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Visiting Huila, Colombia. August 2016

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Visiting Huila, Colombia. August 2016

We just returned from our annual sourcing trip to Colombia to meet with Azahar Coffee and visit producing partners.

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The end of one green season, the beginning of another.

• colombia • greenbuying • greencoffee • guatemala • kuma • kumacoffee • moisturemeter • seattle coffee • seattle specialty coffee • specialtycoffee • wateractivitymeter

The end of one green season, the beginning of another.

October and November can feel like a lull in coffee. The excitement of the summer months has receded, and we begin ramping up for the winter holiday season.

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New Tote bags

• cuppingbear • illustration • kuma • kumacoffee • merch • seattle coffee • seattle specialty coffee • specialtycoffee • tote

New tote bags, 100% cotton twill, illustrated in house by Peter Mark, and good at carrying all sorts of things

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Cascara is Here!

• cascara • cascara soda • coffee beer • kuma • kumacoffee • neptune coffee • reuben's brews • seattle coffee • seattle specialty coffee • specialtycoffee

New offerings are what make our days here at Kuma.

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New Blends are coming

• balanced coffee • bright coffee • fresh crop • fresh crop coffee • kuma • kumacoffee • new blends • seattle coffee • seattle specialty coffee • specialtycoffee

So here’s the inside scoop with a lot of coffee blends: They are a coffee roaster’s leftovers. 

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