Back again to Mid-August, the frost season is over with almost no damage and the Brazilian harvest is 70% done, its balance seems guaranteed to flow with suitable logistics and hopefully, good weather conditions. The general outlook from the different producing areas in Brazil, is that pre harvest expectations have suffered a 5% to 10% […]
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Happy 2016 and even better coffees for this new year!
We have just received our Best Micro lots from the 11th Cauca Valley Micro lot competition. Aside’s from these outstanding lots, Our RFA Guatemala New Crop is due this week in New York. Fine Colombian Micro Lots from Huila, Supremos, Excelso EP’s and Centrals are still available in different ports. New Crop Brazils + Carmo […]
Cocarive Special Coffee Competition
The Cocarive Specialty Coffee Competition has come to an end and it was a success. Thank you all who contributed to finalize this cycle, from producers at mantiqueira, who worked hard to provide the best coffee in region, to customers who were interested by the lots. Check the value of purchase for each coffee:
An Update to the Current Situation at Colombia
We have visited the Mill and went out to the interior, prepared to face the hot weather. As from the day we arrived in Colombia, as good Dutch traders we took along some rains from Holland and the temperature dropped, honestly I have never experienced “cold” weather during the day. Nevertheless traveling throughout the beautiful […]
Brazilian Market Summary – October 2015
Trading Activity has improved during the month. Lower grades and medium to good beans continue to be the focus of buyers for crop 15/16. New crop offers still remain scarce with shy sellers. Exporters are afraid of the future due to the strange weather conditions during the last two years. ‘Rain, Rain don’t go away […]
Cocarive Specialty Coffee Competition
Wolthers Douqué is proud to announce that the coffee’s contest season has started! Specialty coffee lots from the same region will be competing against one another. This contest will work a bit differently… For Cocarive: Once the finalists are announced we will be preparing “coffee sample kits” and sending them out to our interested clients. […]
Colombia Cauca Micro lots on the way!
Wolthers Douque is importing 4 of the top scoring Micro Lots from the Valle Caffettero 2015 (lots listed below), these will arrive late October. Call for samples and prices, meanwhile see the videos below of the different event moments: A summary video of the 11o. Concurso de Calidad de Café-Valle del Cauca, 2015 event. The […]
It’s already Summer in the City! – The NY Coffee Shop Scenario
What an exciting place to go coffee shop hoping New York has become. The latest cultural expressions arise within the coffee shop environment, gastronomy, apparel, music and cold drinks are within them. New Yorkers were always a strong coffee drinking people, at the sidewalk carts, dinners, restaurants and at home; however, grab and go habit […]
Visiting “Café Zumbador” – Puerto Rico, the Enchanted Island.
It was great to catch up with Jaime Fortuno at this year’s SCAA Conference in Seattle. During our meeting, we planned for my visit to the “Enchanted Island” of Puerto Rico and it’s coffee plantations under the Café Zumbador project. Jaime, his wife Susan Seitzer and Lester Marin and wife Gretchen are the Co-Founders of […]
What does Rock and Coffee have in common? Sambalatte.
The Rock in Rio Festival opened this past weekend in Las Vegas in great style with more than 40,000 spectators per night. Our friend Luiz Oliveira was present with a branch store of the successful Sambalatte coffee shops. Once again, it was great to see our Nucoffee 100% specialty grade producer micro lots featured to […]
It’s mid-Spring, prepare for your summer demand and order some Cool Coffees!
From under the shade of the palm trees in South Florida and the Bay Area, we remain vigilant to your green coffee needs. See our Offer List and contact us for prices and samples Joe Colaciello Alan Odom Christian Wolthers.