Coffee

LIGHT & JUICY

Origin: Peru
Region: Huabal
Producer: Regional farmers
Altitude: 1700-1900 meters above sea level
Variety: Caturra, Catuai, Catimor
Process: Washed
Roast level: Light roast
SCA Score: 84.00 points

Huabal is a district within the Jaen province of Cajamarca and has significant potential to produce high-quality coffee. Spanning multiple mountain ranges, Huabal features considerable variation in climate and soil composition. Some areas experience wet, humid conditions with red, African-like soils, while others are drier and hotter. This diversity contributes to complex and distinctive cup profiles.

This lot is a blend from multiple producers in the district of Huabal, where the average farm size is approximately 1.5 hectares. Producers in this area harvest and process their coffee independently, typically drying it on lined patios. After harvesting, the coffee rests for 24 hours before being depulped and fermented for 36 hours. It is then dried for 10 to 15 days until it reaches the ideal humidity level.

DECAF

Origin: Colombia
Region: Risaralda
Producer: Regional farmers
Altitude: 1400-2000 meters above sea level
Variety: Castillo, Variedad Colombia, Caturra
Process: Washed Sugarcane Decaf
Roast level: Medium roast (Espresso)
SCA Score: 82.75 points

The Risaralda Decaf is a blend of coffees from the regions of Asocafe Tatama Santuario, El Aguila, and Entreverdes. A regional blend created by our partner "Raw Material" means we can maximise the impact for producers across the department of Risaralda, by bringing much larger volumes of their coffee to the specialty market.

Sugarcane decaffeination is often termed as a natural process decaf. Ethyl Acetate is an organically existing compound (C4H8O2) and by-product found most commonly in the fermentation of fruits, and is present in both ripe bananas and beer for example.
This process begins with steaming of the coffee, increasing its porosity, beginning the hydrolysis of caffeine, which is usually bonded to salts and chlorogenic acid in the bean. The beans are then submerged in an ethyl acetate solvent, until 97% of the caffeine is removed. A final steam is then used to lift residual traces of the compound.

FULL & CREAMY

Origin: Brazil
Region: Campo das Vertentes
Producer: Arlindo&Arlindo Jr.
Altitude: 1050 meters above sea level
Variety: Catigua, Catucai
Process: Natural
Roast level: Light roast
SCA Score: 83.00 points

This coffee comes from a very small, 1.1 hectare, family-owned farm located in the Fagundes Community in Santo Antonio do Amparo. The producers are members of the Fagundes Community Association, which was founded to strengthen local growers and support coffee production in the area.

This is our third time buying from Arlindo’s family, and this year we exclusively purchased their entire harvest - 11 bags. From the moment we first shook hands, we made a promise to each other: as long as the Arlindos continue to grow coffee, KALVE will continue to buy from them in support of the outstanding quality they produce.

The cherries were handpicked, carefully sorted and spread evenly for drying, skipping the wet mill. Because there is no contact with water, the coffee avoids the development of unwanted fermented flavors. Instead, it produces a clean profile with rich chocolate and nut notes, complemented by mild acidity. Once the beans reach the final stage of drying, the dried cherry is removed, and the beans are cleaned and sent to our partner cooperative Sancoffee for quality assurance and final processing before export.

SWEET & FRUITY

Origin: Brazil
Region: Campo das Vertentes
Producer: Henrique Dias Cambraia
Altitude: 1100 meters above sea level
Variety: Yellow bourbon
Process: Anaerobic Natural
Roast level: Light roast
SCA Score: 85.00 points

Synonymous of tradition, Fazenda Samambaia has been the heritage of the Cambraia family for over a hundred years, dating back to the early stages of coffee growing at Campo das Vertentes, in Minas Gerais State. As a fourth-generation coffee grower, Henrique has overcome many challenges. When travelling abroad, he realized that Brazilian coffees were not on the shelves of international coffee shops and this fact drew his attention to the emerging specialty coffee market. Very soon, Henrique started focusing on high quality coffees and joined forces with other producers in Campo das Vertentes, to found Sancoffee - a cooperative dedicated to directly exporting their specialty coffees.

Nowadays, in addition to remarkable coffees, Fazenda Samambaia places great importance in social and environmental responsibility, investing in training for the team, innovating in farming and post-harvest practices to assure the sustainability of the coffee business, inspiring future generations.

This lot undergoes anaerobic fermentation. The process takes place in plastic barrels sealed airtight with a valve to control gas exchange, and it may begin in an aerobic environment until microorganisms consume the available oxygen. Over approximately five days, the temperature of the coffee mass and pH levels are monitored as key indicators of the fermentation rate. Once fermentation is complete, the cherries are transferred to raised beds to undergo the drying process until the coffee reaches the ideal moisture level.

SWEET & FRUITY

Origem: Indonésia
Região: Aldeia de Botolinggo, Província de Java Oriental
Produtor: Ijen Highlands
Altitude: 1250 a 1700 metros acima do nível do mar
Variedades: Komasti, Andungsari, Bourbon, Kartika, Abysinia
Processo: Natural Anaeróbico
Perfil de Torra: Torra clara
Pontuação SCA: 85,75 pontos

A Kevenka Coffees é um processador de café de especialidade fundado por dois irmãos empreendedores, Kevin e Kenny Soewondo, naturais de Surabaya, em Java Oriental. Iniciaram-se no mundo do café com a abertura de uma cafetaria, mas rapidamente evoluíram para o processamento de cafés provenientes de produtores locais.

O Monte Ijen, um vulcão ativo localizado em Java Oriental, situa-se a cerca de 3,5 horas de Bali. A Kevenka Coffees trabalha com cinco zonas na região de Ijen, adquirindo cerejas de café a cerca de 500 pequenas quintas. Todo o café é posteriormente transportado para o centro de processamento na aldeia de Botolinggo.

Após a colheita, as cerejas são lavadas e passam por um processo de seleção por densidade e cor, de forma a remover defeitos. A fermentação anaeróbica decorre em tanques durante dois dias, com controlo de temperatura e pH.

De seguida, as cerejas são secas durante 11 a 13 dias, até atingirem o nível de humidade ideal. Após a secagem, o café é descascado, selecionado e submetido a um controlo de qualidade final antes de estar pronto para exportação.

Filips Smits' solo exhibition “LET’S GET SUN-KISSED”

From May 14, the exhibition hall of the creative factory “Veldze” will host the opening of photographer Filips Smits’ solo exhibition “LET’S GET SUN-KISSED”. The exhibition brings together and publicly presents, for the first time, sixteen analogue photographs and staged situations created over the past five years, including the documentation of the happening nominated for the Annual Art Award of Latvia.

Filips Smits’ practice is rooted in analogue photography and conceptual interventions in the urban environment, transforming public space into a platform for exploring the interaction between the city and its inhabitants. Drawing inspiration from the avant-garde Situationist International movement of the 1950s and the concept of the dérive (unplanned walks), the artist treats the city as a living organism where everyday rituals take on new, liberated forms.

The surreal atmosphere of the works serves as an antidote to persistent political conflicts and the rush of modern life, emphasizing a longing for mental well-being. These staged outdoor rituals and the capturing of sunlight are not an escape from reality, but a utopian invitation to build respectful relationships across different generations and viewpoints. The exhibition presents itself as a witty, temporary solution to the Situationist philosopher Ivan Chtcheglov’s famous claim that there is no longer any Temple of the Sun in the city.

Artwork: Filips Smits. Happening and photography series “LET’S GET SUN-KISSED” (2021–2026), nominee for the Annual Art Award of Latvia, winner of the Adwards XVIII Silver degree in the "Craft" category.