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.

Browse our specialty coffee portfolio or place an order.

Latest Articles

A day in the life...

Always wanted to know what we do in the Mercanta cupping lab? Well, Big Brother has been watching us so come and be a fly on the wall for a moment...

SCAA Boston

We had a fantastic time at the 25th SCAA in Boston last weekend with cuppings, interviews and lots of time spreading the quality coffee word!

Coffee for a Cause
Cafe Pacas power to transform

Mercanta have joined forces with Café Pacas, to reach beyond the coffee plantations and put the proceeds from coffee back into communities in El Salvador.

Hunting in Honduras
Honduras coffee producers

We sent Jose to spend a hectic three days in Honduras meeting old friends and seeking out new farms all in the name of sourcing exciting additions for our warehouses.

Our new, super spoony cupping spoons have arrived!

Last Friday there was much excitement in the office as we became the proud possessors of ‘Mercanta’ engraved cupping spoons.

Latest Cupping Notes

Finca Santa Paula
13 May 2013
Latest Cupping Score
Atitlan Small Producers
13 May 2013
Latest Cupping Score
Antigua Entre Volcanes APCA
13 May 2013
Latest Cupping Score
El Pilar
13 May 2013
Latest Cupping Score
Fazenda Dutra
3 May 2013
Latest Cupping Score
BSCA Espresso Blend No. 1 12/13
3 May 2013
Latest Cupping Score
La Merced del Potrero Organic
30 April 2013
Latest Cupping Score
Finca El Retiro
30 April 2013
Latest Cupping Score
Santa Ines
30 April 2013
Latest Cupping Score
Finca La Copalita Organic
30 April 2013
Latest Cupping Score
Aceh Tengah Organic
24 April 2013
Latest Cupping Score

Latest Arrivals

Finca Santa Paula
Fully Washed
Caturra
Finca Santa Paula
Guatemala
North American
Atitlan Small Producers
Fully Washed and dried on patio
Bourbon Caturra Catucaí Típica
Various Small Producers based in Santiago, Atitlan
Guatemala
North American
Antigua Entre Volcanes APCA
Natural and dried on patio
Bourbon Caturra
Entre Volcanes
Guatemala
North American
El Pilar
Fully Washed and dried on patio
Bourbon Caturra Típica
Finca El Pilar
Guatemala
North American
BSCA Espresso Blend No. 1 12/13
Pulped Natural Natural
Catuaí Mundo Novo
Fazenda Ponto Alegre
Brazil
North American
Fazenda Dutra
Pulped Natural
Yellow Catuaí
Fazenda Dutra
Brazil
North American
Kenya Gachami AA – Lot A008
Fully Washed and dried on African beds
SL 28 SL 34
Gachami Factory
Kenya
European
Finca La Fany 100% Red Bourbon 12/13
Fully Washed and dried on patio
Red Bourbon
Finca La Fany
El salvador
European
Aceh Tengah Organic
Semi Washed
Various
Various small organic producers
Indonesia
European
Cyiya 100% Bourbon
Fully Washed and dried on screens
Red Bourbon
400 smallholder farms
Rwanda
European
Veracruz #244
Pulped Natural and dried in Mechanical drier (Guardiola)
Caturra Colombia
Santa Barbara Estate
Colombia
European
Sidamo
Fully Washed
Arabica Típica
Sidamo
Ethiopia
European

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Taste of London Festival
20th - 23rd June 2013
Regent's Park, London

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