As we gear up for our first Brazil shipments expected to arrive next month, we had a chat with Joanne Berry, Head of Procurement & Sourcing at Tropiq. Joanne has played a fundamental role in our sourcing strategy in Brazil, present since the very beginning. She has been travelling to Read more…
MARKET INSIGHT & OUR UPCOMING SHIPMENTS We’ve got an awesome lineup of coffees coming your way from Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Uganda, Rwanda, and Indonesia. Samples started arriving in July, and more will be available this month. Shipments will be landing in our warehouse from September onwards – depending on the Read more…
Uganda is a high-scoring specialty origin that is still under construction. Most of its coffee is strip picked and cultivated for mass production, as little investment has been made to develop its quality further. If you scratch beneath the surface, there is a lot of potential in quality naturals and Read more…
To ensure a steady supply of greens throughout the year, you can plan your purchases based on seasonality. Whether you look for the same profiles or like to mix it up, the harvest will keep you up to date with what to expect from each origin. There is usually a Read more…
Personally, I try to avoid restricting the taste profile of Peruvian coffee to only one definition, since we’re used to encountering so many different profiles… Enki SuarezQuality Coordinator, Tropiq Already well-recognized for its gastronomy, chocolate and landscapes, we’re more interested in sharing one of the other unspoken treasures of Peru. Read more…
When Belcy Astudillo first began working in the lab at Coocentral cooperative in Huila, Colombia, her colleagues would hide the sugar so she couldn’t add it to her coffee. Now she is an integral member of the lab, one of the “Final Spoons” deciding which coffees meet the cooperatives standards Read more…