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Episode 656: Kenya Kiriga Estate AB from 2021-06-05T09:00

Kiriga Estate sits between 1,550 and 1,650 metres above sea level. It is approximately five kilometres from Thika town, which is an industrial town in the central province of Kenya. It's four ki...

Episode 655: Kenya Tegu AA from 2021-05-29T09:00

The Tegu wet mill sits at around 1,700 metres above sea level near the town of Karatina in Nyeri, Kenya. It's rather close to 2 other amazing mills you've probably heard of - Kieni and Karagoto....

Episode 654: Nicaragua Finca San Ramón Washed from 2021-05-22T09:00

Finca San Ramon sits within the Dipilto mountain range, a Nicaraguan nature reserve located close to the border with Honduras.

The farm is run by Donald Efrain Roque, who is the third gen...

Episode 653: Bolivia Vincent Paye from 2021-05-15T09:00

A few years back we had a lot that was produced by various smallholder farmers from the small town of Copacabana, which lies about 180 kilometres from La Paz in the heart of the Caranavi coffee-...

Episode 652: Kenya Kiriga Estate AA from 2021-05-08T09:00

The first coffee bush at Kiriga Estate was planted in approximately 1954 by colonial settlers. At about the same time, less than ten kilometres away along the same Kigio road, a young boy (Aloys...

Episode 651: Bolivia Teodocio Mamani from 2021-05-01T09:00

We first encountered Teodocio Mamani back in 2012. Long story short: he's an amazing guy doing great things with coffee!

Teodocio's farm sits in the municipality of Canton Uyunense in Car...

Episode 650: Bolivia El Fuerte Anaerobic Washed Bourbon from 2021-04-24T09:00

El Fuerte was named in honour of the 'Fort of Samaipata', which is a unique ruin in Bolivia. El Fuerte de Samaipata (Fort Samaipata), also known simply as 'El Fuerte', is a pre-Columbian archaeo...

Episode 649: Burundi Kirundo Washed Bourbon from 2021-04-17T10:00

In the Kirundo Province of North East Burundi, sits the Kirundo Mill and the Cafex washing station. CAFEX was launched by a Belgian-Burundian couple who wanted to combine the local tradition of ...

Episode 648: Bolivia Don Carlos from 2021-04-10T10:00

Due to complications within the Bolivian coffee industry, many of the smaller Bolivian farms we have worked with in the past are sadly no longer producing coffee. Whilst this has created some ch...

Episode 647: Brazil Fazenda Inglaterra Pulped Natural Mixed Selection from 2021-04-03T10:00

Fazenda Inglaterra is a farm we've been buying from for over ten years, and it's one that we are very proud to be working with and linked with. The owner is our very good friend, Stephen Hurst.<...

Episode 646: Burundi Kirundo Natural Bourbon from 2021-03-27T09:00

In the Kirundo Province of North East Burundi, sits the Kirundo Mill and the Cafex washing station. CAFEX was launched by a Belgian-Burundian couple who wanted to combine the local tradition of ...

Episode 645: El Salvador Finca La Ilusion Natural Bourbon from 2021-03-20T09:00

One of our all-time favourite farms returns once more! We often get asked what our favourite coffee of all time is, but we will never say exactly (although our friends know the true answer). How...

Episode 644: Brazil Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama Natural Canario from 2021-03-13T09:00

This farm and its coffee sparked a massive change in what I thought we knew about coffee. We remember the first time we ever cupped this coffee: time stood still as the cup opened our minds to w...

Episode 643: Brazil Fazenda Inglaterra Natural Canario from 2021-03-06T09:00

Fazenda Inglaterra is a farm we've been buying from for over ten years, and it's one that we are very proud to be working with and linked with. The owner is a very good friend of Hasbean, Stephe...

Episode 642: El Salvador Finca Los Andes Washed Bourbon from 2021-02-27T09:00

Juan Jose Ernesto 'Neto' Menéndez Argüello belongs to the fourth generation of coffee farmers in his family. After completing his studies at university, Neto had the opportunity to start working...

Episode 641: Rwanda Musasa Mbilima Washed Bourbon from 2021-02-20T09:00

Located in the Gakenke region of Rwanda and founded in 2005, the Mbilima Washing Station is part of the well known Dekundekawa Musasa Cooperative and is the second washing station to be built by...

Episode 640: El Salvador Finca Nejapa Roma Washed Red Caturra from 2021-02-13T09:00

Gloria Mercedes Rodríguez Fontan is a name you will probably recognise from a coffee we've had every year for many years, the always awesome Finca San José, check out this year's crop  Listen

Episode 638: Guatemala El Bosque Washed Bourbon from 2021-01-30T09:00

El Bosque sits on a hillside that runs parallel to the main road to Guatemala City. Due to its proximity to the capital, it faces threats from ever-expanding urban development. However, during t...

Episode 637: Brazil Fazenda Inglaterra Natural Bourbon from 2021-01-23T09:00

Fazenda Inglaterra is a farm we've been buying from for over ten years, and it's one that I am very proud to be working with and linked with. The owner is my very good friend, Stephen Hurst.

Episode 636: Nicaragua Las Delicias Washed Longberry from 2021-01-16T09:00

This farm was brand new to us not all that many years ago, and we're really happy to have been able to continue getting coffee from Las Delicias every year since. Although the farm itself is sti...

Episode 635: Nicaragua Finca Mama Mina Washed Orange Bourbon from 2021-01-09T09:00

This coffee first came to my attention in 2008 when I got to try a small sample of the new farm whilst travelling in Nicaragua and visiting the sister farm, Limoncillo. The year before we had bo...

Episode 634: Brazil Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama Pulped Natural Yellow Bourbon from 2020-12-31T09:00

This farm and its coffee sparked a massive change in what I thought I knew about coffee. I remember the first time I ever cupped this coffee: time stood still as the cup opened my mind to what g...

Episode 633: In My Christmas Mug from 2020-12-23T09:00

It's Christmas, It's Christmas at Hasbean! Hip hip, oh hip hip hoorray, it's Christmas Day! (nearly!) This year we wanted to treat all you lovely In My Mug subscribers with your very own, very ...

Episode 632: El Salvador Finca Las Brumas Washed SL28 from 2020-12-19T09:00

Juan Jose Ernesto 'Neto' Menéndez Argüello belongs to the fourth generation of coffee farmers in his family. His father died in 1995. After completing his studies at university, Neto had the opp...

Episode 631: Costa Rica Finca Licho Yellow Honey Geisha from 2020-12-12T09:00

Buying coffee is simple, right? A farmer has coffee, you have money...easy! Well, not so much. One of the realities of coffee farming is unscrupulous coffee buyers turning up, promising the worl...

Episode 630: Costa Rica Toño from 2020-12-05T09:00

Grown by the Aguilera brothers (of Finca Licho fame) in the province of Naranjo, in the volcanic Northern Cordiles corridor of the Western Valley, this coffee is cultivated at an altitude of 1,4...

Episode 629: Thailand Doi Pangkhon Natural from 2020-11-28T09:00

Our sourcing partners Beanspire have been working in Doi Pangkhon for 7 years now. Doi Pangkhon, in Chiang Rai, has 300 households, each typically producing about 1-2 tons of parchment. In the p...

Episode 628: El Salvador Finca La Ilusion Washed Bourbon from 2020-11-21T09:00

One of our all-time favourite farms returns once again!

I was visiting some of the farms we buy from during a buying trip to El Salvador in 2008. I actually arrived on the evening of the ...

Episode 627: Nicaragua Finca Limoncillo Natural Red Bourbon from 2020-11-14T09:00

The story of Hasbean and Finca Limoncillo is a long and exciting one - we've been working together for 13 years now! A bakers' dozen of coffee harvests shared between Matagalpa and Stafford make...

Episode 626: Thailand Doi Pangkhon Black Honey from 2020-11-07T09:00

Thailand is not traditionally known as a country that produces specialty coffee, yet it has been producing Arabica coffee since the early '80s. It started off as part of the Thai King’s opium er...

Episode 625: Ethiopia Ana Sora Washed from 2020-10-31T09:00

Ana Sora is a private farm owned by second-generation coffee farmer Israel Degfa. He grew up immersed in various aspects of the coffee industry as his father was a mill manager and his mum sold ...

Episode 624: Nicaragua Finca Limoncillo Pulped Natural Ethiosar from 2020-10-24T10:00

The story of Hasbean and Finca Limoncillo is a long and exciting one - we've been working together for 13 years now! A bakers' dozen of coffee harvests shared between Matagalpa and Stafford make...

Episode 623: Kenya Kiriga Estate AA from 2020-10-17T10:00

The first coffee bush at Kiriga Estate was planted in approximately 1954 by colonial settlers. At about the same time, less than ten kilometres away along the same Kigio road, a young boy (Aloys...

Episode 622: Kenya Kiriga Estate AB from 2020-10-10T10:00

The first coffee bush at Kiriga Estate was planted in approximately 1954 by colonial settlers. At about the same time, less than ten kilometres away along the same Kigio road, a young boy (Aloys...

Episode 621: Costa Rica ARBAR El Manantial from 2020-10-03T10:00

When we found this farm for the very first time all the way back in 2013 we knew very little about it, so little in fact that the coffee didn't even have an official name! Back then all we knew ...

Episode 620: El Salvador Finca Argentina Fincona 2 Washed Bourbon from 2020-09-26T10:00

This week's coffee is an In My Mug exclusive! This means you're a very special bunch, but sadly it does mean you won't be able to buy more of it :(  

Finca Argentina is based in the Apaneca-Ila...

Episode 619: Ethiopia Ana Sora Natural from 2020-09-19T10:00

Ana Sora is a private farm owned by second-generation coffee farmer Israel Degfa. He grew up immersed in various aspects of the coffee industry as his father was a mill manager and his mum sold ...

Episode 618: Nicaragua La Escondida Washed Red Catuai from 2020-09-12T10:00

Finca La Escondida is close to Lake Apanas near the city of Jinotega, which is the capital of the department of Jinotega in the north-central region of Nicaragua.

The straight translation...

Episode 617: Honduras Finca Cerro Azul Washed Catuai from 2020-09-05T10:00

Cerro Azul is one of the Mierisch family’s newer coffee projects in Honduras. The name 'Mierisch' might sound familiar; they have brought us Limoncillo, Escondida, San Jose and Mama Mina, to nam...

Episode 616: Guatemala El Limon Natural Caturra from 2020-08-29T10:00

A desire to experiment is one of the big reasons that I love buying from Finca El Limon; we have been getting coffee from them since we were introduced by our mutual friend Raul Rodas (2012 Worl...

