The Answer

The Answer

 

$11.60 / lb

$8.03 / 10oz

$25.52 / Kilo

$58.00 / 5lb

Our flagship blend does double duty for both brewed coffee and espresso applications. Pronounced fruit, chocolate, and caramel notes from three separate origins make for a coffee that's incredibly intricate, yet roasted to be beautifully balanced. You can dig in and analyze it, or just turn your brain off and enjoy it. In milk based drinks The Answer melts into pure caramel and butterscotch, with hints of fruit peeking around the corner. We've been working on this one for a while and are incredibly proud of what we've created together. 

Origin // Colombia, Brazil, Ethiopia

Region // Huila, Mogiana, Yirgacheffe

Farm // Various

Variety //  Caturra, Yellow Bourbon, Heirloom

Elevation // 1,100-1,900 masl

Process // Natural, Washed

Flavor Notes // Caramel, Berries, Chocolate

Espresso Preparation // 19.1 - 19.7 grams in, 31 - 34 grams out, 26 - 32 seconds

The Best Friends Blend (formerly The Truth)

The Best Friends Blend (formerly The Truth)

 

$14.20 / lb

$9.66 / 10oz

$31.24 / Kilo

$71.00 / 5lb

The Best Friends Blend is an espresso power house. Bright, lively, and crisp, this coffee packs in the tropical fruitiness, and juicy sweetness making it an absolutely incredible taste experience. It’s the kind of coffee you’d want to serve your best friend. 

The Best Friends Blend is our way to expand the support the Best Friends Club has brought the producers who are a part of it. The BFC has always been a way for us to help uplift and foster the passion and creativity of our producers, and this blend was created as a way to grow that support past just single origin offerings. For every pound of Best Friends Club coffee sold, we are able to put money back into the lives of our producers; with the Best Friends Blend we can exponentially increase that investment in their lives, businesses, and growth. 

Origin // Honduras 
Region // Santa Barbara 
Producer // Wilson Morales 
Variety // Parainema
Elevation // 1,700 - 2,200 m.a.s.l. 
Process // Washed
Flavor Notes // Nectarine, Papaya, Creme Brule
Espresso Preparation // 17.7 - 18.2 grams in, 36 - 39 grams out, 26 - 29 seconds

Night Shift

Night Shift

 

$11.85 / lb

$8.19 / 10oz

$26.07 / Kilo

$59.25 / 5lb

If you like dark roasted, full bodied coffee we haven't forgot about you. Night Shift is perfect for those who want "strong coffee" or want to put copious cream and sugar in their coffee (trust us: it's delicious this way). Remember that comfortable, cozy feeling you had sipping on diner coffee back in the day? Night Shift is the upgraded version of that, so drink it and make memories. 

 

Origin // Brazil

Region // Minas Gerais

Farm // Various

Variety // Bourbon

Elevation // 1100 - 1400 masl

Process // Various

Flavor Notes // Dark Chocolate, Full Body, Developed Sweetness


After Party

After Party

$11.85 / lb

$8.19 / 10oz

$26.07 / Kilo

$59.25 / 5lb

If you enjoy partying with our Night Shift offering, but you want to take that party even closer to second crack, the After Party is for you. Firing up the roaster and pushing full speed ahead for deeper, darker chocolate undertones and a smoky-sweet finish, we get to a happy place that reminds us of s’mores by the campfire. The specific lots of coffee that we bring in for this menu slot may change throughout the year as the seasons change, but we love offering a coffee with this flavor profile, so you can expect to see something fresh and delicious from South America on our menu for most of the year.

Origin // Brazil

Region // Various

Farm // Various

Variety // Yellow Bourbon

Elevation // 1150 -1350 masl

Process // Pulped Natural

Flavor Notes // Dark Chocolate, Full Body, S'mores

Friend Zone Decaf

Friend Zone Decaf

$12.40 / lb

$8.53 / 10oz

$27.28 / Kilo

$62.00 / 5lb

Cooked fruit, rich chocolate, and complex sugars give the Friend Zone decaf an absolutely delicious profile. Opening in the first sip with sweet strawberry jam, rolling into the nutty earthiness of cocoa nib, before settling into the developed sweetness and syrupy mouthfeel of molasses. The Friend Zone is a coffee perfect for anyone, whether you’re looking for a caffeine break or not. 

