New arrival: Haiti Savane Zombie, a coffee that's very much alive

Good news! Haiti is back in the shop. This coffee takes its name from a coffee-growing region in South-East Haiti, where coffee trees grow at altitude on mountain plateaus. A rare origin that deserves to be discovered.

We feel privileged to be able to offer you this coffee, despite the major logistical challenges and the difficult context Haiti is facing.

Kok Ki Chante

Since 2009, the Kok Ki Chante organization has been reviving Haiti's coffee sector. First the technical arm of Singing Rooster, an American non-profit social enterprise, it became a fully Haitian company in 2014. Today, Kok Ki Chante is one of the leading exporters of farm-direct specialty coffee in Haiti.

Around Thiotte, Kok Ki Chante works hand in hand with some 350 smallholder families organized in farmer associations — including the Association des Paysans Agricoles de Savane-Zombi (APAS), which alone supports about 150 families. In concrete terms: tens of thousands of coffee seedlings distributed, warehouses, depulpers, hermetic bags to protect the beans — and above all, pay 300% above the fair-trade threshold. It's a pricier coffee, but every bag brings real support to Haiti's coffee-growing communities.

Savane-Zombi, a coffee plateau between 1,300 and 1,500 meters

Savane-Zombi is a rural section of the commune of Thiotte, in the Belle-Anse district, right by the Dominican border. Backed by the Forêt des Pins, the coffee gardens grow in the shade of tall trees, between 1,300 and 1,500 meters — dream conditions for slow ripening, tended by families who have grown coffee for generations.

A quick history lesson, because it's dizzying: coffee arrived in Haiti in the 1730s, and around 1788 the island supplied about half of the world's coffee. In 1949, Haiti was still the world's third-largest producer. Production has dwindled since, but lots like this one prove the country hasn't lost any of its know-how — and that it is carving out a choice place in specialty coffee.

In the cup

A clean, elegant high-grown washed coffee that belongs to our Floral & delicate family:

• Notes: floral, chocolate, cane sugar, good acidity
• Process: washed
• Varieties: Typica, Caturra, Catimor, Mundo Novo, Blue Mountain
• Altitude: 1,300 to 1,500 m
• Region: Thiotte, South-East Department
• Harvest: 2025-2026 (October to May) — new crop

Our roasting tips

Roaster's tip: I would favour a medium to dark roast to bring out a richer profile. Drop temperatures of 212°C to 218°C for a medium and 219°C to 229°C for a dark roast are good starting points.

In my opinion, Haitian coffee doesn't shine as much when roasted light.

Discover the Haiti Savane Zombie — available in 5 lb and 15 lb bags while the lot lasts. A rare coffee, a real impact. Ça va Torquer!