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Cupping in the Time of Coronavirus

By: Drew Billups

Mar 26, 2020

Atlas Coffee

Seattle, WA 98103

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$Prior to the mid-2000s, few specialty coffee buyers expected much quality from Honduras. As farmers learned that buyers would pay premiums for high quality, and that traceability to the farm level could add as much value as certification, that began to change. ⁠ ⁠ Omar Rodriguez, the general manager of COCAFCAL in Las Capucas, Honduras, saw this right away, and reaching out to buyers directly has been one of the keys to the cooperative\'s success. ⁠ ⁠ Since 2008, COCAFCAL has held a micro-lot competition at the coop every year, and Atlas has been involved each time. The cooperative has grown exponentially, and from each competition event new roaster-farmer relationships are formed, most of which carry on for years. COCAFCAL has since added a computer lab for its members, a coffee shop and roasting business to train members on other components of the supply chain, a coffee tree nursery, and a massive solar drying complex. ⁠ ⁠ The coop’s bulk FTO/RA SHG EP coffee is one of the most reliable certified Central American coffees we work with, showing green apple, dark chocolate, toffee, and honey in the cup. The diversity of growing conditions and genetic varieties provide an infinite range of profiles, and expert processing ensures that the potential of each lot is fully realized. Our third lot of the season is available shortly, along with new micro lots. ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #atlas_coffee #experienceatlas #begooddogood #atlaslongdistancerelationships$
$In March of 2007, we were invited by COCAFCAL (Cooperativa Cafetalera Capucas Limitada) in Las Capucas, Copan, Honduras, to meet their staff and farmers and advise how they might improve their quality and market access. This introduction was the catalyst for what has become an amazing example of how direct relationships between roasters and farmers can benefit a community. ⁠ ⁠ With the upcoming arrival of late-harvest microlots from Las Capucas, we\'re celebrating the producers and coffees of COCAFCAL this week.⁠ ⁠ Linkin.bio to start exploring. ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #atlas_coffee #experienceatlas #begooddogood #atlaslongdistancerelationships ⁠ #atlasatorigin$
$Who doesn\'t love a chocolatey base for a celebratory coffee? We\'re planning winter roasts this week and adore the crowd-pleasers from CODECH from Huehuetenango, Guatemala.⁠ ⁠ Tucked in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, the highest mountain range in Central America, the Coordinadora de Organizaciones de Desarrollo de Concepcion Huista (better known as “CODECH”) produces some of the best Fair Trade & organic coffees not just in the department of Huehuetenango but in all of Guatemala. CODECH is comprised of four base cooperatives – ADIPY, ADINTHEC, ADAT, and Asociación Bitenam – and its members represent the Popti, Mam, and Q’anjob’al branches of the Mayan family. ⁠ ⁠ Available on both coasts, choose from community lots with the classic Huehue blackberry and chocolate flavors or a refined microlot with elegant acidity and notes of stone fruits and citrus.⁠ ⁠ Explore our last visit through the linkin.bio and communicate with us to choose your perfect CODECH coffee.⁠ ⁠$
$We\'re celebrating our favorites this week as you plan for your holiday coffees. Does an SO Espresso with personality excite you? ⁠ ⁠ Bukonzo Joint Cooperative Union in Western Uganda is a cooperative with heart: they went from micro-credit union to coffee cooperative, dramatically improved quality from low-quality naturals to high-quality washed arabica specialty coffee, and were pioneers in GALS, a gender-equity program that has become a leader in gender-equity training for smallholder farmers worldwide. They also happen to produce some very delicious washed coffees that shine in a number of ways: single-origin batch brew, blend component, or single-origin espresso. Our current lot on the West Coast shines with flavors of raisin, almond, brown sugar, pineapple, lime, medium acidity, and a full body. How beautiful, wintry, and balanced is that?⁠ ⁠ Linkin.bio to learn more and read about our last visit.$
$This week, we\'re highlighting our picks for celebratory winter coffees. ⁠ ⁠ Do your guests love the classics? If you’re looking for a well-rounded lot with drink-all-day flavors, considered the washed and honey lots from our dear friend Luzma (pictured here) at Santa Elena Estate in Costa Rica. ⁠ ⁠ Tarrazú coffee is known for being crisp, clean, and bright, and Luz Marina’s coffee offers that classic profile plus a lightly syrupy body and sweetness, and an elegant finish. Her washed coffee hast tones of dark fruit, chocolate, and black tea throughout, with medium acidity and satiny body. Bright, juicy fruit flavors of cherry, apricot, lime, and cane sugar, distinguish the syrupy honey-process coffee.⁠ ⁠ Connect with us to explore these beautiful lots, and learn ⁠ more about Luzma\'s coffees in the linkin.bio.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #atlas_coffee #experienceatlas #begooddogood #atlaslongdistancerelationships$
$Can you believe that it\'s already time to plan your winter coffees? We can\'t either! Further proof that time isn\'t real.⁠ ⁠ If you need seasonal coffee offerings, we have plenty of suggestions to herald the holidays. Watch for our recommendations for your Winter Roasts and Solstice Blends throughout the week.⁠ ⁠ No matter which holidays you do or don\'t celebrate, we hope that you’re encouraged this season by the incredible variety of flavors and applications specialty coffee can fill. Please reach out to us for and Offer List or samples to start planning.⁠$

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