a single producer or community, and typically ranging between one and fifty or so bags–are a great example of what Atlas loves doing: connecting […]
Honduras Las Capucas + Alliance for Resilient Coffee – March 2018
Each March we look forward to spending a few weeks with our producer partners in Honduras. The COCAFCAL cooperative in Las Capucas, Copan is one of our longest-standing producer relationships, and 2018 marks the 11th (ELEVENTH!) year of COCAFCAL’s “Te Van a Conocer, Compa!” micro-lot competition. COCAFCAL has created a coffee eco-tourism oasis in the […]
La Marzocco Cafe Residency Week 3–The Power of Partnerships
Atlas Residency at La Marzocco Cafe Week 3–February 27th to March 5th : The Power of Partnerships To experience the residency from afar, follow @atlas_coffee and @lamarzoccocafe to learn about our featured coffees, specialty drinks and events! Serving as the resident at the La Marzocco Café has been an absolute pleasure for the Atlas team! […]
La Marzocco Cafe Residency Week 2 – Solid Foundations for Quality
Atlas Residency at La Marzocco Café Week 2 – February 20th to 26th: Solid Foundations for Quality To experience the residency from afar, follow @atlas_coffee and @lamarzoccocafe to learn about our featured coffees, specialty drinks and events! Banner photo by ForageWorks. Serving as the resident at the La Marzocco Café has been an absolute […]
La Marzocco Cafe Residency Week 1 – Long-Distance Relationships
Atlas Residency at La Marzocco Café Week 1 – February 13th to 19th: Long-Distance Relationships To experience the residency from afar, follow @atlas_coffee and @lamarzoccocafe to learn about our featured coffees, specialty drinks and events! The Atlas Coffee Importers residency at La Marzocco Café in Seattle has officially launched! We are thrilled to […]
Atlas – La Marzocco Café Residency
Announcing Atlas Coffee Importers – La Marzocco Cafe Residency Events include an ice cream & espresso social with Frankie & Jo’s, Dave Eggers reading, and pop-up shop featuring roasters from across the country Atlas Coffee Importers celebrates its 20th birthday year with a residency at the La Marzocco Café in the KEXP Gathering Space […]
Parabéns! (Congratulations!)
We are thrilled to congratulate our friends at Fazenda Guariroba, one of the Santo Antonio do Ampâro Estates (SanCoffee) members, on their win in the Cup of Excellence Naturals competition! Here’s some more information about the producer from our friends at SanCoffee: “A Sancoffee farm is the winner of the Cup of Excellence Naturals […]