Round Trip Seasonal Espresso

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Take a trip with us to try three of our favorite coffees – with stops in Honduras, Colombia, Costa Rica, and right back to our Roastery in the heart of San Francisco! This blendBlendCoffees from multiple origins roasted or mixed together for a consistent, balanced profile year-round — the traditional backbone of espresso menus. is sweet, balanced, and rounded out with fruited notes. Does that ring your bell? Your itinerary: First Stop – El Alto, Costa Rica: Grace Calderón Jiménez and her farm, El Alto, were Ritual’s first introduction to the Chirripó region. The coffee is a unique experimentation from Grace – processed with a washing method most commonly practiced in Kenya. The results of this work show themselves in one of the cleanest and brightest offerings we can find in all of Costa Rica! Next Stop – Familia Montano, Colombia: In the 1930s, Jose Montano made the trek up into the mountains outside Palermo, Colombia, and carved out a place in the wilderness to call home. Passing on his homestead to his son, Arturo, the legacy of the Montano family in coffee began. In the beginning, the land was mainly used to grow sugar cane and vegetables, but in the 1960s, Arturo found that coffee grew incredibly well and could provide a livelihood to support his growing family. Over time, generations passed, and the land fell equally into the hands of his children: Enrique, Humberto, Ricardo, Hernan, and Diomed, all of whom kept the legacy of coffee production alive. This offering, lovingly called Familia Montano, represents the hard work of Arturo’s children, as well as the talent of Humberto’s son, Geiner, who also lives on the original family land. While each farm is technically separate, they work together as a tight-knit group, helping with the planting, picking, and processing of each year’s harvest. They also share the same goal: a focus on traceability of their coffee and a constant improvement of the quality that each harvest might provide. Final Stop – Nelson Ramirez, Honduras: Nelson Ramírez’s farm—nicknamed “Chely” after his mother—is located in the mountains above Lake Yojoa. These Pacas varietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process. coffees grow arou