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This collection offers an exciting entry point into the inaugural year of our Thamani Foundational Partnership. While the Foundational coffee will provide a perennially available expression of the singular Kenyan flavor profile, the accompanying Reserve Lots highlight the nuances that emerge from…

The most recent addition to the Foundational Menu, this vibrant field blend features the renowned SL28 and SL34 varieties. While Thamani may be sourced from other producer partners in the years to come, this inaugural expression was produced at Kamavindi Estate by our dear friends the Mbature…

Since its beginnings as a small family farm in the late 1950s, Kibingo Estate has grown into a widely recognized source of outstanding Kenyan coffee. Owner and manager Anthony Irungu Kimani was among the first to partner with Peter Mbature following the launch of Kamavindi Coffee Lab, the Mbature…

At 7.5 hectares, Morris Njagi's Kivanga estate is considered small by Kenyan standards. Historically, producers of this size would deliver their cherry to a centralized processing site, or "factory," rather than maintain their own processing infrastructure. Instead, Morris operates a small wet mill…

Last year marked our first time purchasing coffee from Gerald Njagi, a third generation coffee producer and manager of Kambarare Estate in Kirinyaga County in Kenya. Through continued collaboration with the Mbature family and their export operations at Kamavindi Coffee Lab, we are delighted to be…

Luz Mary Hurtado is one of a growing number of award-winning coffee producers we've had the privilege of discovering through our long-standing Divino Niño partnership in the municipality of Suaza in Central Huila. Last fall, Luz placed among the top twenty producers in the Central Region category…

Yoan Arley Toledo is one of the most exciting young producers to emerge from our longstanding Divino Niño partnership in recent years. In 2024, we featured a Copa de Oro-winning selection from Yoan on our Reserve Lot menu, and this latest release offers another example of the skill and dedication…

Can’t choose? You don’t have to. Try a 310g bag of both summer coffees.

A perfect introduction to our Mainstay tea menu, this is a bundle of our most popular and comforting year round teas.

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This washed process Reserve Lot selection comes from the Banko Chelchele washing station, which collects and processes cherries from the harvests of multiple smallholder farmers located near the town of Chelchele in Ethiopia's Gedeb district. While not produced in the district of Yirgacheffe…

This decaf Education Lot is a blend of washed and natural processed lots from the 30 hectare estate of producer Abdo Aba Mecha. Abdo began working with our import partners at Osito back in 2023, around the same time that we featured a natural processed lot from one of Abdo’s neighbors, Nesru…

Complimentary samples of our 2026 cold brew tea blend offerings.

Released alongside a honey processed lot from the 2025 harvest at La Carolina in Pichincha, Ecuador, this washed processed sidra variety separation from producer Fausto Romo exemplifies why sidra has become synonymous with specialty coffees from Ecuador. In the cup we taste vibrant white grape,…

Now in our second consecutive year working with producer Wilmer Julca, this selection from his 2025 harvest exemplifies the outstanding quality potential of coffees grown at extremely high elevations in the celebrated coffee producing region of Cajamarca, Peru. In the cup we find a deeply sweet and…

From the farm that produced the world’s first commercial pacamara crop in the early 1990's, this 2025 pacamara variety separation from Montecarlos continues to exemplify what unique plant genetics can bring to the cup. Expect many of the deeply sweet flavors we’ve come to love from this coffee each…

All six of our current coffees in one set (but minified!). A perfect way to explore the full Necessary lineup or share with fellow coffee lovers. Includes six 125g bags of whole bean coffee.

A perfect introduction to Passenger’s foundational coffees. This curated bundle includes six 125g bags, one of each of our current year-round offerings (Heza is temporarily unavailable). These selections exemplify balance, clarity, and consistency.

Johel Monge Naranjo established Hacienda San Isidro Labrador during the 2014-2015 harvest season, just a few years after investing in the planting of thousands of gesha and typica plants on the farms tended by him and his son, Mathias, in the Los Santos region of San José province. Since then,…

This is our fifth consecutive year presenting SL28 and gesha separations from award-winning producer Ivan Gutierrez. We had the opportunity to visit Ivan last fall and stay on his farm, La Esmeralda, where we learned a bit more about how both weather challenges and beneficial farm investments have…

It’s no exaggeration to say that the Abel Raymundo Arotaype Huayllas is among the highest elevation coffee producers in the world. Located at nearly 2500 masl, his farm, El Pedregal, is located in the west of Cusco near the border with the neighboring Ayacucho department. This past year we’ve…

Carefully preserved since arriving at our freezer facility in the spring of 2023, this coffee continues to be among the highest-scoring coffees ever to come across Passenger’s cupping table. Simply put, its cup profile possesses a level of refinement and complexity that we rarely encounter from…

A little swag bag for those partners who rep Necessary!

Complimentary samples of our 2025 holiday offerings

The Aramosa ‘pre-cultivar’ featured in this Education Lot is the result of a unique hybridization between two distinct species of the Coffea genus: Arabica and Racemosa. The result is a more drought tolerant and pest resistant plant that exhibits a vibrant cup character and a naturally…

The catuai SH3 cultivar featured in this Education Lot selection from Daterra offers a case study in how coffee producers and research institutions around the world are working together to combat the effects of climate change on coffee production through careful study of coffee plant genetics and…

Our work is shaped by a desire to foster greater transparency and connectedness between the communities that produce our coffees and teas and the communities that consume them. Because so much of our 2024 Transparency Report highlights our newest Foundational Partnership, Bhadra, we've created a…

Stay stocked with exceptional coffee. This rotating subscription features approachable, roast-driven selections from Necessary, delivered on your schedule for home or office.

A bold, grounding blend of arabica and robusta from Passenger’s Bhadra partnership. This coffee brings together rich notes of dark chocolate and toasted sesame, with a smooth intensity that’s perfect for everyday drinking.

A perfect introduction to Passenger’s foundational coffees. This curated bundle includes seven 250g bags, one of each of our current year-round offerings. These selections exemplify balance, clarity, and consistency.

Stay stocked with exceptional coffee. Enjoy a rotating selection of Passenger’s thoughtfully sourced and expertly roasted coffees, delivered on your schedule—perfect for home or office.