CUP OF EXCELLENCE No 7 WINNER 

CUPPING SCORE - 90.53

NARIÑO, COLOMBIA

NOTES: TROPICAL, WHITE PEACH, MELON, WILDFLOWER HONEY

We are so excited to have Lucas German Melo, Cup of Excellence no 7 Winner in Colombia as part of our concept series line up. This coffee blew us away with its vibrant notes of tropical fruit, white peach and melon and a sweet wildflower honey finish. 

Lucas Melo represents the 3rd generation of coffee producers in his family. He's been passionate about producing coffees of excellence. Last year, his coffee was also part of the "presidentials", being this an example of consistency and hard work to produce the best coffees. He believes that passing on this passion to the next generation is crucial to continue on this legacy. 

Farm: El Cairo

Variety: Caturra, Colombia, Typica

Process: Washed

Altitude: 2000 masl

SINGLE ORIGIN

TOLIMA, COLOMBIA

NOTES: JUICY PEACH, CITRUS, SPICE

FInca La Negrita is a special place with unique climatic characteristics. It sits right in view of the Nevado del Tolima Volcano which provides volcanic rich soil and natural springs. All these conditions along with a natural "shade grown" enviroment contribute to the complexity of this coffee. 

From the beginning, La Negrita has applied a scientific approach to producing specialty coffee and is always looking for new techniques and improvements for its coffee. We are excited to offer this unique variety, Maragogype, with notes of juicy peach, and balanced citrus and spice. 

Farm: Finca La Negrita

Variety: Maragogype

Process: White Honey

Altitude: 1780 - 2100 masl

SINGLE ORIGIN

APONTE, NARIÑO, COLOMBIA 

NOTES: FIG, HONEY, NECTARINE

Honey processed coffees have a sweet spot here at Black & White and this years selection of honey processed coffees from Colombia are no different. Notes of fig, honey, nectarine, and citrus are balanced with an amazing sweetness. 

Farm: Sungo Loma

Variety: Caturra

Process: Honey processed 

Elevation: 2020 masl

SINGLE ORIGIN | NATURAL 

LONG MILES COFFEE PROJECT

BUKEYE, BURUNDI

NOTES: SPICED ORANGE, CHERRY, VANILLA

The Long Miles Coffee Project started in 2013, when Ben and Kristy built their first washing station, called Bukeye, at the base of Gaharo hill and us home to 921 plantations and 104,747 trees. The station processes coffee from four "hills" in the area: Gaharo, Ninga, Munuinya and Rugoma, keeping each unique lot separated. We are excited to offer Lot 86 from the Gaharo Hill area with balanced notes of spiced orange, cherry, and vanilla. This coffee expresses so much of what we love about our coffee producing partners. 

FARM: Long Miles Coffee Project

PROCESS: Washed

ELEVATION: 1801 masl

SINGLE ORIGIN 

BENCH MAJI, GESHA, ETHIOPIA

NOTES: WHITE FLOWERS, VIBRANT CITRUS, HONEY

Gesha Village has always had a special place with us here at Black & White Coffee. We are excited to offer our first 100% direct trade coffee. 

This is our last lot of washed Ethiopia for the season, and we are super excited to share it. Gesha Village has impeccable prep, and also harvest a touch later than many, to cap it all off we brought this coffee in vac seal to ensure that we would have amazing and vibrant Ethiopian Coffee during the "dry time of the year" meaning the time between harvests, when we all typically run out of these amazing coffees.

The Gesha Village is a project with a clear and distinct vision to produce the most amazing coffees possible, and have been wildly popular in the competition circuit. It started as a coffee documentary project from Rachel Samuel and Adam Overton, who after gaining permission from the local Meanit Shasha Woreda people to plant wild seeds harvested from the Gori Gesha Forest. The farm is home to more than 30,000 native shade trees and 700,000 coffee trees with half descended from the Gori Gesha forest seeds. The lot we were able to obtain through last year from our friends at Genuine Origin was the highest scoring coffee we have brought into the Black and White Coffee family. We are excited to offer this amazingly clean and complex natural processed coffee, that we were able to work directly with Adam at Gesha Village to buy direct with help from Trabocca . 

Kyle and Adam have cultivated a friendship of sharing information and chatting about the possibilities of the speciality coffee market.  Both of them share an amazing love for Ethiopian coffee along with the Gesha Variety that they both love so very much. All of this adds to the beautiful complex and juicy cup with notes of tropical fruit, delicate florals and intense berries and an even syrupy sweetness throughout.

