His specialty lies in the production of Honeys and Naturals and as much as we’d love to add some Washed lots of his to the menu, we support buying coffees that offer the best potential for quality and price for the producer. Every year, we head down to Nicaragua to visit Luis Alberto, but again, not to cup his offerings, but generally to be schooled in the way he thinks and the way we are not but should be thinking. 

One unique factor about these coffees is that while the majority of Luis Albertos’ micro-lots are from his farms, he does help these (and other) farmers find markets for their coffees. As each lot is cupped individually, he separates the higher-scoring ones and offers them to his clients. We are a beneficiary of this and have been buying this SHG lot, as well as other single farm lots he separates. It’s a pleasure to work with Luis Alberto and we are truly thankful for the relationship!