A GESHA BLEND

PANAMA & COSTA RICA

NOTES: FLORAL, CITRUS, CHERRY, CARAMEL

It's our one year anniversary and we wanted to celebrate with everyone so we blended two Gesha coffees, one from Panama and the other from Costa Rica, to create an amazing coffee at a price you can share with us this month. 

Gesha coffees are what Kyle and Lem both used in their USBC and WBC Routines. Gesha variety coffees are part of what has help build Black & White Coffee Roasters. 

Happy Very Gesha Birthday!  

Variety: Gesha

Process: Washed

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

SINGLE PRODUCER | FITO & ADOLFO BOPPEL

FRAIJANES, GUATEMALA

NOTES: TROPICAL FRUIT, RASPBERRY, CHOCOLATE

Finca Teanzul derives its name from its position as the highest point of coffee production on the Fraijanes Plateau. Fito and Adolfo (father and son) manage the farm together and have a passion to push experimentation and establish sustainable practices. Finca Teanzul boasts Catuai, Pacamara, Caturra, Bourbon and Bourbon Amarillo varieties, along with many other experimental varietals, separating lots based on quality and variety. We are excited to offer this 100% Caturra varietal with notes of tropical fruit, raspberry and chocolate. 

Farm: Finca Teanzul | Boppel Family Farm

Producer: Francisco Cardona Martin 

Process: Natural

Elevation: 1750 masl

SINGLE ORIGIN

CAUCA, COLOMBIA

NOTES: ORANGE, RANIER CHERRY, HONEY, BLACK TEA

La Piramide is in Inzá, separated by high mountains, canyons and rivers making this area some of the most beautiful and also inaccessible in Colombia. Coffees such as La Piramide have become more accessible over the years due to the lessened violence in the region. 

We love La Piramide, not only because it is an amazing example of a Colombian coffee, but because of its unique floral characteristics reminiscent of Ethiopian coffees.  

Farm: Finca Vista Hermosa

Producer: Asociación De Caficultores Del Oriente Caucano

Variety: Caturra and Typica

Process: Washed

Elevation: 2000 masl

SINGLE ORIGIN

YIRGACHEFFE, ETHIOPIA

NOTES: BERGAMOT, CITRUS, HONEY

Next to the Reko Mountain in the Kochere region of Ethiopia, sits the Reko washing station. The name Reko translates to challenge in the local tongue, Afaan Oromoa, which is symbolic of the challenge it takes to climb to the top of the Reko Mountain. The embodiment of this challenge can be felt among the team at the Reko washing station as they take on the challenge to produce the best Yirgacheffe coffees in the area. Reko coffee is no exception to this with its pronounced florals, soft delicate fruits and balanced sweetness. It represents our love for the origin of coffee. 

PRODUCER: Reko Washing Station 

REGION: Kochere Region, Ethiopia

ALTITUDE: 1850 - 2200 MASL

HARVEST: November - January 

SINGLE ORIGIN

BUKEYE, BURUNDI

NOTES: STRAWBERRY, TROPICAL, PASSIONFRUIT

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 is home to 921 plantations and 104,747 trees. This station processes coffee from four "hills" in the area: Gaharo, Ninga, Munuinya and Rugoma, keeping each unique lot separated. It also is washes coffee from other surrounding hills including the Mutana Hill area. We are excited to offer Lot 39 from Long Miles Coffee Project, featuring their natural process. Mutana Hill has rich sweetness of tropical fruits balanced with light acidity and silky body. 

Farm: Long Miles Coffee Project 

Process: Natural

Elevation: 1,801 masl

Harvest Times: May - June

SINGLE ORIGIN

GUJI HIGHLAND, ETHIOPIA

NOTES: RASPBERRY, PEACH, CHOCOLATE

Coffee farming has been a core part of the Guji Highlands region of Ethiopia for years. The Guji region is part of the southern part of Ethiopia giving these coffees a unique cupping profile different from its Yirgacheffe neighbors. We are excited to have this beautiful natural with notes of sweet strawberry, peach and chocolate. 

Farm: Sawana Farmer Group made up of 35 farmers

Variety: Gujicha

Process: Natural

Elevation: 2000 - 2150 masl

Harvest Times: November- December

SINGLE ORIGIN

BUENA VISTA, GUATEMALA

NOTES: TOFFEE, RED APPLE, PLUM

Finca La Colmenita sits right in the valley of the "the Beehive" just below the slopes of the Buena Vista area. This coffee comes from the Huehuetenango region of Guatemala and is probably the most famous (and difficult to pronounce—it is generally said “way-way-ten-AN-go”) region, and has the highest altitudes in the country, as high as 2,000 meters. Crisp malic and citrus acidity, full body, and toffee sweetness mark these coffees, which tend to be the most fruit-forward and can be the most complex of what Guatemala has to offer. 

Farm: Finca Vista Hermosa

Producer: Francisco Cardona Martin 

Variety: Bourbon and Typica

Process: Washed

Elevation: 1750 masl

SINGLE ORIGIN

BUKEYE, BURUNDI

NOTES: OOLONG TEA, MELON, PEACH, 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 4 from the Gararo Hill area with balanced tea like notes and sweet melon and peach. This coffee expresses so much of what we love about our coffee producing partners. 

Farm: Long Miles Coffee Project 

Variety: SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11

Process: Washed

Elevation: 1,801 masl

Harvest Times: May - June

 SINGLE ORIGIN

CALDAS, COLOMBIA

NOTES OF CARAMEL, MILK CHOCOLATE AND SUBTLE CHERRY

The Sugar Cane Decaffeination process is a natural process that not only maintains the integrity of the coffee flavor, but allows complete traceability with our coffee since both the growing/ processing and decaffeination all occurs in Colombia, the coffee’s source. Colombian Coffees are commonly known to be big, rich, chocolaty coffees with exceptional fragrance and often great acidity. Since Colombia has many diverse growing regions, the coffee varies mildly from region to region.

Origin: Caldas, Colombia

Process: Sugar Cane/ EA