Dear Friend,

The Holidays are almost upon us. The usual Mishigash is too. Hope you are finding life that suits you and your family. The coffees I hope to present at the Railyards Holiday Fair, December 9 and 10, 10am -4 pm both days, located at 777 1st Street in Albuquerque, NM will be Yemeni, Congolese, Sumatra and Costa Rica origins , mostly in 8 ounce bags.

The prices for the 8 ounce bags will be $15.00 each. The Yemeni coffee offered has a bright berry-like smell and taste, with a cocoa-y undertone . It is considered “Dried in Cherry” or ” Natural” Process. The Congolese Arabica is a washed process micro -lot from the Saint Matthias Cooperative in the South Kivu area in close proximity to the Kivu National Park and Nature Preserves, it’s flavor notes are somewhat citrusy with a bittersweet cocoa. The Sumatra is a classic Wet-hulled process coffee with cocoa and woodsy overtones. The Costa Rica coffee is Honey process and comes across as clean and a bit bright.

If you read this as a restaurateur or small bodega owner and wish for a larger bag of beans to see your restaurant or bodega through the holidays I will gladly roast a 3 pound bag or two for your establishment . Let me know a week in advance so I can have the bags ready for you during the Fair time. If you want a three-pound bag for your personal use you can get one from me at the Fair as well, also with advance notice. Price on the 3 pound bag retails from me for $45.00. I use compostable bags and some labeling , some of the labels are NOT compostable.

Folks at the Farmers Markets I have attended will occasionally ask if I grow the coffee beans here in New Mexico. Unfortunately, the coffee shrub needs subtropical climates to effectively get to maturity. New Mexico has a warm period which would be perfect, but it also has a particular penchant for sharp frosts and damaging winds -except perhaps in Carlsbad or amongst the pecan orchards of southern Dona Ana County, planted in pots on the patio sheltered from the worst of New Mexico weather. Not commercially viable. So I import my beans through wholesale green bean merchants who state in their literature that their beans are traceable. I do roast or process locally which allows me to participate in the Farmers Market culture in New Mexico.

Thank you for being a customer! Please feel free to comment on the blog or my other entries. You can even order through the website ( commenting to this blog post will start the ball rolling ).

Anyway, if you read this and can make the Holiday Fair , let me know you read the blog and you will get a discount on the days of the fair.! If you cannot make the fair , Please comment on the blog none – the – less, and we can talk a discount as well. Cheers- Brewster Bird