Zambia Mount Sunzu
Welcome to Mount Sunzu Coffee, a farm nestled at the foot of Zambia’s biggest mountain that is focused on producing speciality coffee that balances quality, sustainability and integrity. This farm actively protects the local Miombo forest, uses solar powered irrigation, and applies climate-smart agricultural techniques to reduce their footprint.
Guatemala Finca Villaure
Finca Villaure is from Aurelio Villatoro - a producer Coffee Bird have been working with for over 10 years this harvest. This is a small farm that borders Mexico. Through their work together over the last 10 years, Aurelio has been empowered and has brought his community along with him.
Aurelio grew up on his father’s farm, Finca La Esperanza. After leaving to go to school, Aurelio returned to his home to help his Father and learn the ins and outs of coffee production. His ultimate dream was to have his own farm, which he purchased in 1986 in Huehuetenango and called it Villaure, which is a combination of his first and last name: ’Vill’, from Villatoro and ‘Aure’ from Aurelio.
Costa Rica Aquiares Natural
Founded in 1890, Aquiares is one of Costa Rica’s most historic coffee farms and sits high on the slopes of the Turrialba volcano. Producer Diego Robelo, who took over from his father Alfonso drove the sustainability of the farm. Aquiares is Rainforest Alliance certified, has a proven regenerative agriculture model and was the first coffee farm ever to become carbon neutral certified.
This centroamericano hybrid variety has adapted its Ethiopian genes well to the volcanic soils of Aquiares and the shade of the fields. The coffee was dried on raised African beds before being finished off in the mechanical Guardiola dryers. Our relationship with Diego and Aquiares estate goes back to 2017 when he visited us here in the Scottish Highlands and sportingly climbed Schiehallion with us on one of the coldest days of February.
