Roasting Specialty Coffee in the Tug Hill Region
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Tug Hill Artisan Roasters was launched with a vision to bring Specialty Coffee to the Tug Hill Region while supporting sustainable practices in coffee.
May's Coffee: Kiambu Peaberry
Cupping Notes: Tangarine, Sundried Tomatoe, Vanilla
Temp of Roast: 416 °F
Process: Washed
Varietal: SL-28, SL 34
Altitude: 5600 ft
Origin: Ebonia Estate, Kiambu, Kenya
The Kiambu Peaberry is a very nice Kenyan coffee. It’s a washed coffee and the flavor exemplifies the varietal and terroir of a higher end Kenyan coffee. The coffee is grown on a 105 hectare estate near the village of Kiambu. The soil in this area is a reddish-brown loam known as the “kikuyu loam”. This and the SL-28 and SL-34 varietals contribute to the unique “sundried tomato” profile.
The Ibonia Estate, located at 5600 ft above sea level, hires roughly 200 people from the surrounding area to help farm and process 180 tons of coffee each year.
Peaberries are round coffee beans. They’re not a defect or a result of specific genetics, but simply what comes about when only one of the two ovules is pollinated. They look different and require a slightly different approach to roasting, but beyond that it’s a normal coffee.
In addition to “sundried tomato” we’re picking up on sweet vanilla and a bit of a tangerine citrus. This coffee comes to us via Balzac Brothers Coffee Importers in Charleston, SC.This washed coffee is a delightful option to kick off our summer! Enjoy!
COFFEE OF THE MONTH
Kiambu Peaberry | Ibonia Estate, Kiambu, Kenya
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(pictures from the farm below)
Natural Caturra
From Finca El Jardin, Guatemala
The Caturra may not be as exotic as an Anacafe-14 or a Pacamara, but it's still a great coffee. I like to think of a true caturra as a "legacy" varietal in the sense that it's a quality coffee that's been around for a while.
I've met farmers who take tremendous pride in growing more traditional varietals of coffee. These coffees do not have the built in resistance to disease that the Anacafe-14, Castillo and others have in their genetics. Still, under the watchful eye of attentive farmers these coffees can grow strong and healthily and have a great harvest even in the face of modern challenges.
Improved Typica x Sidra
From Finca La Palmira, Ecuador
Ecuadorian coffees are starting to have a moment. For a long time the coffee world of Ecuador has lived in the shadow of it's two coffee giant neighbors, Colombia and Peru.
Santiago and Scott met at the Producer Roaster Forum in San Salvador. Santiago is passionate about growing great coffees and demonstrating Ecuador's ability to grow new and exciting varietals.
This coffee is naturally processed and a blend of two varietals. We're super excited to release this coffee from Santiago's farm Finca la Palmira.
Cupping Notes: Tangerine, Sun-dried Tomato, Vanilla
Temp of Roast: 416 °F
Process:Washed
Varietal: SL-28, SL-34
Altitude: 5600 ft
Origin: Ibonia Estate, Kiambu, Colombia
The Kiambu Peaberry is a very nice Kenyan coffee. It’s a washed coffee and the flavor exemplifies the varietal and terroir of a higher end Kenyan coffee. The coffee is grown on a 105 hectare estate near the village of Kiambu. The soil in this area is a reddish-brown loam known as the “kikuyu loam”. This and the SL-28 and SL-34 varietals contribute to the unique “sundried tomato” profile.
The Ibonia Estate, located at 5600 ft above sea level, hires roughly 200 people from the surrounding area to help farm and process 180 tons of coffee each year.
Peaberries are round coffee beans. They’re not a defect or a result of specific genetics, but simply what comes about when only one of the two ovules is pollinated. They look different and require a slightly different approach to roasting, but beyond that it’s a normal coffee.
In addition to “sundried tomato” we’re picking up on sweet vanilla and a bit of a tangerine citrus. This coffee comes to us via Balzac Brothers Coffee Importers in Charleston, SC.This washed coffee is a delightful option to kick off our summer! Enjoy!
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Coffees of the Month
Last week I bought Black River from the Regional Market. I have to say. It is absolutely the best black coffee I have ever had. I hope it’s a regular edition that is available all the time. It’s so good. I’m definitely telling everyone I know to get it. Really. Not to overstate it, I was blown away.
- Happy customer
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Running George
Medium Roast | 10oz
Origin: Brazil
Cupping Notes: Chamomile, Carmelized, Chocolate
Altitude: 3500ft
Process: Brazil Natural
Varietal: Yellow Bourbon
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The Conductor
City Roast | 10oz
Origin: Guatemala
Cupping Notes: Chocolate, Raisin, Cherry
Altitude: 5300 Ft
Process: Washed
Varietal: Caturra, Bourbon
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Cupping Notes: Chocolate, Roasty, Herbal
Altitude: 4100 Ft
Process: Washed
Variety: Bourbon, Catimor, Bourbon Caturra
Rough & Ready
Dark Roast | 10oz
Who do we partner with?
Tug Hill Artisan Roasters sources coffee both through importers as well as directly from farms. We really value these "direct trade" relationships. So much so that we've set up a whole page on our website where we talk about them!
Whether the farmers are practicing new and innovate pest control or fermenting coffee with unique yeast strains, we want to share and emphasize some of the wonderful people we've had the opportunity to work with over the years.
At Tug Hill Artisan Roasters, we recognize that the best we can do as roasters is being true to the intent of the farmers and processors. It's the knowhow to grow great coffee and hours put into its processing that sets specialty apart (obviously there's also the scoring). Let's put credit due where it deserves to be.
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Great coffee
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Tug Hill Artisan Roasters was launched with a vision to bring Specialty Coffee to the Tug Hill Region while supporting sustainable practices in coffee.
Even better change
Great coffee
Tug Hill Artisan Roasters was launched with a vision to bring Specialty Coffee to the Tug Hill Region while supporting sustainable practices in coffee.
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