Haiti: Savanne Zombie, Central Plateau

Haiti’s Central Plateau is a highland growing area where coffee is often produced by small farms organized through local cooperatives, and where quality depends on careful cherry selection and shared processing standards. This lot comes from the town of Zombie Desert, tied to a smaller cooperative that operates one of the area’s model farms and produces a limited volume each season. With roughly 75 farmers averaging about one hectare each, the cooperative structure helps consolidate harvest work and deliver consistency that would be difficult for individual farms to achieve alone. Grown around 1,400 masl, the elevation supports a steady pace of ripening and a structured cup, while shade grown cultivation adds resilience and stability to the farm environment in a region where forest cover is less common. Washed processing emphasizes cleanliness and definition, and a medium dark roast is chosen to bring depth and comfort while preserving the underlying structure that highland coffees are known for.