Acquired by Raw Material in 2016, the El Fénix farm is located in the eastern municipality of Quindío, Colombia in Calarcá. It faces west toward the Cauca Valley and the central mountain range. The farm has ideal climate conditions with a strong sun reflection off the valley and an average rainfall 2.275 mm a year, in addition to natural spring falls which provide water for the farm’s needs.

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Full Court Press - Speciality Coffee

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At Full Court Press we serve exceptional specialtity coffee provided with honest, informative and exemplary service.

We are a multi-roaster shop with 2 espresso and 2 filter options available at all times, food is limited in range but includes Gluten-Free cakes as well as fine pastries from Harts Bakery.

At Full Court Press we aim to present coffee in a more considered manner, treating it as a specialist ingredient.

To this end, we rotate our single origin offerings on both espresso and filter regularly, with any one coffee lasting between three to 10 days, providing our customers with the widest possible range of flavours and experiences.

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Bumbogo

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Laclo

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La Batea Espresso

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Villamaría is a Colombian municipality located in the department of Caldas, next to Neira, Palestina, Chinchina and Manizales, which make up the South Central sub-region of the department. 

The region is fed by numerous sources of water and natural resources.

Villamaría is located a few kilometers from the city of Manizales, whose urban areas are surrounded by the Chinchiná River. Villamaría, situated not far from El Fénix, Raw Material’s community wet mill and farm, is the drying station in Chinchiná, Caldas.

The station currently represents the harvests of 30 coffee producing families in the surrounding area of Jamaica in the area of Villarazo, sitting at altitudes higher than the drying station itself. As Villamaría sits at a lower altitude, it is better suited to the processing of honey and natural coffees due to the hotter temperatures found here.

This station is focused namely on the production of honey and natural lots, with the aid of Nuna dehydrator systems, controlling humidity and temperature throughout the drying process. The station processes coffee from 30 producers, 300 meters further up the mountainside.

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Corozal Espresso

Izuba meaning “sun” in Kirundi, is located in Runinya, Kabarore Commune, of Kayanza Province. The Izuba washing station is set close to a nearby river, providing a vital and regular freshwater source for coffee processing. The station is managed by Ntama Appolinaire, who works alongside Prosper Merrimee, the operational manager of RM Burundi. Izuba employs 2 full-time staff and around 250 seasonal workers, who are all local to the station.

Kigeri, Ryamukona, and Mugoyi are the three hills (collines) surrounding Izuba and the three areas in which coffee is collected or delivered from. Each volume of cherry sold to Izuba is recorded by producer and hillside, showing the minute variances in profile from locations surrounding the washing station. In 2020 we bought coffee from 1482 producers, 1169 of which were male and 313 female (around 26%). We processed 453,000kg of cherry, the max capacity of the station is 800,000kg. 

Izuba currently produces washed coffees and is actively developing both honey and natural processed lots, which will become larger in volume this year. Washed coffees are fermented for around 12 hours and dried for an average of 20 days. Naturals take around 30 days of drying time. Potato defect is tackled firstly through very thorough floating of cherries and then primarily by extensive wet sorting (this is the hand sorting that takes place under cover when the coffee has just been pulped and is still wet- the potato defect beans are most visible at this point). 

Two new additional wet sorting sheds were added in 2020 to further improve this process. Once the coffee has been fully processed, the remaining coffee pulp is turned into a natural fertiliser as it degrades. When ready, it is distributed to local farmers to add nutrients to their soil. 

Izuba meaning “sun” in Kirundi, is located in Runinya, Kabarore Commune, of Kayanza Province. The Izuba washing station is set close to a nearby river, providing a vital and regular freshwater source for coffee processing. The station is managed by Ntama Appolinaire, who works alongside Prosper Merrimee, the operational manager of RM Burundi. Izuba employs 2 full-time staff and around 250 seasonal workers, who are all local to the station.

Kigeri, Ryamukona, and Mugoyi are the three hills (collines) surrounding Izuba and the three areas in which coffee is collected or delivered from. Each volume of cherry sold to Izuba is recorded by producer and hillside, showing the minute variances in profile from locations surrounding the washing station. In 2020 we bought coffee from 1482 producers, 1169 of which were male and 313 female (around 26%). We processed 453,000kg of cherry, the max capacity of the station is 800,000kg. 

Izuba currently produces washed coffees and is actively developing both honey and natural processed lots, which will become larger in volume this year. Washed coffees are fermented for around 12 hours and dried for an average of 20 days. Naturals take around 30 days of drying time. Potato defect is tackled firstly through very thorough floating of cherries and then primarily by extensive wet sorting (this is the hand sorting that takes place under cover when the coffee has just been pulped and is still wet- the potato defect beans are most visible at this point). 

Two new additional wet sorting sheds were added in 2020 to further improve this process. Once the coffee has been fully processed, the remaining coffee pulp is turned into a natural fertiliser as it degrades. When ready, it is distributed to local farmers to add nutrients to their soil. 

The station aims to provide premiums where possible to not only the farmers but the station staff also. The employees were paid 25% higher than other local washing stations and 33% more than the national average salary. Producers are paid government-set prices for coffee cherries, in 2020 these were:

Cherry A (ripe) 550 BIF/kg

Cherry B (underripe, floaters etc) 275 BIF/KG

Producers are paid for cherry on two set payment dates in the year, which are also set by the government. The first is usually in April, very early in the harvest, and the second at the end of the harvest. Farmers essentially choose which station they will sell to that year through the first payment then deliver there for the whole season. At the end of the season third payments are made based on the quality and final sale price of the coffee.

Making these three payments on time is a key concern for producers and one of Izuba's primary goals in supporting producers.

Mugoyi Espresso

In a foggy rainforest with rich climatic conditions, you can find several of the most productive haciendas in the country. The name Las Nubes comes from the beautiful views that the clouds make around the tops of the mountains over the farms of this region.

Las Nubes is made up of coffee from 20 hardworking producers located in the Cordillera Isabelia.

The Cordillera Isabelia is located just 45km away from the department of Jinotega and is located between this department and the department of Matagalpa. This cordillera is one of the first regions that started with large productions of coffee and most of the farmers there still conserve traditional techniques.

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Bumbogo

Corozal Espresso

Decaf Ratnigiri Estate - Monogram Coffee

Desta Gola - Monogram Coffee

El Fenix Castillo

Laclo

Las Nubes Java

Letefoho - Monogram Coffee

Mugoyi

Mugoyi

Mugoyi Espresso

Nugkui AAA

Ricardo Monfil Victoria

Villamaria Corozal

Villamaria Decaf

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Alasitas - Monogram Coffee

El Fenix Tabi

Kelloo

La Batea Espresso

Laclo Espresso

Mario Andrade

Villamaria La Batea