There’s a Canadian silver mining company called Tahoe that’s moving into the region, endangering the livelihood of many local farmers. Many socially conscious roasters like Luna, Bows & Arrows, Drumroaster, and others have intentionally sources coffees from Mataquescuintla this year as a way of supporting their peaceful resistance. 

It was a welcome surprise to find this coffee in my mailbox, as it was my first opportunity to try an offering from Café Pista of Montreal, Canada. This cup is tremendously clean and overtly fruity, bursting with peach and orange.

Today I’m brewing a natural Burundi from the Kayanza Province, roasted by Canadian power-duo Lüna Coffee. Laura and Nate are the two that make up this western Canadian roaster, and although they’ve only been roasting as Lüna for just over a year, they’re no strangers to the Canadian coffee industry…

Today I’m brewing a natural Brazillian coffee from prominent Toronto powerhouse, De Mello Palheta. De Mello has become a Toronto staple over the course of the last few years, stocking and serving cafés all over the city.

Today I’m brewing a juicy Kenyan Ngerwe from Tipico Coffee in Buffalo, NY. I remember the first time I stumbled upon Tipico a few years ago, it was like finding a diamond in the rough…

Today I’m brewing an interesting coffee from Burundi, roasted in Toronto by the folks at Propeller Coffee. From the Nemba station in the Kayanza Province, these beans were grown on trees at 1818masl and processed naturally…

Today I’m brewing an interesting coffee from Costa Rica roasted by Rosso Coffee Roasters of Calgary, Alberta. What makes this coffee unique is the process - in this case it’s an anaerobic honey process…

Today I’m brewing a light and delicate Kenyan from Canadian roaster, Kaito. I first had this coffee in December of 2018, and it was one of my most memorable coffees of the year…