Josuma Select®

Josuma Select Logo is printed on all bags of Josuma Coffee.

All of Josuma's green, unroasted coffees are marketed in North America under the trade name Josuma Select. Estate owners have to grow, pick, and process their coffees to exacting standards set by Josuma before they can earn the Josuma Select label—less than 0.1 percent of India's coffees qualify each year. Once an estate in India agrees to work with Josuma, it typically takes three years before the quality upgrades meet with Josuma's approval.

The Josuma Select mark is printed on the outside of each bag of Josuma coffee, and ensures that the coffee inside meets Josuma's exacting standards. The same mark also appears on bags that we import for sale, but that brokers who work with us later resell. All green coffees that we sell are double bagged, with an outer bag featuring the Josuma Select logo and coffee descriptions and an inner bag that often is bereft of any printing at all. In addition to protecting the coffee throughout the handling process, double bagging also helps prevent the coffee from drying out during the many months of storage before roasting.

All of Josuma's green samples are of very high prep standards, similar to Euro-prep. Because of this uniformity in preparation, growth, sorting, and overall cup characteristics, Josuma's beans roast with very good development, with a decided first crack and linear second crack, and feature nice finishes and hearty aromas that foretell strong cups.