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Sourcing coffee beans, next stage

Cropped shot of a man's hands holding freshly roastd aromatic coffee beans over a modern machine used for roasting beans

The story continues…

After choosing two US coffee roasters from the short list of four for Double Dutch Café, we have entered the next stage.

  • Amavida.com (Florida, US)
  • Batdorfcoffee.com (Washington, US)
  • Carib Bean Coffee Company (Antigua, WI)

We’re ordering samples from all suppliers, determine how the ordering process works and how we must handle the logistics of getting the fresh roasted beans from a warehouse in Miami to Sint Maarten.

I trust they will deliver them appropriately to Miami but the warehouse must store them in a temperature controlled environment and ship them in the same way.

It will be learning experience for everyone on our side, because coffee is usually not treated with this much care.

As for Carib Bean Coffee in Antigua, they roast locally and import beans to their island, as far as I know.

Update: the Hurricane Brew (medium/dark roast) is a mix of 5 different Arabica beans and came out splendidly on our espresso machine! It came via airmail, which is expensive, but _fast_!