Lucid Coffee Roasters

This is a short term cover for the Brazil Lameda, there has been a lot of delays of coffee coming from Brazil, but this is a very tasty coffee that will hit the right spot!  Paubrasil delivers the best of classic natural-processed coffee from the Cerrado Mineiro Source: lucidcoffeeroasters.com (roaster’s own copy).

Felipe Arcila is one of the co-founders of Cofinet along with his brother Carlos Arcila. They are the 4th generation of coffee growers. Their father, Jairo Arcila, is a third-generation coffee grower from Quindío. Jairo told his sons that the coffee industry was not profitable because of the many economic challenges he had faced in the past. Because of this advice, Felipe and Carlos both pushed forward with their careers in civil engineering and travelled to Australia to continue with their master’s degrees. Felipe was amazed by the coffee culture he saw first hand Australia and was inspired t Source: lucidcoffeeroasters.com (roaster’s own copy).

This washed coffee comes from the Cauca region of Colombia by way of our import partner Cofinet.  This program also encourages farmers to focus on quality and based on quality assessment we provide up to 20% premiums above the market price Source: lucidcoffeeroasters.com (roaster’s own copy).

This washed Decaf coffee comes from the Cauca region of Colmbia by way of our import parter Cofinet. This program also encourages farmers to focus on quality and based on quality assessment we provide up to 20% premiums above the market price Source: lucidcoffeeroasters.com (roaster’s own copy).

Jairo Arcila is a third-generation coffee grower from Quindio, Colombia. He is married to Luz Helena Salazar and they have two children together, Carlos and Felipe Arcila, who are the cofounders of Cofinet. Jairo’s first job was at Colombia’s second largest exporter, working as their Mill Manager for over 40 years until his retirement in 2019. Jairo bought his first coffee farm, Finca La Esmeralda, in 1987 and this is where he planted his first Caturra lot. He was fortunate enough to earn money by producing coffee on his farm in addition to working full time. Using his savings, Jairo slowly ma Source: lucidcoffeeroasters.com (roaster’s own copy).

Sable grape, Mandarin, brown sugar

Odaco is a microlot processed at our Gatta Farm, nestled in Shantawene Village, Sidama Bensa, at 2,120–2,210m within a natural forest of century-old trees, waterfalls, and rivers. Once wild forest, the land was discovered by co-founder Mulugeta Dukamo, with the first coffee trees planted in 2013 and the drying station built in 2017. Today Gatta is more than a farm — it houses a drying station, lodge, and training facility, with local residents (many of them women) leading harvesting, quality control, and processing. We decided to name our SHANTAWENE micro lot “ODAKO” to reflect the powerful cu Source: lucidcoffeeroasters.com (roaster’s own copy).

Apricot, papaya, golden kiwi

Rumudamo is one of our distinguished sourcing areas, located in Arbegona Wereda and named after the nearby kebele, Rumudamo. This region is well known for its fertile land and rich vegetation, with the name "Rumudamo" carrying two meanings: "fertile land" and "a lot of tree roots." Coffee from this area is sourced from multiple villages. With an altitude ranging from 2200 to 2400 meters above sea level, this high-elevation environment provides optimal conditions for producing exceptional coffee. Heirloom locally selected sub varieties 74110 and 74112 were developed in the 1970’s at the Jimma A Source: lucidcoffeeroasters.com (roaster’s own copy).

Blood orange, Dried mango, Cola

Thank you Semilla coffee for introducing us to some amazing lots from Honduras, This is the first time we have had a Honduran coffee on our offer list and couldn't be happier!  Leyvis Marely Romero is one of the newest growers to enter the Sueños de Semilla project. At just 32 years old, she’s belongs to a generational smallholder family to seek a better future through coffee. Source: lucidcoffeeroasters.com (roaster’s own copy).

Thank you Semilla coffee for introducing us to some amazing lots from Honduras, This is the first time we have had a Honduran coffee on our offer list and couldn't be happier! Villa Sarchi - Like Caturra and Pacas, Villa Sarchi (also called La Luisa or Villalobos Bourbon) is a natural mutation of a Bourbon population with a single-gene mutation that causes the plant to grow smaller (called “Dwarf/Compactism’). The variety was discovered in Costa Rica in the 1950s or 1960s in the northwestern region of the province of Alajuela, and has subsequently undergone pedigree selection (selection of ind Source: lucidcoffeeroasters.com (roaster’s own copy).

Lucid's brought back the spooky blend, new coffees and a new amazing sticker!  We have chosen two great coffees, both are available on their own but after a lot of tasting and playing around with the roast profiles we found these gave us the best flavour profile to kick start that Autumn feeling!  Source: lucidcoffeeroasters.com (roaster’s own copy).

Delighted to work with Mark and the team at Khipu, bringing in some tasty small lots from Peru! Roiber Becerra is a young, dedicated and high quality coffee producer, he is from the village of Nuevo Belen, in the Lonya Grande District, part of the Utcubamba Province, in the Amazonas Region. He has his farm, Finca Morales, mainly growing Geisha, Marshall and Caturra. Source: lucidcoffeeroasters.com (roaster’s own copy).