Stay up to date on coffee we have coming down the pipeline and our latest green coffee outlook and arrivals schedule.
Green Coffee Notes for November 2021:
- A lot has happened since our last update in the middle of September. Nearly all of our Ethiopias have landed and are slowly but surely making their way to our offer list.
- We rarely show more than 8 different lots at a time, and will work to keep the list full and fresh through the New Year and beyond. Check out the current Ethiopia’s HERE. (or HERE for Coffee Shrub wholesale prices)
- Upcoming coffees to keep an eye out for include a honey processThe honey process has nothing to do with honey other than the fact that they're both sticky! It's a term that became popularized in Costa Rica as another... lot from Nano Challa later this month, as well as a fully washed coffee from the Duromina cooperative, and a dry processDry process coffee is a method for taking the fruit from the tree to an exportable green bean. The whole intact coffee cherry is dried in the sun... coffee from Goro Bedessa site in Hambela Wamena in early December. But that hardly scratches the surface of what’s on the horizon from one of our most popular coffee origins.
- Our first RwandaA Bourbon cultivar variant from Rwanda and Burundi. Bourbon coffees are named for the island in the India Ocean where French colonists grew it. Some history from the... container arrived in Houston earlier last week and was quickly transferred to our Oakland warehouse next week (week of November 8th). If all goes as planned, we will have our first coffees available in the week of November 12th, which is perhaps an all-time record for us!
- The Colombian coffees that landed 2 weeks ago are moving quickly, solidifying our decision to bring in a second box on its heels. Another 12 lots of coffee are being milled this week in Medellín, with an ETA later in November. For now, have a look at these stellar lots from Buesaco and Inzá currently on offer (or here for Coffee Shrub wholesale prices).
- This is the time of year where Brazilian coffee ships, but like other green sellers, we’re experiencing difficulties getting coffee out of the country. The truckers strike that started November 1st around skyrocketing diesel prices in the country, seems to have waned, opening access to the Santos port that was blocked by trucks for a few days (some on fire). But competition for space on outgoing vessels has exacerbated a bottleneck at the ports, and we’ve personally watched our bookings role from one week to the next, and are yet to nail something down. For now, we continue to hope and wait, and with any luck, we’ll have our first Brazilian coffee around the 1st of the year.
- The Oakland Port has finally cleared its backlog of cargo ships anchored out in the Bay, and has even started to restore services as a first call port for shipping lines. Yes, the Oakland Port congestion has mostly cleared up. But no, the shipping delays are far from over.
- Almost all shipping routes continue to suffer from longer than normal transit times due to what has become the ‘greatest hits’ in the global shipping world – spike in shipping consumer goods, understaffed ports, container shortages, limited space on cargo ships….stop me if you’ve heard this one before!
- And finally, a special note about the holiday season and new coffee additions. This is the busiest time of the year for us with the highest order counts. As such, there is no guarantee that we will launch all of the coffees in the list below by xmas. But we will do our best! Every year we set out to keep the in-stock origins flush with fresh options throughout the holiday season, and we promise to do what we can to meet that goal. Thanks for your patience and understanding during this crazy time of year!
Upcoming green coffees currently on the schedule to be added to our website:
Please keep in mind that the coffees on the Upcoming Coffee Outlook schedule with a location status of “In Transit” are still a bit of a wild card, and the month we have them listed under is based on the current shipping ETA, and subject to interruptions out of our control. Thanks for your patience!
