Organic, Currently a Single Origin, Italian Dark Roast
Our coffee is sold in sealed, zippered, bags with valves.
Beans will be shipped as "Whole Bean" unless you add a note at check out. Please specify the grind required (Coarse, Medium, Fine, ~or~ French Press, Drip, Pour Over, Keurig, or Espresso)
Coffee CANNOT be shipped via Media Mail!
Prices include tax
Bean Notes:
Our Italian Roast is currently a Brazilian Peaberry Bean that has notes of Chocolate and Cane Sugar. Grown at a lower altitude, this heavy body bean handles the deeper roasting beautifully, coming away with a smooth finish.
The Story of Ebony Elk:
When we decided to start roasting, we found the roaster we wanted at a price we could afford but it was in the state of Montana. Since we hadn't had a vacation in six years, we decided in lieu of the very expensive shipping charges, to drive out and pick it up ourselves. It was an amazing trip, until an elk came out of nowhere and totaled the van we were driving. We had been camping in the van and waking up the next morning to a shattered windshield was not the sunrise we wanted to see, but we were grateful to be seeing a sunrise, period.
After being stranded in Cody Wyoming for 36 hours, we managed to get a new vehicle (thanks to the awesome folks of that city) and resumed our trip. Vacation of a lifetime and now a fun story to tell. SO CRASH INTO YOUR MORNING WITH EBONY ELK!
About the Bean Origin:
Planalto da Bahia is a large plateau in the middle of Caatinga, one the driest regions in northern Brazil. The first coffee plantations in this region were started by immigrants from the south in the 1970s. Since then coffee has become an important part of the region’s economy.
Planalto da Bahia's high altitude and unique weather patterns have impacted the coffee tree behavior, productive cycle and the harvest and post-harvest process. Harvest starts later than in other regions because the region receives more rain. The moist environment gives way to multiple flowerings and results in uneven maturation. This generally requires selective harvesting by hand; only ripe cherries are picked and processed. Being higher and colder the maturation process for coffee in Planalto da Bahia is slower resulting in a more complex and aromatic sensorial experience.
About Our Compostable Packaging:
- Made from kraft paper and compostable laminated film
- Notched for easy tear open, re-closable zipper
- Compostable one-way degassing valve
- Excellent oxygen and moisture barrier
- Heat sealed
- Label is compostable as well.
- Made in USA
- ASTM D6400, EN13432 Certified. The zipper and valve are additionally certified compostable by TUV.
- Please compost, where accepted. Safe for Home Composting. Results in home compost systems may vary.