loup garou

This fall, we are celebrating the season with the return of our Rougarou blend. In Cajun legends, the Rougarou is said to prowl around the swamps of Southern Louisiana. If you see a Rougarou in the swamps, don't tell anyone about it, because you might turn into one! The legend of the Rougarou has been spread for generations and we are excited to build on this tradition. It has quickly become one of our favorite seasonal blends!

The blend is made up of Honduran and Peruvian coffee. The Honduran portion is grown by the same Roger Dominguez from our single origin offering, although this coffee is washed and from a different farm. It is very clean and has a fudgy sweetness that pairs nicely with the well-balanced Peru. The Peru portion is grown by many small holding producers in the Cajamarca region.

The Rougarou is not as light and bright as Summer Buzz, rather it's a true medium roast that highlights those lower baseline chocolate notes. It should pair really well with any milk you choose. While the weather might not be cooling down, the calendar moves on! So cheers to slowly but surely making our way out of summer and into fall.

Additional tasting notes include sweet chocolate brownie, praline, and caramel.

Truckin' around central america

Early morning views from Finca Bella Aurora.

Earlier this year, we had an exciting opportunity to visit three prominent coffee growing regions in Central America: Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Guatemala. 

The beginning of the coffee tree at El Quetzal - Bendaña McEwan Estate in Matagalpa.

In Nicaragua, we visited three main growing regions: Matagalpa, Jinotega and Dipilto. We met with estate owners, small landowners and local co-operatives. 

All regions had much to offer but it was in Dipilto, one of the highest regions in the country, that we found the coffee we wanted to bring back to New Orleans. 

Coffee going through the washing process at a small Beneficio outside Jinotega.

A worker carries a bag of coffee ready for shipment at a co-operative in Jinotega. 

Bags are loaded up and ready for shipment at a co-operative in Jinotega. 

Overlooking the washing facility at Bella Aurora 

Luis Joaquín Lovo examining his coffee

Workers look for coffee bean defects at the Lovo's mill

We are excited to be working with such exceptional coffee from an award winning family. 

As French Truck continues to grow, we hope to make the Lovo's coffee a staple at French Truck. 

Next, we moved on to Costa Rica...

Don Cesar Urena and his coffee at San Isidro de Leon Cortez in Costa Rica

This Coffee was hand selected by a few members of our French Truck team in Costa Rica back in March during the Harvest Season.

We visited Don Cesar Urena's Farm's in San Isidro de Leon Cortez, and were really impressed.  The area has its own Micro-Climate that is ideal for coffee growing, and its own natural water source.  All of this makes for a very special place that is lush and tropical.  Don Cesar only picks the ripest of cherries, which in costa rica is known as Toro de sangre or bull's blood.  He also has raised beds that the coffee's are dried on, allowing for greater airflow, which help the drying process.

Raised African Beds for naturally processed coffees

Fresh cherries ready to be dried

Don Cesar is a very kind man, who takes great care of his coffee's, and we are really excited to be working with him and offer this Natural Coffee from his farm.  We were blown away by his attention to detail and the raw beauty of his farms.          

 The result is a fantastic naturally processed coffee that is very sweet and creamy.  His ripe picking techniques and raised beds also make this a very clean natural that is unusually refined for a naturally processed coffee. 

New Grand Cru's Have Arrived!

We are very excited to bring three new Grand Cru's to French Truck. It is always our goal to offer the highest quality coffee and these are no exceptions. We are offering two unique coffees that we tasted and selected during our origin trip to Costa Rica in March.

Don Carlos' SL28 is unique because it is traditionally a varietal found in Kenya. Notes of complex fruit, green grape and apple make this special coffee a must have!

We are also offering an exceptional Yellow Honey Villa Sarchi from Don Carlos' Finca Flor Del Cafe, another coffee that we tasted and selected in Costa Rica earlier this year. 

Finally, we are offering coffee from El Salvador for the first time. This Pacamara varietal is also a Honey process, giving it unique fruity notes. Currently, El Salvador is producing some of the best coffee in Latin America.

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Public Cupping This Saturday
Try all three of these coffees and more this Saturday at our roastery located at 1200 Magazine Street in New Orleans, LA.

Cupping begins at 10AM / Space is limited!
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