Stephs Cheers and Jeers was provided the samples mentioned in this post in return for an unbiased review.
I recently had the pleasure of teaming up with One Village Coffee to try some of their tasty coffee.
One Village Coffee was born after a visit to Africa and Honduras in the early 2000s. Their mission since 2007 has been to connect growers, roasters and coffee drinkers togeather. They work hard with their growers to ensure high-quality crops and work hard by sample roasting & cupping a variety of single origin coffees, choosing only the best beans. After the coffee makes it through the rigorous sourcing process it’s crafted in small batches and roasted to order so you are getting only the freshest. They are a Fair Trade and USDA organically certified company and has been since day one. They really care about their growers and customers and you can tell by all the dedication they put into their company.
I was sent three bags of coffee to review.
I was sent their Ketiara, Muriba, and Fasoli.
The Ketiara is a medium roast that is from Sumatra. Sumatran coffees are prized for their distinct flavor profile, no other coffee origin features the big body and herbal earthy flavors that Sumatran coffees offer. This coffee from the women-run Ketiara co-op has notes of cocoa and hazelnut with hints of herbs and toasted grains. There is also a hint of dried red fruit in the background. The cup has very low acidity with lots of body and a long mellow aftertaste.
The Muriba is a light roast that is from Tanzania. Muriba is a sweet and balanced coffee. Tanzania produces fantastic coffees, though they’re often overshadowed by the flashy, acidic, fruit forward coffees of their northern neighbor, Kenya. This lot comes from the town of Tarime in the northern Tanzania, near Lake Victoria (the second largest freshwater lake in the world) and the Kenyan border. This coffee represents the contributions of 10 smallholder farmer groups who sell their fresh cherries to the Muriba mill.
The Fasolia is a light roast that is from Costa Rica. The Fasoli microlot comes from Jose Antonio Vega’s farm in the West Valley region of Costa Rica, near the town of Naranjo. The coffee is honey processed, a hybrid of washed and natural processing, where most of the fruit is stipped off, but some of the pulp remains on the seeds during the drying process. Honey processed coffees often have a deep fruit tinged sweetness, and this coffee is no exception – it’s a full bodied cup with berry and almond notes and a complex dark sugar sweetness.
All of the flavors I received were super flavorful, I won’t lie this is probably some of the freshest tasting coffee I have ever had. My favorite was the Ketiara but all of them were tasty. The coffee does come only in whole bean form so I used my electric coffee grinder but if you don’t own one you can purchase a hand crank one on amazon.
I was also sent a Melitta Coffee Brewer which is a single server coffee brewer that fits perfectly on top of your favorite cup. It allows you to easily brew one cup of coffee so there is no wasting what you don’t drink. It takes #2 coffee filters and comes with a sample pack of them. I really like this because I am able to brew JUST the right amount of coffee and can even brew coffee when I have no power(I have a water cooler with a hot water reserve tank).
Their coffee is $8.00 for a 6oz bag, $12.99 for a 12 oz bag and $82.25 for a 5lb bag.
The Melitta Coffee Brewer is a $3.95.