Author Archives: Dylan Connell

Have Fun Colombia Luz Dary Polo – This was by far, the coffee I was most excited about this month. “But you are only ever excited about hybrid varietal alt-processed Colombians Dylan” SO WHAT. Luz Dary is a producer in Huila, Colombia and a member of a local cooperative that focuses on sustainable farming practices,Continue reading “August 2024 – Have Fun and new roaster… Mirra!”

Manhattan Colombia Panela Sticky – This coffee was kind of a strange decision for me. I had to pull the trigger last minute as the one I had originally selected was sold out. The name just sounded so strange, especially because Manhattan typically names their coffees based on the producer name. However, in the fancyContinue reading “July 2024 – Manhattan and SEY”

Vivid Colombia Luz Divia Fierro – This is Luz Fierro go-around number 3 here at Stimulus. All three have been Pink Bourbon, and each one is some time in the summer for the last three years. The quality is always high and as a self-described Pink Bourbon aficionado, I have always been impressed with whatContinue reading “June 2024 – Vivid Coffee Roasters and The Barn”

Clever Colombia Misiones – Misiones is a farm in the Cundinamarca region of Colombia, that surrounds Bogota and just north of Huila. Misiones has been a long time staple on the CleverCoffee menu, and for some reason I have passed on it time and time again. The farm is operated by Luis Fernando. The typicalContinue reading “May 2024 – Clever & Duck-Rabbit”

Little Wolf Ethiopia Qonqana – Coming to us from Bombe, Ethiopia is Qonqana washing station. Or, Bombe Qonqana washing station. This is a farming co-op, known to locals as the “Mother station” and processes coffee from approximately 1,020 local smallholding farmers. This is a 2,000 MASL washing station, fairly standard for this region of Ethiopia.Continue reading “April 2024 – Little Wolf and Kaffa”

Junto Colombia Finca Cataluna – Cataluna is the farming project from Flor Marina Betancourt. Flor comes from generations of coffee farmers and learned about the industry from her father on the farm she grew up on. Flor’s father inherited a plot of land and she convinced him to turn it into a new farm, FincaContinue reading “March 2024 – Junto and Lykke”

Manhattan Tanzania Edelweiss – This sparkling lil guy comes from the Gaia farm in Tanzania, a member of the Finagro Farms collective. The farm is owned by the Vohoras, a multiple generational farm sprawling 1000 acres on the southern slopes of the Ngorongoro conservation area on the edge of a crater. The farm is locatedContinue reading “February 2024 – Manhattan and HaveFun!”

CleverCoffee Ethiopia Keramo – From the Bombe Mountains in the Sidama region of Ethiopia, we have coffee from the Keramo washing station. Keramo washing station buys cherries from around 380 smallholding farmers, or farm workers that pick wild coffee. Keramo is located at 2300-2400 MASL, which is one of the highest elevation coffees I haveContinue reading “November 2023 – CleverCoffee and Little Wolf”