2024 October Box
October Roastery Select
This month we are featuring two washed coffees again. Washed coffee lovers rejoice! First up a lovely classic washed Ethiopian from Crop to Cup to pair with a community lot Chiroso. The Chiroso variety has always struck us as exhibiting very Kenyan or Ethiopian character in the cup so it is a fitting companion to benchmark against the ever loved washed Ethiopian coffee.
Mulugeta Muntasha Washed
From Crop to Cup:
“Mullugeta Muntasha grew up in the Bursa village, which until recently did not grow coffee. In his youth, he went to the neighboring region of Arsi and worked as a truck driver, transporting cherry from the collection center to a private washing station. Through this experience, he learned the coffee business, eventually becoming a collector of coffee in Arsi and supplying coffee to the central market. Through the effects of time and climate change, though, farmers in his home of Bursa began to plant coffee with the support of the Agricultural office, and in 2021 Mullugeta returned to Bursa and began processing coffee at his own drying station, called Dawencho, where he won 2nd place in the Cup of Excellence for the Dawencho farmer group coffee and 6th place under his own name, Mullugeta Muntasha. In 2022, four of the top 10 CoE winners were Mullugeta’s lots, including that of Legesse Botola—the top winner and Mullugeta’s brother-in law—who processed coffee at Mullugeta’s washing station located next to his farm.”
300g
Sourced with Crop to Cup
Origin:
Arbegona, Ethiopia
Recommended Brew:
Filter, Modern Espresso
Reminds us of:
Floral, Raspberry, Tangerine, White Tea
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We recommend Recipe A in our brew guide
Las Perlitas Chiroso Washed
From The Coffee Quest:
“What happens when multiple farmers produce excellent Micro-Lots, but not enough to make up for an entire lot? The answer is: Las Perlitas. In Spanish, Las Perlitas means “Little Pearls” and throughout the harvest, it’s quite common that small-holders in Colombia produce lots that aren’t large enough to be exported on their own. However, the quality is often just as good (or better) than samples received from larger lots. As such, we buy all coffees, regardless of size and create a larger, export-size lot based on cup score and profile.”
300g
Sourced from The Coffee Quest
Origin:
Huila, Antioquia and Nariño, Colombia
Recommended Brew:
Filter, Modern Espresso
Reminds us of:
Rhubarb, Cherry, Orange Peel
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We recommend Recipe A in our brew guide