Kafe Pikola

From the Alto Alegre farm, part of the Casa Almeida Barreto project in Sul de Minas, Minas Gerais, at ~1200 m. Natural processed. Source: kafepikola.cz

Chocolate, dried plums, walnuts. Source: kafepikola.cz

Fazenda Araucária is Gabriel Barreto's family farm in Sul de Minas, Minas Gerais, run under the Casa Almeida Barreto project. Trained in enology, Gabriel brings a winemaking approach to controlled fermentations; this lot is natural processed — sun-dried on concrete patios, finished in mechanical dryers, then rested ~45 days in wooden silos. Also sold as a filter roast. Source: kafepikola.cz

Raisins, butter biscuits. Source: kafepikola.cz

Finca El Cascajal, near the village of San Nicolás in the Nuevo Oriente region, was founded in 1992 by Amadeo Palencia on volcanic clay soils. Washed process. Since 2013 Amadeo has planted ~10,000 shade trees a year for biodiversity. Also sold as a filter roast. Source: kafepikola.cz

Red pomelo, mocaccino. Source: kafepikola.cz

Finca La Senda in Acatenango goes back to the 1940s, when Arnaldo's father was among the first to grow coffee there. The family sold to the local co-op until 2017, when specialty buyers spotted its potential and Arnaldo and his wife built their own processing. Whole cherries are washed and fermented 72–96 hours in sealed tanks with added yeast, and the resulting "mosto" seeds the next batch; the coffee then dries about 21 days. Imported via the Brazilian Coffee Company.

Finca El Bicicleta near Marcala belongs to Óscar Omar Alonzo, who moved the farm to more ecological methods after conventional farming crashed its yields around 2000; the name honours a cyclist who didn't give up before the finish line. Natural processed on raised beds. Also sold as a filter roast. Source: kafepikola.cz

Turkish honey, red gooseberry. Source: kafepikola.cz

A washed-and-natural espresso blend built for milk drinks — sweet and nutty. Sold in 250 g and 1 kg. Source: kafepikola.cz

Nuts, nougat, red fruit. Source: kafepikola.cz

A caffeine-free omni roast (suits both espresso and filter) from the Asomujer association of women producers in Timaná, Huila. Source: kafepikola.cz

Chocolate cookies, nuts. Source: kafepikola.cz

From Cusuco, the highest of the Mora family's Agropecuario Hellen farms on the western slopes of Tarrazú, named after the armadillos the family protects there. Hellen, William Mora's daughter, helps run the farm and its micro-mill, which uses on-farm organic fertilisers. Whole cherries ferment 48–60 hours in sealed tanks, then dry about 25 days on raised beds. Chocolate-covered cherries and crisp green apple. Bought direct trade via Selva Coffee.

Cherries in chocolate, green apple

Kafe Pikola's house espresso blend — roughly 70% Brazil (Sul de Minas) and 30% Nicaragua (Papagayo). Sold as beans in 250 g and 1 kg. Source: kafepikola.cz

Caramel, hazelnut, Dutch cocoa. Source: kafepikola.cz

A filter blend — 50% Costa Rica (José Solís) and 50% Peru (San Francisco). Sold in 250 g and 1 kg. Source: kafepikola.cz

Forest berries, honey. Source: kafepikola.cz

A washed lot from a smallholder farmers' association across the Mbozi, Mbeya and Mbinga regions of southern Tanzania. Source: kafepikola.cz

Almond, apricot. Source: kafepikola.cz

From smallholders farming 1–2 acre plots around Maliba in the Rwenzori foothills, where Agri Evolve runs a buying centre and gives farmers training and technical support. Cherries are weighed and floated at collection, then sun-dried for up to three weeks at the Nyabirongo station. Juicy raspberry, soft rooibos and fresh lemongrass; clean and fruity. Roasted for espresso and filter.

Raspberry, rooibos, lemongrass