Folk — Vol 00, Wilmar Castillo

RARE, EXCEPTIONAL COFFEES — SCORED 86+
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We believe coffee should be more than a habit. It should be a moment. Each month, we share a new Volume: two rare, single-origin coffees, sourced from small farms, roasted to order, and delivered with the story that makes your first sip feel a little different. Because the best cup you'll ever have is the one you actually slow down for.

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The Subject

Each Volume is a moment.

Folk releases a new Volume every month. Two rare lots, sourced and cupped by a licensed Q-Grader, named after the producer or the place. Roasted the week they ship, so the cup tastes the way the farmer intended.

No grocery-store coffee. No house blends on rotation. Just rare, exceptional coffees scored 86+, in your hands while they're still singing.

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The Folk Volume — rare coffees cupped by a licensed Q-Grader

The Folk Philosophy

Slow down.
Notice more.
Share what's good.

Most of us drink coffee every day, but we rarely actually taste it. We rush through the moment and miss what makes it worth having. Folk is for the people who want something different from that first sip. Not just a better coffee, but better moments.

Our story
What's in every Volume

Six things we hold every Volume to.

Coffees from a single farm or producer, never blended. Each Volume names the lot it came from.

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Volume 08: Understory — This Month

Volume 08: Understory begins in India's Western Ghats, where coffee still grows in the shade of a working...

  • a. Mukul Mahindra · Hardoor Giri EstateIndia  ·  NaturalLike strawberry and guava eaten outside, with lime squeezed over the top, soft brown sugar, and a creamy, earthy finish.
  • b. Ashok & Divya Patre · Ratnagiri EstateIndia  ·  WashedBlack cherry and dark berries folded into milk chocolate mousse, silky and creamy all the way through.
  • c. India
  • d. Journey to the Unknown — Krittika Mittal
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(a)
Mukul Mahindra · Hardoor Giri Estate
(b)
Ashok & Divya Patre · Ratnagiri Estate
(c)
India
(d)
Journey to the Unknown — Krittika Mittal

We believe coffee should feel slower, more intentional, and deeply connected to the people who produce it.

Principle Practice
Sourcing Direct relationships
Roasting Small batch
Approach Seasonal
Philosophy Quality over scale
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