Three Weeks in Yirgacheffe: What We Learned About Natural Processing
We spent 21 days at the Konga Cooperative during harvest season, learning how natural processing at altitude creates those extraordinary fruit flavours.
We travel to the source — from the highlands of Ethiopia to the valleys of Colombia — to bring you coffees that tell a story in every cup.
Each lot is traceable to a single farm, cooperative, or washing station. We visit every partner at least once a year.
Konga Cooperative · Natural Process
Blueberry, jasmine, and a lingering dark chocolate finish. Grown at 1,900–2,200m in the birthplace of Arabica coffee.
Finca La Esperanza · Washed
Brown sugar sweetness with bright malic acidity. This lot comes from a single family farm at 1,750m elevation.
Kii Factory · AA Grade
Blackcurrant, tomato, and grapefruit — the classic Kenyan profile. Double-fermented washed process at 1,800m.
The same bean can taste completely different depending on how you brew it. Here are our favourite methods.
The pour over method extracts a clean, nuanced cup that highlights the terroir of single-origin coffees. Patience is the key ingredient.
The inverted AeroPress method gives you complete control over steep time, resulting in a rich, full-bodied brew with low acidity.
Cold brew extracts sweetness and body while leaving bitterness behind. The result is a naturally sweet, chocolatey concentrate.
Espresso is the most technical brew method. Small changes in grind size create dramatically different results in the cup.
We roast light to medium-light. We believe high-quality green coffee should express itself, not be masked by roast character.
Max acidity, max origin character. First crack only. Ideal for pour over and cold brew.
Our house range. Balance between origin and roast. Works in any brew method.
Chocolate and nut notes dominate. Lower acidity. Perfect for espresso.
We spent 21 days at the Konga Cooperative during harvest season, learning how natural processing at altitude creates those extraordinary fruit flavours.
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