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Frequently asked questions
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Yes it is. The SCAA (Specialty Coffee Association of America) rates specialty coffee on a 100 point scale.
The scale is as follows:
80-84.99 - Very Good
85-89.99 - Excellent
90-100 - Outstanding
Our coffee was last scored by a Instructor that teaches SCAA scoring methods. She rated our coffee at 85.25. That sounds excellent to us!
For our coffee and in-house merchandise, you can select a ship date. If one of our shipping options does not work, please message us and we will customize a ship date for you. Unfortunately, for Print-On-Demand merchandise, we have fewer options.
Our coffee is roasted fresh every week. We want you to receive the freshest possible product. Your order may need to wait until the next roasting date to get the best product to you. Fresh coffee does make a huge difference in taste!
For packages lost in transit, all claims must be submitted no later than 30 days after the estimated delivery date. But no worries! We'll cover the costs of shipping a replacement order for you as the long as the stated address on the order is correct.
We may ask for your help before doing that, like confirming that the shipping address was correct. We also ask that you get in touch with the shipping carrier to try locating the lost order.
Keep in mind that if tracking information states an order was delivered but you think you haven't received it, you will need to do some investigating such as checking with your neighbors and reaching out to your local PO to find out what happened. Unfortunately, once it shows delivered in our system, there is not much we can do as the seller.
We only use premium Strike King Lure Company tackle in our gift boxes and subscriptions. The tackle selection each month will vary, but will always be around $15-$20 in retail value.
There is a lot of verbage being used in the coffee industry. Here it is:
Direct Trade: We actually know, have met, and work with our farmers directly. They set their own prices and we pay it. The result is better income for their families and we ensure that our coffee is of the highest quality from the Atitlán region of Guatemala.
Fair Trade: This is more of a certification that was first established in 1988. The goal is to ensure small farmers and able to compete with large corporations and keep prices from being driven down to the point where small producers cannot make a living.
Yes. Our farmers are small producers that work with the environment and do not slash and burn large acreages to mass produce their product.
Our signature bean for our Bass Fishing Life Coffee line is Guatemala. We also launched a second line called Live Life Coffee Beans. In 2026, we added many of the Live Life Coffee products to the Bass Fishing Life coffee site to provide you more options and to help you save on shipping! GUATEMALA:100% single origin Arabica coffee sourced from the Atitlan region of Guatemala. Shade grown in rich volcanic soil, our coffee is produced and harvested at an ideal altitude of 5,200-6,000 ft. above sea level. Roasted at a light, medium, or dark level, this coffee has tasting notes of cocoa, citrus, peach, berries, slight floral, and caramel. The coffee is roasted and packaged at North Central College's Coffee Lab.COLOMBIACafe Santa RosaSingle Origin ArabicaRegion: Cauca region of ColombiaFully washed and sun-driedTasting notes: Chocolate fragrance and aroma, sweet caramel taste / brown sugar taste COSTA RICACafé con AmorProducers: Jonathan Jost & Marianella Baez JostLocation: Cañuelas de Naranjo, West Valley, Costa RicaSize: 5.5 HectaresAltitude: 1300-1400 maslProcess: HoneyCafé Con Amor is a high-altitude farm in the mountains of Costa Rica, grown in rich soil under the share of many tropical trees. The volcanic soil is perfect for growing Caturra and Villa Sarchi varieties of specialty coffee. Orange, mango, níspero, guaba, lemon, guayaba and sweet plantains add rich organic material that transfer to the aroma, complexity and rich notes of this specialty coffee. The final product is a clean cup with a smooth honey sweetness, citrus tones, and balanced acidity. Available in a medium roast. ETHIOPIARegion: Guji CoffeeNotes of peach, cocoa, lemon candy and black tea.The road south out of Addis Ababa leads straight to the coffee country. The new highway toll road makes travel to the lowlands quicker than ever, but the pace slows down when the road starts to climb into the mountains. At Shashamane town, the western road carries travelers into the heart of the Sidama Guji coffee region, past family farms and pointed huts made of curved reeds. Thousands of small farmers live in this area, growing coffee at high altitudes where the Rift Valley meets the Bale Mountains. Farms range in size from 1 to 20 hectares, and banana and mango trees grow alongside coffee trees, imparting their fruity flavors into the soil. For hundreds of years, people here have governed by the Gadaa system, an indigenous democratic process of electing a leader and local representatives. The area is rich in history – and rich in coffee. Producers bring their ripe harvests to central washing stations, where the cherries are pulped and washed with mountain spring water the same day. The pulped coffee goes into a fermentation tank for 72 hours, then is washed, spread, and sun-dried for up to 2 weeks on raised beds. The people of the Guji region take pride in the high quality of this sweet, clean coffee. Zone: GujiTown: Ana SoraAltitude: 2100M (6890ft) +Veritals: HeirloomWater Activity: 0.501Moisture: 10.4%Density: 65.1Notes: peach, cocoa, lemon candy and black tea PAPUA NEW GUINEABenchmark Coffee TradersSigri, Bunum Wo, and Kindeng EstatesLocation: Wahgi Valley, Western HighlandsAltitude: 1550 – 1600 meters above sea levelSoil type: VolcanicShade trees:Albiza, Casuarina, Old-growth trees Kula PeaberryThe Kula Peaberry green coffee is generally about 6% of the total green coffee crop and is a higher density coffee. As a Kula Coffee, our PNG peaberry coffee is sorted by a 4.5 long-slot screen, double color-sorted, and double hand-sorted. In the cup you will taste sweet milk chocolate, strawberry rhubarb, and lemon, with a complex syrupy body and lush mouthfeel. RWANDAAgaseke coffee from the Kopakaki Dutegure cooperativeLocation: West, Karongi districtAltitude: 5,200-6,000 ft/ 1,600-1,800mProcessing: Fully-washed, raised-bed sun-dryingFlavor Notes: Black raspberry, dark chocolate, orange, floralAgaseke, a group of all-female producers, was formed in 2016, with full support of the larger Kopakaki Dutegure cooperative, located in the Karongi district of western Rwanda. "Agaseke" is the name of a traditional Rwandan basket used for giving gifts. It is especially appropriate that this delicious, fruit-forward coffee has the name Agaseke! Supporting the women to own a community plot of coffee trees and sell their coffee separately as "women's coffee" is one way Kopkaki cooperative shows leadership and promotes gender equity in their rural community.
Our coffee is roasted and packaged here locally and shipped from our location. For additional merchandise offerings, we have chosen a print-on-demand company to fulfill those orders. Those orders are printed as received by a separate company and shipped directly from them.
Please see our full shipping and return policy here.
Sizing information can be found in the images for each print on demand product. You can also reference the images below:
For Unisex Staple T-Shirt | Bella + Canvas:
For Gildan 18500 Unisex Heavy Blend Hooded Sweatshirt:
For Bella + Canvas 6400 Women's Relaxed Short Sleeve Jersey Tee
For Unisex V-Neck Tee | Bella + Canvas 3005
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