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Two origins · grown, not blended

Where it comes from.

Fourth Man Roasters buys two single-origin micro-lots and roasts them in the US. We sell those two under our own label, and we do not blend or pad them out.

Origin 01 · Living Hope Coffee Farm, Zambia

Zambia

One farm, one lot. Living Hope grows single-origin micro-lot coffee on twelve acres of the Zambian plateau, and the farm supports orphan care.

Variety
Catimor 129
Under cultivation
12 acres
Process
Washed, shade dried
Ground
Flat, fertile plateau
An aerial view of planted coffee rows on flat red earth at Living Hope Coffee Farm, Zambia
Living Hope Coffee Farm, Zambia
A picker's hand reaching into a coffee branch heavy with unripe green cherries
On the branch

Origin 02 · Bududa, Mount Elgon, Uganda

Uganda

Grown by more than four hundred smallholder farmers on volcanic slopes above 4,200 feet. The region has grown Arabica for over a century, and the altitude and soil do most of the work.

Region
Bududa
Elevation
Over 4,200 ft
Farmers
400+ smallholders
Process
Washed
Terraced smallholder farms and banana palms on the green slopes below Mount Elgon at Bududa, Uganda
Bududa, Mount Elgon, Uganda
Parchment coffee spread out in a long drying bed
On the drying bed

Four roasts, same two beans

How far to take it.

01

Light

Roasted brightest. The most origin character in the cup.

02

Medium

The everyday middle. Balanced, round, dependable.

03

Dark

Longer in the roaster. Deep, bittersweet, heavy.

04

Espresso

A medium-dark roast built to hold up under pressure.

Two origins and four roasts is eight ways to drink this coffee. Buy a pound of each and find the one you keep going back to.

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