Counter Culture Coffee

Discover the story behind Gemini, our newest limited release! From designing the box to sourcing the perfect components, every detail was crafted with intentionality. Join us as graphic designer Yejung Park and coffee manager Katie Carguilo take you behind the scenes of this transcontinental collaboration. Watch the video here to learn more! https://buff.ly/3Lzf3y3

👀 Our Gemini milk mugs sold out so quickly! Who thinks we should get more? 🤔

✨ Don't forget to grab a limited-edition Gemini Fabric Poster! Designed in-house by the talented Yejung Park, this stunning linen poster is inspired by Korean 'Cheakgado' paintings. These paintings are known for their vibrant colors and intricate details and often portray books and other common still-life objects. The Gemini poster brings a contemporary flair to this timeless design, making it a perfect addition to your home decor and coffee collection. Get one today! https://buff.ly/3We9Wbv

✨ What's behind the coffee in our new limited-release Gemini? After tasting each other’s coffees and discussing our approach, we decided that exchanging green (unroasted) coffee would be the best way to offer something fresh and unique to our customers. 👉 Counter Culture’s Pick We chose a naturally processed coffee from Fritz’s partner, Herbazú, in Costa Rica. Founded by José Antonio Barrantes Zuñiga (Toño) and his siblings, Herbazú led Costa Rica's micro-mill revolution, selling directly to exporters and roasters. The family continues to innovate with advanced processing techniques and new coffee varieties, earning the Bandera Azul award for environmental practices. Herbazú has had a profound impact on coffee growing and processing in Costa Rica and the family is highly respected. 👉 Fritz’s Pick Fritz selected Gesha micro-lots from our partner, Incahuasi, in Peru. Nestled deep within the Incahuasi Valley, seven hours from the cooperative’s warehouse in Andahuaylas, Lucio Luque and Eudis Orosco exclusively cultivate Gesha variety coffee. Finding Gesha on remote farms worldwide is not surprising, but preserving its exquisite flavor to reach cups halfway across the globe is a small miracle. Despite logistical challenges, a connected global coffee community makes such exceptional coffees possible. 🦭 Gemini🦭 Together with Fritz and our respective supply chain partners, we've crafted Gemini, a product that celebrates specialty coffee's commitment to quality and exploration. Gemini embraces new experiences and nurtures relationships, bringing joy and excitement to our community. This coffee pairing bursts with juicy notes of apple and blueberry complemented by soft melon flavors. Grab a box and collect all the merch! https://buff.ly/3YgbLHz

🦭 🦭 Gemini is here! We've partnered with Fritz Coffee of Korea, whose dedication to quality and craftsmanship mirrors our own, and felt like the perfect fit for our first collaborative product with another roaster. Together with Fritz and our respective supply chain partners, we've crafted Gemini, a product that celebrates specialty coffee's commitment to quality and exploration. Gemini is a 50/50 blend of a washed Gesha variety from Peru and a natural sundried Villa Sarchi variety from Costa Rica. This coffee pairing bursts with juicy notes of apple and blueberry complemented by soft melon flavors. Gemini debuted in Korea at Fritz cafes preceding World of Coffee and quickly sold out, so make sure to grab yours now! 🦭 🦭https://buff.ly/3LwVtlM

🦭🦭Our long-awaited launch of Gemini is finally happening this Friday! 🌟 Join us at a Tasting at Ten near you for an epic launch party you won't want to miss! 🎉 Taste Gemini, our incredible collab with @fritzcoffee, featuring a 50/50 blend of washed Gesha from Peru and natural sundried Villa Sarchi from Costa Rica. 🍏🫐🍈 This coffee is bursting with juicy apple, blueberry, and melon flavors! Gemini debuted in Korea at Fritz cafes and sold out in a flash! Don't be left behind – sign up for SMS alerts now! Text COFFEE to 410-56 and be the first to know when Gemini drops. 📲 Let's celebrate the start of something amazing together! See you at the Tasting at Ten! 🎈

Subscriber Exclusive coffee alert.🚨 Finca Santa Elena—Pacamara Honey from Santa Ana, El Salvador. This coffee is only available in our 2-Bag Single-Origin Subscription, so subscribe today—it's only available until July 17! https://buff.ly/4bydGtM More on this coffee: 👇 Pacamara variety originated in El Salvador by crossbreeding the local Pacas variety with Maragogipe, a variety known for its large seeds and fruity profile. This unique hybrid is synonymous with cup quality in the country. This coffee was honey-processed, meaning after the cherry’s skin was removed, the seeds were dried with their sweet, sticky mucilage still intact. This processing method plays up the fruit tones of this variety, resulting in a cup that is rooted in brown sugar sweetness, with layers of juicy, tropical fruit as it cools.

✈️☕🇵🇪 If you ask a coffee-driven person about their bucket list, there's a good chance they will say visiting origin. For 20 years, CCC has made coffee dreams come true through the Origin Field Lab (OFL). OFL is a week-long immersive course where students engage in both practical field work and classroom instruction on-site in places where coffee grows. In years past we have visited CCC producer-partners in Honduras and Nicaragua. We will be going to Peru for the first time since OFL's inception. CCC instructors will take a group of selected participants to visit our producer-partners at Origin Coffee Lab and CENFROCAFE in October later this year. This opportunity is exclusively available to CCC wholesale partners. For more information, check out our blog. https://buff.ly/4eKpnk3

🍓 Kabeywa Natural Sundried from Kapchorwa, Uganda, is here! Our partners at the Kawacom washing station stand on the forefront of specialty coffee production in Uganda, a country that primarily produces commercial-grade robustas. Using high-quality arabica grown in Mount Elgon’s fertile soil, Kawacom’s natural-sundried process prioritizes quality and consistency at every step. The resulting coffee redefines what we expect Ugandan coffee to taste like. Look for notes of concord grape, strawberry, and a cashew finish. Grab a bag! https://buff.ly/3Y6gbkf

New coffee alert! Finca La Victoria — Java variety from Dipilto, Nicaragua. 🇳🇮 The history of the Java variety in Latin America is inextricably linked to Nicaragua. So much so that the variety is often referred to as ‘Javanica’ in the region. Mario and Nelly Lovo, owners of Finca La Victoria, strive for continuous improvement, and testing new varieties is central to exploring the range of coffee flavors capable of being produced on their farm. When we learned that Java was among the most recently planted varieties, we were very eager to taste the results. Shining with flavors of clementine and toffee atop a tea-like body, this tiny lot prepared just for Counter Culture was worth the wait. Grab a box today! https://buff.ly/3EMS92R