Episode 615: Nicaragua Finca Limoncillo Washed Red Pacamara Peaberry from 2020-08-22T10:00

The story of Hasbean and Finca Limoncillo is a long and exciting one - we've been working together for 13 years now! A bakers' dozen of coffee harvests shared between Matagalpa and Stafford make...

Episode 614: Costa Rica ARBAR La Isla Red Honey Villa Sarchi from 2020-08-15T10:00

We've been working with Carlos and his family since way back in 2013 and this is a cracking example of the sort of long-term relationship that we are proud of developing with our producing partn...

Episode 613: Guatemala El Limon Washed Caturra from 2020-08-08T10:00

A desire to experiment is one of the big reasons that I love buying from Finca El Limon; we have been getting coffee from them since we were introduced by our mutual friend Raul Rodas (2012 Worl...

Episode 612: Tanzania Burka Estate Natural from 2020-08-01T10:00

The Burka Coffee Estate is located on the outskirts of Arusha National Park, on the leeward side of Mount Meru and was founded in 1899 by German settlers just outside the town of Arusha in north...

Episode 611: Ethiopia Ayehu Natural from 2020-07-25T10:00

We've seen some excitingly varied coffees from Ethiopia, but as varied as they are they've often come from a pretty small region - Yirgacheffe and Sidamo in the south. The coffees produced there...

Episode 610: Costa Rica Don Joel Finca Carmela Red Honey Villa Sarchi from 2020-07-18T10:00

This is our fifth year buying from the folks at Finca Carmela. The 3-hectare farm is owned by Allan Oviedo Rodriguez and his family, along with the neighbouring Finca La Cumbre, and the Don Joel...

Episode 609: Guatemala El Limon Washed San Ramon from 2020-07-11T10:00

A desire to experiment is one of the big reasons that I love buying from Finca El Limon; we have been getting coffee from them since we were introduced by our mutual friend Raul Rodas (2012 Worl...

Episode 608: Costa Rica Finca Licho Yellow Honey Villa Sarchi from 2020-07-04T10:00

Here at Hasbean we love to celebrate the awesome things that happen when strong relationships are built between roasters and producers, and Finca Licho is a shining example of that ethos.

Episode 607: Ethiopia Banko Gutiti Washed from 2020-06-27T10:00

Ethiopia is widely considered to be the birthplace of coffee, and it's the only indigenous place in which coffee grows. Some of the plant stock can only be found in Ethiopia and has the ability ...

Episode 606: Brazil Carmo Estate Pulped Natural Bourbon from 2020-06-20T10:00

The Junqueira family started growing coffee on the highlands of southern Minas Gerais 150 years ago. The current owner is Tulio Junquiera. He's from the fifth generation of the family, and he's ...

Episode 605: Brazil Fazenda Inglaterra Natural Bourbon from 2020-06-13T10:00

Fazenda Inglaterra is a farm we've been buying from for over ten years, and it's one that I am very proud to be working with and linked with. The owner is my very good friend, Stephen Hurst.

Episode 604: Bolivia La Linda Washed Caturra from 2020-06-06T10:00

Coffee production in Bolivia was traditionally concentrated in the region of Los Yungas, where lush sub-tropical vegetation and environmental conditions helped to produce the amazing-quality Bol...

Episode 603: Nicaragua El Encanto Washed Caturra from 2020-05-30T10:00

Another one from our very good friends indeed, the Mierisch family!

Encanto was actually one of the very first farms the family owned, although originally not for coffee, but cattle. It's...

Episode 602: Brazil Fazenda Inglaterra Natural Bourbon CoE Entrant from 2020-05-23T10:00

Fazenda Inglaterra is a farm we've been buying from for over a decade, and it's one that I am very proud to be working with and linked with. The owner is my very good friend, Stephen Hurst.

Episode 601: Sulawesi Tana Toraja Kalosi A Washed from 2020-05-16T10:00

Sulawesi was formerly known as Celebes. Along with the rest of Indonesia, it was under Dutch control from the early 1600s until World War II. Coffee production in Indonesia was introduced and di...

Episode 600: Ethiopia Sharo Natural from 2020-05-09T10:00

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The Sharo washing station belongs to Israel Degfa, who also brings us the wonderful Ana Sora coffee each year. Sharo is located near to the town of Bule Hora, which is in the Sidamo regi...

Episode 599: Nicaragua Finca Limoncillo Washed Caturra from 2020-05-02T10:00

I've been telling the story of Hasbean and Finca Limoncillo for many, many years now. I don't intend to stop any time soon because it's such a big, big, big relationship for me. 😊

So muc...

Episode 598: Guatemala El Limon Natural Caturra from 2020-04-25T10:00

I first discovered El Limon on my trip to Guatemala in early 2013. At the time we'd never bought coffee directly from Guatemala, but since then this has become one of our strongest and most amaz...

Episode 597: Bolivia Vincent Paye from 2020-04-18T10:00

A few years back we had a lot that was produced by various smallholder farmers from the small town of Copacabana, which lies about 180 kilometres from La Paz in the heart of the Caranavi coffee-...

Episode 596: Ecuador Perla Chiquita AAA Washed Bourbon from 2020-04-11T10:00

In 1998 Fabián Lomas worked in Quito for a company that bought and sold coffee. During his time working for this company he was able to learn a lot about coffee, and about coffee production and ...

Episode 595: Brazil Fazenda Inglaterra Natural Canario from 2020-04-04T10:00

We've been buying from Fazenda Inglaterra for over ten years, and it's a farm that I am very proud to be working with and linked with, as well as the owner (and my very good friend) Stephen Hurs...

Episode 594: Bolivia Bebeto Mamani Washed from 2020-03-28T09:00

The name of this coffee producer may sound a little familiar: Bebeto ('Beto' for short) is the son of the legend that is Teodocio Mamani. Teodocio owns Finca Canton Uyunense, which is a farm we ...

Episode 593: El Salvador Finca Los Andes Washed SL28 from 2020-03-21T09:00

An In My Mug exclusive coffee sent only to subscribers on Friday the 20th of March, 2020.

Juan Jose Ernesto Menéndez Argüello belongs to the fourth generation of coffee farmers in...

Episode 592: Costa Rica Finca Licho Yellow Honey Geisha from 2020-03-14T09:00

Licho's is a coffee that I feel shows our development as a roaster over the years. We first bought this coffee in the Cup of Excellence program (a great way to meet a grower). Back then we bough...

Episode 591: Guatemala Finca La Soledad Washed 67-hour Fermented Caturra from 2020-03-07T09:00

Raul Pérez has grown up around coffee. He comes from a fifth-generation coffee farming family on his father's side, and a third-generation family on his mother's side. Coffee has always been par...

Episode 590: Bolivia Las Alasitas Washed Caturra from 2020-02-29T09:00

Las Alasitas is the biggest farm of Fincas Buena Vista in Caranavi where, every year, a festival is held in honour of Ekeko (iqiqu), the god of abundance. It has everything in miniature – but in...

Episode 589: Brazil Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama Pulped Natural Yellow Bourbon from 2020-02-22T09:00

This farm and its coffee sparked a massive change in what I thought I knew about coffee. I remember the first time I ever cupped this coffee: time stood still as the cup opened my mind to what g...

Episode 588: Guatemala El Limon Washed San Ramon from 2020-02-17T16:32:27

Due to a multiple hard disk drive failure, the original recording for this episode we sadly lost : ( however all was not lost! Steve and our friends at Tentacle Media worked over the weekend to ...

Episode 587: Bolivia Las Alasitas Washed Longberry from 2020-02-08T09:00

Las Alasitas is the biggest farm of Fincas Buena Vista in Caranavi where, every year, a festival is held in honour of Ekeko (iqiqu), the god of abundance. It has everything in miniature – but in...

Episode 586: El Salvador Finca Las Brumas Washed SL28 from 2020-02-01T09:00

Juan Jose Ernesto 'Neto' Menéndez Argüello belongs to the fourth generation of coffee farmers in his family. His father died in 1995. After completing his studies at university, Neto had the opp...

Episode 585: India Balmaadi Biodynamic Natural from 2020-01-25T09:00

We first came across Balmaadi Estate in India many years ago and loved the coffees. You did too, so it was really disappointing when we weren’t able to get hold of them any more.

Fast for...

Episode 584: Guatemala Finca La Soledad Washed 90-Hour Fermentation Caturra from 2020-01-18T09:00

Raul Perez has grown up around coffee, he comes from a fifth-generation coffee farming family on his father's side, and a third-generation family on his mother's side. Coffee has always been par...

Episode 583: Bolivia Teodocio Mamani Organic from 2020-01-11T09:00

I first met Teodocio Mamani on my visit to Bolivia in 2012. Long story short: he's an amazing guy. We got talking about the photo we had of him in a Chelsea shirt, and then, of course, we starte...

Episode 582: Guatemala El Limon Washed Bourbon from 2020-01-04T09:00

I first discovered El Limon on my trip to Guatemala in early 2013. At the time we'd never bought coffee directly from Guatemala, but since then this has become one of our strongest and most amaz...

Episode 581: Costa Rica Finca La Pira White Honey Catuai from 2019-12-28T09:00

La Pira is located in the high altitude Dota valley of the Tarrazu region: an area that's known for producing great coffees. This relatively young estate is only just over 50 years old and is ow...

Episode 580: Festive Blend from 2019-12-21T09:00

The Hasbean festive tradition continues for its fourteenth year. Iiiiiiiiit's Chriiiiiiistmaaaaaaaas!

Each and every year since 2006 we've released Christmas blends to celebrate this wond...

Episode 579: Kenya Muiri Estate AA Washed Organic from 2019-12-14T09:00

The Muiri Estate was founded in the late 1970s and is named after a local species of tree called pruners in the local Kikuyu language. Owned by the Mugiai family, Muiri is a rather big estate at...

Episode 578: El Salvador Finca Las Brumas Washed Pacamara from 2019-12-07T09:00

This is an exclusive coffee only sent to In My Mug subscribers on December the 6th, 2019. I like to spoil you lovely lot whenever I can, and this week is 1 of those weeks! Only enough of this co...

Episode 577: Guatemala El Limon Washed Pacamara from 2019-11-30T09:00

I first discovered El Limon on my trip to Guatemala in early 2013. At the time we'd never bought coffee directly from Guatemala, but since then this has become one of our strongest and most amaz...

Episode 576: Nicaragua Finca Limoncillo Natural Red Bourbon from 2019-11-23T09:00

I've been telling the story of Hasbean and Finca Limoncillo for many, many years now. I don't intend to stop any time soon because it's such a big, big, big relationship for me. 😊

So muc...

