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Orders Desk Announcement

By: Jennifer Roberts

Nov 7, 2016

Atlas Coffee

Seattle, WA 98103

(800) 701-5211

(206) 652-4880

(206) 652-4881

New Arrivals

APROCASSI
Gelana Abaya – Shara & Bukisa Washing Stations
Muungano Cooperative
Kopepi Ketiara Cooperative

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$Marcelline Budza, inspired by her own mother’s resilience, established @rebuild_womens_hope (RWH) in 2013 along the shores of Idjwi, a large remote island in the middle of Lake Kivu in eastern DRC. When asked in an interview last year what she would like roasters to know about RWH, Marcelline answered, \"By buying RWH coffee, roasters are contributing to the fight against inequality and discrimination against women. We offer them a coffee of a good quality that pushes us to weave a strong bond.\"⁠ ⁠ Our third harvest of RWH coffee just landed at TGR, and it is outstanding! Scoring an 87.75 upon arrival, the washed coffee from the Boza Washing Station, pictured here, is juicy, complex, and sweet with a fruity profile of blackberry, lime, apricot, raisin, chocolate, and vanilla with a juicy berry acidity and a medium body.⁠ ⁠ Connect with us to taste RWH\'s coffee for yourself, and read @susandrinkscoffee \'s full interview with Marcelline through our linkin.bio.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #atlas_coffee #experienceatlas #begooddogood #atlaslongdistancerelationships #DRCcoffee #heartofafrica$
$Thanksgiving is upon us! Atlas Coffee Importers and all warehouse partners in the U.S. will be closed on both Thursday, November 26th & Friday, November 27. Both Paris Brothers and The Green Room will close early on Wednesday. These closures impact order timelines; please plan and order early!⁠ ⁠ When should you order? Read our \"Holiday Closure Notice\" in our linkin.bio to get all of the details.⁠ ⁠ Photo of the first blossom on a coffee shrub at Fazenda Klem in Matas de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.⁠$
$One of our most highly anticipated arrivals of the year, the sweet, spicy characteristics of coffees from the Muungano Cooperative in DRC are always crowd-pleasers. These coffees play beautifully with others, especially in espresso blends, and also shine on their own.⁠ ⁠ Founded in 2009, Muungano coop is comprised of around 4,400 smallholder farmers, nearly half of them women. Gender justice is a principal focus of the members, integrating farmers from different ethnic groups into the operation. The word “Muungano” means “Togetherness” in the Swahili language. When we first visited the group, they were milling coffee on equipment from the early twentieth century, yet still managed to produce the best Congo coffee we had ever tasted. In the following years, they installed two new washing stations and a new cupping lab and hired a trained roaster and cupper. The fruits of their hard work are evident in the sweet, bright, and complex coffees they produce every year. This is Atlas\' fourth year bringing Muungano coffees into the US and our second year featuring a natural-processed lot alongside community and women\'s lots.⁠ ⁠ These coffees just landed at the port and should be available to ship from the West Coast and East Coast around the last week of November. Learn more about our other winter coffee recommendations, as always, in the linkin.bio.⁠ ⁠ Photo of Muungano Cooperative members preparing to transport their parchment coffee across Lake Kivu to Goma, where it will be milled.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #atlas_coffee #experienceatlas #begooddogood #atlaslongdistancerelationships #DRCcoffee #cozycoffees$
$Who doesn\'t need a little sparkle in the wintertime? Landing just before the winter solstice, coffees from the Sholi Cooperative in Rwanda are sure to brighten the darkest days of the year. Once again, we will have both women\'s and standard washed lots and a limited run of natural coffee from the Sholi Cooperative.⁠ ⁠ Sholi was established in 2008 and produces coffees with some of the deepest citrus acidity we’ve seen from the Great Lakes countries. They shine with notes of ruby red grapefruit and juicy blood orange. Additional layers of mango, orange, and dark berry are balanced by honey and finish with lavender. Last year, their natural lot was one of our highest scoring coffees of the year!⁠ ⁠ These coffees shine in their own right and are excellent when paired with heavier bodied, chocolatey coffees in a blend. We can\'t wait for you to try for yourself!⁠ ⁠ This portrait is of the Sholi President Jeanne D’arc Mugorewishyaka. Learn more about Sholi through our linkin.bio.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #atlas_coffee #experienceatlas #begooddogood #atlaslongdistancerelationships⁠ #cozycoffees #rwandacoffee #heartofafrica$
$If you love the classic profile of South American coffee, this one\'s for you! Our next Peru arrival from the El Milagro cooperative will be available in a couple of short weeks.⁠ ⁠ El Milagro has been hard at work since its inception to increase plant productivity, cup quality, and membership. They launched their coop in 2013 with 56 members and have since increased to 156 and counting. While Peru was struck with COVID-related difficulties in 2020, the El Milagro cooperative was still able to produce some beautiful coffees, and we are excited to share their efforts: this year\'s harvest features a sweet profile of grape, citrus, vanilla, and chocolate with medium acidity and a medium, creamy body. Pair it with washed coffee from Sholi (featured tomorrow) for a balanced, bright blend of Fair Trade, Organic Cooperative coffees!⁠ ⁠ This photo shows the view of the town from an El Milagro Cooperative Member\'s field. Learn more about the beloved cooperative through our linkin.bio.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #atlas_coffee #experienceatlas #begooddogood #atlaslongdistancerelationships #cozycoffees$

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