Decaf never tasted so good. 100% water processed with no chemicals, this single origin Ethiopia decaf works great for brewed coffee and espresso duties. Balanced low-toned flavors with just a sprinkle of fruitiness to tie the whole experience together. Aside from being delicious by itself, Friend Zone takes cream and sugar like a champ, which accentuates it's molasses-y characteristics. 

Origin // Ethiopia

Region // Guji

Farm // Various

Variety //  Various

Elevation // 2000 masl

Process // Natural

Flavor Notes //  Strawberry Jam, Cocao Nib, Molasses

Espresso Preparation // 

18.4 - 18.9 grams in, 33 - 36 grams out, 24 - 28 seconds

Brazil Fazenda Rainha Pulp Natural

Brazil Fazenda Rainha Pulp Natural

 

$12.65 / lb

$8.69 / 10oz

$27.83 / Kilo

$63.25 / 5lb

Straight peanut butter and jelly…continued. The specific lots of coffee and farms that we bring in for this menu slot may change throughout the year as the seasons change, but we love offering (and drinking!) a coffee with this flavor profile, so you can expect to see something fresh and delicious from this region of Brazil on our menu for most of the year.

Fazenda Rainha is located in Brazil’s Vale da Grama, an ancient volcanic valley that spans the borderlands of Mogiana and Minas Gerais. We love coffees grown in old volcanic areas, as the (relative) newness of the soil is full of nutrients. The rolling hillsides of the farm produce trees lush with green leaves and plump, juicy, Yellow Bourbon cherries. A repeat finalist in the Brazil Cup of Excellence, Fazenda Rainha took home first place in 2011. Their commitment to excellence is apparent in every cup.

Origin // Brazil                                                           

Region // Vale da Grama

Farm // Fazenda Rainha                                                    

Variety // Yellow Bourbon

Elevation // 1150 - 1350 masl   

Process // Pulped Natural

Flavor Notes // Straight Peanut Butter & Jelly


Colombia Valle del Cauca

Colombia Valle del Cauca

$13.65 / lb

$9.31 / 10oz

$30.03 / Kilo

$68.25 / 5lb

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Seasonally sourced from 10 – 30 smallholding producers in the Cauca region of Colombia, the Valle del Cauca represents the spectrum of flavors that can be found in the region. The coffee produced at higher elevations develops complex acidity and delicate florals, while coffee from lower elevations presents rich chocolate, toffee, and a velvety body. Creating the regional blend brings together a balance that represents the full spectrum of what the producers and varied terrain have to offer. 

Experience

Round, sweet, serving up a bit of juice, the Valle del Cauca is the perfect all-purpose single origin coffee for espresso or drip that will speak to most people. It has an upfront citrus acidity reminiscent of limeade, before rolling into cocoa nib and toffee. It is delicious on its own, but also pairs well with a bit of cream. However you take your coffee, you’ll find a way to enjoy this one. 

Origin // Colombia

Region // Cauca

Producer // Various smallholder farmers

Variety // Castillo, Colombia, Caturra

Elevation // 1,200 – 2,100 m.a.s.l.

Process // Washed

Flavor Notes // Limeade, Cocoa Nib, Toffee

Region: Cauca

Located in the southwestern mountains of Colombia, the Cauca region’s high altitude produces coffees that with heightened sweetness and acidity. The Valle del Cauca is a regional lot, with coffee from up to 30 producers spanning the elevation range of the region. This lot is balanced out with coffee presenting a softer chocolate and toffee profile that is produced in the lower elevation parts of the region. 

