Conscious Coffee
Culainn and Lea are the team behind Conscious.
They began their journey into coffee in South America, building relationships with a small number of producers, with whom they work today.
They were introduced to all the skills involved in coffee production, and saw the incredible amount of work it takes to produce speciality coffee.
Since day one, Culainn and Lea have wanted to work in speciality coffee because they see it as an avenue for working with marginalised producers to reimagine and shape supply chains so that they are sustainable, equitable and financially viable for every actor involved.
They focus on building long-term relationships with each of their producing partners directly, and developing opportunities together.
Paying high prices for their coffee (and being completely transparent about what they pay) is only part of the story; they consider the producer’s specific needs and strive to create tailored support accordingly - including investing in their production processes, and providing educational support so that they can together improve on quality and productivity year on year.
The Origin
The Gisheke coffee from Conscious originates from the Nyamasheke district of Rwanda.
Gisheke Washing Station overlooks Lake Kivu, a large lake bordering Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Approximately 628 family farmers from Mushungwe island and two other nearby islands deliver coffee cherries to the station by boat.
The cherries from Mushungwe island comprise approx. 40% of the cherries processed on the station.
The station is located at 1650 MASL, but the coffee delivered to it comes from farms as high as 1850 MASL.
Gisheke’s location between two steep hills allows consistent wind flow through the station, which is perfect for drying natural process coffees, like this one.
After being floated, to remove any defective cherries, the whole cherries are slow dried on raised mesh drying beds in the sun for approximately 40 days until they reach the desired moisture content.
What To Expect
Here’s an idea of what to expect from this sustainable Peruvian coffee from Conscious With Coffee.
Team Batch brew method of choice - Aeropress
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The Origin
The Henry P Camacho coffee from Conscious With Coffee originates from the Cusco region of Peru.
The delicious boozy flavour experience that this coffee embodies is a testament to the hard work Henry put in to grow and wash process this single-origin Typica variety of Arabica coffee.
Henry is known to be able to see opportunities where other people can't.
With this ability, and hard work, he took a key role this year in supporting the direct partner of Conscious With Coffee, the environmental and community development organisation ‘Because we Care’, to build coffee production infrastructure, such as drying beds.
A country blessed with epic landscapes, mysterious history and many different cultures, Peru has an enormous amount of places to be explored. It is also one of the largest coffee producing countries in the world.
As in many Latin American countries Peru has experienced a fairly turbulent past and the coffee industry has at times suffered because of the countries circumstance.
In the 70’s when the government pulled out their support of the industry, coffee production sank, with very little infrastructure existing.
Although Peruvian coffee production has now fully recovered from the lows of the 70’s, infrastructure still remains a problem in certain areas of the country, in particular logistics.
Some farms have to transport unprocessed coffee to mills that are situated much further away than typically desired. With the tourism industry booming and Peruvian cuisine amongst the most talked about in the world, more speciality coffee is staying put in Peru.
The progressive nature of the country is also leading to pioneering coffee farming and processing, biodynamic coffee is one of a few techniques that the Peruvian coffee industry is now using.
What To Expect
Here’s an idea of what to expect from this boozy Peruvian coffee from Conscious With Coffee.
Team Batch brew method of choice - Pour Over
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