Stories from the farm & roastery.
JournalFarm updates, sourcing trips, producer stories, brewing guides, and coffee education, direct from Marcala to Sydney.
Sourcing Trip
Harvest Season 2025: Back in Marcala
Every year we return to the Barrios Estate as the cherries begin to ripen, and every year the farm surprises us. This season’s Pacamara lot is showing exceptional fruit intensity. Here’s what we found.
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Producer Story
Multiple Generations on the Same Land
How Don Adán Barrios’ legacy shapes every bag we roast in Sydney today.
Brewing Guide
Getting the Most from Natural-Process Beans
Ratios, temperatures, and timing for our unwashed Pacamara. The process changes everything.
Farm Update
Trialling Anaerobic Fermentation at Altitude
What the Barrios Estate is doing to push flavour complexity on a limited experimental lot.
Coffee Education
What Is the Pacamara Varietal, and Why Does It Matter?
The hybrid that punches above its weight. Why we grow Pacamara and what makes it different from other Arabicas.
Harvest Report
2024 Harvest: How the Season Shaped the Flavour
A longer dry season meant more concentrated sugars in the cherry. What that means in the cup.
Sourcing
Why We Will Never Use a Coffee Broker
The case for direct trade, and why provenance without relationships is just marketing.