Processing Method: Washed

Washed Coffees in Colombia are first de-pulped to remove the fruit from the seed. Some mucilage remains on the seed and a fermentation process is used next to remove the remaining coffee fruit. Carmen ferments her coffee for 14 hours. After the mucilage is removed, the coffee seeds are washed and then laid out to dry on raised beds for 10 days.

Ethiopia Kercha Natural

Ethiopia Kercha Natural

$13.65 / lb

$9.31 / 10oz

$30.03 / Kilo

$68.25 / 5lb

We love that naturals are so polarizing in the coffee community. If you are familiar with our brand at all, you know we value them as approachable and exciting for coffee drinkers across the experience spectrum. It’s for this reason that you’ll likely see a naturally processed coffee on our coffee menu year-round. 

That said, we taste tables and tables of naturally processed coffees before approving one for our menu. This lot, from the Guji region in southern Ethiopia, is lighter in body, particularly juicy, and rounds out with a clean finish. It shines in both espresso and pour-over form and is a delight in the cup! 

Origin // Ethiopia                                                      

Region // Guji

Farm // Various                                                         

Variety // Heirloom

Elevation // 1800-2200 masl                                     

Process // Natural

Flavor Notes // Blueberry, Chocolate Chips, Port Sweetness

Steeped Coffee 5 Pack

$12 / 5-pack

Are you out and about, seeking your next adventure? Steeped packs are here for you!

Steeped packs are an single serving of coffee, ready for you whenever you need that coffee jump. The packs are nitrogen flushed so it last longer than your adventure. Each package is fully compostable, giving you a guilt-free experience. 

Grab a 5 pack today and be ready for whatever is tomorrow!

Colombia Carlos Guamanga

Coffee Origin, Coffee Name – Passion Fruit, Watermelon, Cookie Butter  - $Price17.00/lb

$11.38/10oz (MSRP $23.00)

$37.40/Kilo 

$85.00/5lb

Huila, Colombia


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This coffee comes to us from Carlos Guamanga, owner of Finca El Recuerdo located in the district of Huila in Colombia. Carlos began his coffee journey at the age of 15, leaving home for the first time in search of better work opportunities. Over the course of his career he began learning about the crop, studying the roasting and cupping of specialty coffees at the SENA (National Learning Service), and through trial and error he experimented with diverse post-collection processing techniques.

In 2011 he began growing coffee on his own farm’s four hectares of land, and with the support and encouragement of his friends, he submitted his coffee for the Cup of Excellence in Colombia and won 9th place in his first try. Since then he has grown and refined his production - believing in responsible environmentally friendly, sustainable agriculture practices and the practice of meticulous stewardship and production of the natural forest reserve that makes up part of El Recuerdo. Coffee production has become a family business for Guamanga, his daughter at just 17 is already planning to take over the farm and has been learning English to communicate with the markets abroad. We are thrilled to have received his coffee this year, and are so excited to be able to share it with you!


Experience

Vibrantly tropical, and richly sweet the Carlos Guamanga is an exceptional cup of coffee. Bursting in the first sip with bright passion fruit, followed by the delicate sweetness of Watermelon creates an exciting tangy complexity. Each sip begins with that high fruitiness before rolling into a creamy Cookie Butter finish, locking in that sweetness and prepping you for another taste. This coffee is perfect for anyone familiar with lighter coffees who are looking for a little bit of adventure.


Origin //  Colombia    

Region // Huila

Producer // Carlos Guamanga

Variety // Caturra  

Elevation // 1,750  M.A.S.L

Process // Washed

Flavor Notes // Passion Fruit, Watermelon, Cookie Butter 

  

Region: Huila

Located in the mountainous southwest of Colombia, the Huila Department is known for the quantity and quality of coffee it produces. Its high elevation and microclimates make the region ideal for growing amazing coffee. Huila’s proximity to the equator allows that quality to be produced year-round, leading to a high quantity of Cup of Excellence coffees that come out of the region each year. Coffee from Huila typically presents a complex acidity, heightened florality, and an underlying caramel sweetness.

