2023 November Box

Producer Feature: Luis Alberto Balladarez Moncada

The annual return of a much-loved producer. Luis is the producer that has the longest standing direct trade relationship with us. Hatch first began selling roasted coffee in 2017 and Luis was one of the first producers that we worked with and featured in our Roastery Select subscription. The Balladarez family have been coffee producers for three generations and today Luis carries that legacy. Each year his farms always produces incredible coffees that continue to rank amongst the top 10 in the Cup of Excellence! We are always excited to receive the pre-shipment samples to see what treats he has in store for us as his coffees are a fan-favourite amongst many of our long-time subscribers. This year the two coffees are both from the farm that is his pride and joy, Finca Un Regalo de Dios which translates to "Gift from God".

Pacamara Natural

A variety that resulted from the cross breeding of the giant Maragogype variety (elephant bean) and the Pacas variety. Pacamara is well known for its high cup quality potential, often dominating Cup of Excellence competitions with incredible flavours and quality. This coffee variety is often identifiable by its large size and oblong seed shape.

Origin:

Mozonte, Nicaragua

Roast Profile:

Light Roast

Notes:

Grape, Raisin, Mulled Wine

Brew:

Filter

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We recommend Recipe A in our brew guide

Java Natural

From World Coffee Research:

"Java has a long history of cultivation. As indicated by the name, the variety was introduced to the island of Java directly from Ethiopia by the Dutch in the early 19th century.It was originally thought to be a Typica selection. In the mid-20th century, it was brought to Cameroon by a local farmer via the Vilmorin company, which acquired the seeds in Java from Porteres (a famous breeder). In Cameroon, the breeder Pierre Bouharmont observed that it was partially tolerant to coffee berry disease (CBD), a prevalent problem for coffee growers in Africa, and well adapted for smallholder growers using few inputs. After nearly 20 years of selection, it was released for cultivation in Cameroon in 1980-90.Even so, genetic fingerprinting of molecular markers has revealed that Java is a selection from an Ethiopian landrace population called Abysinia."