AT RIP COFFEE CO. WE'RE A LITTLE DIFFERENT COMPARED TO OTHER ARTISAN MICRO ROASTERS...

SUSTAINABILITY FOCUS:

SUSTAINABILITY ISN'T JUST A CATCHY BUZZ WORD. AT RIP WE TRULY SOURCE OUR COFFEE BEANS DIRECTLY FROM A SUSTAINABLE, ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE AND ETHICAL PRODUCER (FARM-TO-CUP).

BECAUSE WE DEAL DIRECTLY WITH ONE SINGLE FARMER, THE FARM IS ALLOWING RIP TO DISPLAY THE FARMS CERTIFICATIONS ON OUR SITE AND OUR LABELS.

UNIQUE FLAVOR PROFILE:

RIP OFFERS A RANGE OF ROASTS AND BLENDS WITH UNIQUE, NATURAL FLAVOR PROFILES, CRAFTED USING PREMIUM BEANS AND METICULOUS ROASTING METHODS. OUR ROAST PROFILES ARE NOT ENHANCED WITH GIMMICKS OR ADDED FLAVORS TO MASK LOW QUALITY BEANS.

DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER APPROACH:

AT RIP, OUR FOCUS IS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A PREMIUM QUALITY COFFEE AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE POINT. THIS IS WHY WE DONT HAVE FANCY PRINTED BAGS OR A BRICK AND MORTAR STORE...YET

COMPARE OUR PRICING AND VOLUME (16oz/1LB/454g) TO YOUR FAVORITE COFFEE...

IT'S NOT JUST OUR ATTITUDE THAT MAKES US A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE MAJORITY OF MICRO ROASTERS ON THE MARKET. AT RIP OUR BEANS COME DIRECTLY FROM A "SINGLE FARM", ANOTHER STEP ABOVE AND BEYOND THE TYPICAL "SINGLE ORIGIN" OFFERINGS THAT DOMINATE THE MARKET. THIS IS WHY RIP CAN TRULY STATE THE DISTINCTION OF "FARM-TO-CUP" COFFEE.

WE WORK WITH A SINGLE COFFEE ESTATE LOCATED IN THE PACIFIC MOUNTAIN REGION OF NICARAGUA, CENTRAL AMERICA.

ESTABLISHED IN 1885, THIS STRICTLY HIGH ELEVATION COFFEE ESTATE SITS AT THE TOP OF AN ACTIVE VOLCANO AMONGST THICK JUNGLE TERRAIN COVERING JUST OVER 4600 ACRES OF PRISTINE NATURAL HABITAT. THE FARM IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE LAST LARGE NON-INDUSTRIAL COFFEE FARMS IN ALL OF THE AMERICAS. AS A CERTIFIED HERITAGE ESTATE FARM, THIS PROTECTED AREA NOT ONLY PRODUCES SOME OF THE FINEST COFFEE, BUT IS ALSO A CERTIFIED EXOTIC BIRD SANCTUARY. TWO BIRD SPECIES THOUGHT TO BE EXTINCT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE SITHSONIAN INSTITUTE AS HABITATING THIS PROTECTED AREA. THE FARM HAS ALSO BEEN AWARDED THE MODEL FARM OF NICARAGUA.

THE COFFEE IS USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC AND ALL BEANS ARE HAND PICKED AT THE PEAK OF RIPENESS, HARVESTED ACCORDING TO THE OLD TRADITIONAL METHODS. BECAUSE ONLY THE RIPE BEANS ARE PICKED, SOME AREAS WILL BE PICKED OVER UPTO 10 TIMES IN A SEASON TO ENSURE ONLY RIPE BEANS ARE SELECTED FOR FINAL PROCESSING.

