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“Do you know the hands that picked your coffee?”

We're Alice and Nick.
A farmer in Vietnam asked us that question, we couldn't answer it.
So we started looking.

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Where we've been

Vietnam

Vietnam

A farmer in the Central Highlands asked us a question we couldn't answer. We've been following it ever since.

Linh Linh
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More origins coming…

What we didn't expect to find

Solomon embraces an ancient wild coffee tree in Ethiopia's Kaffa forest, the birthplace of coffee
Solomon. Kaffa, Ethiopia.

While we were in Ethiopia, we kept hearing about Solomon.

A man in the Kaffa region who'd spent 38 years doing something no one else had thought to do. Recording the ceremonies, the songs, the farming wisdom, the oral histories that the global coffee trade had quietly erased. Thirty-eight years of listening, in the place where coffee began.

We came home. A few months later, we were sitting across from him in London. By the end of the year, he was our co-founder.

We didn't go looking for Solomon. But then, we didn't go looking for Linh either. That's how this adventure works. You follow the question, and it introduces you to the people you were always meant to find.

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What we're drinking right now

Each one has a story. Each story starts with someone real.

We're building direct supply routes with the communities we've visited. Until those are ready, we work with roasters who share our standards. Every coffee here meets the same commitment to quality and fairness.

What people are saying

“I told my partner the whole Almaz story while making coffee this morning. That's never happened with any other brand.”

Sarah, subscriber since January

“My colleague asked where I got this. I ended up telling them about Ethiopian coffee ceremony for ten minutes.”

James, Emporium visitor

“First bag I've bought where I actually read everything on the website before ordering.”

Priya, subscriber since February

Next expedition: Ethiopia, 2026.

We're going back to where coffee began.

Follow the adventure to come with us.

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Want to explore deeper? The academic research reveals fascinating historical connections...

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Research developed with historians, cultural experts, and coffee-producing communities.