Black Friday? Not here, sorry, but the elves at Badbeard's put together a limited availability "tasting pair" of 2 special organic Ethiopia Sidama region coffees in both natural and washed process from Shantawene Village. Two 12-oz. bags (1.5 lbs. net) of spectacular stuff for the price of one. Will have until they run out, which will be quickly. The natural process version is complex and fruit-packed, the washed more citrusy and floral...and both very sweet. In case you had any doubts about how the processing of cherry affects the taste...this will be the end of that!

Welcome in nice, bold, complex Flores Laga Lizu (Swiss Water Process)...nice for drip and espresso...and ciao to Ethiopia Western States SWP.

Yirgacheffe Kochere is officially out of stock after a torrid run...but fear not, crushing it with a new Yirg from Dumerso, a stone's throw from Chelelektu (our natural process offering). Also shortly we'll have in a wonderful Papua New Guinea, check back in!

Papua New Guinea stops about to hit us again next week, but we're void for the time being. Added to the Special du Jour Boutique roster is a sultry, certified organic natural process from Uganda Sipi Falls region (Kapkwai) and Brazil Jacarezinho natural process cold-soaked (24 hrs.)...both very limited. In the Special du Jour Deluxe we have a lovely washed Rwanda Rusiga women-produced. Lots of deliciousness to choose from!

Lovely coffee, as always Sidamo region shines bright in the Ethiopia landscape. Produced  in low-density "coffee gardens" by smallholder farmers, there are nice fruit and aromatic notes in this fully washed 2019 crop. A keeper!

We've been awaiting new crop Sumatras and couldn't pass on this wet-hulled beauty. Great any way you make it....French Press (beefy), drip (spicy), espresso (nutty/spicy/chocolatey).

Bubbly excitement awaiting two new Boutique Special du Jour offerings...Kenya organic (the only certified OG in Kenya) Muiri Estate AA double-washed, super-gorgeous and Honduras Catracha Project Mayra Orellana-Powell's washed Bourbon varietal. Mayra was the creator of the tranformative Catracha Project which is elevating the lives of the small growing-community of Santa Elena.

Soon we will be receiving this year's crop of (Catracha) Ernesto Vasquez...a farmer whose efforts we have supported since the beginning of the Catracha Project....stay tuned to the blog entries for arrival date.

We've been big fans of ALL of the Ethiopian coffee regions since day one, and Yirgacheffe is many-splendored, especially in Natural (whole dried coffee cherry using raised beds) process. Just in and must-try is Yirgacheffe Koke washing station, from a very high and sinuously-sloped area which produces exceptional coffee from a mere 96-farmer group near the facility. Jammy, tropical fruit and chocolate notes abound for drip and pourover methods. Makes a nice pairing with our Kochere washed as well...best of both worlds.

So much great coffee in-house! March-July is generally a lull in coffee availability as producers get their stuff into containers and onward to the US and Europe. Tomorrow all of Colombia will be exulting over its first Tour de France winner, 22 year-old Egan Bernal, and today we at Badbeard's salute him and also three fabuloso new coffees from that country..El Obraje washed Caturra and two direct trade microlot gems; Yellow Honey process Caturra (Finca San Jose)and the exotic and very rare Wush Wush natural process from Finca La Suiza. 

Our partner Ally Coffee also sent us their farmgate Natural process Yellow Catuai from Fazenda Primavera and an extraordinary El Salvador Natural Red Bourbon from Finca Loma La Gloria owned by yet another outstanding woman producer, Anny Ruth Pimentel. We are also pairing the Brazil Primavera with the Anny's special three-coffee wedding blend (prepared for her OWN recent wedding by her farm manager) for a new iteration of La Boda Espresso.

Feast! Tell your friends!

Champing at the bit to roast new washed Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kochere and stunning Black Honey process  from Costa Rica's Monge Family in La Esperanza de Tarrazu. Will be added to the selector as soon as they arrive, either tomorrow 7/13 or Saturday, 7/14. Stay tuned!