Roaster Profile
Mi Cafeto
ミカフェート
東京（表参道・渋谷ほか）
A premium roaster specializing in rare, high-grade coffee such as Jamaica Blue Mountain and Hawaii Kona. Founder José Yoshiaki Kawashima, the "Coffee Hunter," visits farms worldwide to bring the finest lots to Japan.
Roast
Medium–dark
Online sales
Yes
Origins
4 origins
Tags
Origins carried
Editorial
How to read this roaster
Mi Cafeto is the premium-line specialty roaster led by José Yoshiaki Kawashima, the "Coffee Hunter." Specializing in bringing Jamaica Blue Mountain, Hawaii Kona, and lots from rare varieties and farms into Japan, it has held its place for over 15 years as a name you cannot leave out when rare coffees are discussed.
The Coffee Hunter’s eye
During his years at UCC, Kawashima walked coffee lands in more than 60 countries, working on quality improvement at origin. After founding Mi Cafeto he built his own "Grand Cru Café" ranking system, establishing a style of carrying only lots evaluated across multiple criteria — farm, altitude, variety, harvest year.
Blue Mountain, Hawaii, Gesha
Mi Cafeto is one of the few shops able to carry the rare names — Jamaica Blue Mountain, Hawaii Kona, Ethiopian and Panamanian Gesha — with any stability. These coffees circulate in small volumes with wide quality variance, but long relationships and a practiced eye let Mi Cafeto secure high-grade lots continuously.
The summit of coffee as a gift
The packaging, the pricing, the atmosphere of the shops — all are built consciously around the culture of giving coffee, and the brand is often chosen for weddings, retirements and seasonal gifts. For someone seeking coffee for a special day rather than the everyday, it is one of the first names to consider.
Recommended brewing
For mild types like Blue Mountain and Kona, the traditional way in is nel drip at a low 88–90°C, drawn slowly. For Gesha: V60 at 93–94°C, with a full 40-second bloom so none of the florals escape.
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Opens the official online shop via Google. Stock and prices on the official site take precedence.
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