Celebrating Importing Exceptional Coffee As we welcome 2023 and everything great and new that comes with it, we want to share with you our new year’s resolution that we remain focused on our mission to import exceptional coffee that is both ethically and sustainably sourced. To do this, Vournas Coffee Trading as a company is committed to coffee producers’ economic empowerment through sustainable, responsible premiums and direct service backed by our 20-year track record of integrity and respect. Coffees that carry the Vournas seal represent our commitment to quality, sustainability, and a beli ..read more

Christmas and the holidays are always a special time of year for us and our family. After a whole year of hustle and bustle, it’s finally that time where we get to relax, exhale a bit and celebrate the season. Throw in a snow flurry, maybe a little eggnog and next thing you know you’re sitting down to watch It’s A Wonderful Life, reminiscing about all the years gone by. I hope this holiday season you all enjoy the well earned time off, and spend it with your closest friends and family. From our entire team at Vournas Coffee Trading, we wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Ye ..read more

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and at Vournas Coffee we are taking time to reflect on the blessings in our lives and thank those that support us in our commitment to ethically and sustainably source the highest quality green coffee, and make these consistently available to our roasters. At the top of our list, we are so very thankful for our farmers, our warehouses, our loyal roasters, our amazing employees, family and friends. 2022 brought along with it old and new challenges. As we continue to navigate the remainder of this year with the effects of inflation, port and logistic issues ..read more

This month, commemorating 20 years of importing fine, specialty coffee, we are putting the spotlight on two of our longtime marquis offerings, Costa Rica El Tigre and Costa Rica Tarrazu Puma. Both coffees are core offerings in our lineup, and deserve a special shoutout for their role in the success of Vournas Coffee Trading. Let’s take a look… Costa Rica El Tigre Back in 2002, our exclusive Costa Rica El Tigre was one of our very first offerings. What an absolute pleasure it has been to have the privilege to continue working with the multi-generation familias who produce the El Tigre through a ..read more

Twenty years ago in 2002, we launched Vournas Coffee Trading as a husband and wife team with a love for specialty coffee and a mission to discover and import the world’s best. So much has happened in that time, and more than anything else we would like to thank you, our roasters for supporting us through it all. Every one of you is an important member of the VCT Family. From the bottom of our hearts we and our entire staff wish to thank you for your support and your business. Here’s to another 20 years of independent, strong, and family-owned specialty coffee imports! Yours In Coffee,   ..read more

This month we’re very pleased to again be able to offer another fantastic offering from the El Socorro growing community in Comayagua, Honduras. For a number of years we have been importing some excellent coffees from the El Socorro Community located a short distance from the municipality of Siguatepeque. This latest offering has a BIG citrusy-orange profile with a smooth malt-like sweetness and a great body to balance it out. Here’s the scoop. Honduras El Socorro Buho Our Honduras El Socorro Buho is produced by several small farm holder residents of the El Socorro de la Peñita community locat ..read more

It was 2016 when I started my first coffee company. Focusing primarily on specialty cold brew coffee products in keg form and employing the nations emerging cold brew competitions as our soap box, we found with proper steeping we had the ability to deliver an incredibly consistent and unique coffee product that could be enjoyed by the giant coffee demand in our region. But it was a year prior in sunny Southern California when I first discovered my obsession for cold brew coffee. The espresso machine I was installing was going to be delayed, but I still wanted a way to serve iced lattes and ame ..read more

Flash brewing has been popular overseas since the 1960s. Sweet and refreshing, this brew method provides floral aromatics more commonly associated with teas. This brew focuses on the first ½ of the brewing process which produces the most desirable notes, and uses the extreme cold of ice to counter thermal reactions in the brew vessel. Note that our Mexico Rancho San Francisco works very well with this method! Flash brewing is easily prepared in a selectable batch brewer or using a filter basket and pour-over kettle. The concept is simple as we are going to be using standard coffee to water rat ..read more

Our 2022 Mexico Rancho SF or “Rancho” as we call it, is a VCT exclusive and one of our longest running marquis offerings. It first appeared in our lineup, way back in 2002!! Now in our 20th anniversary year, we can say that we’re quite proud of this one. Producers Delmar and Fernando have done an outstanding job through the years, and the Rancho has just gotten better and better. 2022 Mexico Rancho San Francisco Our 2022 Mexico Rancho comes from the Moreno Guillen brothers’ family estate in the Chiapas mountains, and utilizes a significant amount of natural shade trees. While not certified org ..read more

In the village of Saran Padang just south of the jaw dropping shoreline of Lake Toba in Northern Sumatra, 120 small farmers cooperatively produce our Grade-1 Sumatra Lintong “Triple Pick” Tiger. For many years Grade-1 was the highest grade Sumatran coffee available, but due to the demand for even cleaner, higher quality cups producers began offering “double-picked” and “triple-picked” lots that are hand-sorted and pre-graded. Now we, of course, are incredibly proud of our entire library of Vournas Coffee offerings, but the Lintong Tiger has become a staple for many of our roasters. Its excepti ..read more