Austin, TX & Matagalpa, Nicaragua
Austin, TX & Matagalpa, Nicaragua
The Makers: Yuri, Johanna, Fernando and Jo Alvarado
Year Founded: 2015
Location: Beans grown in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, and roasted in Austin, Texas.
What they Make: Fresh roasted coffee beans
Practices: Shade grown, hand picked, naturally processed and slow dried natural and honey natural coffee beans
Fun Fact: The sleepy little Sloth in the Talisman logo was inspired by those often found napping among the shady trees on the family farm in Nicaragua.
Thank you for taking the time to learn our story!
Talisman Coffee is a small family-owned business whose passion and love is above all, family, but closely followed by coffee. The team is made up of visionary parents, Sandro and Johanna, the coffee farmers in this whole operation, and the brother-sister duo, Fernando & Jo, who roast and handle the state-side operations.
El Talisman is our family’s thirty-five acre coffee farm, located in the lush mountains of Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Our parents are dedicated to producing the highest quality natural and honey natural beans. Our coffee is all shade grown, hand picked, naturally processed, and slow dried. You can trust that our coffee is grown responsibly in a sustainable ecosystem, shaded by native fruit trees and other tree species.
Life on the farm is peaceful and leisurely. If you take a few minutes to look up at the trees, you may be surprised to find a friendly sloth sleeping the day away. This is what inspired us to adopt the sloth as our official mascot, branded on our 12oz. bags and merchandise.
After each annual coffee harvest, the dried green beans are shipped to the ATX where Fernando eagerly awaits to roast the new batch and build a delicious and complex profile. Because our coffee is roasted locally, you can always count on us to have fresh coffee at the ready for you to enjoy.
Thank you for taking the time to learn our story! We hope that you can taste the care and love that goes into each cup of our coffee.
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