Small-batch roasters · Alder Bend · Est. 2016
Followthe linefrom farmto cup.
Seasonal coffee from twelve partner farms, roasted twice a week and at your door two days later.
On the drum this weekFirst Light · Guji, Ethiopia
(01)What we do
Coffee is a farm crop. We buy it from twelve families we know by name, roast it in small batches twice a week, and send it to your door while it still smells of the drum.
Nadia Ferrer
(02)The signature four
Four coffees,four landscapes.
N° 03 / 04Medium roast
Highland Almanac
Milk chocolate, toasted almond & orange zest
Tasting notes from the signature four: Jasmine, Bergamot, White peach, Red apple, Panela, Cacao nib, Milk chocolate, Toasted almond, Orange zest, Dark chocolate, Molasses, Black cherry.
(03)The route
Twelve farms.One line home.
We buy direct, pay well above market, and go back every harvest. The same farms, year after year, following the line from their slopes to our drum.
- Guji, Ethiopia5.9°N 38.9°E · Harvest Nov to Jan640 smallholder families deliver cherry to one washing station.
- Huila, Colombia2.0°N 75.9°W · Harvest Apr to JunThe Quintero family's honey lots, picked ripe and dried on raised beds.
- Huehuetenango, Guatemala15.3°N 91.5°W · Harvest Jan to MarTwenty-two neighbouring families, sun-drying on patios beside their homes.
- Alder Bend, OregonRoasted Tuesdays and Fridays in a 1920s seed warehouse.
- Partner farms in five countries
- 12
- Roasted every week, 15 kg at a time
- 480 kg
- From the drum to your door
- 2 days
Roasted in a 1920sseed warehouse onMill Race Road.
“Every farm follows a line: the contour of the hill, the rows raked across the patio. Our job is to keep it unbroken all the way to your cup.”
(05)Find your coffee
Three questions.One good bag.
(06)Also on the shelf
Seasonal lots,decaf and gear.
- Limited
Harvest Lantern
From $24
blackcurrant, ruby grapefruit, demerara
- Decaf
Slow Acre Decaf
From $19
brown sugar, stewed plum, cocoa
- New
Field Day
From $17
cocoa, hazelnut, toffee
- New
