SINCE 2014, WE'VE BEEN CULTIVATING SPECIALTY COFFEE IN MAREEBA, NESTLED ON THE ATHERTON TABLELANDS OF QUEENSLAND. THIS REGION OFFERS THE PERFECT CONDITIONS FOR GROWING PREMIUM ARABICA BEANS. AT JACK MURAT, OUR FAMILY IS DEDICATED TO PRODUCING HIGH-QUALITY, AUSTRALIAN GROWN COFFEE THAT SHOWCASES THE UNIQUE FLAVORS OF OUR LAND.
IN 1929, 16-YEAR-OLD HYMET MURAT, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS JACK, IMMIGRATED TO TROPICAL NORTH QUEENSLAND IN SEARCH OF OPPORTUNITY. STARTING AS A WOODCUTTER, HE EVENTUALLY ACQUIRED LAND AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION'S AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY. TODAY, WE HONOUR HIS LEGACY BY GROWING OUR AUSTRALIAN COFFEE ON THE VERY FARM HE ESTABLISHED.
JACK'S DEDICATION AND HARD WORK LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR FAMILY'S FARMING TRADITION. IT'S ON HIS ORIGINAL FARM THAT WE NOW CULTIVATE OUR AUSTRALIAN GROWN COFFEE, PROUDLY CARRYING HIS NAME TO REFLECT OUR COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AND HERITAGE.