Tigermoth’s Caburn Blend is made up of two coffees: a natural coffee from Brazil and a washed coffee from Mexico. It’s our take on a more traditional espresso blend, with classic flavours of dark chocolate and hazelnut, plenty of body and some light citrus acidity.
Mexico, Sierra Mazateca, Eloxochitlán
The Mexican coffee is sourced through Raw Material, a social enterprise that gives 100 per cent of profits back to farmers through payments for coffee and investments in communities. This coffee is from the Mazateca, at the northern tip of the state of Oaxaca, an area surrounded by high mountains, cliffs and forested hills, with constant rains and intermittent mist. The region is made up of small and isolated communities where the main economic activity is small-scale agriculture with few people owning more than a couple of hectares of land. Most producers continue the coffee production of their parents and grandparents. Sadly low coffee prices, coffee leaf rust, ageing plants and lack of resources and assistance from private or public sectors has led to a drop in yields resulting in an increase in migration of young people away from the region. Raw Material is working with farmers to open up access to the speciality market, thereby providing a more sustainable and profitable supply chain for coffees from the Mazateca (rather than farmers selling to local intermediaries).
Brazil, Monteiro Lobato, Natural
This is a blend of coffees from 20 small farms in the São José to Rio Pardo region. The coffee is sourced through Ocafi, an importer that is working to improve overall quality, and the transparency and fairness of the production process. Ocafi pays a premium to farmers, on top of the market price, to help ensure coffee growers receive a fair price. Ocafi is also focused on sustainable farming and conservation. Each Ocafi farm has a dedicated nature reserve to support local flora and fauna and encourage biodiversity, and a native tree is planted for every sack of the Monteiro Lobato coffee sold.
