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We work with the nature of each coffee.

At Mazelab, I choose coffee by taste, character, and feeling. For me, roasting is about understanding each coffee and finding the point where its true character comes forward. Every roast is guided by the wish to show complexity, sweetness, balance, and the honest expression of origin.

A calla lily in the shade of the forest above Potrerillos.Panama · Potrerillos, Dolega, Chiriquí · 1500-1750 masl · NaturalA calla lily in the shade of the forest above Potrerillos.Whole cherries drying on raised beds, the natural way.Ethiopia · Arbegona, Sidama · 2200-2350 masl · NaturalWhole cherries drying on raised beds, the natural way.Washed parchment raked through the channel.Ethiopia · Gedeb, Gedeo · 1950-2150 masl · WashedWashed parchment raked through the channel.
ChoosingPicked simply because I could not put the cup down.
Walking up through the farm at Kamavindi.Kenya · Kibugo, Embu · 1638-1750 masl · WashedWalking up through the farm at Kamavindi.A washing tank, washed in the Kenyan way.Kenya · Kibugo, Embu · 1638-1750 masl · WashedA washing tank, washed in the Kenyan way.Barefoot on the wet floor of the mill, beside the fresh pulp.Kenya · Kibugo, Embu · 1638-1750 masl · WashedBarefoot on the wet floor of the mill, beside the fresh pulp.
OriginEvery lot here is one I chose myself, by taste.
Red cherry only.Panama · Nueva Suiza, Tierras Altas · 2026-2130 masl · NaturalRed cherry only.Pickers with their baskets on the steep ground.Panama · Nueva Suiza, Tierras Altas · 2026-2130 masl · NaturalPickers with their baskets on the steep ground.Cherry ripening slowly, beyond two thousand metres.Panama · Nueva Suiza, Tierras Altas · 2026-2130 masl · NaturalCherry ripening slowly, beyond two thousand metres.
RoastingThe goal is not to change the coffee, but to bring out what is already there.
A drying house on the slope, where the cloud keeps the sun off.Panama · Nueva Suiza, Tierras Altas · 2026-2130 masl · NaturalA drying house on the slope, where the cloud keeps the sun off.A picker's basket, nearly full.Panama · Nueva Suiza, Tierras Altas · 2026-2130 masl · NaturalA picker's basket, nearly full.A pause by the mill door.Panama · Nueva Suiza, Tierras Altas · 2026-2130 masl · NaturalA pause by the mill door.
RestCoffee needs time.
Picked cherry on its way to the mill.Panama · Nueva Suiza, Tierras Altas · 2026-2130 masl · NaturalPicked cherry on its way to the mill.Covered beds, so the cherry dries slowly and evenly.Panama · Nueva Suiza, Tierras Altas · 2026-2130 masl · NaturalCovered beds, so the cherry dries slowly and evenly.Barrels and shade trees at the edge of the plots.Panama · Nueva Suiza, Tierras Altas · 2026-2130 masl · NaturalBarrels and shade trees at the edge of the plots.
The cupClarity, structure, and balance, whether you brew it as filter or espresso.
Seedlings under shade cloth in the nursery.Panama · Nueva Suiza, Tierras Altas · 2026-2130 masl · NaturalSeedlings under shade cloth in the nursery.Cloud settling over the plots above Nueva Suiza.Panama · Nueva Suiza, Tierras Altas · 2026-2130 masl · NaturalCloud settling over the plots above Nueva Suiza.Looking down over the plots from the top of the farm.Panama · Nueva Suiza, Tierras Altas · 2026-2130 masl · NaturalLooking down over the plots from the top of the farm.A nest, found on the farm.Panama · Nueva Suiza, Tierras Altas · 2026-2130 masl · NaturalA nest, found on the farm.Football on the flat ground at the farm.Panama · Nueva Suiza, Tierras Altas · 2026-2130 masl · NaturalFootball on the flat ground at the farm.Sitting with the farm team after the picking.Panama · Nueva Suiza, Tierras Altas · 2026-2130 masl · NaturalSitting with the farm team after the picking.At the gate of Finca Sophia.Panama · Nueva Suiza, Tierras Altas · 2026-2130 masl · NaturalAt the gate of Finca Sophia.The box from A Singular Offering, the auction of the whole 2026 harvest.Panama · Nueva Suiza, Tierras Altas · 2026-2130 masl · NaturalThe box from A Singular Offering, the auction of the whole 2026 harvest.The record that came with our three and a half kilos.Panama · Nueva Suiza, Tierras Altas · 2026-2130 masl · NaturalThe record that came with our three and a half kilos.