Eye of the Tiger Espresso

We’re excited to present the latest edition of our seasonally evolving espresso blend, Eye of the Tiger. This iteration is built around a coffee grown in the Cauca Department of southwestern Colombia, a region just a stone's throw from the renowned Huila Department—famous for producing some of Colombia’s highest-quality coffees. As a result, coffees from Cauca share many of Huila’s signature characteristics, offering rich flavors of dark fruit and full-bodied red wine that form the foundation of the blend.

For added complexity, we included a coffee processed at the Aricha washing station in the celebrated coffee-growing region of Yirgacheffe in southern Ethiopia. Once left in disrepair and seldom used, producers were forced to travel long distances to sell their coffee at established stations. In 2018, Faysel Abdosh and Testi Coffee purchased the facility and took over its management, giving local growing communities access to a centrally located, revitalized washing station. This coffee’s delicate fruitiness and floral notes help balance the blend’s heavier, more assertive components.

Next, we blended in a unique Java variety coffee produced by Carmelita Aduviri on her 2-hectare farm, Finca Carmelita. Nestled in the heart of Bolivia’s specialty coffee-producing region of Caranavi, in the town of Copacabana, the farm benefits from high altitude, nutrient-rich soil, and dramatic daily temperature swings—ideal conditions for growing exceptional coffee. This particular lot is no exception, contributing to the blend’s fruit-forward flavor profile and enhancing its overall sweetness.

Lastly, we finished the blend with another unique variety from Honduras: a Paraneima, which gained recognition in 2015 after taking first place in the Honduras Cup of Excellence. This lot comes from a family-owned farm in the Montecillo Mountains of western Honduras—Finca Liquidambar. Though used in a smaller percentage, its distinctive combination of fruity and savory flavors adds a compelling final touch to the blend.

We treasure our relationships in the global coffee community and invest in projects at origin to support our partners in their commitment to environmental sustainability and social welfare. We also invest in reducing our day-to-day impact, through initiatives like energy-efficient Loring Smart Roasters to reduce carbon emissions per batch by 80%.

As a certified B Corporation, we are a leader in sustainable practices that impact people and the planet. This third-party certification requires us to demonstrate transparency and accountability throughout our supply chain and quantify the impact our business creates for our employees, the community, and the environment. We are proud to be part of this community working together toward one unifying goal: using business as a force for good.