Mercanta The Coffee Hunters

Specialty Coffee Merchants

Mercanta The Coffee Hunters was founded in 1996. We source an extensive and varied selection of fine green coffees from producers in almost 20 countries for delivery to specialty roasters in more than 30 countries worldwide.

Latest Articles

We are delighted to have a new Australian customer - Scottie Callaghan, 2010 Australian Barista Champion and World Number Three. We could not ask for a better endorsement of our business!

Mercanta is proud to be a Gold Member of the World Wide Fund for Nature’s new Business Club – a community of small and medium-sized businesses who are supporting WWF-UK’s urgent work.

Coffee leaf rust is spreading through farms in southern Colombia, according to local reports. This is worrying news. After frost and drought, leaf rust is Arabica’s greatest threat and can devastate crops if preventative steps are not taken. The situation may be exacerbated by heavy rains caused by the weather pattern known as ‘La Niña’. This c...

The commodity price of Arabica coffee hit its highest level since 1998 at the end of last week. Although our business operates largely independently of the commodity market, it is impossible not to feel the effects of such a major development.

We’re pleased to report that one of our coffees, the Costa Rican Las Lajas Natural Organic, will be used at the Canadian National Barista Championships.

Latest Cupping Notes

5 August 2010
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30 June 2010
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16 July 2010
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16 July 2010
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18th June 2010
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28 July 2010
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23 June 2010
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10 August 2010
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Latest Arrivals

Natural and dried on patio
Caturra, Catuaí
Finca Las Lajas
Costa Rica
European
Fully Washed
Bourbon
Santa Barbara
El Salvador
European
Fully Washed
Bourbon
La Batalla #1
El Salvador
European
North American
Fully Washed and dried on patio
Bourbon
Finca La Reforma
El Salvador
North American
Fully Washed and dried on patio
Bourbon, Pacamara
Finca Suiza
El Salvador
North American
Natural and dried on patio
Various small farms
Indonesia
European
Fully Washed
Caturra, Catuaí
Finca Bella Vista (Tarrazú)
Costa Rica
European
Fully Washed and dried on patio
Finca El Carmen
El Salvador
European
Fully Washed
Bourbon, Caturra, Catuaí
Finca Chichupac
Guatemala
North American
Fully Washed and dried on patio
Bourbon
Finca San Francisco Tecuamburro
Guatemala
European
Fully Washed
Bourbon
Finca El Retiro
El Salvador
North American
Fully Washed
Bourbon
Finca El Carmen
El Salvador
North American

Upcoming Events

SCAJ 2010
22nd - 24th September
10:00 - 17:00
Tokyo Big Sight, West Hall 3

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Australian Barista Champion using Mercanta http://tinyurl.com/2cotgro 1 week 4 days ago
Mercanta joins WWF Business Club http://tinyurl.com/24psf79 2 weeks 2 days ago
Coffee Rust and ‘La Niña’ threaten Colombia crop http://tinyurl.com/26ex9fc 3 weeks 3 days ago
Commodity price hits 12 year high http://tinyurl.com/2brfmo5 4 weeks 8 hours ago
Las Lajas on way to Canadian Nationals http://tinyurl.com/27ame4n 5 weeks 2 days ago

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