BY COMPARISON INDUSTRIAL FARMS WOULD START WITH CLEAR CUTTING SENSITIVE HABITAT AND PLANTING LARGE ROWS OF COFFEE PLANTS IN FULL SUN WITH NO RETAINED HABITAT TO SUSTAIN DISPLACED WILDLIFE AND VEGETATIVE DIVERSITY IS ESSENTIALLY ELIMINATED, TO ALLOW THEIR CROPS TO BE MACHINE HARVESTED. MACHINE HARVESTING NOT ONLY REDUCES THE QUALITY OF THE HARVESTED COFFEE, IT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES THE NUMBER OF JOBS AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL WORKERS. INDUSTRIAL FARMS WASH PROCESS THEIR MACHINE HARVESTED CROPS. THIS MEANS THAT RIPE, UNDER-RIPE AND GREEN BEANS ARE INCLUDED IN THE WASH PROCESS. THIS NOT ONLY DRAMATICALLY IMPACTS THE FLAVOR POTENTIAL OF TEH HARVEST, THIS WASH PROCESS GENERATES SIGNIFICANT VOLUMES OF WASTE WATER IN GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS WHERE WATER CAN BE SCARCE.

OUR HISTORICAL FARM IS FULLY INTEGRATED WITH THE JUNGLE HABITAT, WITH MANY OF THE TREES BEING OVER A HUNDRED YEARS OLD, WHICH SUSTAINS A WIDE DIVERSITY OF WILDLIFE INCLUDING SEVERAL ENDANGERED SPECIES.

DUE TO THE FARMS INTEGRATION WITH THE JUNGLE AND HIGH ELEVATION, DONKEYS AND HAND PICKING ARE ESSENTIAL. ALL BEANS ARE PICKED CAREFULLY PICKED AT THE PEAK OF RIPNESS AND SUN DRIED WITH THE FRUIT FLESH ON, WHICH IS CALLED NATURAL OR HONEY PROCESSED. THIS RESULTS IN COFFEE THAT IS OF SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER QUALITY, WINNING SEVERAL AWARDS FOR THEIR QUALITY COFFEE BEANS.

OUR COFFEE BEANS ARE HARVESTED AND DRIED IN A VERY DIFFERENT MANNER THAN MOST ON THE MARKET TODAY PLACING THEM IN A SPECIALTY CATEGORY RATING THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE CUPPING SCORES BEANS CAN ACHIEVE. THE PROCESSES REQUIRE MORE WORK AND MORE TIME, BUT THEY ARE WELL WORTH IT.

THE COFFEE FRUIT, CALLED 'GRAPES' ARE PICKED ONCE FULLY RED. SOMETIMES A PARTICULAR FIELD WILL BE PICKED UP TO 10 TIMES JUST TO ENSURE ONLY THE REDS ARE TAKEN. ONCE PICKED THESE 'WET SACKS' ARE SPILLED OUT ONTO LARGE CLOTHS IN THE SUN TO DRY AND 'COOK'. WHAT THIS MEANS IS AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY THE GRAPES ARE WRAPPED UP AND SEALED TO BAKE IN THE HEAT AND AT OTHER TIMES THEY ARE SPREAD OUT ON THE SHEET TO AIR DRY IN THE SUN. THIS PROCESS IS REPEATED MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY OVER A PERIOD OF MANY WEEKS AND REQUIRES CONSTANT ATTENTION. THIS LONG PROCESS ALLOWS THE FRUIT FLESH NATURAL SWEET HONEYS TO SOAK INTO THE INNER BEANS AND RESULTS IN THE TOP RANKING COFFEES IN THE WORLD. IN FACT WASHED INDUSTRIAL COFFEE NEVER RANKS IN TOP CATEGORIES, ONLY HONEY DRIED. ONCE DRIED TO A SPECIFIC HUMIDITY THE GRAPES ARE THEN MILLED. NO WATER IS EVER USED IN THIS PROCESS.

UNLIKE INDUSTRIAL FARMING WHERE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF WATER IS WAISTED TO WASH THE FRUIT FLESH OFF THE BEAN IMMEDIATELY AFTER PICKING TO GET THE BEANS AS QUICKLY AND CHEAPLY AS POSSIBLE TO MARKET.

EXPERIENCE A TASTE OF NICARAGUA WITH EVERY CUP OF RIP COFFEE CO'S ARTISAN CRAFTED COFFEE... SURE TO KNOCK THAT HOWLER MONKEY RIGHT OFF YOUR BACK!

