A Snail’s Tale: When Things Go Wrong

Years ago, Atlas received a pre-ship sample of a Tanzania peaberry coffee that was one of the best Tanzania samples we’d ever cupped. We eagerly awaited the arrival sample, but a tiny, solitary snail thwarted our plans when it decided to hitch a ride to the New World on our container. When the coffee arrived […]
What a difference a year makes

Coffee can sure break your heart sometimes. In January of 2015, we received a slew of samples via our partners at Twin from a new cooperative they were starting to work with in the the Democratic Republic of Congo, though their Joint Marketing Initiative (JMI) and gender equity program. The cooperative is located in the Ituri region […]