For all of our microlots from Caravela landing in 2025, we let our good friend Stu (Caravela coffee wizard - official title) decide they would sit within our coffee program. Sure, we had first right of refusal from pre-shipment samples, but Stu did not disappoint. Not in Love, Elias Sanchez, Sierra Mazateca to name a few - all bangers. We love you Stuart. 

We finish the 2025 harvests with Caravela exactly where we started - in Mexico. Finca Miravalle is located within one of the many microclimates nestled in the Sierra Madre mountains, offering ideal conditions for growing exceptional coffee. 

Rodulfo Santizo Morales has been nurturing coffee from a young age. Keeping coffee growing within the family, Don Rodulfo teaches his children in cultivation and post-harvest processes. He began with just 0.5 hectares in 1983 and has grown the farm to over 5 hectares, ensuring his family can continue operating in a sustainable, practical, and quality-driven way. His future goals are to continue improving both the physical and sensory quality of the coffee they produce.

When this crop was dropped in our laps, the roastery couldn’t get enough of its Black Forest gateau nature; texture, berries and high-quality dark chocolate all rolled into one. Thanks again Stu and Don Rodulfo.