November Coffee Outlook
| Sweet Maria’s Polar Expresso Holiday Blend | n/a | n/a | Oakland |
| ColombiaColombian coffee is highly marketed and widely available in the US. They have been largely successful at equating the name Colombian Coffee with "Good" Coffee. This is half-true.... Inzá Vereda San Antonio | 15 | 70 KG | Oakland |
| Colombia Caicedo Don Ruben | 16 | 70 KG | Oakland |
| Costa RicaCosta Rican coffee is typically very clean, sweet, with lots of floral accents. hey are prized for their high notes: bright citrus or berry-like flavors in the acidity,... Chirripo Corazon de Jesus | 47 | 69 KG | Oakland |
| Costa Rica Cerro Alto La Rosa | 38 | 46 KG | Oakland |
| El SalvadorEl Salvador coffee had an undeservingly poor reputation for years, marred mostly by the inability to deliver coffee of high quality in an unstable political climate. Unfortunately, agriculture... Santa Ana PacasA mutation of Bourbon cultivar that appeared in El Salvador in 1949: Pacas is a natural mutation of Bourbon cultivar that appeared in El Salvador in 1949. It... | 80 | 69 KG | Oakland |
| El Salvador FincaSpanish 101: Finca is the Spanish word for farm. Sometimes the term Hacienda is used to imply an Estate, which would mean the farm has its own wet-mill.... Miravalle Tabi | 40 | 69 KG | Oakland |
| EthiopiaEthiopia, formerly known as Abyssinia, or a coffee cultivar: Ethiopia, or more specifically the Empire under Haile Selassie, was known as Abyssinia. The name is Latin, derived from... Kennisa Coop | 60 | 60 KG | Oakland |
| Ethiopia HoneyIn coffee, honey-like sweetness is often found, but we use terms such as refined honey (highly filtered and processed) as opposed to raw honey rustic honey sweetness. This... Process Genji Challa | 40 | 60 KG | Oakland |
| GuatemalaGuatemalan coffee is considered a top quality coffee producer in Central America. Due to our proximity to Guatemala, some of the nicest coffees from this origin come to... Xinabajul Comunidad Libertad | 59 | 69 KG | Oakland |
| Guatemala Antigua Santa Ines B300 | 30 | 46 KG | Oakland |
| Guatemala Xinabajul Producers | 59 | 69 KG | Oakland |
| KenyaKenya is the East African powerhouse of the coffee world. Both in the cup, and the way they run their trade, everything is topnotch.: Kenya is the East... Nyeri Kiruga AB | 37 | 60 KG | Oakland |
| Kenya Nyeri Chinga AA | 22 | 60 KG | Oakland |
| Kenya Kirinyaga Muburi PeaberryA peaberry is a green coffee "bean" that has a rounded form: Coffee is the dried seed from the fruit of a flowering tree - each fruit having... | 26 | 60 KG | Oakland |
| Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea (PNG) occupies the eastern half of the island it shares with the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya, part of Indonesia. The two primary areas for... Kimel AA | 40 | 60 KG | Oakland |
| Rwanda Nyamasheke Mutovu | 50 | 60 KG | Oakland |
| Rwanda Karongi Gitesi | 35 | 60 KG | Oakland |
| Rwanda Nyamasheke Gitwe | 50 | 60 KG | Oakland |
December Coffee Outlook
| Colombia Honey Process El Páramo | 28 | 70 KG | Oakland |
| Costa Rica Honey Process Monte Brisas | 30 | 69 KG | Oakland |
| Ethiopia Agaro Duromina | 80 | 60 KG | Oakland |
| Ethiopia Dry Process Hambela Goro | 106 | 60 KG | Oakland |
