Welcome to Cultiva!
We ship only very fresh coffee. There may be a wait of a couple days before your order ships, as we don't always have enough of a particular origin/blend to get it out the same day. All coffees are left whole-bean unless you specify a grind in the notes section at checkout. You should really buy a grinder…many cost less than a pound of our beans.
A 10-percent discount applies to our five-pound bags. If you're interested in wholesale for your business, contact us for a price list.
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Featured items…it's Kenya season!
Not getting too detailed with the descriptions on these, as they won't last long. This is the beginning of what appears to be shaping up into a stellar Kenya summer. If you like snappy, complex, light-roasted coffees, you will absolutely love these exclusive offerings!
Kenya AA Karimikui
This first of our two special small-purchase Kenyas is a standard "flat-bean" variety. A bit of tomato, more in the nose than the cup. Very sweet and balanced cup showing fig and grapefruit.
Kenya Karie Peaberry
Our second special "gold-bag" Kenya is a peaberry. Very sweet with notes of lemon and key lime. Delicious!
Espresso Blends
Black Label Espresso
Black Label is our house blend, forgiving in all situations, all types of drinks. A mix of Latin American and Indonesian coffees, roasted to the perfect compromise level to be satisfying either on its own or buried under a bit of milk. Clean, a little roasty, sumptuous crema, unpretentious, delicious.
African origins
Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Special Prep
Light roast. The high country in southern Ethiopia produces some of the world's finest coffees. (Map link.) This special prep washed coffee is picked over for uniformity, and produces a bell-clear cup. Tea-like softness with floral and lime notes. Great stuff.
Latin American origins
Nicaraguan Jinotega
Medium roast. Just arrived in late March, this is a classic Nicaraguan, nicely balanced with crisp acidity. Notes of orange zest and malty sweetness. (Map link.)
Colombian Giraldo Exotico Antioquia
Medium roast. Producer: Grupo Café Exotico de Altura de Giraldo, located in Giraldo, Antioquia, Colombia (map link). Like many Colombians we've sampled over the years, this super-fresh coffee doesn't exhibit much in the way of super-focused notes, but everyone around here sure likes it! Balanced, sweet, juicy. Great first-thing-in-the-morning coffee. Bow to the elephant.
Guatemalan Antigua Bella Carmona
Medium roast. Producer: Bella Carmona Estate, located in Antigua, Sacatepequez, Guatemala (map link). Guatemala is an origin like Kenya or Ethiopia, that we try to have around all the time. We usually don't have much trouble finding very nice, hard-bean examples like this one. Notes of milk chocolate and toffee, with just a hint of fruit. Very clean, balanced coffee you're sure to enjoy.
Far East origins
Sumatra Grade 1 Mandheling
Medium-dark roast. Big and dirty as you like it! Earth, spice, syrupy body.
Coffee Blends
Saratoga Blend
We offer Saratoga at our drip coffee station every day, and go through many, many pots of this blend. We mix equal parts of Latin American and Indonesian beans, spice them with a bit of wild African, and roast a little way into second crack. A big, bold, dark cup. If that's not enough for you, keep scrolling down.
Midnight
This is essentially the same blend as Saratoga, but roasted even darker. That is to say, very dark. Beans display oil. If you *really* like it dark, this is probably dark enough for you. We hope.
This is also the source of our bottled toddy, which we sell faster than we can make it at the shop.
Decaf
Cultiva Decaf Blend
Medium roast. Decaf leaves us feeling a little empty inside, staring into infinite whiteness, senses dulled. Our latest blend based on a rather nice decaf Ethiopian.
Bottled Toddy
Cultiva Toddy - 750ml
We cold brew our Midnight dark blend overnight, give it a good filtering and bottle it up, just so you can have an incredibly convenient morning cup (cut a couple ounces with hot water) or delicious iced coffee/latte at your pleasure! We sell this stuff like crazy, and it do have the power to cut through big milk! Coming in 2012: a pressure-infused, lighter-roasted version brewed with our Black Label Espresso. Keep your eyes open!
Merchandise
Cultiva Mugs!
We serve both soup and huge lattes in these 16 oz. ceramic mugs, and so should you! Nice quality black mugs displaying the Cultiva script logo in metallic gold. Discount for pairs; great gift!