Volcano Island Blend

We're grateful to 2 farmer/owners for the beans that make up HICS Island Blend:

Caixa Da Fruta  - Brazil

El Bombo Womens Group – Organice - Colombia

900 - 1100 MASL Brazil

1350 - 1800 MASL Colombia

(MASL = metre above sea-level)

Caixa Da Fruta - Brazil

Caixa Da Fruta comes from Cocatrel Direct Trade, which is a branch of Cocatrel Cooperative, founded in 1961 in Tres Pontas. There are over 6000 members who are part of the cooperative and they have 11 different buying points across the region. All the coffee is electronically tagged and recorded on delivery with a unique QR code giving full traceability on all the coffees for the growers to know exactly where their coffee is. Over 50% of the members of the cooperative grow coffee on land that is less than 10 Ha in size.

The coffee is dried in static boxes. These are 1 m deep boxes with a capacity for 15,000 liters volume of cherry which equates to 25-30 bags of green coffee. The boxes have a vented grill at the bottom to allow for air to be circulated from below up through the drying coffee. There are two thermometers at different depths to ensure a safe temperature always below 40 degrees Celsius. They are referred to as static due to the coffee remaining still in the boxes and not being turned or rotated during drying. After it is dried, the coffee is then left to rest for approximately 1-2 weeks before being milled. This method has allowed the production of more fruity and prominent profiles from the usual profile we associate with Brazil natural coffee. 

El Bombo Womens Group – Organic - Colombia

his is a special Colombian coffee from the El Bombo Womens Group in the Huila region. It is grown at an altitude of 1350 to 1800 masl and is composed of Castillo, Bourbon, Caturra and Colombia varietals. This coffee is fully washed and certified organic.