| Ethiopia Yirga Cheffe Mengesha Farm | 120 | 60 KG | Oakland |
| Guatemala Antigua Pulcal Inteligente | 46 | 46 KG | Oakland |
| Guatemala Libertad Punta Del Cerro | 36 | 69 KG | Oakland |
| Kenya Othaya FCS PeaberryThe Spanish-language term for Peaberry is the same for "snail". See Peaberry for more information on the single bean fruit of the coffee tree. A peaberry is the... | 30 | 60 KG | Oakland |
| Papua New Guinea Kuta Waghi | 40 | 60 KG | Oakland |
| Rwanda Kivu Kageyo | 50 | 60 KG | Oakland |
Incoming coffees currently on the water:
Africa Incoming Coffees
| Ethiopia OrganicGrown without the use of artificial fertilizers, herbicides, etc.: Organic coffee has been grown according to organic farming techniques, typically without the use of artificial fertilizers. Some farms... Dry Process Mengesha Gumi | 40 | 60 KG | Nov 15 |
| Ethiopia Organic Dry Process Yohanes Degoma | 35 | 60 KG | Nov 15 |
| Ethiopia Dry Process Shantawene | 40 | 60 KG | Nov 15 |
| Ethiopia Bensa Asefa Qonqana | 80 | 60 KG | Nov 15 |
| Ethiopia Sidama Keramo | 80 | 60 KG | Nov 15 |
| Ethiopia Sidama Bombe | 40 | 60 KG | Nov 15 |
| Ethiopia Dry Process Keramo | 80 | 60 KG | Nov 15 |
| Rwanda Rubavu Rwinyoni | 60 | 60 KG | Dec 5 |
| Rwanda Rusizi Gaseke | 25 | 60 KG | Dec 5 |
| Rwanda Nyamasheke Nyakabingo | 25 | 60 KG | Dec 5 |
| Rwanda Ngororero | 25 | 60 KG | Dec 5 |
| Rwanda Nyamasheke Macuba | 45 | 60 KG | Dec 5 |
| Rwanda Dry Process Kanyege | 25 | 60 KG | Dec 5 |
| Rwanda Honey Process Kanyege | 30 | 60 KG | Dec 5 |
| Rwanda Dry Process Macuba | 40 | 60 KG | Dec 5 |
| Rwanda Dry Process Nyamiyaga | 20 | 60 KG | Dec 5 |
| Rwanda Honey Process Karambi | 30 | 60 KG | Dec 5 |
| ZambiaFrom the country formerly known as upper Rhodesia in a country now named for the Zambezi River, Zambian coffees range from Kenya-like brightness to subtle, balanced coffee with... Anaerobic Dry Process | 15 | 60 KG | Dec 5 |
| Zambia Fully Washed | 15 | 60 KG | Dec 5 |
Central America Incoming Coffees
| HondurasHonduran coffee was absent from the top ranks of the Specialty market, but that has changed. It has all the environmental factors on its side: soil, altitude, climate.... Maria Fernandez ParainemaParainema is a hybrid with some disease resistance developed in Honduras by IHCAFE (Instituto Hondureño del Café). It is related to Sarchimor, another disease-resisitant type. Both have arabica... | 14 | 69 KG | Dec 1 |
| Honduras Honey Process Sabillon Parainema | 6 | 69 KG | Dec 1 |
| Honduras Dry Process Sabillon Parainema | 10 | 69 KG | Dec 1 |
| Honduras Alexis Pineda Pacas | 10 | 69 KG | Dec 1 |
| Honduras Allan Erazo | 10 | 69 KG | Dec 1 |
| Honduras Proyecto Cabanas | 50 | 69 KG | Dec 1 |
South America Incoming Coffees
| BrazilBrazil is a coffee giant . As Frank Sinatra sang, "they grow an awful lot of coffee in Brazil".: Brazil is a coffee giant . As Frank Sinatra... Marcos Ferreira De Faria | 50 | 60 KG | Nov 22 |
| Brazil Thiago Marson Casavechia | 80 | 60 KG | Nov 22 |
| Brazil Vera Lucia Pereira | 20 | 60 KG | Nov 22 |
| Brazil Thales Donizete Dos Reis | 30 | 60 KG | Nov 22 |
| Brazil Adair De Oliveira Neto | 25 | 60 KG | Nov 22 |
| Brazil Fred Terumi Iwano | 35 | 60 KG | Nov 22 |
