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Ethiopian Limu
$16.50
The Ethiopian Nigusse Lemma Limu comes from a family-owned farm in Meto Gundb, in the Limu region of south-western Ethiopia. The farm owner, Lemma Edeto, began working with coffee nearly 60 years ago and has passed down his knowledge to his two sons Haile and Nigusse. Both sons maintain the farm, which their father recovered after it was confiscated in the 1970's by the Derg Regime. The farm sits at about 2,000 meters above sea level with natural spring streams and native indigenous varietals. The Lemma family also processes their coffee, giving them full control of the end product up to the final export stage. In February 2014 Nigusse and his family were recognized for winning the African Taste of Harvest competition, awarded by the African Fine Coffee Assocation. Ethiopian Limu; French Roast.
Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Konga Estate
This coffee hails from the Gedeo Zone in south western Ethiopia. This coffee is grown south of the town of Yirgacheffe in an area that also grows Corn and of course, Bananas. This is a classic Ethiopian coffee with rustic berry, faint stonefruit and a lemony bite.
- Full City Roast $15.00
Kenya Tambaya Peaberry
Tambaya is the name of the coffee factory (wetmill) within the Rumukia Coffee Farmer Society in the Karatina area of Nyeri, Kenya. Tambaya currently has around 1,100 members within the cooperative society. Each of the members are small farm holders with about 250 trees each. The area of Tambaya is 1,550 meters above sea level near Mt. Kenya and the Aberdare ranges. There are two main coffee varieties under cultivation: SL- 28 and SL-34, with the vast majority of trees consisting of SL-28. Karatina is home to the largest open market in East Africa and the second largest on the Continent. The town center lies about 100km north of Nairobi.
- Full City Roast $18.00
Central / Latin America
Brazil Mogiana
$13.50
On July 11, 1985 the Cooperativa de Cafeicultores e Agropecuaristas (COCAPEC) was founded. COCAPEC began with almost 300 members in its first year of operations and today it has grown to over 2,000 members. The cooperative is renowned in this coffee-growing region for its technical support and natural drying methods. The technical department works in partnership with its members to guarantee consistent coffee quality. Currently, the high Mogiana region has an average annual production of more than one million bags of coffee, of which 85% is high quality beans produced at an optimal altitude and temperature. Our current offering is Fine Cup, the highest cup category in the Brazilian coffee grading. Brazil Mogiana; French Roast.
Colombian Asojardin Excelso
$13.50
This coffee is grown in the region of Huila, Colombia and comes from a small, family run mill in Neiva, which is owned and operated by the Valencia family. The Valencia family has been a mainstay in the coffee collecting and processing business in Huila for over 30 years. They have quietly discovered the finest growing region in the state. What is so special about the Huila Valencia that it has generally replaced demand for generic Excelso and Supremo? The selective sourcing and attention to detail in processing, as well as the idea of a small, independent producer have set the Valencia coffees apart from the big, multinational mills. Full City Roast; French Roast.
Costa Rican Tarazzu Monteverde Varsan Microlot
This microlot comes from the Life Monteverde group which is an association of nine families from Monteverde, Costa Rica, with a strong background in agriculture and nature conservation. The group members have various professions and skills, including forestry, environmental education, administration and finances, coffee trade, agriculture, human resources and arts. The farm combines areas of conservation, organic agriculture and low environmental impact energy systems. Located near the Monteverde Cloud Forest and the farm maintains 50% of their land for conservation and forestry and is active in regional education while working with several American and Canadian universities. The Coffee itself is juicy and sweet, medium bodied and satisfying. Look for berry, plum and cherry tones over a delicate chocolate backround.
- Full City Roast $16.50
Guatamala Las Fraijanes
$15.00
This particular Guatemalan Huehuetenango is named for Zaculeu one of the regions prized tourist destinations and one time home to Meso Americans who are known for making and trading pyrite mirrors. It just so happens that this micro-lot in many ways mirrors the classic Huehuetenango, with a creamy full body and distinct chocolate tones but asserts its own personality with a dominating honey sweetness. Guatamala Finca El Injertal; Full Roast.
