Cafe Kreyol
Manassas, VA
Curator's Notes
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From the Roaster
Joey Stazzone started Cafe Kreyol in 2012, after a mission trip to Haiti turned into a calling. The whole company runs on one idea: build steady, well-paid work for Haitian farmers through specialty coffee. Their flagship is Haitian Blue, the same varietal as famed Jamaican Blue Mountain, grown high in the island's mountains, and they've carried that direct-trade model across a dozen-plus origins, including the Dominican Republic and Bolivia. The credentials back it up: 2023 Roast Magazine Macro Roaster of the Year, multiple Golden Bean medals, and a seat on the International Jury at the 2025 Cup of Excellence in Mexico. A roaster doing real good and winning on quality? Our kind of people. In the cup, expect smooth, low-acid, chocolate-and-nut-forward coffees with a mellow island sweetness. Start Here: Organic Zombie Desert, their best-selling Haitian Blue. A medium roast named after the mountain town of Savane Zombi, it drinks like the fudgy corner brownie with the walnuts baked in: toasted nuts, smooth mellow cocoa, zero harshness, and an easy, low-acid finish. Hard to put down. (The name doesn't hurt either.)