 

Processing Method: Washed

This washed coffee from Carlos Guamanga begins its process the minute it comes off the tree. Picked in the morning, depulped in the afternoon and immediately begins its  72-hour waterless fermentation. The coffee is then washed twice in tanks before being laid out to dry for 8-20 days. Once fully dry the coffee goes back into bags to prevent any outside contamination. His meticulous process helps develop that clean cup and distinctive sweetness we expect from Colombian coffees.

Costa Rica Magali Delgado

Costa Rica, Magali Delgado – Cherry, Apple Sauce, Molasses - $20.70/lb

$13.19 10oz (MSRP $27.75)

$ 45.54 kilo bag

$103.50 5lb bag

West Valley, Costa Rica


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This offering from Costa Rica comes to us from the Cerrro San Luis  Micromill, a family business run by two siblings Alexander and Magali Delgado, and their spouses. Their two farms are adjacent to each other, and their small mill is located just a few miles away at their family home, Grecia, in the West Valley. Costa Rican coffees often come from Micromills like Cerro San Luis who have invested not only in growing their farms but also in building and operating their own processing facilities. These microlots are then separated based on differentiated characteristics like processing method, variety etc. In the interest of improving their quality and remaining competitive the Delgado’s have focused on growing different varieties and experiment with a variety of different processes. This lot from the Delgados is an SL-28, the variety commonly produced in Kenya, which brings a dynamic quality to this delicious coffee. 


Experience

Tarte stone fruit, spiced sweetness, and complex sugars make the Magali Delgado an absolutely magnificent drinking experience. Ripe juicy Cherry blends with the cinnamon sweetness of Apple Sauce to create a wonderfully bright first sip. As it settles into the palate the coffee rolls into the syrupy mouth feel, and caramelized sweetness of Molasses. The  Magali Delgado is an excellent coffee for anyone looking to experiment with honey-processed coffees. 


Origin // Costa Rica      

Region // West Valley

Producer // Magali Delgado

Variety // SL-28  

Elevation // 1,200 - 1,900 M.A.S.L

Process // Yellow Honey

Flavor Notes // Cherry, Apple Sauce, Molasses

 

Region: West Valley

Cerro San Luis Micromill is located in the remote West Valley of Costa Rica, which is known for its unique micro-climates, where the specific soil, geography and weather patterns provide the perfect coffee growing environment. This area is complex in both microclimates and varieties cultivated, making it no wonder why many of the Cup of  Excellence winners have come from the West Valley. The high elevations and cooler temperatures result in higher sugar production in the cherries, making coffees from the area brighter and sweeter. 

 

Processing Method: Yellow Honey

Yellow Honey processed coffees are first picked ripe and sorted before being delivered to the mill to be depulped. As is common in Costa Rica the type of honey is decided by how much mucilage is left after depulping. For a Yellow Honey process very little mucilage remains on the seed when it is placed onto raised beds to dry for a few days. The seeds are then transferred to a covered patio where they are turned regularly until the drying process is complete. At the end of this process you are left with bright yellow coated green coffee with bright sweet, buttery, floral notes, like that of actual honey.

Guatemala Las Sonajas

Guatemala Los Sonajas – Apricot, Key Lime Pie, Toffee - $14.25/lb

$9.66/10oz (MSRP 19.50)

$31.35/Kilo

$/71.255lb

Antigua, Guatemala


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In 2015 Cat & Cloud owners Chris, Jared, and Charles visited their friend Luis Pedro Zelaya Zamora at his famed Bella Vista coffee mill where Las Sonajas is processed, and fell in love with its deep yet approachable profile. Since then, we have kicked off each year with this delicious coffee. We created the name to represent all the lots we received from the Bella Vista Mill, it became our way of supporting multiple producers in Antigua when we were first getting started. Las Sonajas is a collaboration of 16 separate producers who grow coffee over 1,700 meters up on the side of the Agua Volcano just outside of Antigua in the Hunapu subregion. It is a coffee with depth, complexity, as well as approachability for most coffee drinkers. 


