Filadelpho Juarez received a bag of his roasted coffee in Honduras. This is the first time he’s seen his coffee in a retail bag. It has his name on our label. Thanks to our friends at Union MicroFinanza for everything.

Andrew Boyd, Director of US Operations for Union MicroFinanza had this to say: “He immediately started talking about how his coffee will be even better this year and called his father to tell him that he should get his best coffee together as well. That is what it is all about! When a daily task of labor becomes one of pride, hope becomes contagious and is expanded. Instead of father telling son the way it has always been done, son tells father that new opportunities abound. Thank you to Zingermans and all who made this happen.”

Sample coffees from the Africa, Central and South Americas, and the Asian Pacific. We will taste and evaluate these coffees using the techniques and tools used by professional tasters. This is an eye-opening tour of the world of coffee. Join us on Sunday February 5th 1-3PM. Each seat is $20. Please call (734) 929-6060 or stop in to make your reservation!

We’ve been buying Honduran coffee from Union MicroFinanza (UMF) for over a year now. UMF provides microloans and in-country assistance to farmers. With the help of UMF, the farmers have been producing better and better coffees to the point where this year the best lots were separated out. These were offered as microlots instead of being blended together at the co-op. A premium was paid to the farmer for these coffees. We purchased all of the lot from a single farmer, Filadelpho Jaurez based solely  on it’s flavor. It has tropical fruit up front with notes of honeysuckle and the pleasant bittersweetness of grapefruit.