| Colombia Buesaco Productores Aliados | 51 | 70 KG | Dec 15 |
| Colombia Nariño Rio Juanambu | 22 | 70 KG | Dec 15 |
| Colombia Buesaco Don Nectario | 12 | 70 KG | Dec 15 |
| Colombia Inzá Veredas Vecinas | 48 | 70 KG | Dec 15 |
| Colombia Inzá Rio Páez | 24 | 70 KG | Dec 15 |
| Colombia Vereda San Antonio | 17 | 70 KG | Dec 15 |
| Colombia Inzá Las Estrellas | 8 | 70 KG | Dec 15 |
| Colombia Honey Process Vereda Aponte | 30 | 70 KG | Dec 15 |
| Colombia Honey Process El Páramo | 19 | 70 KG | Dec 15 |
| Colombia Honey Process Libardo Gómez | 21 | 70 KG | Dec 15 |
| Colombia Honey Process Ciudad Nube | 23 | 70 KG | Dec 15 |
| PeruPeruvian coffees have Central American brightness but in a South American coffee flavor package overall. The good organic lots do have more of a "rustic" coffee character.: Organic... Quanda Chirinos | 20 | 69 KG | Not Yet Shipped |
| Peru Lonya Grande Velo De Novia | 45 | 69 KG | Not Yet Shipped |
| Peru San Jose De Lourdes | 20 | 69 KG | Not Yet Shipped |
| Peru Organic San Ignacio | 50 | 69 KG | Not Yet Shipped |
| Peru Organic La Coipa | 75 | 69 KG | Not Yet Shipped |
Indonesia Incoming Coffees
| SumatraIndonesians are available as a unique wet-hulled or dry-hulled (washed) coffees. Giling Basah is the name for the wet-hulling process in Bahasa language, and will have more body... Lintong Sigumpar Village | 30 | 60 KG | Nov 15 |
| Sumatra Honey Process Auliya | 15 | 60 KG | Nov 15 |
| Sumatra Wet Hulled Ribang GayoGayo is ethnic group from the area of Aceh Sumatra around Lake Takengon. They use the name Gayo Coffee to market their production. The Acehnese are a different... | 25 | 60 KG | Nov 15 |
| Sumatra Wet ProcessWet-processing starts by removing the outer skin of the coffee cherry with a machine called a pulper, then fermenting the remaining fruit (with green bean inside) in water... Ribang Gayo | 25 | 60 KG | Nov 15 |
| Sumatra Dry Process Ribang Gayo | 10 | 60 KG | Nov 15 |
| Sumatra AcehThe northernmost district in SumatraL Aceh District is north of North Sumatra and produces some very classic Sumatra coffees. The center of coffee in Aceh is Lake Tawar... Bebesen Auliya | 40 | 60 KG | Nov 15 |
| JavaThere are several types of Abyssinia variety coffee, but they are not from Ethiopia but rather Indonesia. Abyssinia 3 = AB3. PJS Cramer, a Dutch plant researcher, introduced this variety... Tambak Ruyung | 30 | 60 KG | Nov 15 |
| Sumatra Kerinci Gunung Tujuh | 50 | 60 KG | Nov 15 |
| Sumatra Wet Process Kerinci Gunung Tujuh | 25 | 60 KG | Nov 15 |
| Sumatra Honey Process Kerinci Gunung Tujuh | 25 | 60 KG | Nov 15 |
| Sumatra Honey Labu Gunung Tujuh | 25 | 60 KG | Nov 15 |
| Sumatra Dry Process Gunung Tujuh | 20 | 60 KG | Nov 15 |
| IndiaS-795 is a variety based on the " S-Line" coffees of India, and stands for Selection 795, It has a very fine cup, one of the best in... Honnamatti EstateA "coffee estate" is used to imply a farm that has its own processing facility, a wet-mill. In Spanish this is called an Hacienda. A Finca (farm) does... Ruiru | 20 | 60 KG | Nov 21 |
| India Organic Araku Valley | 20 | 60 KG | Nov 21 |
| India Mahaveer Estate | 20 | 60 KG | Nov 21 |
| Papua New Guinea Kainantu Sero | 70 | 60 KG | Not Yet Shipped |
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