Triunfo Verde, Kilimbi & Finca Amalieth Natural
Extra Bold Profile | Dark roast
Tasting Notes: Dark chocolate, Toast, Baking Spices
IT ALL STARTS AT THE COFFEE FARM
This coffee is a blend of three amazing coffees:
FINCA AMALIETH, COSTA RICA
Doña Rosa Aura and her husband, Carlos Ramírez Martínez, run this family farm, named after their mothers, Amalia and Elieth. For 23 years, they’ve preserved the farm’s surrounding biodiversity while involving their entire family in coffee production. This coffee was sourced through Bean Voyage, a feminist non-profit supporting gender equity in coffee. Doña Rosa Aura is a graduate of their Care Trade program.
KILIMBI, RWANDA
Located in Nyamasheke, near Lake Kivu, the Kilimbi washing station is led by agronomist Joseph Ntarindwa, who pioneered natural and honey process exports in Rwanda. Known for quality and innovation, the station provides farmers with ongoing support. Partnering with Higa Coffee ensures fair prices and relationship-based sourcing, vital for sustainability. This is our second coffee sourced from them.
TRIUNFO VERDE, CHIAPAS, MEXICO
This cooperative of 447 small producers in the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve grows coffee under shade trees in harmony with nature. The reserve, home to Mesoamerica’s largest cloud forest, promotes sustainable farming in its buffer zone while preserving biodiversity. Triunfo Verde combines environmental education, agronomy training, and community development, showcasing a model for sustainable coffee production.
TRACEABILITY
Finca Amalieth, Costa Rica
Country: Costa Rica
Region: Tablon de el guarco, Cartago
Importer: Bean Voyage/La Minita
Producer: Rosa Aura Monestel & Family
Processing: Natural
Altitude: 1700 - 2000 meters
Mill/Washing Station: On the farm
Did You Know: When the drying coffee fruit reaches 10% moisture (measured with a grain moisture meter), it is stored in jute sacks and transported to the Tesoros del Cafe warehouses for storage, resting, peeling, and sorting.
Price Transparency: $6.47 - Price paid by Driftaway; $5.98 - Free on Board price; $5.45 - Farm Gate price; $2.44 - Fair Trade price per pound; $2.24 - Coffee C-Market price per pound; $0.05 - Driftaway’s World Coffee Research contribution per pound.
Kilimbi, Rwanda
Country: Rwanda
Region: Nyamasheke
Importer: Higa Coffee
Producer: 750 Smallholder Producers
Processing: Natural
Altitude: 1650 - 1850 meters
Mill/Washing Station: Kilimbi
Did You Know: Farmers investing in coffee farming often cover basic needs like schooling, healthcare, or small luxuries. In contrast, those reliant on subsistence farming struggle without access to cash. Agronomist Kenny notes that social responsibility falls more on washing station owners than individual farmers in Rwanda’s context.
Price Transparency: $4.92 - Price paid by Driftaway; $4.31 - Free on Board price; $2.06 - Farm Gate price; $2.11 - Fair Trade price per pound; $1.91 - Coffee C-Market price per pound; $0.05 - Driftaway’s World Coffee Research contribution per pound.
Triunfo Verde, Mexico
Country: Mexico
Region: Chiapas
Importer: Azahar
Producer: 447 Members of the Triunfo Verde Cooperative
Processing: Washed
Altitude: 1200 - 1500 meters
Mill/Washing Station: On farms
Did You Know: Triunfo Verde members hand-pick coffee cherries, remove seeds, ferment them for 16 hours, wash the beans with clean water, and dry them on patios for 5 days.
Price Transparency: $5.39 - Price paid by Driftaway; $4.80 - Free on Board price; $4.10 - Farm Gate price; $1.74 - Fair Trade price per pound; $1.54 - Coffee C-Market price per pound; $0.05 - Driftaway’s World Coffee Research contribution per pound.
Love the coffee? You can share your compliments & tasting observations with the farmers.
AVERAGE CUPPING SCORE
86.75
/100
86.75
SCAA Cupping Score
30 x 69 k
Bags purchased
4 years
Length of producer relationship
100% (in 2023)
Transparent coffees purchased
HOW DID WE ROAST THIS COFFEE?
This coffee is being roasted by Ian T. from April 22 to May 15 in Brooklyn. We use the Loring Kestrel roaster for this profile. We have strict guidelines for each of the coffee profiles, and this roast has to pass the development time ratio test as measured in real-time by the roasting software, Cropster. Once it does, it is approved for production.
QUALITY CONTROL
We perform Quality Control via a process of coffee tasting called cupping on all of our production roasts once a week at our roastery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Each cupping is conducted by Ian T., Anu M., Suyog M., and James M. using standard equipment, and is logged by our Q-certified cupper Ian T. All coffees are evaluated on a scoring scale of 0 to 3.
- 3.0 = exceptional roast - exceeds expectations
- 2.5 = on par with profile - matches expectations
- 2.0 = good roast, but 1 or 2 elements could be improved - needs improvement
- 1.5 or lower = failed - do not ship
PRODUCTION AND SHIPPING
Less than 24 hours after roasting, we bag your coffee in our production facility in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Our production team is led by Torie, and supported by a rotating cast of local artists, musicians and independent professionals.
AT YOUR HOME
Brew this coffee with your favorite home brewer and enjoy the taste of incredible coffee! Here are a few tips on how to make the best coffee on each brewer.
View other posts about how to make better coffee at home on our blog Coffeecademy.
