2024 September Box

September Roastery Select

This month we are featuring the return of Gaia Farm by Finagro Plantations. It is our second season working with this producer and they have done some interesting innovations in Tanzanian coffee. From their co-fermented Mahaha (found as our 2023 Holiday Coffee) to an Ethiopian landrace that was grown on their farm when they brought back seeds from Sidamo. For this subscrtiption we have a Batian variety as well, which is typically one found and grown in Kenya.

Gaia Batian Washed

This coffee is a batian variety from Kenya that was planted in Gaia Farm. Batian is a tall, high yielding variety that has become more popular in Kenya in recent years. It has been known for good cup quality along with some good resistance to coffee leaf rust and coffee berry disease. As global climate change continues to make coffee growing more challenging it is important to explore newer varieties that are more hardy as part of the innovations to preserve coffee in order to provide a sustainable future for the industry.

300g

Direct trade with Finagro Plantations

Origin:

Ngorongoro, Tanzania

Recommended Brew:

Filter, Modern Espresso

Reminds us of:

White Grape, Candied Pecan, Brown Sugar

We recommend Recipe A in our brew guide

Gaia Ethiopian Landrance Washed

This coffee is a natural landrace variety from Ethiopia that was planted in Gaia Farm. Back in 2006, five seeds were brought back from Sidamo to be planted and cultivated into 10000 trees. Long-time subscribers may remember from our December box that a similar coffee was featured. That one was a natural process whereas this one is a washed coffee. Expect a more delicate profile that exhibits a more nuanced character as you spend time enjoying this cup from hot, then warm to cool.