Coffee Is People

At Torque we intentionally lead with people first. So instead of listing our coffees by blends or single origins we start with the Coffee Producers. We are fully transparent so you can see not only every single origin from a producer but also every blend that uses their beans as well.

The retail price of every coffee is calculated based off the price the producer was paid. 20% of the price was pre-paid to each producer.

Edwin Martinez

On a high slope surrounded by the lush valleys and ridges, Finca Vista Hermosa is indeed the vantage point of a Beautiful View. Their family farm is a prime example of Huehuetenango fertility, and there's a good reason it's base camp to so many roaster visits over the years. Heavily invested in ecologically sound and healthy farming practices, the farm represents the rich legacy of three generations pouring their hearts into this region.

We are incredibly excited to once again offer the impeccable coffees that the Martinez family always produces. 

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Maria Pacas

Maria Pacas comes from a storied coffee family in El Salvador. We have counted Maria and the Pacas family as friends since 2008 when we first met them. Over the years, at various companies we have done some wonderful projects with them. Maria Pacas and her family own several small to mid sized farms in El Salvador. Finca La Providencia and Finca La Esperanza are the most well known. They have their own wet and dry mill and they have won the Cup of Excellence multiple times. Maria manages the entire coffee operation from seed to export overseeing not only the fincas but the wet and dry mill and export operations as well. Fun fact: her family also makes amazing Salvadoran rum.

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Francisca Cubillo

Beneficio Las Lajas ranks as one of the most progressive, high-quality coffee mills in all of Costa Rica. Francisca Cubillo and Oscar Chacón are the third generation of coffee producers in Costa Rica and the first ones to process their own coffee. It all starts with their farming practices; Las Lajas is a certified organic farm. These third-generation producers focus on preserving the environment while maintaining the highest quality coffee. We have worked with Francisca since 2009. She is a major force in driving quality improvements all over Costa Rica and beyond. Her processing advances literally changed the landscape of specialty coffee as we know it. 

 

Martha Montenegro

Martha Montenegro, alongside her coffee-savvy partners, Elias and Shady. Embracing natural coffee processes in 2018, they experimented with fermentation control, pioneering the Koji fermentation process, which revolutionized green coffee production. Together, they're not just brewing coffee; they're catalyzing a community revolution! Their mission? To blend technological innovation with coffee passion, enriching the lives of everyone at El Vergel Estate with a little extra joy and community spirit.

Emmanuel Enciso

This coffee project is centered in the village of Gaitania where Emmanuel Enciso is a coffee grower raised by coffee growing parents, who taught him everything about coffee. In 2006 he had the opportunity to learn much more about processes, quality, and varieties; managing to focus his farm and several producers in the micro region on producing specialty coffees. But he had a problem in common with so many other coffee growers, they did not have the capacity to produce large quantities, because they did not have a central coffee processing center for quality processes. That is why in 2016 he began with his family to create a coffee processing center that became a strategic bridge between more than 15 villages in Gaitania and now Emmanuel and his family are processing the coffees of coffee growers throughout the area.  

 

Abayneh Yunna

In the breathtaking highlands of Daye Bensa, Ethiopia, Abayneh Yunna is a coffee wizard, injecting the region with vibrant energy and a love for the brew. As the Project Site Manager, Abayneh meticulously oversees the Bensa site, treating each coffee bean like a precious gem. His passion doesn't stop there – he's also the director of ShantaGenet Elementary school, sponsored by Ardent Coffee, spreading growth and prosperity. This is our first year working with Abayneh.
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