FARM: Gesha Village, Chaka Selection Lot 9

VARIEITY: Gori Gesha Forest, Gesha 1931, Illubabor Forest 1974

PROCESS: Washed

ELEVATION: 1,909-2,069 mas

SINGLE ORIGIN

SIPI FALLS, UGANDA

NOTES: GRAPE CANDY, PEACH, STRAWBERRY JAM

Gam - ah - too -ee

We are excited to offer our first ever coffees from Uganda. This coffee comes from the Gamatui Community by Kawacom. Kawacom started in Uganda in 1999 and help build the Sipi Falls Washing station in the Eastern Part of the country on Mt Elgon. Kawacom has been doing super high quality Naturals for 3 years now and has been focusing on quality of their naturals and honey processed coffees, making them better and better each year. 

This Particular Coffee shows amazing clean and clear fruit character with a lovely medium plus acidity. Every step along the way we have been encouraged by the amazing flavors and willingness to innovate with this project. We hope to continue with this project long term.

The natural processed coffee is dried on raised beds but in a much thinner layer than is typical and are hand sorted. This coffee has a rich jammy body with notes of strawberry, grape candy and peach. 

PRODUCER: Gamatui Community, Sipi Falls Washing Station

REGION: Kapchorwa, MT Elgon

ALTITUDE: 1900 MASL

PROCESS: Natural 

VARIETIES: SL34, SL28, SL14

HARVEST: November - January 

SINGLE ORIGIN

SIPI FALLS, UGANDA

NOTES: CHERRY, CLEMENTINE, MANGO, HONEY

Gam - Ah - too -ee

We are excited to offer our first ever coffees from Uganda. This coffee comes from the Gamatui Community by Kawacom. Kawacom started in Uganda in 1999 and help build the Sipi Falls Washing station in the Eastern Part of the country on Mt Elgon. Kawacom has been doing super high quality Naturals for 3 years now and has been focusing on quality of their naturals and honey processed coffees, making them better and better each year. 

In the honey process, the cherry is kept overnight and pulped in the morning. During the drying process, the de-pulped cherries are dried slightly thicker initially to further intensify the flavor profile. The coffee is dried on raised beds that are double stacked. This coffee has a sweet body with notes of cherry, clementine, mango and honey. 

 At Black & White we love to feature producing regions that might not be on the top of the list for perceived quality, but the two coffees we received from Gamatui are stunning. This particular offering is a Red Honey process meaning that when the coffee cherry skin is removed a large amount of the fruit is left intact on the seed during the drying of the coffee.  This gives the parchment coffee a distinct reddish color, and tends to impart amazing sweet and fruity flavors to the cup. This coffee also went through an extended fermentation step in cherry before it was pulped to boost acidity in the cup. 

PRODUCER: Gamatui Community, Sipi Falls Washing Station

REGION: Kapchorwa, MT Elgon

ALTITUDE: 1900 MASL

PROCESS: Honey 

VARIETIES: SL34, SL28, SL14

HARVEST: November - January 

SAN IGNACIO, PERU

NOTES: PLUM, ALMOND, CHOCOLATE

Region: La Coipa

Process: Washed

Varieties: Caturra, Bourbon, Pache, and Catimor

Elevation: 1600 - 1850 masl

COFFEE OF THE MONTH 

SANTA BARBARA, HONDURAS

NOTES: APRICOT, RAISIN, ALMOND

Edgar Erazo's coffee was our first step towards selling directly sourced coffees, through the help of our friends Kevin Bohlin and Benjamin Paz. We are super excited to have this amazing example of a clean and sweet Santa Barbara Honduras Pacas variety coffee back this year. This lot is a bit smaller than last year as it was a different year for Santa Barbara. This coffee is an amazing catch all with bright citrus, stone fruit, and an amazing sweetness. 

Farm: El Filo

Producer: Edgar Erazo 

Variety: Pacas

Process: Washed

Elevation: 1750 masl

SINGLE ORIGIN | NATURAL 

BENCH MAJI, GESHA, ETHIOPIA

NOTES: FLORAL, TROPICAL FRUIT, RASPBERRY AND HONEY

Gesha Village has always had a special place with us here at Black & White Coffee. We are excited to offer our first 100% direct trade coffee. 

The Gesha Village is a project with a clear and distinct vision to produce the most amazing coffees possible, and have been wildly popular in the competition circuit. It started as a coffee documentary project from Rachel Samuel and Adam Overton, who after gaining permission from the local Meanit Shasha Woreda people to plant wild seeds harvested from the Gori Gesha Forest. The farm is home to more than 30,000 native shade trees and 700,000 coffee trees with half descended from the Gori Gesha forest seeds. The lot we were able to obtain through our friends at Genuine Origin is the highest scoring coffee we have brought into the Black and White Coffee family and we are excited to offer this amazingly clean and complex natural processed coffee. All of this adds to the beautiful complex and juicy cup with notes of tropical fruit, delicate florals and intense berries and an even syrupy sweetness throughout.

FARM: Chaka by Gesha Village

VARIEITY: Gori Gesha Forest, Gesha 1931, Illubabor Forest 1974

PROCESS: Natural

ELEVATION: 1,909-2,069 mas