| About our Artisan-Roasted Coffee Grades:
We are one of the few coffee roasters that
roasts, exclusively, professionally graded coffee. We purchase our
green (unroasted) coffee beans from our sister company,
Invalsa Coffee®,
which cups, grades and categorizes all their green coffee beans.
You may want to visit their website to learn about their
coffee grading.
Except for our House, Specialty &
Decaf
roasts, all our Bolivian and Cup of Excellence® green
coffee beans are vacuum-packed at origin to preserve their
natural aroma and taste and to provide long-term storage, so that we have
harvest-fresh green coffee beans all year round. Because of new developments
in transporting and storing coffee, which Invalsa Coffee®
pioneered commercially, you no longer have to wait for the "season" to enjoy
great-tasting coffees. They are available throughout the year.
2010 Roasted Coffee Prices
by Category
(Prices are per bag)
|
Bag Size |
House Roast |
Specialty Roast |
Cumbre Roast (Espresso) |
Decaf Roast
(Water-process) |
Micro Lots Roast |
National Winners Roast |
Cup of Excellence®
Roast |
|
RETAIL |
|
10
oz |
$6.75 |
$7.50 |
$8.95 |
$7.95 |
$9.95 |
$10.95 - 12.95 |
$10.95 - 17.95 |
|
1
lb |
$8.95 |
$9.95 |
$10.95 |
$10.25 |
$11.95 |
$12.95 - 16.95 |
$12.95 - 23.95 |
|
2
lbs |
$16.50 |
$17.50 |
$19.95 |
$18.95 |
$21.95 |
$24.95 - 28.95 |
$24.95 - 44-95 |
|
5
lbs |
$33.50 |
$37.50 |
$42.95 |
$38.95 |
$47.95 |
$55.95 - 63.95 |
$55.95 - 119.95 |
|
WHOLESALE |
|
6
lbs |
$36.00 |
$42.00 |
$48.00 |
$46.00 |
$54.00 |
$64.00 - 69.00 |
$60 - 132 |
|
12
X 10oz |
$5.39 |
$6.36 |
$7.80 |
$7.25 |
$8.50 |
$9.50 - 11.50 |
$9 - 16 |
|
12
X 1lb |
$6.72 |
$8.07 |
$9.72 |
$8.99 |
$10.50 |
$11.50 - 14.95 |
$11 - 22 |
1)
Prices are subject to change without notice.
2) All our coffees are bagged in foil, one-way valve bags.
3) All prices are FOT our roastery in West Newbury (north of Boston). Shipping costs
beyond our location are
additional.
Category
Descriptions
|
Grade* |
Grouping** |
Category |
Cupping Score |
Remarks |
|
Specialty |
Grand |
Cup of Excellence®
Roast (Presidential) |
90
Minimum*** |
The Grand Cru of coffees.
Best of the
world, carrying the official Cup of Excellence®
Presidential label. The rarest and best coffees in the world.
Bought by coffee lovers who want the best coffee in the world,
regardless of the price. |
|
Specialty |
Grand |
Cup of Excellence®
Roast |
84
Minimum*** |
Best of the
country, certified by and carrying the official Cup of Excellence®
label. These coffees are in a category of their own and
represent the undisputed "cream of the crop" certification. Bought
by coffee lovers who want the best coffee a country has to offer,
regardless of the price. |
|
Specialty |
Grand |
Supremo Roast |
86
Minimum |
A
storied-coffee roast fully traceable to the farm or estate with a
very high cupping score. Our "trophy" roast of the year. Bought by
coffee lovers looking for an outstanding, single-season,
award-winning coffee. |
|
Specialty |
Grand |
National Winners Roast |
84
Minimum |
Roasted
from quality-auction coffee beans.