Experience

Delicate stone fruit, bright cooked citrus, and buttery sweetness make the Las Sonajas another winning cup this year. The first sip is like that first bite of a ripe Apricot. The sweetness of that juicy summer fruit is quickly cut by the combination of bright creamy tang of Key Lime Pie, before layering in the sweet caramelized finish of Toffee. The Las Sonajas is an excellent coffee for someone looking for an easily drinkable coffee with some slight complexity.


Origin // Guatemala     

Region // Antigua

Producer // Various

Variety // Bourbon, Caturra, Catuaí, Catimor

Elevation // 1,500 - 2,000 M.A.S.L

Process // Washed

Flavor Notes // Apricot, Key Lime Pie, Toffee

 

Deep Dive

The Hunapú producer group is a collection of producers who are known to grow some of the best coffee in Antigua. The name of the producer group, Hunapú, is the local indigenous name for the nearby volcano, Volcán de Agua. The producers themselves all reside on the lower to mid altitudes of the actual volcano. There are many coffee producers in this area with small plots of land who bring their fresh crop to Luis Pedro Zelaya Zamora at the renowned Bella Vista coffee mill for processing and export.

 

Region: Antigua

Antigua sits in the shadow of three volcanoes, including the very active Fuego Volcano. When Chris, Jared, and Charles visited together a few years back, Fuego was spewing plumes of ash and the lava was flowing. It’s that same volcanic ash that contributes to the incredible minerality of the soil, and in turn, the beautiful chocolate and citric characteristics of the coffee.


Processing Method: Washed

Washed coffees in Guatemala are first de-pulped to remove the fruit from the seed. Mucilage remains on the seed and a fermentation process is used next to remove the mucilage. After the mucilage is removed, the coffee seeds are washed and then laid out to dry on cement patios.

Ethiopia Adame Gorbota

Ethiopia, Adame Gorbota –  Raspberry Lemonade, Blueberry, Floral - $17.30/lb

$11.56/10oz

$38.06/Kilo

$86.50/5lb

Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia

 

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This coffee comes to us from the Adame Gorbota Cooperative in Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia. Comprised of nearly 1,400 smallholding producers, Adame Gorbota is often credited as being one of the best-performing cooperatives in the greater Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Co-op Union.  Coffees from Ethiopia are typically grown on very small plots of land by farmers who also grow other crops. These smallholding producers will then deliver their cherry to a washing station where they are blended into a day lot, allowing even the smallest lot to be sold in the wider market. 


Experience

Juicy citrus, delicate sweetness, and a fragrant finish make the Adame Gorbota a lovely example of everything we love about coffees from Yirgacheffe. This coffee opens with a punch of bright Raspberry Lemonade, with the soothing sweetness of juicy blueberries. As that first sip finishes you are left with delicate floral notes that carry you into the next. The Adame Gorbota is an excellent coffee for anyone who loves lighter coffees and wants a clean sweet cup.


Origin //  Ethiopia

Region // Yirgacheffe

Producer // Adame Gorbota Cooperative

Variety //  Local Landraces & Indigenous Heirloom 

Elevation // 1,700 - 2,000 M.A.S.L

Process // Washed

Flavor Notes // Raspberry Lemonade, Blueberry, Floral

  

Region: Yirgacheffe

The Yirgacheffe region of Ethiopia lies in the southern portion of the country, where coffee is in its natural habitat given the healthy soil, high elevations, and tropical climate. Sitting in the higher altitudes of the mountain, ranging between 1600 - 2400 m.a.s.l., the coffee grows wildly and is often intermingled with other dense vegetation on farmers’ properties. Coffees from this region present a bright and delicate profile of citrus and florals with delicate tea-like finishes.


Processing Method: Washed

This washed coffee from Yirgacheffe is first de-pulped to remove the fruit from the seed. Some mucilage remains on the seed and a 15 - 20 hour fermentation process is used next to remove that remaining fruit layer. After the mucilage is removed, the coffee seeds are washed and then laid out to dry on raised beds for 10-20 days. You can expect washed process coffees to be clean and bright, with a sparkling quality to them.