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A Kept bag of St Helena coffee, tied with jute and sealed in wax, on a weathered jetty post above a turquoise bay

Some treasures
are kept.

Coffee from six far-off islands, sent once a month to 300 members.

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Six far-off islands

The rarest coffee grows on steep island slopes, in harvests too small to reach a shop. We keep a share and send it to you.

    15.9° S · South Atlantic

    St Helena

    Green Tipped Bourbon

    Planted in 1733 from seed brought from Yemen. Napoleon drank it here in exile.

    What arrives each month

    An open Kept crate: three island bags in kraft crinkle paper, the black keepsake tin and a small treasure chest holding a wax-sealed letter
    1. 01

      The coffee

      Whole bean in a sealed valve bag that names its island and farm, roasted the week it leaves us. Your first crate adds a black keepsake tin to keep it in.

    2. 02

      The letter

      Sealed in wax: the farm, the family, the size of the harvest and why we chose it.

    3. 03

      The crate

      Packed in kraft and crinkle paper, labelled by hand and tied with jute. Three islands members find a small treasure chest in their first crate, holding their welcome letter.

    Roasted to order. Tracked delivery throughout the United States.

    Choose your membership

    Three memberships and 300 places in all. Each month's crate is an allocation from harvests too small to sell twice.

    Membership renews at the price shown until you leave. Leave any time from your member page; the month you have paid for still ships. Payment is taken by Stripe.

    Questions

    Which islands will I get?

    It depends on the harvests we can secure each season. Every bag names its island and farm, and the letter tells you the rest.

    When does my first crate ship?

    It leaves us within 30 days of joining. After that, in the first week of every month.

    Whole bean or ground?

    Whole bean, unless you tell us your brewer. Then we grind for it the day it ships.

    Where do you ship?

    Anywhere in the United States, tracked, at no extra cost.

    Can I pause or leave?

    Yes, any time, from your member page. The month you have already paid for still ships.

    What happens when places run out?

    That membership closes and a waiting list opens. When a member leaves, the next name on the list is offered the place.

    A green volcanic island at sunset, with a rowing boat pulled up on a white beach

    From the farthest islands.
    To your door.

    Three hundred places in all. Join the private waitlist and we will write to you when places open. No payment until then.

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