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This year was an unusual one for Finca Sophia @fincasophia . The farm entered the low point of its recurring production cycle, while its extreme altitude makes every harvest highly dependent on the season.

The entire 2026 harvest amounted to just 151 kg, divided into 44 nano lots. Nearly 80 percent of them weighed less than 5 kg. With so little coffee available, dividing it fairly through the usual allocations was almost impossible. Sophia therefore decided not to enter Best of Panama and instead released the entire harvest through a single private auction.

I was supposed to be on vacation when the auction began. I started bidding shortly after I woke up and stayed with it until late that night. It was a long and intense day.

I feel very fortunate that Mazelab Origin @mazelab.origin was able to secure three lots from such a small harvest. I was also trusted by three other brands to bid on their behalf and secured one additional lot for them.

More than anything, I am grateful for the opportunity to work with these coffees. Our responsibility now is to roast each lot with care and represent the work behind it as faithfully as we can. by @mazelab.origin

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2 days ago

A few frames from the sourcing trips a couple of months back. Some of the exact lots from these places released this morning. by @mazelab.origin

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a month ago

the red gold #mazelaborigin by @mazelab.origin

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2 months ago

Bangkok, see you soon.

We’re bringing a small part of our shelf. Coffees we kept coming back to, coffees we love, and coffees we wanted to share in person.

May 7–9
WOC Bangkok
BITEC, RV92 by @mazelab.origin

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3 months ago

El Salvador #mazelaborigin by @mazelab.origin

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3 months ago

The difference between cloud and mist is just how close you are to it.

I kept thinking about that yesterday. Some moments are like that. You feel them but it’s hard to explain them to someone else. That’s why I like taking photos. It’s the only way I know how to keep those moments and actually share them.

I visited @rigoherreracgle geisha paradise with no expectations and ended up in one of the most beautiful geisha gardens I’ve seen. I spent two days with his team. Being there felt like one of those moments. Something you don’t fully get from the outside but once you’re in it, it stays with you. by @mazelab.origin

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4 months ago

Back at the farm I visited on my first trip, feels nice in its own way.

I like coming back here everything feels familiar but different at the same time.

Working on something new here, let’s see how it turns out soon.

#mazelaborigin by @mazelab.origin

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4 months ago

#mazelaborigin by @mazelab.origin

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6 months ago

This is a topic I feel many people do not talk about openly. Buyers rarely bring it up, but producers mention it to me quite often. They say that some buyers prefer not to see children at the farm. I understand the concern, but I also want to share my own view and experiences.

I come from a Vietnamese culture, where it is very normal for children to follow their parents. We learn by watching and helping with small things at home or around the family’s work. It's part of our culture and part of staying close to our family. It is not considered labour but simply daily life.

So when I visit coffee farms and see children around their parents, it feels familiar to me. The parents go to pick cherries and naturally they take their kids with them. They cannot just leave them alone. In many places there is no childcare, no neighbour to watch them and the farms are often far from the village. Bringing the kids along is simply the safest and most practical choice.

The children are not working in the sense of being hired or forced but they're just present. Sometimes they play. Sometimes they try to help because children like to copy what adults do. Often they create more mess and damages than help, but that is normal for kids right? The producers understand this. They give them food and allow them to stay near their parents.

So when buyers say they don't want to see children at the farm, I know it comes from a place of wanting to protect them, but it may not fully match the reality of the farmers daily life. Every culture is different. Every community has its own way of living. What looks unusual from the outside can be completely natural within that environment.

Of course everyone agrees that real child labour is wrong. But a child simply being present at the farm with their parents is not the same. It is family life, the culture, safety and practical needs.

I just hope people can look at the situation with understanding and give space for the cultural context behind it. taken in Kenya by @mazelab.origin

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8 months ago

#mazelaborigin by @mazelab.origin

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10 months ago

#mazelaborigin by @mazelab.origin

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a year ago

Before coffee I had gone to many tropical fish farms and to the Amazonia spent time with native communities and fishing. Those were not only work, they were about discovery, connection, and learning from nature in its most basic form.

Green coffee sourcing feels similar. It reminds me why I'm doing all of this. It's not about having green coffee to sell to the roastery. It's about that rush of adrenaline when I discover something really special.

That surprise that I did not expect, the one that I had been waiting silently for. And then I see it, I taste it and it just finds its way into the heart. It's sentimental, it's pure bliss. by @mazelab.origin

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a year ago