Episode 575: El Salvador Finca San José Washed Red Bourbon from 2019-11-16T09:00

Finca San José is very much the pride and joy of the Rodríguez family and is now in the hands of a fourth and fifth generation of coffee producers. The story begins in 1815 when José María Rodri...

Episode 574: Nicaragua Finca Limoncillo Washed Red Pacamara Peaberry from 2019-11-09T09:00

I've been telling the story of Hasbean and Finca Limoncillo for many, many years now. I don't intend to stop any time soon because it's such a big, big, big relationship for me. 😊

So muc...

Episode 573: Kenya Kiriga Estate AA Washed from 2019-11-02T09:00

The first coffee bush at Kiriga Estate was planted in approximately 1954 by colonial settlers. At about the same time, less than ten kilometres away along the same Kigio road, a young boy (Aloys...

Episode 572: Costa Rica Don Joel Finca Carmela Red Honey Villa Sarchi from 2019-10-26T10:00

The Don Joel Micromill is owned by Allan Oviedo Rodriguez and his family. Right on the border between the Central and Western Valleys in Costa Rica, Allan has been producing coffee there for 18 ...

Episode 571: Ethiopia Ana Sora Natural from 2019-10-19T10:00

We're now into our fourth wonderful year of having coffee from Ana Sora, and I'm as excited this year as I was back in 2016! This coffee represents lots of time and energy working at the farmer'...

Episode 570: Nicaragua Las Delicias Washed Longberry from 2019-10-12T10:00

This farm was brand new to us only a few years ago, and we're really happy to have been able to continue getting coffee from Las Delicias every year since. Although the farm itself is still rela...

Episode 569: Guatemala El Bosque Washed Bourbon from 2019-10-05T10:00

Situated on a hillside which runs parallel to the main road to Guatemala City, sits El Bosque. Due to it's proximity to the Capital, it faces threats from ever-expanding urban development but fo...

Episode 568: Ethiopia Ana Sora Washed from 2019-09-28T10:00

We're now into our fourth wonderful year of having coffee from Ana Sora, and I'm as excited this year as I was back in 2016!

My inbox has been full of emails asking for more, more, more A...

Episode 567: Kenya Othaya Chinga Peaberry Washed from 2019-09-21T10:00

I took my very first trip to Kenya back in 2014. My aim was not to meet producers but rather to get an insight into how the market works, and how we can improve the quality of the coffee we buy ...

Episode 566: El Salvador Finca La Fany Natural Bourbon from 2019-09-14T10:00

Rafael and Carmen De Silva were the first producers I ever met in El Salvador, and Finca La Fany was the first farm I ever visited in El Salvador. This is a relationship that goes all the way ba...

Episode 565: Nicaragua Finca La Escondida Washed Red Catuai from 2019-09-07T10:00

Finca La Escondida is close to Lake Apanas near the city of Jinotega, which is the capital of the department of Jinotega in the north-central region of Nicaragua.

The straight translation...

Episode 564: El Salvador Finca La Fany Washed Bourbon from 2019-08-31T15:00

Rafael and Carmen De Silva were the first producers I ever met in El Salvador, and Finca La Fany was the first farm I ever visited in El Salvador. This is a relationship that goes all the way ba...

Episode 563: Honduras Finca Cerro Azul Natural Longberry from 2019-08-27T14:11:44

Cerro Azul is one of the Mierisch family’s newer coffee projects in Honduras. The name 'Mierisch' might sound familiar; they have brought us Limoncillo, Escondida, San Jose and Mama Mina, to nam...

Episode 562: Guatemala El Libano Washed from 2019-08-17T10:00

This farm was originally called 'La Pampa'. It was purchased by Mr Prudencio Perez Rosales in 1915. When he unfortunately passed away, his daughters inherited the farm and divided it equally int...

Episode 561: Costa Rica Finca Licho Yellow Honey from 2019-08-10T10:00

Licho's is a coffee that I feel shows our development as a roaster over the years. We first bought this coffee in the Cup of Excellence program (a great way to meet a grower). Back then we bough...

Episode 560: El Salvador Finca Argentina Washed Bourbon from 2019-08-03T10:00

I've been working with Alejandro Martinez since way, way back in 2008, and in that time our relationship has gone from strictly professional to Alé being one of my closest friends.

He bec...

Episode 559: Kenya Karagoto Washed Peaberry from 2019-07-27T10:00

Quite close to Kieni near the town of Karatina, Nyeri is the Karagoto wet mill. It's owned by the Tekangu Coffee Farmers Cooperative Society, which got its name from combining the names of their...

Episode 558: El Salvador Finca Argentina Piletas Natural Bourbon from 2019-07-20T10:00

I've been working with Alejandro since 2008 and in that time our relationship has gone from strictly professional to Ale being one of my closest friends. He became involved in coffee in 2008 as ...

Episode 557: Costa Rica ARBAR Finca Manantial Red Honey from 2019-07-13T10:00

When we found this farm for the very first time all the way back in 2013 we knew very little about it, so little in fact that the coffee didn't even have an official name! Back then all we knew ...

Episode 556: El Salvador Finca Argentina Washed Catimor from 2019-07-06T10:00

I've been working with Alejandro Martinez since way, way back in 2008, and in that time our relationship has gone from strictly professional to Alé being one of my closest friends. He became inv...

Episode 555: Kenya Kiriga Estate AB Washed from 2019-06-29T10:00

The first coffee bush at Kiriga estate was planted in approximately 1954 by colonial settlers. At about the same time, less than ten kilometres away along the same Kigio road, a young boy (Aloys...

Episode 554: Kenya Kamundu SL 34 AB Sundried Natural from 2019-06-22T10:00

Kiambu county is located just outside of Nairobi city. The region has a long history of coffee production and is really rather famous for its large estates, which were originally built by Britis...

Episode 553: Bolivia Waliki Washed Typica from 2019-06-15T10:00

"Waliki?" 

"Waliki."

Waliki is an Ayamara greeting, meaning "how's everything?" to which the correct response is... "Waliki" meaning "all good". As the word is so ingrained into th...

Episode 552: Nicaragua Finca La Isla AA Washed from 2019-06-08T10:00

Owned by Juan José Montoya, Finca La Isla (or The Island Farm) is thus called because the farm is isolated from the town by a river. Around 50% of Finca La Isla is made up of natural forests, wh...

Episode 551: Bolivia David Vilca from 2019-06-01T10:00

David Vilca's farm is located in Illimani in the Los Yungas region of Bolivia, near to the city of Caranavi. The farm didn't originally actually have an actual name so was named after its produc...

Episode 550: Tanzania Burka/Selian Estate Natural from 2019-05-25T10:00

The Burka Coffee Estate is located on the outskirts of Arusha national park, on the leeward side of Mt. Meru, just 80 km west of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak. Situated close to the K...

Episode 549: Ethiopia Bollodu Washed from 2019-05-18T10:00

Aramo is in Yirgacheffe district in the ‘Southern Nations, Nationalities & Peoples’ (SNNP) region of Ethiopia. Over a number of years, the region has developed a distinguished reputation for fin...

Episode 548: Peru Hermes Sandoval El Laurel Washed Organic from 2019-05-11T10:00

Though coffee arrived in Peru relatively early - in the middle of the 1700s - it wasn’t cultivated for commercial export until nearly the 20th century, with increased demand from Europe and the ...

Episode 547: Brazil Carmo Estate Pulped Natural Yellow Bourbon from 2019-05-04T10:00

The Junqueira family started growing coffee on the highlands of southern Minas Gerais 150 years ago. The current owner is Tulio Junquiera. He's from the fifth generation of the family, and he's ...

Episode 546: Ecuador Perla Chiquita AAA Washed Bourbon from 2019-04-27T10:00

In 1998, Fabian Lomas used to work in Quito for a company that bought and sold coffee. During his time working for this company, he was able to learn a lot about coffee as well as production and...

Episode 545: Brazil Fazenda Inglaterra Natural Canario from 2019-04-20T10:00

Fazenda Inglaterra is a farm we've been buying from for over ten years, and it's one that I am very proud to be working with and linked with. The owner is my very good friend, Stephen Hurst.

Episode 544: Costa Rica Finca Licho Yellow Honey Villa Sarchi from 2019-04-13T10:00

Licho is a coffee that I feel shows our development as a roaster over the years. First we bought this coffee in the Cup of Excellence program (a great way to meet a grower), then we bought it fr...

Episode 543: Bolivia Finca El Fuerte Washed Longberry from 2019-04-06T10:00

Finca El Fuerte was named in honor of the 'Fort of Samaipata', which is a unique ruin in Bolivia. El Fuerte de Samaipata (Fort Samaipata), also known simply as 'El Fuerte', is a pre-Columbian ar...

Episode 542: Guatemala Finca La Soledad Bella Vistina 90hr Fermentation Washed Catuai from 2019-03-30T09:00

Raul Perez has grown up around coffee. He comes from a fifth-generation coffee-farming family on his father's side, and a third generation family on his mother's side. Coffee has always been par...

Episode 541: Brazil Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama Natural Yellow Bourbon from 2019-03-23T09:00

This farm and its coffee sparked a massive change in what I thought I knew about coffee. I remember the first time I ever cupped this coffee: time stood still as the cup opened my mind to what g...

Episode 540: Colombia Finca La Chorrera Washed Caturra from 2019-03-16T09:00

Finca La Chorrera is located near to the city of Pitalito, in the south of the Huila department. It's in the valley of the Rio Grande de la Magdalena, known as 'The Valley of Laboyos', which is ...

Episode 539: Bolivia Vincent Paye Washed Caturra from 2019-03-09T09:00

A couple of years back we had a lot that was produced by various smallholder farmers from the small town of Copacabana, which lies about 180 kilometres from La Paz in the heart of the Caranavi c...

Episode 538: Brazil Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama Natural Canario from 2019-03-02T09:00

This farm and its coffee sparked a massive change in what I thought I knew about coffee. I remember the first time I ever cupped this coffee: time stood still as the cup opened my mind to what g...

Episode 537: El Salvador Finca Las Brumas Wild Forest Project Washed SL28 from 2019-02-23T09:00

This is the 2018 crop of the coffee Dale Harris used to win the 2017 World Barista Championship in Seoul, South Korea.

Juan Jose Ernesto 'Neto' Menéndez Argüello belongs to the fourth gen...

Episode 536: Bolivia Finca El Fuerte Washed Red Bourbon from 2019-02-16T09:00

Finca El Fuerte was named in honor of the 'Fort of Samaipata', which is a unique ruin in Bolivia. El Fuerte de Samaipata (Fort Samaipata), also known simply as 'El Fuerte', is a pre-Columbian ar...

