When it comes to sourcing interesting, rare coffees, auctions play a huge part. These events can provide a great opportunity for farmers to receive recognition for the coffee they are producing, and be discovered by international buyers like Pact. These competitions offer cash prizes and prices in the following auctions are beyond great…they can be […]
The story behind La Valentina. The latest coffee to grace our Micro-Lot range is an elegant little treasure from Honduras, which has been produced with expertise, care and love. The coffee was grown by Carlos Ernestor Mejia Rodriguez and his wife, Nelsy Castillo David, so it seemed only right that they name their farm and […]
It can be the kind of question that divides a room. The kind of question that makes you question who you really are. The kind of question that, when people answer, makes you wonder whether you ever really knew them at all. Are you more of a coffee or a tea drinker? Of course there […]
Four of the Best Festive Gifts for Coffee-Lovers ‘Tis the season to drink coffee, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la! That’s how the song goes, right? Well it is at Pact HQ. Though December is not yet upon us, we are spreading good cheer all over the place in the form of top-notch, freshly-roasted coffee right to people’s homes […]
The coffee-growers of Central and South America are facing a big problem. In El Salvador alone, disease has slashed the productivity of their farms from three million bags for export in 2011, to fewer than a million bags in 2017. Many are taking drastic action; replacing traditional varieties with coffee trees that are more resistant […]