Mercanta The Coffee Hunters, Importers of Fine Coffee

Mercanta The Coffee Hunters

Specialty Coffee Merchants

Mercanta The Coffee Hunters was founded in 1996. We source an extensive and varied selection of fine green coffees from producers in almost 20 countries for delivery to specialty roasters in more than 30 countries worldwide.

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Latest Articles

London Coffee Fest 2012

We very much enjoyed ourselves at The London Coffee Festival on Brick Lane last weekend. It was great to see an increased focus on specialty at this event in the heart of our home city. We’d also like to say a big well done to everyone who took part in the UKBC, the Brewers Cup and the Cup Tasting event, including some of team Mercanta…....

Stephen reports back from SCAA Portland

Mercanta was delighted to attend the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) event in Portland last week. This was our first time exhibiting at the show and we had an excellent few days meeting friends old and new.

Combating child abuse in El Salvador: project update

Each Christmas Mercanta sponsors a charitable project in one of the coffee-producing origins we work with. This year we decided to support FUNPRES, a not-for-profit organisation that runs support and prevention programmes for victims of child abuse in El Salvador. We have just received a report back on the project’s progress…

Nadine joins team Coffee Hunter

We are very happy to have a new Coffee Hunter on board in the UK. A warm welcome to Nadine Rasch, who was first bitten by the coffee bug as a child on her family’s farm in Guatemala.

Sponsor LSC Gayle’s London Marathon!!

Our unstoppable colleague Gayle from the London School of Coffee has taken on quite a challenge this year. Thanks to her husband’s decision to enter her in the London marathon as a surprise, she is running 26 miles and 385 yards through the capital on 22 April!

Latest Cupping Notes

Fazenda São Judas Tadeu Pulped Natural (Bahia) 11/12

Cupping Date: 24 April 2012

Fazenda Tanque (Bahia) pulped natural 11/12

Cupping Date: 26 April 2012

Julio Gomez

Cupping Date: 26 April 2012

Alto del Obispo

Cupping Date: 30 March 2012

Bibi Plantation Peaberry

Cupping Date: 20 March 2012

Bibi Plantation AAA

Cupping Date: 24 February 2012

Bibi Plantation A

Cupping Date: 24 February 2012

BSCA Espresso Blend No. 1 2011/12

Cupping Date: 24 February 2012

BSCA Fazenda Passeio 100% Yellow Bourbon natural 2011/12

Cupping Date: 24 February 2012

BSCA Fazenda Cachoeira da Grama 100% Yellow Bourbon pulped natural 2011/12

Cupping Date: 10 January 2012

BSCA Fazenda Rainha pulped natural 2011/12

Cupping Date: 22 March 2012

BSCA Fazenda Nossa Senhora de Fátima Natural Organic 2011/12

Cupping Date: 22 March 2012

Latest Arrivals

Julio Gomez

Processing:

Fully Washed and dried on patio

Varietal:

Caturra Colombia

Farm: Finca El Encanto

Country: Colombia

Warehouse:

European

Finca El Limonar (Huehuetenango) 2012

Processing:

Fully Washed

Varietal:

Bourbon Caturra Catuaí

Farm: Finca El Limonar

Country: Guatemala

Warehouse:

North American

Blackburn Estate - Clouds of August...

Processing:

Fully Washed and dried on African beds

Varietal:

Bourbon Kent (KP423)

Farm: Blackburn Estate

Country: Tanzania

Warehouse:

European

BSCA Fazenda Brejões pulped natural

Processing:

Pulped Natural and dried on patio

Varietal:

Acaiá Bourbon Mundo Novo Maragogype

Farm: Fazenda São Manoel dos Brejões

Country: Brazil

Warehouse:

North American

Kimuli Rural Cooperative Society AA

Processing:

Fully Washed and dried on African beds

Varietal:

Bourbon N39

Farm: Kimuli Rural Cooperative Society

Country: Tanzania

Warehouse:

European

North American

Rwanda Cup of Excellence 2011 Lot 7 -...

Processing:

Fully Washed and dried on African beds

Varietal:

Red Bourbon

Farm: Several smallholder farmers

Country: Rwanda

Warehouse:

European

Bahia Quality Competition 2011 Lot 1 -...

Processing:

Natural and dried on patio

Varietal:

Catuaí Mundo Novo

Farm: Fazenda Sol do Paraguassu

Country: Brazil

Warehouse:

North American

Fazenda São Judas Tadeu Pulped Natural...

Processing:

Pulped Natural

Varietal:

Bourbon Catuaí

Farm: Fazenda São Judas Tadeu

Country: Brazil

Warehouse:

European

Alto Palmar - Viotá

Processing:

Fully Washed and dried on patio

Varietal:

Caturra Castillo Típica

Farm: APROCAVI growers’ association Viotá (Asociación de productores de cafés especiales de Viotá)

Country: Colombia

Warehouse:

North American

Bibi Plantation AAA

Processing:

Fully Washed and dried on patio

Varietal:

Red Catucaí

Farm: Bibi Plantation

Country: India

Warehouse:

European

Fazenda Tanque (Bahia) pulped natural...

Processing:

Pulped Natural and dried on patio

Varietal:

Catuaí Mundo Novo

Farm: Fazenda Tanque

Country: Brazil

Warehouse:

European

North American

Fazenda Irarema pulped natural 100%...

Processing:

Pulped Natural

Varietal:

Yellow Bourbon

Farm: Fazenda Irarema

Country: Brazil

Warehouse:

European

Upcoming Events

SCAE World of Coffee Vienna

Date: 13 - 15 June 2012

Time:

Place:

Coffee May Help Drinkers Live Longer? http://t.co/6QXvDN3a — 5 hours 49 min ago

Come see LSC & Mercanta for Finca Suiza two ways at the True Artisan Cafe @LdnCoffeeFest tomorrow, raising money for Project Waterfall — 3 weeks 4 hours ago

Update on a project in El Salvador combating child abuse, part sponsored by Mercanta http://t.co/7jyumhny — 3 weeks 1 day ago

Thanks to everyone who made #SCAA2012 such a great show! Check out photos from our @MercantaNA stand: http://t.co/ZGOnMqbg — 3 weeks 2 days ago

Good luck @heartroasters and Guatemala El Limonar at the U.S. Aeropress Championship! — 3 weeks 6 days ago

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