Journal | Page 11 of 22 | Melbourne Coffee Merchants

Get Excited For Guatemala!

We have just added 2024’s fresh crop Guatemalan offerings to our list! This selection offers a wide range of coffee lots, with distinct cup profiles and price points, from some of Guatemala’s most distinguished coffee-producing families and growing regions.

Meet Faysel Abdosh Yonis

Testi Specialty Coffee have supplied us with delicious and distinct lots from their washing stations and processing sites, located across the country’s many growing regions. We adore working with Testi, who share a quality focused approach and commitment to supporting and resourcing the farming communities who grow the coffees we love so much.

Spotlight On: Chapada Diamantina

This week, we’re excited to release the video recording of our dear friends and Brazilian supply partners Silvio Leite and Fabiano Borré’s presentation in Melbourne — and to celebrate, we’re shining a spotlight on the exceptional offerings we source with Silvio and Fabiano’s help.

¡Hola Guate!

It’s been another exciting week at MCM HQ, with our first Guatemalan container for 2024 landing! The lots included in this shipment were grown on the outskirts of the historic town of Antigua Guatemala, on exceptionally fertile soils that lie at the foothills of three volcanoes.

The Big Kenyan Coffee Shake-Up: Part Two

The Kenyan government’s sweeping reforms to the country’s coffee sector in 2023 have disrupted the supply chain and changed the way many key players are operating. For specialty buyers like MCM, this meant heading back to the drawing board to strategise and adapt our purchasing within the new model.