Episode 535: Burundi Kibingo Washed Bourbon from 2019-02-08T09:00

The Kibingo central washing station is located in the commune of Kayanza in northern Burundi. The station itself lies at 1,893 meters above sea level, and the altitude of the farms in the neighb...

Episode 534: Bolivia Bebeto Mamani Washed Caturra from 2019-02-02T09:00

The name of this coffee producer may sound a little familiar...Bebeto (Beto for short) is the son of the legend that is Teodocio Mamani. Teodocio owns Finca Canton Uyunense, which is a farm we h...

Episode 533: Guatemala Finca La Soledad Amaton 67 Hour Cold Fermentation Washed Catuai from 2019-01-26T09:00

Raul Perez has grown up around coffee, he comes from a fifth generation coffee farming family on his father's side, and a third generation family on his mother's side. Coffee has always been par...

Episode 532: Ernesto's Grand Reserve Peaberry from 2019-01-19T09:00

We've worked with Ernesto Menendez in El Salvador for many years now and if you've been an In My Mug or Hasbean watcher for a little while you'll have probably heard me talk lovingly more than o...

Episode 531: Bolivia Finca Las Alasitas Washed Caturra from 2019-01-12T09:00

Finca Alasitas is the biggest farm of Fincas Buena Vista in Caranavi where, every year, a festival is held in honour of Ekeko (iqiqu), the God of abundance. It has everything in miniature but in...

Episode 530: Kenya Kieni AA Washed from 2019-01-05T09:00

The Kieni wet mill is located in Nyeri in the central highlands of Kenya, at an altitude of 1,700 metres above sea level. It's run by the Mugaga Farmers' Cooperative Society.

Nyeri county...

Episode 529: Christmas Espresso Blend from 2018-12-22T09:00

The Hasbean festive tradition continues for its thirteenth year, iiiiiiiiit's Chriiiiiiistmaaaaaaaas!

Each and every year since 2006 we've released Christmas blends to celebrate this wond...

Episode 528: Christmas Filter Blend from 2018-12-21T10:00

The Hasbean festive tradition continues for its thirteenth year, iiiiiiiiit's Chriiiiiiistmaaaaaaaas!

Each and every year since 2006 we've released Christmas blends to celebrate this wond...

Episode 527: Nicaragua Finca Limoncillo Pulped Natural Caturra from 2018-12-15T09:00

An exclusive coffee only sent to In My Mug subscribers on December the 14th, 2018. I like to spoil you lovely lot whenever I can, and this week is 1 of those weeks! Only enough of this coffee to...

Episode 526: Guatemala El Limon Black Honey x Natural from 2018-12-08T09:00

I first discovered El Limon on my trip to Guatemala in early 2013. At the time we'd never bought coffee directly from Guatemala, but since then this has become one of our strongest and most amaz...

Episode 525: El Salvador Finca San José Washed Red Bourbon from 2018-12-01T09:00

Finca San José is the pride and joy of the Rodríguez family, and is now in the hands of a fourth and fifth generation of coffee producers. The story begins in 1815, when José María Rodriguez and...

Episode 524: Guatemala El Libano Washed from 2018-11-24T09:00

El Libano is located in the traditional Guatemalan coffee region of Chimaltenango and is 21 hectares in size with 17.5 of them set aside for coffee production. Its owner is Herbert Estuardo Pere...

Episode 523: Ethiopia Tadess Roba Washed from 2018-11-17T09:00

Tadess Roba and his family live in the Gerbota Kebele (roughly speaking, Gerbota Neighbourhood) of Yirgacheffe in Ethiopia. This is a little north of Yirgacheffe town, near the 129 square kilome...

Episode 522: Costa Rica Sumava Finca Monte Llano Bonito Yellow Honey Villa Sarchi from 2018-11-10T09:00

This coffee comes from a farm that's actually two farms, but the two farms exist as one farm. However they do produce coffee independently, though. Exciting, huh?

Overall the farm is call...

Episode 521: Kenya Kiriga Estate AB Washed from 2018-11-03T09:00

The first coffee bush at Kiriga Estate was planted in approximately 1954 by colonial settlers. At about the same time, less than ten kilometres away along the same Kigio road, a young boy (Aloys...

Episode 520: Guatemala El Bosque Washed Bourbon from 2018-10-27T10:00

This wonderful coffee is dear to my heart and I'm super excited to have it for the 13th season running!

Situated on a hillside which runs parallel to the main road to Guatemala City, sits...

Episode 519: El Salvador Finca La Ilusion Washed Bourbon from 2018-10-20T10:00

One of our all-time favourite farms returns once again!

On a buying trip to El Salvador in 2008, I was visiting some of the farms that we buy from. I actually arrived the evening of the C...

​Episode 518: Ethiopia Ana Sora Guji Natural from 2018-10-13T10:00

This is the third year of us having coffee from Ana Sora and wow am I excited to have it back again, mostly just to stop you lot asking for more! This coffee represents lots of time and energy w...

Episode 517: Kenya Othaya Chinga Washed AA from 2018-10-06T10:00

I took my very first trip to Kenya back in 2014. My aim was not to meet producers but rather to get an insight into how the market works, and how we can improve the quality of the coffee we buy ...

Episode 516: El Salvador Finca La Fany Washed Bourbon from 2018-09-29T10:00

Finca La Fany has been producing coffee in El Salvador since 1870, and has belonged to the same family from generation to generation. Situated on the Santa Ana volcano, the farm provides work fo...

​Episode 515: Costa Rica Finca La Pira Red Honey Caturra from 2018-09-22T10:00

La Pira is located in the high altitude Dota valley of the Tarrazu region: an area that's known for producing great coffees. This relatively young estate is only 50 years old and is owned by the...

​Episode 514: Guatemala El Limon Washed Pacamara from 2018-09-15T10:00

I first discovered El Limon on my trip to Guatemala in early 2013. At the time we'd never bought coffee directly from Guatemala, but since then this has become one of our strongest and most amaz...

Episode 513: Kenya Karogoto Washed AB from 2018-09-08T10:00

Quite close to Kieni near the town of Karatina, Nyeri, is the Karogoto wet mill. It's owned by the Tekangu Coffee Farmers Cooperative Society, which got its name from combining the names of thei...

Episode 512: Nicaragua Las Delicias Washed Longberry from 2018-09-01T10:00

This farm was brand new to us last year and we're super excited to have Las Delicias back for a second year, hoping it's the first return of many! Although the farm itself is still very new to u...

​Episode 511: Costa Rica Vista al Valle Finca La Casa Yellow Honey from 2018-08-25T10:00

Located between 1,500 and 1,600 metres above sea level and owned in partnership by Oldemar Arrieta Lobo and Marlene Brenes Morera, the name 'Vista al Valle' translates as 'view of the valley'. I...

Episode 510: Nicaragua Finca La Escondida Washed Red Catuai from 2018-08-18T10:00

Finca La Escondida is close to Lake Apanas near the city of Jinotega, which is the capital of the department of Jinotega in the north-central region of Nicaragua. The straight translation from S...

Episode 509: Costa Rica Finca Licho Natural Villa Sarchi from 2018-08-11T10:00

An old favourite returns, a big favourite returns, and after the great success of this coffee last year I'm super happy and excited to welcome a naturally processed lot of Villa Sarchi from Finc...

​Episode 508: El Salvador Finca Argentina Washed Catimor from 2018-08-04T10:00

I've been working with Alejandro Martinez since way, way back in 2008, and in that time our relationship has gone from strictly professional to Alé being one of my closest friends. He became inv...

Episode 507: Costa Rica ARBAR Finca Manantial Red Honey from 2018-07-28T10:00

When we found this farm for the very first time all the way back in 2013 we knew very little about it, so little in fact that the coffee didn't even have an official name! Back then all we knew ...

Episode 506: Nicaragua Finca Limoncillo Washed Ethiosar from 2018-07-21T10:00

I've been telling the story of Hasbean and Finca Limoncillo for many, many years now and I don't intend to stop any time soon because it's such a big big big relationship for me : ) so much of w...

Episode 505: Bolivia Teodocio Mamani from 2018-07-14T10:00

I first met Teodocio Mamani on my visit to Bolivia in 2012. Long story short: he's an amazing guy. We got talking about the photo we had of him in a Chelsea shirt, and then of course we started ...

​Episode 504: Indonesia Frinsa Estate Smallholders Washed Sigarar Utang from 2018-07-07T10:00

This is a coffee farmed by selected outgrowers and processed at the Frinsa Estate located in West Java, locally called Sunda. Frinsa is a farm that's about 110 hectares in size and sits between ...

Episode 503: Nicaragua Finca Limoncillo Washed Caturra from 2018-06-30T10:00

I've been telling the story of Hasbean and Finca Limoncillo for many, many years now and I don't intend to stop any time soon because it's such a big big big relationship for me : ) so much of w...

Episode 502: Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Chirinku Washed from 2018-06-23T10:00

This is a washed lot produced at Chirinku mill, just south of the town of Yirgacheffe. It's run by Girma Gurara and receives deliveries from around 700 local growers.

The altitude of the ...

Episode 501: El Salvador Finca Las Brumas Washed Bourbon from 2018-06-16T10:00

Juan Jose Ernesto 'Neto' Menéndez Argüello belongs to the fourth generation of coffee farmers in his family. His father died in 1995. After completing his studies at university, Neto had the opp...

Episode 500: Bolivia Finca Las Alasitas Washed Caturra from 2018-06-09T09:00

This coffee comes from the Rodriguez family who have been doing some really rather great things for coffee in Bolivia. They own their own mills, processing and exporting coffee for farmers in th...

Episode 499: Bolivia La Linda Washed Caturra from 2018-06-02T09:00

Coffee production in Bolivia was traditionally concentrated in the region of Los Yungas, where lush sub-tropical vegetation and environmental conditions helped to produce the amazing-quality Bol...

Episode 498: Brazil Fazenda Inglaterra Natural Catucai COE Entrant from 2018-05-26T10:00

Fazenda Inglaterra is a farm we are supporting for the tenth (!) year, cruising into double digits in 2018. It's a farm that I am super proud to be working with and linked with because the owner...

Episode 497: Bolivia Bebeto Mamani from 2018-05-19T10:00

The name of this coffee producer may sound a little familiar. Bebeto (Beto for short) is the son of the legend that is Teodocio Mamani. Teodocio owns Finca Canton Uyunense, which is a farm we ha...

