Saint Vincent Coffee
An exciting addition to the selection of small farms that Sea Island is exclusively working with, this rare coffee was obtained in-person by our Chairman on his trip to the island in 2024. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a small island country in the Caribbean, home to less than 10 individual coffee growers. With each farmer producing coffee in extremely small amounts for the local market, this coffee has never been exported off the island until now.Â
This particular coffee comes from the sole proprietor of the islands biggest farm, who until now roasted and sold all his coffee locally in Saint Vincent. Our Chairman happened to meet the owner by chance during one of his trips, and took the opportunity for a tour around the farm. The owner is young and passionate about coffee, and keen to grow his farm, so he agreed to start exclusively selling green coffee to us and allow Sea Island to work alongside him on developing his production. Our Chairman bought a few sacks of coffee on the spot – transported back to the UK in a suitcase on his flight!
We’re very excited to have sourced this exceptionally rare origin and be the only coffee trader currently bringing Saint Vincent’s coffee to market. Although the island is home to an ideal coffee growing climate, first cultivated by the French in the 1700s, Saint Vincent’s coffee industry has never previously taken off in a viable way, but we think this origin could develop into something special for niche coffee enthusiasts in future.Â
Immense pride is taken in hand-picking, hand-sorting, and slowly drying this coffee as a solo operation, so the islands coffee production is very limited and otherwise dedicated to local consumption. The result is not just a smooth, balanced, and nutty cup of excellent coffee, but the story of a small farmer’s opportunity to develop his production into a new exotic coffee origin for connoisseurs around the world.
