La Colombe (1552 N Damen Ave)

Uncommon, rich, full, Corsica is blended and roasted for richness and possesses a long lasting coffee finish. In a word Corsica is bold! For those who love RICH coffee. Corsica is the quintessential filter coffee with a character all its own.

Caramel, nutty, fragrant. Nizza is blended and roasted for softness and sweetness. Our focus is the perfect balance between acidity and bitterness. Nizza blend brews an elegant espresso with a clean and agreeable finish. Nizza is primarily built as an espresso blend but also works very well with all brewing methods.

Thick, flavorful, lasting. Unforgettable dense, Phocea is best described as raw and full-bodies. Phocea lends itself to nearly every coffee process, from French press to drip to filter coffee to espresso.

Decaf, smooth, uncanny. The quintessential classic coffee with everything: rich flavor and aroma, full body and moderate acidity in perfect balance, yet without the caffeine. Swiss water process. Monte Carlo is extraordinary in every infusion process from French press to filter coffee to espresso.

Velvety, nectar like and sweet, Lyon is an extraordinary coffee with a cause, a masterpiece of taste achieved by blending directly sourced and sustainably grown coffees from the mountains of Haiti, Peru, Ethiopia, and Brazil.

Earthy, spicy, heartfelt. A blend of distinctly unique coffees from farms in Central and East Africa. The flavors and fruitiness of Afrique are best experienced with French press or filter coffee.

Mineral, smoky, historic. A tribute to the culinary south, this smoky blend with mineral undercurrent creates a polished connection to the rugged roots of agricultural America. Works great using a french press or melitta.

Balanced, broad, exclusive. This full-bodied coffee is a true masterpiece with an identity of its own. To appreciate what this is one must taste it. Works very well with all brewing methods. Preparation care must be taken for espresso.

Cocoa tones, lasting taste. Our tribute to traditional Italian coffee, with truly American upgrades - each bean sourced at origin, Rainforest Alliance Certified and ethically traded. Works very well with all brewing methods.

Silk and full-bodied with richly mellow taste. Roma is primarily built as an espresso blend but also works very well with all brewing methods.

Our blends are now available in a 10 oz can that La Colombe has developed to extend the shelf life of whole bean coffee. Using a pressurized sealing method and a specially designed foil seal with a one way valve helps keep oxygen away from the beans.

Moreninha Formosa is a micro lot, one of a group of 31 plots that make up Fazenda Aurea, produced by João Antônio Lian and Luis Antônio Moraes Ribeiro. At 1200 meters, this coffee has higher, better altitude than most of Cerrado, when coupled with the special African bed drying process, this produces characteristics that are very dynamic for a Brazilian.

From the province of Sidama, in a region known as Borena comes a coffee as intense as the land that produced it. A rare example of a washed coffee from an area known more for natural coffees. This is one of our favorite coffees of the 2013 growing season.

One of the most dense and highest grown coffees we have had the chance to cup and roast. This is a beautiful product of an isolated village in Mt. Elgon, Uganda, whose people possess an outstanding ability to grow and process world class coffees.

This Boquete Geisha is a blend of beautiful 100% geisha lots from Hacienda la Esmeralda with a delicate presentation of what makes the geisha coffee from this farm famous.

This is a very special preparation coffee from the Kochere mill in the Yirgacheffee area, a small township inside Sidama. It is a Zero Defect coffee; hence the name YirgZ. A typical coffee being sorted at the Kochere Mill takes around 2 minutes per 24kg to hand sort, while this special zero defect coffee takes 6 minutes for only 10kg, and you reap the benefits with an amazingly clean and shining cup profile.

The majority of this coffee comes from small family run plots in a region that is blessed with extremely fertile land. All of the harvesting is done by hand where careful attention is paid to picking only the ripest cherries to be sent to the mill.

Kaffa has long been thought to be the birthplace of arabica coffee. This particular coffee is truly unique with a structured, old-world profile that astounded us. The complexity and difference to most mainstream coffee varieties is clear, coffee loves growing in its home.

From the highest altitudes of the South Eastern Haitian mountains, overlooking the village of Thiotte, this coffee is a testimony not only to the variety of Typica, but to the resilience of the Haitian farmer, an elegant coffee, unassuming and pleasant, the sort of "velvety smooth" coffee that still means something. A perfect example of what we mean by culinary coffee.

From the region Yirgacheffe, where many of the original heirloom cultivars are still in production. The sweetness and fruit of this coffee is coupled with an overall clean profile. It is a grade one, meaning only the ripest and best cherries make it into this lot, and it is meticulously sorted to remove defects.

Baker's chocolate, red wine, spices.

Currant, caramel apple, malt.

Black pepper, green pepper, spices.

Milk chocolate, pinot noir, chicory.

Cocoa, macadamia, sweet cream.

Hazelnut and sweet grain.

Goji berry, brown sugar, star anise.

Burnt caramel, crunchy brownie, toffee.

Milk chocolate, nuts, brownie.

Chocolate truffle, black plum, amaretto.

Rainier cherry, creme brulee, juniper berry.

Macaron, allspice, apricot.

Merlot, vanilla bean, pomegranate.

Bergamot, stone fruit, caramel.

Marzipan, cacao, hazelnut.

Blackberry, prosecco, brown sugar.

Chocolate, toasted wafer, caramel.

Maraschino cherry, caramel, apple.

Sage, dried apples, roasted peanuts.

Lemon, caramel, cola.

Cocoa, raspberry, toasted coconut.

Strawberry cream, nougat, pomelo.

Fudge, mandarin, toffee.

Lemon zest, peach, vanilla.

Tangerine, cava, chamomile.

Clementines, cherry cola, chocolate.

Hazelnut and sweet grain.

Lemon, caramel, cola.

Warming, candied lemon, ginger.

Brown rice, spring greens, toasted.

Roasted barley, sesame, amber caramel.

Baked pear, soothing, cedar.

Refreshing, clove, basil.

Classic, lemon zest, malty.