about our coffee
Rival Brothers coffee is roasted and handcrafted in small batches to highlight and maintain the quality and character of each bean. We source our beans from an Australian company that have been in the coffee industry for over 100 years. By purchasing coffee from Rival Brothers, you are supporting environmental sustainability and social justice within the various farming communities where the coffee beans are meticulously hand picked and processed to ensure superior quality.
We currently roast the following beans:
Colombia El Bombo
Exposed to a range of different ripening processes, this coffee provides a dark inky cup with rich chocolate, cream and hazelnut notes. Plum and blackcurrant fruit and acid linger through to a caramel and black tea like finish.
Certification: Organic
Ethiopia Sidamo
Cultivated in mountainous, forest and bird friendly conditions of Southern Ethiopia, this is a heavy and full flavoured coffee with notes of malt, chocolate and lemon, lingering through to a nutty caramel finish.
Certification: Fair trade, Organic
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe
Yirgacheffe is regarded as the King of Coffees. Think floral black tea with lemon, lime and honey notes and a peachy mid palate which carries through to a bitter sweet chocolate finish.
Certification: Fair trade, Organic
Honduras Cocafcal
Originating from Western Honduras, this heavy bodied coffee embodies notes of stone fruit, brown sugar and orange and carries a clean caramel finish.
Certification: Fair trade, Organic
Mexico Fedesi
Originating from the region of Chiapas, this washed process coffee is grown at a strictly high altitude of 1350 masl. Featuring bright lemon and lime acidic and on the palate a caramel nut finish.
Certification: Fair trade, Organic
Rival Brothers also offers a deccaffeinated coffee option.
Brazil SWP
This coffee bean goes through a Swiss Water® Process which uses water from the coastal mountains of British Columbia, Canada to gently remove the caffeine until the coffee beans are 99.9% caffeine-free. The bean's distinctive origin and flavour are kept intact throughout the decaffeination process. It’s decaffeinated coffee without compromise. Full bodied cup with notes of dark chocolate and walnuts up front, moving to molasses and malt to finish.
Certification: Swiss Water Decaf Process