​Episode 496: Brazil Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama Natural Canario from 2018-05-12T10:00

This farm and its coffee sparked a massive change in what I thought I knew about coffee. I remember the first time I ever cupped this coffee: time stood still as the cup opened my mind to what g...

Episode 495 on Monday the 7th of May, 2018. El Salvador Finca La Gloria Washed Bourbon from 2018-05-05T10:00

The ownership of this farm has a quite short story, however Maria Jose and her husband, Luis have both been in coffee for a while, Maria Jose represents the fifth generation of coffee growers wi...

Episode 494 on Monday the 30th of April, 2018. Burundi Kibingo Washed Bourbon from 2018-04-28T10:00

The Kibingo central washing station is located in the commune of Kayanza in northern Burundi. The station itself lies at 1,893 meters above sea level. The altitude of the farms in the neighbouri...

​Episode 493 on Monday the 23rd of April, 2018. Bolivia Finca Carmelita Sol De Mañana Project Competition Winning Lot from 2018-04-21T10:00

Carmela Aduviri has been growing coffee for 40 years, whilst raising 8 children, but is always eager to learn ways she can improve her yield. She now has a small 2 Hectare farm called Carmelita ...

​Episode 492 on Monday the 16th of April, 2018. Bolivia David Vilca from 2018-04-14T11:00

This is a big, big Bolivian favourite here at Hasbean. I am so pleased to see this coffee back for an amazing SEVENTH year! It’s a big favourite for me, and I know this is also true for many of ...

Episode 491 on Monday the 9th of April, 2018. Brazil Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama Pulped Natural Canario from 2018-04-07T11:00

This farm and its coffee sparked a massive change in what I thought I knew about coffee. I remember the first time I ever cupped this coffee: time stood still as the cup opened my mind to what g...

​Episode 490 on Monday the 2nd of April, 2018. Bolivia Vincent Paye Washed from 2018-03-31T12:00

A few years ago we had a lot that was produced by various smallholder farmers from the small town of Copacabana, which lies about 180 kilometres from La Paz in the heart of the Caranavi coffee-p...

Episode 489 on Monday the 26th of March, 2018. Costa Rica Finca La Pira Red Honey Caturra from 2018-03-24T08:00

La Pira is located in the high altitude Dota valley of the Tarrazu region: an area that was known for producing great coffees. This relatively young estate is only 50 years old and is owned by t...

Episode 488 on Monday the 19th of March, 2018. Colombia Finca La Chorrera Washed Caturra from 2018-03-17T10:24:08

We're now into our sixth year of working this this amazing farm, but the first year's lot was so tiny that it never made it onto the website and was sold as an exclusive to one of our lucky whol...

Episode 487 on Monday the 12th of March, 2018. Ecuador Hilda Pacha Washed Caturra from 2018-03-10T08:00

In the middle of the Amazon Rainforest, in the southeast of Ecuador, there is the province of Zamora-Chinchipe, home to Hilda’s farm. This farm has 10 hectares in total, and 7 of them are made u...

​Episode 486 on Monday the 5th of March, 2018. Brazil Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama Pulped Natural Yellow Bourbon from 2018-03-03T08:00

This coffee is a staple, a big favourite and a stunning example of what a very fine coffee from Brazil should be. Brazil Fazenda Cachoeira Pulped Natural Yellow Bourbon from the Minas Gerais are...

Episode 485 on Monday the 26th of February, 2018. Guatemala Finca La Soledad Washed Caturra from 2018-02-24T14:00

An In My Mug exclusive coffee roasted only for subscribers on Friday the 23rd of February, 2018.

Raul Perez has grown up around coffee, he comes from a fifth generation coffee farming fam...

Episode 484 on Monday the 19th of February, 2018. El Salvador Finca Alaska Washed Bourbon from 2018-02-17T08:00

A coffee that I first fell in love with waaaaaaay back in 2007 is thankfully back for another year. After many years without  it, I was massively excited to get this farm and coffee back two yea...

​Episode 483 on Monday the 12th of February, 2018. Bolivia Don Carlos Washed Caturra from 2018-02-10T08:00

Due to the complications within the Bolivian coffee industry, many of the smaller Bolivian farms we have worked with in the past are no longer producing coffee. Whilst this has created some chal...

Episode 482 on Monday the 5th of February, 2018. El Salvador Finca San José Washed Red Bourbon from 2018-02-03T08:00

Finca San José is the pride and joy of the Rodríguez family, and is now in the hands of a fourth and fifth generation of coffee producers. The story begins in 1815, when José María Rodriguez and...

​Episode 481 on Monday the 29th of January, 2018. Guatemala El Limon Washed Pache from 2018-01-27T08:00

I first discovered El Limon on my trip to Guatemala in early 2013. At the time we'd never bought coffee directly from Guatemala, but since then this has become one of our strongest and most amaz...

​Episode 480 on Monday the 22nd of January, 2018. Costa Rica Don Mayo Finca La Loma Yellow Honey Villa Sarchi& Caturra from 2018-01-20T08:00

Hi there folks, listen up! This is 1 of those coffees that has quite a long name that contains quite a bit of information, and there's even more that I didn't put in there as I wanted to make it...

​Episode 479 on Monday the 15th of January, 2018. Nicaragua Las Delicias Washed Longberry from 2018-01-13T08:00

This is a brand new farm to us from the department of Jinotega, in the community of Lipululu. Although brand new, it comes from people who we know well and have worked with for over ten years. T...

​Episode 478 on Monday the 8th of January, 2018. Brazil Fazenda Passeio Pulped Natural Rubi from 2018-01-06T08:00

The Vieira Ferreira family has specialised in coffee production for three generations and is now headed by Adolfo Vieira Ferreira, whose attention to detail and commitment to producing top-class...

​Episode 477 on Monday the 1st of January, 2018. Christmas Espresso Blend from 2017-12-30T08:00

It just wouldn't be Christmas without a Christmas blend now, would it?!

Now in its TWELFTH (!) year of Christmas blends here at Has Bean, this is our take on the perfect espresso to enjoy...

​Episode 476 on Monday the 25th of December, 2017. Christmas Filter Blend from 2017-12-23T08:00

It just wouldn't be Christmas without a Christmas blend now, would it?!

Now in its TWELFTH (!) year of Christmas blends here at Has Bean, this is our take on possibly the best cup of filt...

Episode 475 on Monday the 18th of December, 2017. El Salvador Finca La Lagunita Washed Bourbon from 2017-12-16T08:00

On top of the Nymph Lagoon (a volcanic crater nested in Apaneca) Finca La Lagunita is located at an altitude of 1,650 metres above sea level. Within its 4.9 hectares, 3.5 ha. are dedicated to co...

​Episode 474 on Monday the 11th of December, 2017. Nicaragua Finca Limoncillo Pulped Natural Ethiosar from 2017-12-09T08:00

The story of Has Bean and Finca Limoncillo has been told many many times, but it's one that I really love to share. So much of where we are today has come from this relationship, and I'm super p...

Episode 473 on Monday the 4th of December, 2017. Guatemala El Limon Washed Caturra from 2017-12-04T09:00

I first discovered El Limon on my trip to Guatemala in early 2013, at the time we'd never bought coffee directly from Guatemala; but since then this has become one of our strongest and most amaz...

​Episode 472 on Monday the 27th of November, 2017. El Salvador Finca Argentina Washed Bourbon from 2017-11-25T08:00

It brings me great pleasure to start typing this because 2017 marks the seventh year that we're roasting coffee from Finca Argentina and its farmer, the always awesome Alejandro Martinez!

​Episode 471 on Monday the 20th of November, 2017. Kenya Kiriga Estate AA Washed from 2017-11-18T08:00

Well hello there everyone, Uncle Steve has a story to tell you! So sit back, relax and enjoy the story of the Kiriga Estate in Kenya :)

The first coffee bush at Kiriga Estate was planted ...

​Episode 470 on Monday the 13th of November, 2017. ​El Salvador Finca Las Brumas Washed SL 28 from 2017-11-11T08:00

Juan Jose Ernesto 'Neto' Menéndez Argüello belongs to the fourth generation of coffee farmers in his family. His father died in 1995. After completing his studies at university, Neto had the opp...

Episode 469 on Monday the 6th of November, 2017. Nicaragua Finca La Escondida Washed Catuai from 2017-11-04T08:00

Finca La Escondida is close to Lake Apanas near the city of Jinotega, which is the capital of the department of Jinotega in the north-central region of Nicaragua. The straight translation from S...

Episode 468 on Monday the 30th of October, 2017. Ethiopia Ana Sora Guji Natural from 2017-10-28T09:00

This is the second year of us having coffee from Ana Sora and has become something very beautiful. This coffee represents lots of time and energy working at the farmers gate in Ethiopia; not onl...

Episode 467 on Monday the 23rd of October, 2017. El Salvador Finca Argentina Washed Catimor from 2017-10-21T09:00

I've been working with Alejandro since 2008 and in that time our relationship has gone from strictly professional to Ale being one of my closest friends. He became involved in coffee in 2008 as ...

​Episode 466 on Monday the 16th of October, 2017. Kenya Karogoto Washed AB from 2017-10-14T09:00

Quite close to Kieni near the town of Karatina in Nyeri is the Karogoto wet mill, it's owned by the Tekangu Coffee Farmers Cooperative Society which got its name from combining the names of thei...

​Episode 465 on Monday the 9th of October, 2017. Tanzania Burka/Selian Estate Natural from 2017-10-07T10:00

The Burka Coffee Estate is located on the outskirts of Arusha national park. It's on the leeward side of Mount Meru, which is just 80 kilometres west of Mount Kilimanjaro – Africa’s highest peak...

​Episode 464 on Monday the 2nd of October, 2017. Nicaragua Finca Limoncillo Washed Caturra from 2017-09-30T09:00

The story of Hasbean and Finca Limoncillo has been told many many times, but it's one that I really love to share. So much of where we are today has come from this relationship, and I'm super pr...

​Episode 463 on Monday the 25th of September, 2017. Costa Rica Finca Licho Yellow Honey from 2017-09-23T10:00

An old favourite returns, a big favourite returns, one I hope you're as happy as me to see, hello Licho!

I first bought coffee from Finca Licho from a Cup of Excellence auction many, many...

​Episode 462 on Monday the 18th of September, 2017. Nicaragua Finca Limoncillo Elegant Natural Red Pacamara from 2017-09-16T10:00

The story of Hasbean and Finca Limoncillo has been told many many times, but it's one that I really love to share. So much of where we are today has come from this relationship, and I'm super pr...

