LIGHT MEDIUM ROAST

10oz. whole bean coffee

In the Dominican Republic, the family-owned Ramirez Estate employs over 400 workers who live and work on the property and make nearly 300% higher wages than the typical Fair Trade Standard. The Ramirez Estate is one of the most environmentally-progressive and socially-conscious coffee proprietorships in the world because they recycle materials used during coffee bean processing. First, coffee cherry parts that would normally be thrown out are converted into natural gas through fermentation - in turn, this natural gas powers their facility. Next, the used water is also recycled, filtered, and returned to water systems. Lastly, the coffee cherry pulps are added to a compost pile where they’re used as fertilizer useful to nearby farms. They also give back to the community in countless ways, including building schools in rural areas, local children no longer have to walk nearly twenty miles a day, and after donating books and computers, students have more opportunities to learn. The Ramirez Estate also allows other farmers in the Dominican Republic to use their processing plant to assist in coffee exporting.

Grown at 1,400 meters above sea level with an arabica variety of caturra, this complex washed-processed coffee is dried with rotating dryers, the layers of fruit are stripped, and cherries are almost immediately de-pulped through drying to give the coffee a clean, robust flavor with little to no fermentation.

Flavor
Sweet with a smooth creamy body. Delightfully buttery with hints of vanilla and roasted nuts.