Steady Habits House Blend
Our signature house offering blends coffees from Colombia, Nicaragua, and Burundi in a medium-light roast for an easy-to-drink, everyday coffee. We chose the name Steady Habits, an unofficial moniker for our home state of Connecticut, to reflect this coffee’s reliability and approachability for all coffee drinkers.
We are currently tasting notes of caramel, fig, and roasted nuts in Steady Habits.
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What's in Steady Habits?
Variety: Bourbon
Growing Altitude: 1,650 – 1,800 masl
Processing Method: Washed
Businde Washing Station, located in the northern province of Kayanza, collects cherry from around 650 local farmers living within about three miles of the station. Matsisi pays 20% above the local market rate for high-quality cherry deliveries, while Businde station's permanent staff receive nearly 60% more than typical casual labor rates. Once the cherries arrive at Businde, they undergo strict quality controls, including controlled fermentation processes and 20 days of drying on African raised beds, resulting in exceptional coffee.
Founded by Matsitsi Zuberi in 2015, Matsitsi Trading focuses on producing high-quality specialty coffee in Burundi. The company operates three washing stations, two in Kayanza province and one in Muyinga province. These stations invest in processing infrastructure and maintain traceability, while contributing to the local communities and sustainability, in the form of wastewater treatment and compost projects from unused coffee pulp.
This coffee brings its fair share of brown sugar and chocolate notes, as well as of orange zest and apple.
Varieties: Catuai, IHCAFE 90, Lempira, Pacas
Growing Altitude: 1,000 - 1,650 masl
Processing Method: Washed
This delightful washed lot is produced by smallholder producers working with Exportadora San Vicente in the Santa Barbara Mountains, a mountainous massif of more than 121.3 square kilometers of surface and a maximum height of 2,750 meters above sea level. The mountain is predominantly a reserve of virgin forest declared a national park in 1987. Farms are located on the mountain at an altitude range of 1,000 to 1,650 meters above sea level.
These farms belong to a group of independent producers who are clients of Exportadora San Vicente. Their relationships with Exportadora San Vicente span more than 25 years. About 70% are small producers with production areas of 4.4 hectares on average.
Our producing partners are dedicated to upholding their coffee-producing traditions, instilled by their parents and grandparents. Most producers are 3rd or even 4th generation coffee producers.
The majority of the farms are relatively young, with an average age of 5 to 10 years. This youth is due to the fact that enormous plant renovation had to occur in the wake of an intense attack of coffee leaf rust (CLR) in 2011 that killed most coffee trees in the region and in much of the rest of the country. The subsequent renovations were carried out with a focus on coffee varieties resistant to rust.
The resulting coffee in our blend is sweet with primarily nutty and citrusy notes, along with some chocolate and florals.
Varieties: Castillo, Caturra, Colombia
Growing Altitude: 1,500 - 2,000 masl
Processing Method: Washed
Dulima was created in 2009 to honor the coffee profile of the central and south Huila region. Around its mountains, outstanding coffees are grown, which are carefully selected through a rigorous sensory analysis to guarantee the profile consistency and quality. Dulima was inspired by indigenous groups from the southern region of Colombia, representing the ancient culture of its dedicated farmers.
This blend from smallholder farmers throughout the mountainous central and south Huila beautifully represents coffee from this region with lots of red fruit and citrus notes balanced by a rich chocolatey smoothness and body.