Honduras Comsa Marcala
$16.50
In the year 2000, 62 Honduran coffee farmers joined together with a common goal to transform their farms from conventional to organic production and formed COMSA (Cafe Organico Marcala, S.A). In 2001, fostered by a foundation called Funder, COMSA earned their organic certification from Bio Latina which has enabled them to market their coffee to more international buyers and realize better selling prices for their coffee. In February 2006, COMSA then applied for and was granted Fair Trade certification status. COMSA uses the Fair Trade price premium to fund many social projects including paying teachers' salaries and purchasing school supplies. The premium also finances the construction of kitchens in the schools in support of the Merienda Escolar program that provides meals for school children. Royal Coffee New York is proud to support COMSA by purchasing their excellent quality, organic and Fairtrade certified coffee.
Panama Indian Boquete
Success from failure, the beginnings of Panamanian Bar'u share the tale with the failed attempt by the French to construct the Panama Canal. This initial attempt to reduce the shipping distance from East to West resulted in a large migration into Panama. Having heard tales of the incredible beauty and ideal conditions for farming in a region called Boquete on the interior of the pacific coast of Panama, Domingo Suarez migrated north from Panama City to begin his work and his family. Boquete, with reputation for world class coffee was the perfect for his passion to root. In the 1940's the region suffered a great reduction reduction in quality when processing was centralized, however in 1987, Vidal Suarez, Domingo's grandson purchased land and constructed a mill at which to process his families beans. Indian Bar'u brand was found. Today the brand retains its strength by maintaining its basic principles.the environment-friendly or nature-system grown technique-coffee that is grown according to the natural surroundings demands. While this type of growing coffee does not produce a high yield, the combination of shade trees and coffee plants provides many advantages: Biodiversity is created per each type of geographical location. Soil quality is maintained and improved. The traditional, more flavorful, non-hybrid and shade loving coffee varieties, known as Typica, can grow well in this environment. The trees provide a natural food supply for birds and beneficial insects. Growing in all the right directions Bar'u brand is headed by the great-grand child of founder Domingo and is most recently involved in current leading edge topics such as precision agriculture applied to coffee, denomination of origin & carbon capture. The Anselmito estate was originally property of the Watson family, from European origins. It was then purchased by the Perez Balladares family around 1992-1993. It is located in the Jaramillo region and has the Catuai and Tipica varieties, most of the trees being the originals from the first family that owned it. It has it's own wellspring and also another one that runs thought it and originates above the area. It's location allows great views to the west to the Barú Volcano and the main square of the city of Boquete. It also has specific wildlife different from the region due to the large amount of shade given by the trees.
- Panama Indian Bar'u $15.00
Pacific Rim
Java Blawan
$16.50
The Jampit Coffee growing region lies on the slopes of Raung, a still active massive volcano on the island of Java, Indonesia. Java delivers the warming woody, earthy tones expected from fine Indonesian coffees. Full City Roast; French Roast.
Papua New Guinea
Kimel plantation was first established in 1974 by an Australian, Bobby Gibbs. It is now owned by traditional landowners, the Opais being the main tribe. Although locally owned, the plantation is managed by expatriate personnel, appointed by the local directors with extensive experience in plantation management. The plantation has a permanent workforce of 432 and they are housed on the estate in bush housing. The estate also provides schooling for the children and medical facilities for the workforce and their dependents. Clean running water has been made available to the estate workers by way of a community project financed by one of their overseas clients, and its implementation is overseen by the estate's management. Since the estate is located along the Kimel River, from which it derived its name, it has access to good, clean water for the processing of its crop, which is a prerequisite along with sound husbandry and dedicated management to continually create quality coffees. The estate's management also implements some ecology-friendly policies with regard to environmental issues, such as the recycling of pulp which is returned to the fields as organic fertilizer, and the recycling of water used during the wet processing. The cultivation is conducted under shade trees, like albizias and gravilleas.
