A Matter Of Concrete Colombia Don Hector Diaz – A Pink Bourbon from Huila, AND it is natural processed. A dynamic combination I know more than a few of us will be excited about. Hector Diaz is the operator of La Armenia, a farm in the town of Pitalito, Huila. The farm is located atContinue reading “September 2026 – A Matter Of Concrete and Vivid”
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August 2026 – Little Wolf and The Barn
Little Wolf Kenya Karinga – Karinga is a washing station and co-op in the Kiambu region just north of Nairobi. This lot is a blend of all the typical Kenya varietals: SL28, SL34, Ruiru-11, and Batian. The coffees are grown at 1840 MASL. It seems a little suspicious that they are saying exactly 1840 consideringContinue reading “August 2026 – Little Wolf and The Barn”
July 2026 – SEY and Standout
SEY Ethiopia Siti – This one comes from Siti, a relatively smaller washing station in the administrative district of Worka Chelbesa. What is exciting about this, is that it represents progress in Ethiopian lot separation. Since smaller lots at much smaller washing stations get to use their name, rather than a generic “Yirgacheffe” type ofContinue reading “July 2026 – SEY and Standout”
June 2026 – Native Coffee Company and Have Fun
Native Lumen – Both Lumen and Golden Hour come from the El Paraiso farm operated by Diego Bermudez. At this point, I think we all know the El Paraiso farm by now and treat the products from here like a delicate prize. Mostly all of the coffee grown here is Castillo, a varietal that isContinue reading “June 2026 – Native Coffee Company and Have Fun”
May 2026 – Clever and Duck-rabbit
Clever Uganda Mount Elgon – This coffee is produced in conjunction with the Mountain Harvest project, a new program helping to uplift communities through coffee production. The Mount Elgon region has great potential for specialty coffee with the high elevations and fertile, volcanic soil. The Mountain Harvest project works with the local farmers, usually holdingContinue reading “May 2026 – Clever and Duck-rabbit”
April 2026 – Lykke and Vivid
Lykke Peru Agua De Nieve (Snovatten) – Such an icon at this point. The bag is familiar, but I can’t say the flavor profile is. Snovatten is Lykke’s year-round single origin from their high elevation farm near the Andes mountains at the edge of the Amazon rainforest. This coffee is made up of Caturra andContinue reading “April 2026 – Lykke and Vivid”
March 2026 – Manhattan and Kaffa
Manhattan Colombia Maria Belen Diaz – Maria Belen Diaz is the operator and owner of the Resinas farm in Acevedo, Huila. She has been deeply connected to the coffee trade her whole life, coming from generations of coffee farmers. Previously, she was one of the coffee quality analysts for the Cauca department and is onContinue reading “March 2026 – Manhattan and Kaffa”
February 2026: A Matter of Concrete & Little Wolf
A Matter Of Concrete Ethiopia Arsosala – It has become this roaster’s goal to have a delicious washed Ethiopia on the menu consistently, as it tends to be most coffee people’s favorite profile and just a classic coffee to always offer. This one stems from the Single Farmer Project, a program that allows roasters toContinue reading “February 2026: A Matter of Concrete & Little Wolf”
January 2026 – SEY and The Barn
SEY Colombia Miller Sarmiento – What an incredible start to the lineup! Miller Sarmiento is a new partner in SEYs wide net of producers they work with. Sarmiento’s farm, Finca Lote Tres, is located in Huila at 1950 MASL and produces a lot of fun varietals that people like us enjoy drinking. This coffee isContinue reading “January 2026 – SEY and The Barn”
December 2025: Standout and Junto
Standout Ethiopia Atoma Station – It is not common for me to have a new Ethiopian producer, but nowadays roasters are seeking out smaller operations and not Mega Washing Stations. So, with this, we have a coffee from the Atoma Station, the product of Mike Mamo. This is Mike’s second washing station, and opened inContinue reading “December 2025: Standout and Junto”
