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Sourcing green speciality coffee beans
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Every coffee origin is unique and the path from the tree to the quayside different.
Redroaster sources its raw green arabica coffee beans from several companies depending on price and availability at different times of the year but our major coffee wholesaler and importer is Mercanta, based in London. Mercanta sources and ships the very finest green coffee (arabicas) from producers throughout the coffee producing world and we have had a professional relationship with them for over ten years, because we have the same ethical policies on coffee producing and trading.
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- Mercanta cups (tastes) and approves every single coffee
that they buy at the start of the crop and they will only ship when
each coffee is rested and ready to roast.
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- Prices are directly negotiated with the growers and a premium is paid for
the finest qualities to encourage continual investment in quality.
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- Freshness and quality are protected all the way from the farm to the roastery.
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- Only transport companies who are experienced in handling green
coffee are used.
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- Costly and environmentally unfriendly air freighting of coffees is avoided.
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- Back at the lab and cupping room, Mercanta constantly cup and re-cup each coffee to check on any deterioration during the crop year.
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