COFFEE ROASTING IS MORE THAN JUST A PROCESS, IT'S AN ART FORM. THERE'S NO ROOM FOR WIMPS IN A GAME WHERE SECONDS MATTER WHEN UNLOCKING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF THE BEAN.

ROASTING COFFEE IS LIKE TAMING A WILD BEAST - IT TAKES A FIRM HAND, A KEEN EYE, AND A WHOLE LOT OF NERVE. YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE THE BALLS TO PUSH THE LIMITS, TO TAKE RISKS, TO FORGE THE BEANS INTO SOMETHING NEW AND ENJOYABLE. WHEN YOU FINALLY NAIL THAT PERFECT ROAST, THE PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT IS MASSIVE - A CUP OF COFFEE THAT'S LIKE NOTHING YOU'VE EVER TASTED BEFORE, FULL OF FLAVOR, DEPTH, AND ATTITUDE.

LET'S NOT FORGET THE EQUIPMENT - A COFFEE ROASTER HAS GOT TO HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR THE JOB. THESE AREN'T YOUR GRANDMA'S TOASTERS, OR OLD POPCORN POPPER, FOLKS - WE USE TOP QUALITY INDUSTRIAL GRADE MACHINES GAS FIRED UNITS DESIGNED TO ROAST COFFEE WITH PRECISION, SPEED AND STYLE.

IT ALL STARTED FROM A SIMPLE DESIRE TO HAVE A DAMN GOOD CUP OF COFFEE! TIRED OF THE TRADITIONAL "INDUSTRIAL ROASTED" COFFEE THAT PLAGUED THE MARKET, OCCUPYING EVERY GROCERY STORE, GAS STATION AND COFFEE SHOP. IT WAS WHEN I BEGAN TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF CANADA TO DIFFERENT COFFEE PRODUCING COUNTRIES WHERE I REALIZED THE STARK DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE INDUSTRIAL SWILL BEING SLUNG IN EVERY CORNER OF CANADA. THIS SPARKED MY PASSION FOR HIGH QUALITY COFFEE AND THE DESIRE TO BRING THIS EXPERIENCE BACK TO CANADA. AFTER YEARS OF LEARNING, EXPERIMENTING, AND SOURCING THE BEST BEANS, RIP COFFEE CO. WAS BORN.

EVEN OUR LOGO HAS A VERY SPECIFIC REASON FOR ITS DESIGN... AND IT IS PRETTY DAMN COOL TOO! LET'S START AT THE TOP, SHALL WE?

WHITE COWBOY HAT - IN THE 1950'S THE WHITE COWBOY HAT BECAME A SYMBOL FOR ALBERTA, CANADA AND IS RECOGNIZED ACROSS THE GLOBE.

SKULL - DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC I LOST 4 GOOD FRIENDS/MENTORS TO THIS SCOURGE. I INCLUDED THE SKULL IN HONOUR OF THOSE THAT HAVE FALLEN FROM THIS HORRID WORLD EVENT. Rest In Peace MY FRIENDS....

BANDANA - MY FINAL DECISION TO START ROASTING COFFEE CAME INTO DEVELOPMENT DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, SO I THOUGHT IT ONLY FITTING TO INCLUDE A SYMBOL OF THIS EVENT THAT HAS AFFECTED SO MANY PEOPLE.

AT RIP COFFEE CO., OUR MISSION IS TO DELIVER THE FINEST, ETHICALLY SOURCED COFFEE FROM A SINGLE ESTATE FARM IN NICARAGUA TO CANADA AND BEYOND! WE TAKE PRIDE IN HAND-SELECTING THE HIGHEST QUALITY BEANS AND ROASTING THEM IN SMALL BATCHES TO BRING OUT THEIR UNIQUE, FULL-BODIED FLAVORS.

OUR PASSION FOR COFFEE IS MATCHED ONLY BY OUR COMMITMENT TO SOURCING BEANS PRODUCED IN AN ETHICAL SUSTAINABLE MANNER. WITH EVERY CUP, RIP INVITES OUR CUSTOMERS TO ESCAPE THEIR DAILY GRIND AND FIND INNER PEACE WITH THE RICH, SATISFYING TASTE OF OUR ARTISAN CRAFTED COFFEE.