After visiting Western Honduran coffee farms, we gained a new appreciation
for all that goes into making a truly premium cup of coffee. We would be
delighted to share our passion for missions and our love of coffee with you!
As you enjoy a delicious cup of Crimson Life's gourmet coffee, please take a
moment to visit the Crimson Outreach website to see how this wonderful
organization is making a difference in the lives of underprivileged people in
this Third World nation.
for all that goes into making a truly premium cup of coffee. We would be
delighted to share our passion for missions and our love of coffee with you!
As you enjoy a delicious cup of Crimson Life's gourmet coffee, please take a
moment to visit the Crimson Outreach website to see how this wonderful
organization is making a difference in the lives of underprivileged people in
this Third World nation.
| So whether you eat or drink or what ever you do, do it all for the glory of the Lord. 1 Corinthians 10:31 |
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Crimson Life coffee is a mild yet full bodied High Grown (HG) coffee from
the highlands of western Honduras. The warm days and cool nights of
western Honduras, combined with fertile soil and fresh mountain air, make a
splendid place to grow coffee. Honduran coffee farmers have had decades of
experience in which to perfect their art, and when they bring their best to us
to roast in small batches, the result is truly extraordinary.
No doubt you have heard much made of High Grown (HG) coffee, but do
you know why it is better? Just as a fine wine needs time to age, a coffee
bean needs a long, slow growing season in which to develop all the subtleties
and nuances of flavor of which it is capable. As small family farms are taken
over by large agribusiness, there is a tendency world wide to grow coffee at
lower, warmer altitudes so as to force the bean to mature faster and
maximize yield... at the expense of flavor. Crimson Life Coffee is 100% High
Grown coffee, made only from beans grown the traditional way at an
altitude of at least 900 meters (3,000 feet usually higher). At such altitudes,
the air is cooler during the day and often cold at night. The beans thus enjoy
a long, slow maturation that gives Crimson Life Coffee a full body and
aroma that mass produced coffee cannot match.
the highlands of western Honduras. The warm days and cool nights of
western Honduras, combined with fertile soil and fresh mountain air, make a
splendid place to grow coffee. Honduran coffee farmers have had decades of
experience in which to perfect their art, and when they bring their best to us
to roast in small batches, the result is truly extraordinary.
No doubt you have heard much made of High Grown (HG) coffee, but do
you know why it is better? Just as a fine wine needs time to age, a coffee
bean needs a long, slow growing season in which to develop all the subtleties
and nuances of flavor of which it is capable. As small family farms are taken
over by large agribusiness, there is a tendency world wide to grow coffee at
lower, warmer altitudes so as to force the bean to mature faster and
maximize yield... at the expense of flavor. Crimson Life Coffee is 100% High
Grown coffee, made only from beans grown the traditional way at an
altitude of at least 900 meters (3,000 feet usually higher). At such altitudes,
the air is cooler during the day and often cold at night. The beans thus enjoy
a long, slow maturation that gives Crimson Life Coffee a full body and
aroma that mass produced coffee cannot match.
Another tradition being left by the wayside is that of growing coffee under
shade. The shade provided by natural high mountain forest is perfect for
moderating the coffee bean's maturation by lowering temperatures and
sunlight levels. Mass producers are cutting down the tropical forests and
planting varieties of coffee that tolerate full sun, again to achieve faster
maturation and lower production costs. We at Crimson Life Coffee know
that cheap fast growing coffee isn't necessarily better, and for that reason we
purchase and encourage shade grown coffee. We can taste the difference, and
we think you can, too.
shade. The shade provided by natural high mountain forest is perfect for
moderating the coffee bean's maturation by lowering temperatures and
sunlight levels. Mass producers are cutting down the tropical forests and
planting varieties of coffee that tolerate full sun, again to achieve faster
maturation and lower production costs. We at Crimson Life Coffee know
that cheap fast growing coffee isn't necessarily better, and for that reason we
purchase and encourage shade grown coffee. We can taste the difference, and
we think you can, too.
Not only the grower is important in producing fine coffee, the coffee picker
at harvest time is important, too. Coffee cherries do not all mature at the
same time, and a typical plant at harvest time will have both red (ripe) and
green (unripe) cherries on the same branch. It is thus necessary for pickers to
be selective in what they harvest, and to return time and again to the same
plant to see if last week's unripe cherries are ready to be picked yet. A wise
coffee farmer will pay for at least three separate harvests of his crop in this
way. It takes longer and costs more to harvest this way, but the result is worth
tasting.
at harvest time is important, too. Coffee cherries do not all mature at the
same time, and a typical plant at harvest time will have both red (ripe) and
green (unripe) cherries on the same branch. It is thus necessary for pickers to
be selective in what they harvest, and to return time and again to the same
plant to see if last week's unripe cherries are ready to be picked yet. A wise
coffee farmer will pay for at least three separate harvests of his crop in this
way. It takes longer and costs more to harvest this way, but the result is worth
tasting.
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