Haiti | Zombie Desert Washed

Zombie Desert is back! This Haitian Blue coffee is named after a coffee-growing mountain town in Haiti, Savane Zombie, where urban legend holds that witch doctors used to raise the dead to do their bidding. The island soil it’s grown in preserves many of the bean’s unique flavors and it’s low in acidity, creamy, smooth with an exceptional nutty taste. Cooperative Name // Zombie Desert Cooperative (75 farmers) Region // Ouest Department (Central Plateau) Town // Savane Zombi Process // Washed Variety // Arabica Blue Mountain, Typica, Bourbon, Catimor Altitude // 1400masl Flavor Notes // Nutty, Buttery, Banana Bread Roast Level // Light-Medium So why a zombie soldier from the French revolution on this Haitian coffee label? We want to spark your interest to learn more about Haiti’s very difficult relationship with coffee, and celebrate the incredible strength & resilience of the Haitian people. In 1804, Haiti, the world’s first Black republic and only country born of a successful slave revolution, won its independence from France. But until the revolution began in 1791, Haiti actually produced 50% of the world’s coffee through the extreme exploitation and systematic violence of slavery. Simply put, we can’t fully appreciate the history of coffee without an appreciation and understanding of coffee’s origins in Haiti.