High quality to ensure admission into a COE competition, but without
the high price deservedly associated with COE classification. Bought
by coffee lovers looking for international coffee auction quality
coffee, without the sky-high prices. |
|
Specialty |
Grand |
Micro Lots Roast |
84
Minimum |
A
storied-coffee roast fully traceable to the farm or estate with a
very high cupping score. Available in small quantities. Bought by
coffee lovers looking for an outstanding, single-season,
award-winning coffee. |
|
Specialty |
Boliviano |
Cumbre Roast (Espresso) |
84
Minimum |
Our best
Boliviano roast. Showcases the sweetness and full flavor of
Bolivian coffee. Makes a superb single-origin espresso. Bought by
coffee lovers with quality in mind, who are cost-conscious, but for
whom price is not the most important variable. Larger and denser
beans. Organic & Fair Trade® certified, |
|
Specialty |
Boliviano |
Specialty
Roast |
80
Minimum |
Our
better roast, for the discerning drinker looking for specialty-grade
coffee. This coffee has the finer Bolivian coffee attributes of
sweetness, full flavor & chocolate overtones. It is a great value.
Organic & Bird-Friendly® certified. |
|
Specialty |
Decaf |
Decaf Roast |
80 Minimum |
A water-processed (chemical-free) decaf. Our
South American blend of Colombian & Peruvian organic coffee beans.
Some crops also Fair Trade. |
|
Premium |
Boliviano |
House Roast |
78
Minimum |
Our good, every day, any time
coffee. Bought principally by quality-sensitive, but
price-conscious, coffee drinkers. Organic Certified. |
* SCAA classification. Specialty
= 80+ cupping score. Premium = 75 to 79 cupping score.
** Cafe Valverde classification. Grand = fully traceable to farmer or
estate. Boliviano = combined coffees from cooperatives, groups of
farmers, or enterprises.
*** International Jury scores given
by Cup of Excellence®
International judges during official COE competitions. These are tougher
and routinely lower.
Category Groupings:
Our roast categories are divided
into two groups:
1) "Boliviano" roasts (House,
Specialty, & Cumbre), and
2) "Grand" roasts ( Supremo, Micro Lots, National
Winners &
Cup of Excellence®).
Boliviano (and Decaf) roasts normally represent a
"terroir", but cannot be directly traced to a farm or estate. We buy
the coffee beans from coffee cooperatives, indigenous agricultural
enterprises or multi-farm groups. Such coffees are normally mixed together
from several growers. This is the coffee consumed by most people and the
one most available in quality-coffee markets. Grand roasts are fully
traceable to and indentified by farmer or estate. They are kept
individually marked from the farm gate to the vacuum-packed Mylar bag, and
come with a compelling story. These are truly one-of-a-kind, seasonal,
vintage coffees. These are the coffees a very small group of people
(though steadily growing) are fortunate to discover and enjoy.
Cupping Scores:
Total cupping scores are based on a 0-100 point scale. Each Total Score is
the sum of the ten individual coffee attributes scores, each of which is
based on a 1-10 point scale. Specialty coffee starts at 80 points.
Total Score Description
95-100 Exemplary
90-94 Outstanding
84-89 Excellent
80-83 Very Good
75-79 Good
70-74 Fair
<70 Poor/Bad
Coffee Certifications & Prices Paid
to Farmers:
All of our coffee beans are
either certified organic or grown under organic conditions but without
organic certification (usually because the farmer cannot afford the
certification). All of our Boliviano roasts are certified
Organic and Bird-Friendly®.
Our Cumbre roast is also certified Fair Trade®.
Other roast are also Fair Trade organic depending on the lot, please check
each lot. Our Grand roasts, by their own unique nature, can have some of these
certifications, or none of them! The overriding criteria for Grand
roasts is quality (cupping score) and a compelling story.
For all our Grand roasts we pay the
farmer significantly above Fair Trade®
prices. We like to call them "Fairer Trade". We do not pay them for
certifications, we pay them for quality. And this is why farmers with
particularly good lots (especially small ones, about 20 to30 sixty-kilo
sacks), with or without the expensive certifications, actually seek us
out.
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To order
roasted coffee click
here.
|
To order green coffee click
here. |
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