​Episode 461 on Monday the 11th of September, 2017. El Salvador Finca La Fany Washed Bourbon from 2017-09-09T10:00

Finca La Fany has been producing coffee in El Salvador since 1870, and has belonged to the same family from generation to generation. Situated on the Santa Ana volcano, the farm provides work fo...

Episode 460 on Monday the 4th of September, 2017. Kenya Kiriga Estate AB Washed from 2017-09-02T10:00

Well hello there everyone, Uncle Steve has a story to tell you! So sit back, relax and enjoy the story of the Kiriga Estate in Kenya :)

The first coffee bush at Kiriga Estate was planted ...

​Episode 459 on Monday the 28th of August, 2017. Costa Rica Vista al Valle Finca La Casa Yellow Honey from 2017-08-26T10:00

From the same region in Costa Rica that gives us the wonder of Finca Licho (i.e. the Western Valley in Lordes de Naranjo, in case you're wondering), I'm so excited to have Finca La Casa Vista al...

​Episode 458 on Monday the 21st of August, 2017. Nicaragua Finca Limoncillo Washed Pacamara Peaberry from 2017-08-19T10:00

The story of Hasbean and Finca Limoncillo has been told many many times, but it's one that I really love to share. So much of where we are today has come from this relationship, and I'm super pr...

​Episode 457 on Monday the 14th of August, 2017. Kenya Othaya Chinga Natural from 2017-08-12T10:00

Back in 2014 I took my very first trip to Kenya, my aim was not to meet producers but rather to get an insight into how the market works, and into how we can improve the quality of the coffee we...

​Episode 456 on Monday the 7th of August, 2017. Costa Rica Sumava Finca Monte Llano Bonito Yellow Honey Villa Sarchi from 2017-08-06T17:51:22

This coffee comes from a farm that's actually two farms, but the two farms exist as one farm. They do produce coffee independently, though. Exciting, huh?

Overall the farm is called Finca...

​Episode 455 on Monday the 31st of July, 2017. Kenya Kieni Washed AA from 2017-07-30T19:00

The Kieni wet mill is located in Nyeri in the central highlands of Kenya, at an altitude of 1,700 metres above sea level. It's run by the Mugaga Farmers' Cooperative Society.

Nyeri county...

​Episode 454 on Monday the 24th of July, 2017. Costa Rica ARBAR El Oasis Yellow Honey Caturra from 2017-07-23T17:00

We had very little information about this farm when we first found it in 2013 – so little information that the coffee didn’t even have a name! Back then all we knew was that the coffee was grown...

​Episode 453 on Monday the 17th of July, 2017. ​Bolivia Bebeto Mamani from 2017-07-16T19:00

The name of this coffee producer may sound a little familiar. Bebeto (Beto for short) is the son of the legend that is Teodocio Mamani. Teodocio owns Finca Canton Uyunense, which is a farm we ha...

Episode 452 on Monday the 10th of July, 2017. Ethiopia Mokanisa Bulega Washed from 2017-07-09T19:00

The region of Bulega has around 3,000 people living in the surrounding area. The area is so lush and green with super high altitudes going up to nearly 2,200 metres above sea level, surrounded b...

Episode 451 on Monday the 3rd of July, 2017. Bolivia Pañuni Family from 2017-07-03T09:00

This coffee comes from the family of a producer we know from previous years, Estanislao Pañuni. Whereas Estanislao is in charge of the main lot of coffee, this coffee is his family's project (bu...

​Episode 450 on Monday the 26th of June, 2017. El Salvador Finca Argentina San Jorge Washed Bourbon from 2017-06-26T09:00

I've been working with Alejandro since 2008 and in that time our relationship has gone from strictly professional to Ale being one of my closest friends. He became involved in coffee in 2008 as ...

Episode 449 on Monday the 19th of June, 2017. Costa Rica Zarcero Finca La Casa Yellow Honey Caturra from 2017-06-19T09:00

This is a coffee grown by the amazing Gillio Francesa Ferraro, a mature guy whom I met on my trip to Costa Rica a couple of years ago. We have a rule at Hasbean that if you're over 40 you can be...

Episode 44​8​ on Monday the ​12​th of June, 2017. Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Wenago Washed from 2017-06-12T09:00

Wenago woreda is located in Yirgacheffe district, Gedeo Zone in the ‘Southern Nations, Nationalities & Peoples’ (SNNP) region of Ethiopia. Over a number of years the region has developed a disti...

Episode 447 on Monday the 5th of June, 2017. Bolivia Jeivert Estanislao Pañuni from 2017-06-04T19:00

This coffee comes from the town of Irupana in the Yungas region of Bolivia. It's grown at an altitude of between 1,500 and 1,750 metres above sea level, and is a mechanically washed and dry ferm...

​Episode 446 on Monday the 29th of May, 2017. Malawi Msese AAA + AA Washed from 2017-05-28T19:00

Msese wetmill is part of South East Mzima Cooperative Society and is one of a few washing stations that form the coop in the Msese zone in North-central Malawi. The mill processes an average of ...

Episode 445 on Monday the 22nd of May, 2017. Bolivia David Vilca Washed from 2017-05-22T09:00

A big big Bolivian favourite here at Hasbean, I am so pleased to see this coffee back for an amazing SIXTH year! It’s a big favourite for me, and I know this is also true for many of you too. Listen

Episode 444 on Monday the 15th of May, 2017. Rwanda But Nyarasiza Washed red Bourbon from 2017-05-14T14:46

This 100% Red Bourbon was processed at Buf Café’s Nyarusiza washing station, at 1,743 metres above sea level in the south of Rwanda.

Buf Café was founded in 2003 by Epiphanie Mukashyaka, ...

Episode 443 on Monday the 8th of May, 2017. Peru La Flor del Cafe Washed from 2017-05-07T19:00

Coffee came to Peru in the mid 1700s and was most likely introduced by Dutch immigrants. The Dutch brought the Typica variety which still dominates especially amongst the older farms and micro-f...

Episode 442 on Monday the 1st of May, 2017. Bolivia Taypiplaya Neri's Lot from 2017-05-01T09:00

Neri and her husband Juan live in Caranavi town, they are a young couple that have only just married and every day they drive to Taypiplaya to source their cherries as at the moment they are sav...

Episode 441 on Monday the 24th of April, 2017. Bolivia El Fuerte Pulped Natural Caturra from 2017-04-23T19:00

Finca El Fuerte was named in honor of the 'Fort of Samaipata', which is a unique ruin in Bolivia. El Fuerte de Samaipata (Fort Samaipata), also known simply as 'El Fuerte', is an archaeological ...

Episode 4​40​ on Monday the 1​7​th of April, 2017. Brazil Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama Natural Canario from 2017-04-16T17:00

This farm and its coffee sparked a massive change in what I thought I knew about coffee. I remember the first time I ever cupped this coffee: time stood still as the cup opened my mind to what g...

Episode 439 on Monday the 10th of April, 2017. El Salvador Finca San Cayetano Red Honey Bourbon from 2017-04-09T19:00

In the early 1920s Arturo Silva bought land located in Apaneca, Ahuachapán, and planted coffee trees on one of the highest summits of the Apaneca-Ilamatepec Mountain Range. He named the farm San...

Episode 438 on Monday the 3rd of April, 2017. Rwanda Musasa Dukunde Kawa Nkara Washed Red Bourbon. from 2017-04-02T19:00

The Musasa Dukunde Kawa cooperative has three washing stations lying high in Rwanda’s rugged northwest. Nkara –the cooperative’s third washing station -was built by the co-op in 2007with profits...

Episode 437 on Monday the 27th of March, 2017. Guatemala Los Jocotales Natural Yellow Caturra. from 2017-03-26T19:00

This coffee's farm is located in a region that is well known for some of the most interesting coffees, as well as some of the most renowned coffees, in Guatemala, Antigua.

It is produced ...

Episode 436 on Monday the 20th of March, 2017. Brazil Fazenda Passeio Pulped Natural Arara. from 2017-03-19T18:00

The Vieira Ferreira family has specialised in coffee production for three generations and is now headed by Adolfo Vieira Ferreira, whose attention to detail and commitment to producing top-class...

Episode 435 on Monday the 13th of March, 2017. Bolivia Don Carlos Washed Yellow Catuai. from 2017-03-12T18:00

Due to the complications within the Bolivian coffee industry, many of the smaller Bolivian farms we have worked with in the past are no longer producing coffee. Whilst this has created some chal...

Episode 434 on Monday the 6th of March, 2017. Guatemala Los Jocotales Red Honey Red Bourbon. from 2017-03-05T18:00

This coffee's farm is located in a region that is well known for some of the most interesting coffees, as well as some of the most renowned coffees, in Guatemala, Antigua.

It is produced ...

Episode 433 on Monday the 27th of February, 2017. El Salvador Finca San José Washed Red Bourbon. from 2017-02-26T18:00

Finca San José is the pride and joy of the Rodríguez family, and is now in the hands of a fourth and fifth generation of coffee producers. The story begins in 1815, when José María Rodriguez and...

Episode 432 on Monday the 20th of February, 2017. Costa Rica Finca La Pira Red Honey Caturra. from 2017-02-19T18:00

La Pira is located in the high altitude Dota Valley of the Tarrazu region: an area that was known for producing great coffees. This relatively young estate is only 50 years old and is owned by t...

Episode 431 on Monday the 13th of February, 2017. Uganda Rwenzori Natural. from 2017-02-12T18:00

The Rwenzoris are famously known as the ‘Mountains of the Moon’. They stretch for 120 km along the Western Ugandan border with the D.R. Congo. The snow capped peaks reach 5,109m asl with glacier...

Episode 430 on Monday the 6th of February, 2017. El Salvador Finca La Ilusion Washed Bourbon. from 2017-02-05T18:00

One of my all-time favourite farms returns! We welcome it back with the widest of arms, it's so, so special. I often get asked what my favourite coffee of all time is but I will never say exactl...

Episode 429 on Monday the 30th of January, 2017. Costa Rica Arbar El Manantial Red Honey Caturra. from 2017-01-29T18:01:05

We had very little information about this farm when we first found it in 21013 – so little information that the coffee didn’t even have a name! Back then all we knew was that the coffee was grow...

Episode 428 on Monday the 23rd of January, 2017. Rwanda Maraba Washed Red Bourbon. from 2017-01-23T10:00

This coffee comes from the Abahuzamugambi ba kawa Maraba Cooperative (what a name!!) in the Huye district of the southern province of Rwanda.

Abahuzamugambi ba kawa Maraba is one of Rwand...

