Beans by the boat load

[MrJerry]

I’ve been asked several times from clients that have been doing business with me for 3-5 years how I’m able to keep Killer Beans so damned consistent time after time. Simple, instead of buying a few 65 kgs sacks of beans as I need them, we buy our beans directly from the same single growers every year. We also purchase 32,000 lbs at a time (this is enough to fill a container) from the following countries:
Ethiopia
Kenya
Burundi
Uganda
Malawi
Sumatra
Venezuela
Nicaragua
Colombia
Brazil
Jamacia
Dominican Republic
Thailand

Remember when you buy coffee, fresh is always best!

[opus]

I would like to see green Kona on that list.

[MrJerry]

Originally Posted by opusxox

I would like to see green Kona on that list.

I've only gotten a few requests for Kona, I find that those beans are a bit too light and bright for my taste. Granted they're great quality beans, but the Doi Chaang beans from Northern Thailand are head and sholders much better quality and very clean.

[SteveDMatt]

Originally Posted by MrJerry

I've only gotten a few requests for Kona, I find that those beans are a bit too light and bright for my taste. Granted they're great quality beans, but the Doi Chaang beans from Northern Thailand are head and sholders much better quality and very clean.

Any posibility in getting some of those in a medium roast?

I'm gonna nickname you Dark-roast Jerry.

[MrJerry]

Originally Posted by SteveDMatt

Any posibility in getting some of those in a medium roast?

I'm gonna nickname you Dark-roast Jerry.

I don't see that as a problem...some medium roast sounds good right about now! We roast the Doi Chaang in 65 kg batches, what should I put you down for.

[novasurf]

Buying from the same grower does not guarantee consistency.That would mean the grower has absolute control of amounts of sun, rainfall, growing/picking cycles, time, all mill processes, water quality, soil mechanics (fertilization, irrigation), transport…you get the idea.
A roaster may have a certain taste profile that is achieved by blending the same or similar region farms. Roasters always leave the option open to use Coffee Z instead of Coffee X in a blend because in the end, all things considered, it simply tastes better.

Not all Bolivar Royal Coronas taste the same. Some years are better than others due to a myriad of factors, some listed above. Same thing with coffee.

In the end, it is a matter of taste.

[MrJerry]

We have complete controll over the following:
-Harvesting, we use only selective picking which involves several passes so that only the fully ripe red berries are picked.
-Processing. Wet method.
-Drying
-Hulling
-Polishing
-Grading and Sorting

When dealing with a single estate and you're buying the quantity that we are (and paying the price we are) you do get to be innvolved with every set of the process.

We're finishing up on getting the Doi Chaang beans ready to ship from Thailand. 150 tons in total, and let me tell you, we are in controll of this harvest.

Most of the beans we sell are not blends, but single varietals. This does indeed give us a great deal of consistency, much more than if we were to buy a few sacks at a time from a broker who's lots might change from week to week and even day to day...works the same for tobacco!