Kok ki Chante (KKC) is the lead supplier and exporter of specialty, single origin coffee from smallholder co-ops in Haiti. We work shoulder to shoulder with our farmer partners across all major coffee sectors. We coordinate and oversee the entire coffee supply chain (we are the farmers’ dry mill / secondary processor). Contact us today to arrange your container or more of specialty coffee (need a partial container? We consolidate). Need just a sack? We do that too through our marketing partner Singing Rooster (details at the end of this page).
Haiti is the most mountainous nation in the Caribbean –well suited for coffee. Haitian coffee is classically Caribbean — rich chocolaty sweet body with mellow citrus-highlights and notes of nougat, dried raisins. Haitian coffee is rare and comes from the same type of Arabica plant with genetic roots traced to Ethiopia. Moreover, Haitian coffee is grown in a similar region as Jamaican Blue coffee. We source coffee from different sectors, some of which are rebuilding after hurricanes. Currently, our green offerings include:
- Blue Pine Forest
- 3 Mountains
- Baptist Blue
- Savan Zombie
- Haitian Honey – unwashed honeyed
Blue Pine Forest
Haiti’s Pine Forest is renown for coffee, and the lush landscape here is rare. The Pine Forest is an active place — the main thoroughfare for the Saturday market. Coffee is the life blood of this area. Blue Pine Forest is classically Caribbean — chocolaty sweet with mellow citrus-highlights. It’s a perfect cup for those who like to ease into the day or relax with coffee after work. Roasting Profile: A medium dark roast reveals a rich, baker’s chocolate-caramel flavor with floral notes and dark fruit. Buy a sample (cost of samples credited on 1st sack).
Region: Pine Forest, South East Haiti
Washing station: 2820’ / 860m, uniform screen size
Surrounding Vegetation: banana, plantain, cacao
Varietal = 100% Arabica – washed
3 Mountains
Thiotte is Haiti’s coffee Mecca. Kok ki Chante’s 3 Mountains is high elevation green from 3 mountains of similar traits and soil near Thiotte. This single origin compilation offers complexity in the cup. This coffee won Haiti’s last cupping contest as coffee of the year for good reason. Roasting Profile: when roasted to 2nd crack in the cooling bin – this coffee reveals a chocolate-cherry flavor that packs a punch on it’s own or as a base for a velour espresso. Notes of black currant , orange peel and dry raisin. Buy a sample (cost of samples credited on 1st sack).
Region: Thiotte, South East Haiti
Washing station: 3700’ / 1130m, uniform screen size
Surrounding Vegetation: banana, plantain, grapefruit, lime trees
Varietal = 100% Arabica – washed
Baptist Blue
Baptist is located in Haiti’s central plateau – mountains that grow off of other mountains. They’ve been farming coffee for centuries. Roasting Profile: Baptist offers crisp, clean acidity at a lighter roast with little risk of underdevelopment. When roasted to just under 2nd crack, the darker roast reveals a fuller body, bakers chocolate, and hint of floral acidity . Buy a sample (cost of samples credited on 1st sack).
Region: Baptiste, Central Plateau Haiti
Washing station: 3400’ / 1040m, uniform screen size
Surrounding Vegetation: banana, plantain, grapefruit, squash
Varietal = 100% Arabica – washed
Savan Zombie
In the valley of the zombies grows great coffee! This high elevation green offers a fresh cup with a heavy body and lower acidity. Roasting Profile: When roasted to second crack, expect hints of floral notes balanced with an earthy chocolate. Notes of sugar, caramel. Spicy, Floral. Buy a sample (cost of samples credited on 1st sack).
Region: Savane Zombie, South East Haiti
Fatima washing station 4265’ / 1300m, uniform screen size
Surrounding Vegetation: banana, plantain, grapefruit, almond & citrus trees
Varietal = 100% Arabica – washed
Haitian Honey
Given Haiti’s chronic water shortage, we began to honey certain lots of green a couple years ago. We’re pleased with the results & think you will be too. Roasting Profile: you’ll want to roast this green on the lighter side, else risk losing the very qualities the honey process gave the beans. When roasted lighter, this coffee reveals intense, sweet milk chocolate, dry grapefruit & raisins. Wine-like qualities. Buy a sample (cost of samples credited on 1st sack).
Region: Mare Blanche, South East Haiti
Honey station: Kok Ki Chante demonstration farm 3900’/1190m, uniform screen size
Surrounding Vegetation: banana, plantain, grapefruit, lime trees
Varietal = 100% Arabica – Honey process
Not everyone needs a container of Haitian green coffee. If you’re an artisanal roaster or home roaster looking for small amounts of Haitian coffee, we do that. We ship by the pound or by the sack to the United States or Canada through our sister company Singing Rooster (located in Wisconsin). Buy the roaster’s sample pack from Singing Rooster – experiment & have fun roasting your own Haitian coffee. Then let us know if you can use a couple of sacks.