FAQs

Our coffees are sourced directly from Indigenous and heritage farming communities who grow using ancestral methods — some dating back centuries. These are rare, origin-true beans cultivated in biodiverse ecosystems, hand-harvested, and roasted with sensory craftsmanship. Each varietal offers a story, a lineage, and a taste you won’t find anywhere else.

We currently source from:

• Barohuco Mountains, Dominican Republic: Heritage 1805 (Barahona Typica)
  
• Tsachopen Native Community, Peru: Sagrada Harvest (Gesha)
  
• Cordillera Mountains, Dominican Republic: Cocoa Canuco (Mocha)

Each origin is chosen for cultural significance, altitude, soil richness, and traditional farming practices that create truly exceptional coffee.

Our coffee is roasted in small quantities by our master roaster Christian in Tamboril, DR. Small batches allow him to tune every roast by sight, aroma, and sound, guided by synesthesia (he sees flavor as color). This ensures perfect balance and consistency.

Yes! Our partnerships are built on transparency, Indigenous stewardship, and fair compensation. Many of our farms operate as community cooperatives, reinvesting profits into education, land protection, and cultural preservation.

Our roaster Christian is a sensory-based artisan roaster living in Tamboril, Dominican Republic. He built his own roaster by hand, and he roasts using synesthesia, experiencing flavor as color. When a coffee reaches perfect balance, a spectrum appears in his mind’s eye, signaling that the bean has reached its fullest expression.

Synesthesia is a neurological phenomenon where senses overlap. In Christian’s case, flavor maps to color. This rare sensory gift helps him roast with exceptional intuition, ensuring each bean achieves full depth and clarity.

Every bag is roasted fresh, sealed immediately, and shipped soon after. We roast in frequent cycles to maintain optimal freshness.

Unopened bags remain fresh for approximately 6 months.

Once opened, we recommend consuming within 2–3 weeks for best flavor.

Yes, we offer both whole bean and ground options.

For peak freshness, whole bean is always encouraged.

Our coffees are naturally rich in polyphenols and chlorogenic acids (the antioxidants in coffee) while keeping caffeine in a balanced range. That high antioxidant-to-caffeine ratio helps create steady alertness instead of a spike-and-crash. 

They’re the compounds in coffee linked to antioxidant benefits and smoother energy. CGAs are the main polyphenols in coffee, and they’re especially abundant in high-altitude, slow-ripened beans like ours. 

Because the dominant CGA (5-CQA) slows and smooths caffeine absorption, while other polyphenols help counter caffeine’s “wired” edge. In consumer trials referenced in the reports, caffeine-sensitive drinkers reported side effects at dramatically lower rates with these beans. 

Yes.

• Heritage 1805 (Barahona Typica) sits in the top 3–5% globally for polyphenols. 
• Sagrada Harvest (Junín Geisha) is even higher — top 2–4% worldwide. 
• Cocoa Canuco (Cibao Altura Arabica) lands top 5–7% globally.

Yes, roast level matters a lot. Light to medium roasting preserves most CGAs, while darker roasting burns them off. That’s why our coffees stay in that light-to-medium lane: so the bean keeps its natural advantage. 

Exactly. In high-polyphenol coffees, more acids are bound to CGAs rather than floating “free,” which translates to a gentler cup. Combine that with high altitude and careful processing, and you get Geisha complexity without the bite. 

Methods with fuller extraction tend to pull more polyphenols: pour-over, AeroPress, French press, Clever dripper, moka pot, and cold brew. Auto-drip still works great - you just may extract a bit less of the antioxidant load. 

Not necessarily. Caffeine levels in these beans are moderate compared to most Arabicas. The difference is how your body experiences it because antioxidants buffer and slow the caffeine curve. 

Altitude, shade/forest growth, mineral-dense soils, long ripening, and selective hand-harvesting all push the plant to produce more protective phenolics (polyphenols). These aren’t trendy add-ons — they’re the conditions that make the beans exceptional. 

Most sensitive drinkers start happiest with Sagrada Harvest or Heritage 1805. Both have extremely high polyphenol-to-caffeine ratios, meaning the lift feels clean and calm. Cocoa Canuco is also smooth, just richer and more full-bodied.

Keep your coffee in its original resealable bag or an airtight opaque container.

Avoid light, heat, moisture, and the fridge.

Our coffees shine across many methods. Recommended:

• Heritage 1805: Drip, Chemex, French Press
  
• Sagrada Harvest: Pour-over, Chemex, Aeropress
  
• Cocoa Canuco: French Press, Drip, Espresso (mocha lovers rejoice)
  

We plan to release full brew guides soon!

Yes — each product page includes tasting notes and experience tips. Full brew guides will be added to the website.

Standard U.S. orders typically arrive in 3–7 business days.

Expedited shipping is available at checkout.

We currently ship within the United States and Canada.

International shipping will be added soon.

If your order has not yet been roasted or shipped, we’ll do our best to accommodate changes. Email us immediately at hello@originalsourcecollective.com.

Yes, you can subscribe to any coffee and receive it on a schedule that works for you.

Absolutely. Through your account, you can:

• Pause
  
• Skip shipments
  
• Change coffees
  
• Update frequency
  

Because coffee is perishable, subscription orders are non-returnable, but we will always fix issues related to damaged or incorrect shipments.

We cannot accept returns of opened coffee bags, but if your coffee arrives damaged, incorrect, or unsatisfactory, we will replace or refund it. Returns of unopened bags may be accepted within 14 days on a case-by-case basis.

Full details are on our Return Policy page.

Email hello@originalsourcecollective.com and we’ll help track it down or assist with the next steps.

Giving back is part of our relationship with the places where our coffee begins. We support two organizations doing meaningful, on-the-ground work connected to our origins:

• Samana Smiles: a volunteer-run medical nonprofit providing life-saving and life-changing care in the Dominican Republic. Their work is fully transparent, with every procedure and cost openly documented so donors can see exactly where support goes.
  
• RAREC (Rainforest Awareness and Raptor Education Center): an organization focused on wildlife protection, habitat conservation, and environmental education in Latin America. Their work directly supports the ecosystems that surround many of our coffee-growing regions, safeguarding the species and habitats represented in our artwork and mission.
  

Our role is simple: support the people and ecosystems that make exceptional coffee possible.

Yes! We donate ground coffee to local food banks, helping bring warmth, dignity, and comfort to families facing food insecurity.

Our mission is rooted in honoring origin. These communities carry generations of knowledge, stewardship, and agricultural wisdom that make our coffees extraordinary. Supporting them is central to our ethos.

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