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WHAT IS MOKKA? AND WHY IS IT SUCH AN EXPENSIVE COFFEE VARIETAL?  Meet Orlando Ospina. A Colombian agronomist heavily specialized in and passionate about non-traditional coffee processing. A researcher and explorer, pushing the limits. Probably...
DOWNLOAD CALCULATOR HERE     Not many people get into business with the goal of not making any profit. Even with changes to how business is done, it’s clear that the core principles to succeed...
All over South America the coffee cherries are ripening on the trees, the coffee picking troops are gathering and the processing stations are in full swing! With all the movement, we at Zest couldn’t bear to...
PROJECT BOSQUES VERDES REPORT 2021 This report from the Bosques Verdes Cooperative is rewarding evidence that, even a small specialty coffee roaster like Zest, can make a difference to real people’s lives. Scrolling through photo...
BOSQUES VERDES COFFEE COLLABORATION PROJECT 2019 Zest is committed to working with coffee farmers at origin to build ethical, transparent supply chains and direct relationships that genuinely benefit the farmers and cooperatives that we work...
A little over 2 weeks ago, two of our roasters, Darren and Aryan and barista, Andy, landed in San Ignacio, Peru. For those who haven’t been following along on social media, we were there to...

It’s Peru Week!

03.06.19
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We’re stoked to welcome the Bosques Verdes Peruvian Reserve Special Lots to Zest’s roasting schedule (starting today!) The story has only just begun for our projects in Peru, and these limited edition lots are the...
When risk is reward… San Ignacio, Peru, October 2018 was when we began our Project Bosques Verdes experiments. The nature of an experiment is risk (and expectation). And, while Zest absorbed all risk for the...
“….On the drive from the airport up to San Ignacio, you pass terrain that changes every 5 minutes. There are 100s of hectares of bright green rice (arroz) grown within the valleys and above, barren...