Episode 427 on Monday the 16th of January, 2017. Nicaragua Finca San Jose Pulped Natural Longberry. from 2017-01-16T09:00

We first discovered this farm through the Mierisch auction 'Los Favorties', which is an auction of their finest lots from their nine farms. They sifted through each one of their lots from every ...

Episode 426 on Monday the 9th of January, 2017. Brazil Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama Pulped Natural Yellow Bourbon. from 2017-01-09T09:00

This coffee is a staple, a big favourite and a stunning example of what a very fine coffee from Brazil should be. Brazil Fazenda Cachoeira Pulped Natural Yellow Bourbon from the Minas Gerais are...

Episode 425 on Monday the 2nd of January, 2017. Christmas Espresso Blend. from 2017-01-02T09:00

It just wouldn't be Christmas without a Christmas blend now, would it?!

Now in its eleventh year (!!!), it's time to say hello to our Has Bean-y take on the best espresso you should be dr...

Episode 424 on Monday the 26th of December, 2016. Christmas Filter Blend. from 2016-12-26T10:00

It just wouldn't be Christmas without a Christmas blend now, would it?!

Now in its eleventh year (!!!), it's time to say hello to our Has Bean-y take on the best filter coffee you should ...

Episode 423 on Monday the 19th of December, 2016. El Salvador Finca Las Brumas Washed Pacamara. from 2016-12-19T08:00

Juan Jose Ernesto Menéndez Argüello belongs to the fourth generation of coffee farmers in his family. His father died in 1995, and after completing his studies at university he had the opportuni...

Episode 422 on Monday the 12th of December, 2016. Kenya Kiriga AA Washed. from 2016-12-12T08:00

Well hello there, children. Uncle Steve has a story to tell you! So sit back, relax and enjoy the story of the Kiriga coffee estate in Kenya. :)

The first coffee bush at Kiriga estate was...

Episode 421 on Monday the 5th of December, 2016. Costa Rica Vista al Valle Finca La Casa Yellow Honey Villa Sarchi. from 2016-12-04T16:00

From the same region in Costa Rica that gave us the wonders of Finca de Licho and Herbazu (i.e. the Western Valley in Lordes de Naranjo, in case you're wondering), we're super excited to have Fi...

Episode 420 on Monday the 28th of November, 2016. Honduras Finca Cerro Azul Red Honey Red Catuai. from 2016-11-25T10:33:49

Cerro Azul is one of the Mierisch family’s newer coffee projects in Honduras. The name 'Mierisch' might sound familiar; they have brought us Limoncillo, Escondida, San Jose and Mama Mina, to nam...

Episode 419 on Monday the 21st of November, 2016. Costa Rica Monte Brisas Finca Salaca Natural Villalobos. from 2016-11-20T18:17:37

Back for a third year we have the coffee that in the past I affectionately started calling 'Monty Burns' : ) In previous years we've only had 1 lot from this mill/farm combo but this year we hav...

Episode 418 on Monday, November the 14th, 2016. Colombia Finca La Chorrera Washed Caturra. from 2016-11-13T16:00

This is our fourth year of working with this farm, but the first year's lot was so tiny it never made it onto the website and was sold as an exclusive to one of our lucky wholesale partners. Luc...

Episode 417 on Monday, November the 7th, 2016. Bolivia Estanislao Panuni Washed Typica. from 2016-11-07T15:32:13

This coffee comes from the town of Irupana in the Sud Yungas province of Bol...

Episode 416 on Monday the 31st of October 2016 Guatemalan El Limon Black Honey x Natural San Ramon& Catisic from 2016-10-30T22:02:08

I first discovered El Limon on my trip to...

Episode 415 on Monday the 24th of October 2016. Kenya Kieni AB Washed. from 2016-10-23T17:00

The Kieni wet mill is located in Nyeri in the central highlands of Kenya, at...

Episode 414 on Monday the 17th of October 2016. Costa Rica Don Mayo Finca La Loma Yellow Honey Caturra. from 2016-10-16T17:00

Right then folks, listen up!  Long coffee name right here so please allow me...

Episode 413 on Monday the 10th of October 2016. Guatemala El Bosque Amatitlan Washed Red Bourbon. from 2016-10-10T13:07:51

Bosque is a huge, special coffee that I love very much, and am super pleased...

Episode 412 on Monday the 3rd of October, 2016. Nicaragua Finca La Escondida Washed Red Catuai. from 2016-10-03T10:00

Finca La Escondida is close to Lake Apanas near the city of Jinotega, which ...

Episode 411 on Monday the 26th of September, 2016. Costa Rica Arbar El Oasis Yellow Honey Caturra. from 2016-09-25T17:00

When we first found this farm in 2013 we had very little information about i...

Episode 410 on Monday the 19th of September, 2016. Ethiopia Ana Sora Guji Natural. from 2016-09-18T17:00

This could be the start of something beautiful. This coffee represents our f...

Episode 409 on Monday the 12th of September, 2016. Nicaragua Finca Limoncillo Washed Caturra. from 2016-09-11T17:00

The story of Has Bean and Finca Limoncillo has been told many a time but it'...

Episode 408 on Monday the 5th of September, 2016. Guatemala El Limon Washed Caturra. from 2016-09-04T17:00

I first discovered El Limon on my trip to Guatemala in early 2013, at the ti...

Episode 407 on Monday the 29th of August, 2016. Bolivia Finca Don Carlos Washed Catuai. from 2016-08-29T17:00

Due to the complications within the Bolivian coffee industry, many of the sm...

Episode 406 on Monday the 22nd of August, 2016. Costa Rica Zarcero Gillio Francesca Ferraro Yellow Honey Caturra. from 2016-08-21T17:00

This is a coffee grown by the amazing Gillio Francesa Ferraro, a mature guy ...

Episode 405 on Monday the 15th of August, 2016. El Salvador Finca Argentina Natural Bourbon. from 2016-08-14T17:00

We're super happy to be celebrating 6 years of working with Finca Argentina,...

Episode 404 on Monday the 8th of August, 2016. Kenya Kiriga AB Washed. from 2016-08-07T17:00

Well hello there, children. Uncle Steve has a story to tell you! So sit back...

Episode 403 on Monday the 1st of August, 2016. Costa Rica Don Mayo Bella Vista Yellow Honey Caturra. from 2016-07-31T17:00

OK so this coffee has a big long name but it's all important information, we...

Episode 402 on Monday the 25th of July, 2016. Bolivia 18 de Mayo Cori Gill Washed Caturra. from 2016-07-24T17:00

I love a family link in coffee and this coffee has an awesome one, you know ...

Episode 401 on Monday the 18th of July, 2016. Kenya Othaya Chinga Natural. from 2016-07-17T17:00

In 2014 I took my first trip to Kenya. My aim was not to meet producers but ...

Episode 400 on Monday the 11th of July, 2016. El Salvador Finca Argentina San Jorge Washed Bourbon. from 2016-07-10T17:00

The first time we came across Finca Argentina was via a very well presented ...

Episode 399 on Monday the 4th of July, 2016. Costa Rica Sumava Monte Llano Bonito Yellow Honey Villa Sarchi. from 2016-07-03T17:00

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Episode 398 on Monday the 27th of June, 2016. Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Chelelektu Washed. from 2016-06-26T17:00

This washed Yirgacheffe shows the diversity of this amazing region which hol...

Episode 397 on Monday the 20th of June, 2016. Bolivia Finca Don Carlos Washed Caturra. from 2016-06-19T17:00

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Episode 396 on Monday 13th of June, 2016. Bolivia Illimani& Villa Rosario Washed. from 2016-06-13T11:05:18

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Episode 395 on Monday 6th of June 2016 Wide Eyed and Legless Blend from 2016-06-06T18:05:28

Coffee and cycling, they go together rather well don't they!  So it makes sense that there's a coffee just for the upcoming RideStaffs 2016 Staffordshire Cycling Festival : ) We were approached by...

Episode 394 on Monday the 30th of May, 2016. Costa Rica Finca de Licho Yellow Honey Villa Sarchi. from 2016-05-29T14:30

So an old favourite returns in this Costa Rican Licho: it's a coffee that we...

Episode 393 on Monday the 23rd of May, 2016. Kenya Kieni AA Washed. from 2016-05-23T09:00

The Kieni Wet Mill is located in Nyeri in the central highlands of Kenya at ...

Episode 392 on Monday the 16th of May, 2016. Brazil Fazenda Passeio Natural Rubi. from 2016-05-16T09:00

The Vieira Ferreira family has specialised in coffee production for three ge...

Episode 391 on Monday the 9th of May, 2016. Bolivia Elda Choquehuanca Washed. from 2016-05-09T09:00

This is a coffee from a colony in Bolivia that we've not had coffee from sin...

Episode 390 on Monday the 2nd of May, 2016. Colombia El Meridiano Rioblanco Washed. from 2016-05-02T09:00

We bought this cup from the cupping table, and sometimes that means we don’t...

Episode 389 on Monday the 25th of April, 2016. Brazil Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama Natural Yellow Bourbon. from 2016-04-25T09:00

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Episode 388 on Monday the 18th of April, 2016. Bolivia Finca Loayza Feliciano Ramos Washed Peaberry. from 2016-04-18T09:00

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Episode 387 on Monday the 11th of April, 2016. El Salvador Finca Las Brumas Washed Bourbon. from 2016-04-11T09:00

Juan Jose Ernesto Menéndez Argüello belongs to the fourth generation of coff...

Episode 386 on Monday the 4th of April, 2016. Bolivia Teodocio Mamani Washed Typica. from 2016-04-04T09:00

I first met Teodocio Mamani on my visit to Bolivia in 2012. Long story short...

Episode 385 on Monday the 28th of March, 2016. Indian Bibi Peaberry Bold Washed Catucai. from 2016-03-27T14:13:09

Five hours' drive towards the coast from Bangalore lies the small town of Su...

Episode 384 on Monday the 21st of March, 2016. El Salvador Finca Siberia Honey Bourbon. from 2016-03-20T18:00

Back in 1870, Fabio Morán and Etifanio Silva decided to conquer this hostile...

Episode 383 on Monday the 14th of March, 2016. Colombia Finca Santuario Aquacatillo Washed Red Typica. from 2016-03-14T08:00

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Episode 382 on Monday the 7th of March 2016 Brazil Fazenda da Grama Pulped Natural Yellow Bourbon from 2016-03-06T15:44:43

This coffee is a staple, a big favourite and a stunning example of what...

