Healthy People, Better World
In an inequitable world, there exists a deep and compelling humanitarian need to assist those whose lives remain threatened by disease, poverty, or disaster. This is the hallmark that guides Direct Relief's focus on serving the most medically underserved communities around the world and meets its mission to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies – without regard to politics, religion, or ability to pay.
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Not Just A Cup, But A Just Cup.
The Humanitarian Grounds Dark Roast is our Mendocino Vienna. Named for our county of Mendocino, where salmon streams and redwood forests meet the Pacific ocean - and Vienna, Austria, where deep dark roasts accompany incredible desserts in the famous Viennese coffee houses where revolutions were plotted, planned and organized with coffee as their fuel.
Vienna roast is more brown than black, with not even a hint of smokiness nor the taste of charcoal. It has an oily surface and a savory mouthfeel, and is great with fruit pies and chocolate desserts. Great if you just want an Eastern European moment.
We lured you to this coffee with three flavor descriptors; roasted chestnuts, spicy and chocolatey. Don’t look for these flavors to pop out clearly- they are suggestions on how to think about this coffee initially. Drink it every day for a month and you will begin to note their subtle presence. I sometimes get a suggestion of licorice. Coffee is complex when it is good. This Vienna roast is a blend of coffees from Central and South America, all roasted together to the second crack, when the oils within begin to vaporize and squeeze out the pores of the bean as it reaches 425° F. Stopped at that moment, it is Vienna roast, the taste of Revolution!
