About Goatsucka

You’re probably wondering what “Goatsucka” means, so let me explain. José is Venezuelan, and we wanted the brand to represent Venezuela in some way since we wanted to specialize in Venezuelan coffee.

Capybaras are native to Venezuela and Brittany loves Capybaras. She told José a story about how her sister once confused “Capybara” with “Chupacabra” – a mistake that is apparently not uncommon for people in the US to make, so originally we wanted to name our brand “Chupacabra” with the image of a Capybara to represent this common confusion, but we thought it was too generic. After some brainstorming, we settled on the English translation of “Chupacabra” – Goatsucka!

Later, we found out that there is a legend in the coffee community about how coffee was discovered involving goats. It may not be how we got the name Goatsucka, but it’s a nice parallel to our story, and it makes us like our name even more!

What is Goatsucka about?

Goatsucka works together with local cultivators to bring ethically and sustainably sourced coffee to the masses. We want to educate people’s palates on what real, good coffee is by working with some of the best artisan roasters in the world and using cutting edge roasting techniques.

By working with local farmers and highly reputable roasters, we can bring you a completely elevated coffee experience that you are sure to love.

More about us

As the world changes, we, as humans, are constantly thinking of how we can contribute to it, or at least I (your narrator) does. Both of the Goatsucka founders felt they were coming to a cross-roads in their lives and were looking to do something different, something more exciting and daring. José has a background in graphic design, and you can see his work displayed all over this website. Brittany is an Applied Linguist and primarily teaches English, and you can also see her work all over this website (wink). Both are experts at what they do, and both strive for excellence.

How did the idea to get into coffee come about? While attending a Latin American food festival in Portugal, Brittany bought some Colombian coffee. After tasting it she was blown away by the flavor. She had never tasted coffee with such complexity before! Venezuelan co-founder and CEO of GOATSUCKA, José, began to recount how much he missed Venezuela and its coffee to his friend and co-founder.


“If you like Colombian coffee, you’d love Venezuelan coffee.”
“Oh, yeah? I wish there were some here that I could try!”
“We should import some.”

And thus, GOATSUCKA, was born. A collaboration between a Venezuelan who wants to share the flavors of his homeland and an American who loves coffee. These newbs to the coffee world are on a mission to make the coffee of Venezuela known to the world.