Episode 381 on Monday the 29th of February, 2016. Guatemala El Limon Black Honey x Natural Caturra. from 2016-02-29T08:00

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Episode 380 on Monday the 22nd of February, 2016. Rwanda Migongo Washed Bourbon. from 2016-02-21T18:00

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Episode 379 on Monday the 15th of February, 2016. Bolivia La Linda Washed Red Caturra. from 2016-02-14T18:00

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Episode 378 on Monday the 8th of February, 2016. El Salvador Finca Mi Tierra Washed Bourbon. from 2016-02-07T18:00

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Episode 377 on Monday the 1st of February, 2016. Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kebel Aricha Natural. from 2016-01-31T18:00

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Episode 376 on Monday the 25th of January, 2016. Bolivia Vincent Paye Washed Caturra. from 2016-01-24T18:00

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Episode 375 on Monday the 18th of January, 2016. Guatemala Finca Cuidad Vieja Los Jocotales Honey Red Catuai. from 2016-01-17T15:45:08

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Episode 374 on Monday the 11th of January, 2016. El Salvador Finca Argentina Washed Catimor. from 2016-01-10T20:04:09

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Episode 373 on Monday the 4th of January, 2016. Christmas Espresso 2015. from 2016-01-03T21:11:54

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Episode 372 on Monday the 28th of December, 2015. Christmas Filter 2015. from 2015-12-27T20:52:02

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Episode 371 on Monday the 21st of December, 2015. El Salvador Finca Escocia Washed Bourbon. from 2015-12-20T18:00

The farm was initially acquired by Harry Adams Butter (photo below), the grandfather of Johanna, the current owner. Harry travelled to El Salvador from Dundee, Scotland, at the end of the 1800s. At...

Episode 370 on Monday the 14th of December, 2015. Bolivia Finca David Vilca Washed Caturra. from 2015-12-14T09:00

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Episode 369 on Monday the 7th of December, 2015. Kenya Kiriga AA Washed. from 2015-12-07T09:00

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Episode 368 on Monday the 30th of November, 2015. El Salvador Finca Alaska Washed Bourbon. from 2015-11-29T19:50:46

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Episode 367 on Monday 23rd of November 2015 Rwanda Karongi Mubuga washed bourbon from 2015-11-22T12:00:20

This coffee is from the town of Mubuga in the Karongi Dis...

Episode 366 on Monday the 16th of November, 2015. Brazil Fazenda Inglaterra Pulped Natural Bourbon. from 2015-11-16T18:06:04

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Episode 365 on Monday the 9th of November, 2015. Guatemala El Limon Natural Bourbon. from 2015-11-08T14:49:13

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Episode 364 on Monday the 2nd of November, 2015. El Salvador Finca San José Washed Red Bourbon. from 2015-11-01T16:19:13

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Episode 363 on Monday the 26th of October, 2015. Sulawesi TOARCO Tana Toraja Jaya Kalosi Washed Peaberry. from 2015-10-25T16:56:56

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Episode 362 on Monday the 19th of October, 2015. Nicaragua Finca San Jose Natural Yellow Pacamara. from 2015-10-18T16:33:42

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Episode 361 on Monday the 12th of October, 2015. Guatemala El Limon Washed Pacamara. from 2015-10-11T17:46:08

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Episode 360 on Monday the 5th of October, 2015. Kenya Kieni AA Washed SL28. from 2015-10-04T19:05:31

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Episode 359 on Monday the 28th of September 2015 Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Gedeb Washed from 2015-09-27T11:45:16

 The growing region of Yirgacheffe in central-southern Ethiopia is world famous and has some amazing plant stock. This coffee comes from 800 smallholders in the town of Gedeb, which is about 40 km ...

Episode 358 on Monday the 21st of September 2015 Costa Rica Don Mayo Finca La Loma Yellow Honey Caturra from 2015-09-20T14:07:29

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Episode 356 on Monday the 7th of September 2015 Guatemala Finca El Limon San Patricio Pie Del Cerro Washed Caturra from 2015-09-06T11:42:07

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Episode 354 on Monday the 24th of August 2015 Costa Rica Finca Arbar El Oasis Red Honey Caturra from 2015-08-23T13:40:31

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Episode 352 on Monday the 10th of August 2015 Tanzania Burka Washedz from 2015-08-09T11:53:59

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Episode 351 on Monday the 3rd of August, 2015. El Salvador Finca La Ilusion Washed Bourbon. from 2015-08-03T13:46:19

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Episode 350 on Monday the 27th of July, 2015. El Salvador Finca Argentina San Jorge Tablon Washed Bourbon. from 2015-08-03T13:45:24

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Episode 349 on Monday the 20th of July, 2015. Guatemala El Libano Washed Caturra. from 2015-08-03T13:44:24

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Episode 348 on Monday the 13th of July, 2015. Costa Rica Finca Kattia Herbazu Yellow Honey Process Villa Sarchi. from 2015-07-13T08:25

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Episode 347 on Monday the 6th of July 2015 El Salvador Finca Argentina Washed Estate Bourbon from 2015-07-05T10:23:02

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Episode 346 on Monday the 29th of June, 2015. Episode 346 on Monday the 29th of June, 2015. Staffordshire Cycling Festival x Has Bean special blend Wide Eyed& Legless. from 2015-06-29T08:49:10

Coffee and cycling, they go together rather well don't they!  So it makes sense that there's a coffee just for the upcoming Staffordshire Cycling Festival : ) We were approached by the festival org...

Episode 345 on Monday the 22nd of June 2015 Nicaragua Finca Limoncillo Pulped Natural Yellow Pacamara from 2015-06-21T17:43:31

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Episode 344 on Monday the 15th of June 2015 Burundi Mutara Hill Nautral from 2015-06-14T07:40:14

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Episode 343 on Monday the 8th of June 2015 Costa Rica Don Mayo Finca Bella Vista Washed Caturra from 2015-06-07T10:41:22

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Episode 342 on Monday the 1st of June 2015 Nicaragua Finca Limoncillo Washed Ethiosar from 2015-05-31T11:10:43

We first bought coffee from this amazing...

Episode 341 on Monday the 25th of May 2015 Costa Rica Finca De Licho Yellow Honey from 2015-05-25T13:33:50

So an old favourite returns in this Costa Rican Licho: a coffee that we firs...

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In My Mug Episode 339 from 2015-05-11T08:24:55

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In My Mug Episode 338 from 2015-05-02T18:41:47

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In My Mug Episode 337 from 2015-04-30T12:35:07

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In My mug Episode 336 from 2015-04-30T12:31:56

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In My Mug episode 335 from 2015-04-12T17:11:02

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In My Mug episode 334 from 2015-04-05T07:33:12

The Junquiera family started growing cof...

In My Mug Episode 333 from 2015-03-29T17:26

Audio only version of #InMyMug episode 333 on Monday the 30th of March, 2015. Malawi Msese Nyika Geisha Washed ToH. Video: http://go.hasbean.co.uk/imm333 Buy the coffee: http://go.hasbean.co.uk/im...

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Audio only version of #InMyMug episode 332 on Monday the 23rd of March, 2015. Brazil Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama Canario Pulped Natural.

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Audio only version of #InMyMug episode 331 on Monday the 16th of March, 2015. Brazil Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama Canario Natural.

In My Mug Episode 330 from 2015-03-08T17:21

Episode 330 on Monday the 9th of March, 2015. Bolivia Finca Illimani Anastacio Cadena.

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Episode 328 on Monday the 2nd of March, 2015. Colombia CENCOIC Cauca Washed.

In My Mug Episode 328 from 2015-02-22T18:19

Monday the 23rd of February, 2015. Brazil Fazenda Passeio Pulped Natural Rubi.

In My Mug Episode 327 from 2015-02-15T17:21

Audio only version of In My Mug episode 327 on Monday the 16th of February, 2015. El Salvador Finca Siberia Natural Bourbon.

In My Mug Episode 326 from 2015-02-08T16:12

Audio only version of #InMyMug episode 326 on Monday the 9th of February, 2015. Kenya Othaya Chinga Natural SL28 SL34 NL.

In My Mug Episode 325 from 2015-02-01T17:59

Audio only version of In My Mug Episode 325: Kenya Karugiro AB Washed SL28. For the video version please visit http://go.hasbean.co.uk/imm325

In My Mug Episode 324 from 2015-01-25T09:36

Episode 324 on Monday the 26th of January 2015 Kenya Kaganda Washed SL28 SL34 AB

In My Mug Episode 323 from 2015-01-18T12:04

Monday January the 19th, 2015. Rwanda Micof Mibirizi Bourbon Washed. #InMyMug #IMM #IMM323 #coffee #HasBean #Rwanda

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Episode 322 on Monday the 12th of January 2014 Brazil Fazenda Inglaterra Canario Pulped Natural

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In My Mug Episode 318 from 2014-12-14T16:13

Episode 318 on Monday the 15th of December 2014 El Salvador Finca La Ilusion Natural Bourbon

In My mug Episode 317 from 2014-12-07T16:08

Episode 317 on Monday the 8th of December 2014 Costa Rica Finca La Pira Tarrazu Washed Caturra

In My Mug Episode 316 from 2014-11-30T13:23

Audio only version of In My Mug episode 316 on Monday the 1st of December, 2014. El Salvador Finca Argentina Fincona 2 Tablon Washed Bourbon. #InMyMug #IMM #IMM316 #HasBean

In My Mug Episode 315 from 2014-11-23T17:06

Audio only version of In My Mug episode 315 on Monday the 24th of November, 2014. Brazil Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama Yellow Bourbon Pulped Natural. #InMyMug #IMM #IMM315 #HasBean

In My Mug Episode 314 from 2014-11-16T19:15

Audio only version of In My Mug episode 314 on Monday the 17th of November, 2014. Colombia Finca Los Pomos Washed Caturra. #InMyMug #IMM #IMM314 #HasBean

In My Mug episode 313 from 2014-11-09T18:10

Episode 313 on Monday the 10th of November 2014 Guatemala Finca San Sebastian Natural Bourbon

In My Mug Episode 312 from 2014-11-02T15:03

Audio only version of In My Mug episode 312 on Monday the 3rd of November, 2014. El Salvador FInca Siberia Washed Bourbon. #InMyMug #IMM #IMM312 #HasBean

In My Mug Episode 311 from 2014-10-27T17:21

Audio version of In My Mug episode 311 on Monday the 27th of October, 2014. El Salvador Finca Nejapa Roma Red Caturra Washed. #InMyMug #IMM #IMM311 #HasBean

In My Mug Episode 310 from 2014-10-20T13:09

An Audio version of this weeks in my mug EPISODE 310 ON MONDAY THE 20TH OF OCTOBER 2014 KENYA OTHAYA CHINGA NATURAL SL28 SL34 NH