🌍 What Is Single-Origin Coffee?

Single-origin coffee refers to beans sourced from a specific region, farm, or even a particular lot within a farm. Unlike blends, which combine beans from multiple sources for a balanced flavor, single-origin coffee expresses the distinct taste of its environment or terroir—offering a unique, traceable, and flavorful experience in every cup.

At Latitude 23.5 Coffee & Tea, we celebrate single-origin coffee not just for its quality, but for the story it tells, of soil, climate, elevation, and the hands that cultivated it.

🏔️ How Terroir Shapes Coffee Flavor

Terroir (pronounced “ter-wahr”) is a term borrowed from the wine world, meaning “a sense of place.” In coffee, it refers to how geographic factors like altitude, soil composition, and climate affect the beans’ development and taste.

• Altitude: High elevations (like those in Papua New Guinea or Colombia’s Tierradentro) slow bean maturation, allowing complex sugars to develop. This results in brighter acidity, floral aromas, and more nuanced flavor notes.
• Soil and Climate: Volcanic soils, tropical rainfall, and seasonal sun exposure influence coffee richness, sweetness, and mouthfeel.
• Microclimates: Even two farms in the same country can produce different cup profiles due to subtle variations in wind, humidity, and sun exposure.

This is why a single-origin bean from Papua New Guinea offers a sweet, and fruity cup with a mocha finish, while our Colombian beans provide a rich, medium acidity coffee, and a very aromatic experience.

☕ Why Choose Single-Origin Coffee?

1. Transparency & Traceability
   Single-origin beans give you a clear view of where your coffee comes from and how it was grown. At Latitude 23.5 Coffee, we focus on farm-direct relationships to ensure not only quality but also ethical sourcing and sustainability.
2. Unique Flavor Profiles
   Each batch is a sensory adventure. Discover flavors you can’t replicate in blends, from earthy Indonesian tones to the bright tang of Central American beans.
3. Supports Small Farms & Co-ops
   By purchasing farm-direct, single-origin coffee, you support farming communities directly and encourage environmentally friendly practices like organic farming and shade-grown cultivation.

🌿 Discover Single-Origin with Latitude Coffee

• Papua New Guinea
  Rainforest Alliance Certified, offers a sweet, and fruity cup with a mocha finish
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• Colombia
  Organic and Fair Trade Certified, provide a rich, medium acidity coffee, and a very aromatic experience.
  👉 Explore Our Colombian Origins
• Costa Rica
  Grown in high altitude soil, bright and clean with a nutty finish
  👉 Taste Costa Rican Coffee
• Brasil
  Bakers chocolate coupled with a hint of cinnamon. Nice full body with a pleasantly sweet aftertaste.
  👉 Taste Brasilian Coffee

👉 Discover more Single-Origin Coffee

📚 Further Reading

• National Coffee Association – Single-Origin Coffee Defined
• Perfect Daily Grind – How Terroir Affects Coffee

✨ Final Sip

Whether you’re new to specialty coffee or a seasoned connoisseur, single-origin beans invite you to taste the world—one farm at a time. With every cup of Latitude 23.5 Coffee & Tea, you’re not only enjoying handcrafted, small-batch coffee but also supporting the farmers and regions that make it truly special.

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