We’re excited to introduce our Christmas Coffee Collection featuring 3 brand new single origin coffees from Brazil, Colombia and Ethiopia. This wonderful trio of limited editions for this years festive season is perfect for gifting and trying some delicious new flavours.
BRAZIL
Region: Cerrado & Mogiana
Farmer: Regional Smallholders
Altitude: 800 – 1250 M.A.S.L.
Variety: Mundo Novo, Catuai
Process: Natural
brown sugar – creamy – subtle fruits – roasted cereals
The first in our Christmas Coffee Collection is a wonderful Brazilian Coffee. Created exclusively for one of our green bean suppliers, Volcafe, this Brazilian bean was carefully curated to highlight distinct sweet qualities. It provides an ideal foundation for blending, but also makes a delightful single origin, which is what we wanted to showcase.
The Cerrado region in Brazil, where this coffee is grown, is the first coffee-producing area in the world to receive a “Designated Origin” label, similar to wine. This region boasts the perfect combination of high altitude, flat topography, and a favorable climate with well-defined seasons. Hot and wet summers encourage robust flowering and consistent cherry ripening, while dry and warm winters with low air moisture help maintain the inherent quality of the coffee during harvest and processing.
COLOMBIA
Region: Neiva y Planadad, Tolima
Farmer: Organic Smallholders
Altitude: 1700 M.A.S.L.
Variety: Mixed Colombian Varieties
Process: Washed
apple – berry – hibiscus – hazelnut – caramel
The second in our Christmas Coffee Collection, is a delightful organic bean from Colombia. The coffee community that is part of Tolima Organic consists of farmers who own farms ranging from 2 to 10 hectares at an average altitude of 1700 m.a.s.l.
The Tolima Grande Organic program is designed to promote more sustainable coffee farming through various organic practices. Through diverse agricultural training sessions, Faro, a coffee partner of one of our green bean suppliers, aims to enhance the skills and knowledge of their coffee farmers. This enables them to produce excellent organic coffees, face the challenges of climate change, and make the most of their land by managing it in the best way possible.
After sorting the best cherries of the harvest, the coffee undergoes a second hand-sorting stage where any defective cherries are removed. The selected cherries are then de-pulped and fermented under anaerobic conditions for 60 hours.
After the anaerobic fermentation is complete, the beans are washed to remove any remaining mucilage. They are then placed on concrete patios to sun-dry for 8 days. During this time, the beans are regularly turned to ensure even drying.
By controlling the fermentation and drying processes meticulously, their coffee achieves exceptional quality and unique flavor profiles in this washed processed.
ETHIOPIA
Region: Aroresa, Sidama
Producer: Butara Gambo
Altitude: 1900 – 2000 M.A.S.L.
Variety: 74158 & Local Land Races
Process: Natural
honey – pecan – satsuma – caramel – strawberry
The last bean to feature in our Christmas Coffee Collection, comes from Ethiopia and provides a really exciting profile. This lot was produced by Butara Gambo, on his family’s farm in the Aroresa District of Sidama. Harvest took place between October 2023 and December 2023, and was processed at Qinqamo drying station.
Butara is a second generation farmer who inherited his farm from his parents and has spent over 10 years cultivating coffee on this land. Alongside coffee, Butara also grows bananas, false bananas, and avocados, but whereas these plants act as a source of food, coffee is a cash crop that is a source of income for Butara and his family.
During processing, cherries were hand sorted, then dried on raised African beds. Because these beds are outdoors, weather conditions were carefully monitored, and drying cherries were covered overnight and during rain or intense midday sun. This lot of cherries took between 12 and 15 days to be dried to satisfaction.
