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Hello MRC members,

The coffee is brewed, and the ski equipment is ready to come out of the garage. However, Mother Nature is waiting to bless us with that first big dump of snow. It is quite late now, but I know it will come with a bang. Similar to the coffee we have chosen for this final coffee drop of 2024. The minute we cupped this coffee, I knew it was perfect to enjoy over the holidays. It has everything I love in coffee. Smooth and round, stone fruits, and a great aftertaste. So I really hope you enjoy it!

Here are the farm notes:

Country: Guatemala

Farm: Samuel Escalante - Finca La Vega

Region:Cuilco, Huehuetenango

Variety: Bourbon,

Catimor, Caturra, Maragogype, Pache,

Altitude: 2000 masl

Processing: Washed

Tasting notes:

Panela and dark chocolate with mild dried apple and cooked red grape flavors. Mellow winey acidity and candy-like sweetness.

Hello MRC members,

This months coffee is an exclusive limited lot of NM Norway Roasting Championship Competition Coffee:

Origin: Peru

Fermer: Jorge Alberca

Farm: El Cedro

Altitude: 200 MASL

Variety: Caturra

Processing: Washed

Crop year: 2022

Tasting Notes: Sweet brown sugar,

cinnamon bun, almond, citrus.

The back story is this is the first year we competed in Norways Roasting Championship. How it works is 16 roasting companys all over Norway get to compete. Each roastery is sent the same green coffee (1x69kg) and then has 30 days to roast and send in 1kg of roasted coffee to be blind cup by 7 judges. So only a small handful of people will be drinking this limited coffee all over Norway. Some of the other competitors were Soldberg & Hansen, Fuglen, KaffeBrenerit, and many more.

The Danish Coffee festival was truly an amazing event and the Alps team really made a memorable experience for everyone who attended. We got to brew on the top of the line La Marzocco, Malkhoning, and PourSteady gear. In under two hours we served just shy of 100 espresso base drinks and the guys on the filter bar lost count serving Aprils Best Cup Finalist Colombian micro-lot#11 and organic Guatemalan which was Februarys coffee sent out to members.

Everyone really enjoyed the coffees and we sold out of all retails bags and cans instantly. Everyone also thought our Alps Flannels were very cool and made us stand out from the rest of roasters. I have to admit going into the event was a bit nerve racking. What if people dont like our espresso or filters? However the fear drifted away fast when folks really had nothing but compliments for the coffee. So the best method or cure for "fear" is just face it head on and serve it with a smile and simply believe in what our offering to the universe. The hosts thought we did such a great job they invited us back for another bar session since another roaster could not make it to the event. So we actually got to showcase our coffee and extra time which was humbling and a total honour. A big shout out to the 3 other brave super Dads that did an outstanding job and made the whole event that much more fun to attend.