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featured cup: Ethiopia Yukro

By Thump + February 3rd, 2012

Ethiopia Yukro is a newer coffee to us at thump and to Stumptown Coffee Roasters. Come in and explore it with us! Flavors: A floral aroma reveals a sweet, clean cup with distinct notes of navel orange, peach, lemon, black cherry and raspberry bordered by the taste and texture of white tea. Stumptown shares: “The [...]

We’re thrilled to finally offer a single origin espresso that rivals Stumptown’s delicious Hair Bender espresso!

Flavors: A rose fragrance debuts flavors of pear, coconut and marshmallow with caramel throughout the cup. Panama Duncan Estate, Organic, Fair Trade returns to us from year to year. In this most recent growing season, the producer of this coffee, Ricardo Koyner, experienced especially challenging wet weather conditions that threatened his crop. Diligent attention to [...]

Oh, what a coffee! With an initially silky mouthfeel that develops into a pleasantly heavier body, we find the El Salvador Los Caleros, Direct Trade to be a delicious and unusual coffee! FLAVORS: Maple syrup and toffee encase flavors of plum and fruit juice supported by chocolate malt. Stumptown writes, “Los Caleros comes from a [...]

Oh, what a coffee! With an initially silky mouthfeel that develops into a pleasantly heavier body, we find the El Salvador Los Caleros, Direct Trade to be a delicious and unusual coffee! FLAVORS: Maple syrup and toffee encase flavors of plum and fruit juice supported by chocolate malt. Stumptown writes, “Los Caleros comes from a [...]

Similar to last month’s featured coffee, Guatemala Finca el Injerto, Direct Trade, we always look forward to the return of Ethiopia Mordecofe, Organic, Direct Trade. The producers of both coffees have a long term relationship with Stumptown and the coffees are painstakingly grown and processed, creating a consistently delicious coffee, year after year. When these [...]

From Stumptown Coffee: “FLAVORS: Fragrance of jasmine evolves into flavors of dutch chocolate, roasted almonds, meyer lemon and plum finishing with chamomile tea like grace.” Guatemala Finca el Injerto Bourbon, Stumptown’s first Direct Trade relationship coffee is honored this month at thump! This is a delicious coffee from producers renowned for their meticulous and environmentally [...]

featured coffee: Ethiopia Nano Challa

By Thump + June 30th, 2011

Ethiopia Nano Challa is a new coffee to thump and the cooperative from where it comes, with the same name Nano Challa, is a new cooperative with whom Stumptown Coffee Roasters has developed a relationship. They visited this cooperative twice during the last harvest season and commented: “… [We]  immediately noticed the quality of their [...]

We have a bunch of new arrivals from East Africa, (Ethiopia & Kenya) and Central America, (Costa Rica). They are so new to us that we are excited to introduce them to you throughout the month of June. Look for conversation about these new coffees on Facebook. Please tune in to: www.facebook.com/thumpcoffee. Tweet

This lovely cup has flavors of molasses and cherry jam that support lush flavors of raspberry, strawberry and fragrant lavender. Every coffee has an interesting story. In this case, Costa Rica Helsar Reserva Direct Trade’s story involves the coming together of two different coffee producers, and how the innovative and sustainable practices of the Helsar [...]

This is the first peaberry coffee we have featured. Characterized by its pea shape, and different from a normally developed coffee bean that can be split into two halves, a peaberry coffee bean has only developed one of the halves of the bean (hence the round, dense “pea” shape) lending the bean a smooth, sweet [...]

We are thrilled to offer a handful of new Central American and Ethiopian coffees. Variety is the spice of life and in part is what makes drinking coffee really interesting. One of our new offerings is Ecuador Loja, Organic / Direct Trade. Stumptown shares, “Our Ecuador Loja represents coffee from 27 farmers from the PROCAFEQ [...]

Ah! A new coffee to explore! We look forward  to getting to know this one as it has bedazzled us with amazing berry flavors, most notably, raspberry! Stumptown shares its story: “The Adado Cooperative, one of many coops within the larger Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers cooperative Union, recently upgraded their washing station infrastructure causing their membership [...]

This is the first decaf coffee we’ve ever featured, and it’s the first single origin decaf coffee we’ve come across. Most decaf coffees are a blend of beans from different growing regions throughout the world, whereas this coffee comes from microlots in Pedregal de Inza in Colombia’s Cauca Valley. Stumptown describes its flavor: “A cherry-like [...]

featured coffee: Hair Bender Espresso Blend

By Thump + December 2nd, 2010

The backbone of what makes thump, thump, is Stumptown’s Hair Bender espresso blend. Ever changing so slightly to incorporate new crop beans, this dynamic and delicious elixir is what keeps us excited about the art and science of coffee! If your regular habit is to mix espresso with milk and flavor, consider getting closer to [...]

Stumptown shares that, “The Torres family has been cultivating coffee in the West Valley for 60 years. They pioneered coffee production in the Barranca region of Naranjo. They also pioneered the cultivation of the Villalobos varietal, a mutation of the heirloom Typica varietal developed in the nearby town of Sarchi. After meticulous cherry selection our [...]

Featured Cup: Ethiopia Suke Quto

By Thump + October 1st, 2010

New to thump, Ethiopia Suke Quto is bursting with complex aromatics and dynamic flavors in the cup! True to form for a wonderful Ethiopian coffee! Stumptown writes, “Suke Quto is a producer’s association located in the Oodo Shakisso district of Ethiopia’s southern zone of Guji. This lot represents the finest coffee from their third harvest [...]

Ethiopia Mordecofe Direct Trade, Organic has returned this year better than ever! One of our all time favorite coffees that you’re sure to fall in love with if you haven’t already.  Stumptown writes: “We’re proud to be offering Direct Trade Mordecofe for the third consecutive year. Haile Gebre left his government post as director of [...]

The coffee that wins our hearts and tastebuds year after year has returned and it’s worth featuring for a 2nd month! Stumptown’s first Direct Trade relationship coffee continues to delight us. Delicious! Stumptown writes: “YES IT IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER! Our Finca El Injerto 100% Bourbon coffee comes from Guatemala’s famed Huehuetenango region [...]

The coffee that wins our hearts and tastebuds year after year has returned!

A favorite from last year has returned: Costa Rica Montes de Oro Direct Trade! The folks at Stumptown write: “The Gamboa Chacon family has produced coffee in the Tarrazu region since the 1800s.

From El Salvador’s Aida Batlle, Cascara Coffee Cherry Tea is a fruity “infusion” prepared by steeping dried, ripe coffee cherry fruit.

Stumptown has worked with farmers in the Loja province of Ecuador to improve the quality of their coffee.

Stumptown Coffee Roasters has worked for several years with Burundi coffee growers to bring their coffee to us, and we’re excited and grateful to share in the fruits of their labor!

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