- Full City Roast $16.50
Sumatra Wahana
- Full City Roast $18.00
Decaffeinated
Colombia Decaf Royal Select
The royal select water process used only pure water to flush caffeine from the bean. Many other methods damage the quality of the coffee and while this process does change the chemistry in the cup it leaves the pleasant chocolate and caramel tones in for you to enjoy.
- Full City Roast $15.00
Herbal Teas
These herbal blends aren't teas at all! These are comprised of single and blended plant matter such as flowers, bark, root and leaf to deliver their exquisite tones and treatments.
Chamomile
$10.00
Chamomile is also known as "Earth Apple". It is a small daisy like flower with a strong apple like fragrance. Brewed into a tea chamomile can range from delicate to dominant and from fruity to floral depending on the dwell time and temperature. It is known for its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, relaxation and pain relieving properties.
Crimson Berry
$10.00
Crimson berry is our boldest herbal tea. 100% caffeine free, this tea boasts the benefits of cranberries, hibiscus & currants. It is fantastic hot and brewed for an Iced tea so it is an ideal replacement for fruit punch and other sugary refreshments, it can also be used for a base to homemade lemonade or sangria.
Lemon Chamomile
$10.00
Chamomile is also known as "Earth Apple". It is a small daily like flower with a strong apple like fragrance. Brewed into a tea chamomile can range from delicate to dominate and from fruity to floral depending on the dwell time and temperature. It is known for its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, relaxation and pain relieving properties. In this blend lemongrass joins the chamomile to delicately introduce welcoming tones of lemon.
Lemongrass
$6.00
This soothing pleasant infusion has been used widely in India and throughout southeast Asia for centuries. lemongrass is still used widely as a tea and a food ingredient. The taste is reminiscent of southeast asian cuisine if not much milder. This brew increases in intensity as the dwell time increases however it peaks out at mild intensity after about 10 minutes of steeping. Fantastic hot or cold and serves a great base for other beverages due to its herbal lemon tones.
Peppermint
$6.00
Known the world over as a digestive and a soothing agent, steeped peppermint leaves are an antediluvian remedy and a pleasantly refreshing beverage served both iced and hot.
 Rooibos
$6.00
Native to South Africa the redbush branches and needles are ground and steeped to release a strong pleasantly sweet and fruity brew. This brew is caffeine free and boasts very high antioxidant content.
Yerba Mate
$6.00
Mate is hugely popular in South America, especially in the central and southern Andes. So popular in fact that canned and prepared concoctions of Mate Soda sell more than "western" soft-drinks. Yerba Mate does contain caffeine and boasts high levels of antioxidents.
Green Teas
Jasmine Tea
$6.00
Chinese green tea is infused with jasmine flowers to create a very delicate floral brew. This is the most popular tea blend in China and has been for the past 8 centuries.
Moroccan Mint
$6.00
Green Tea blended with mint. This refreshing and soothing tea is highly popular in North Africa, for some time Morocco was the largest importer of teas from China.
Sencha
$6.00
The most widely drunk tea in Japan, the leafs of the refreshing beverage expand in water to resemble green leafy vegetables.
Flavored Teas
Darjeeling
$10.00
Named for the region of West Bengal that made this tea famous, Darjeeling tea is as complex to discuss as it is to taste. This tea is made from the Chinese variety (var. Sinensis) of tea tree grown in India. Plantation farming of this type of tree goes back as far as the 1840's.
Oolong and Darjeeling Teas
Darjeeling
$10.00
Named for the region of West Bengal that made this tea famous, Darjeeling tea is as complex to discuss as it is to taste. This tea is made from the Chinese variety (var. Sinensis) of tea tree grown in India. Plantation farming of this type of tree goes back as far as the 1840's.
Espresso
Espresso - Boomerang
Flat Black Coffee's signature espresso blend. Our espresso blend is the only time we stray from our single origin ethos. This seasonally adjusted blend of organically grown, shade grown, single estate or Rain Forest Alliance certified coffees ensures balanced sweet, bright and bitter as a stand alone espresso while maintaining presence in a latte or cappuccino.
- Espresso Blend $15.00