Ineffable Specialty Coffee blog

EspressoChocolate, raspberry, raisins  Santa Ana  1,000 aslm.  Bourbon, Sarchimor  Natural  Rodolfo Ruffatti Coffee From Lombardia Farm Against Climate ChangeLombardia is the name of one of Ruffatti’s family estates in El Salvador. It is a farm located 1,000 meters above sea level and where coffee...

Filter & Espresso Cherimoya, white chocolate, almond Tarrazú  1,900-1,950 aslm.  Red Catuaí  Double washed  Efraín Naranjo Double Washed Red Catuaí from renowned Santa Rosa 1900 in Costa Rica Santa Rosa 1900 is the name of the processing plant founded by Efraín Naranjo and his family. It owes...

Filter & Espresso 48 hours: Cola, pear, vanilla 120 hours: Cola, applesauce, rum    Apaneca-Ilamatepec  1,450 – 1,640 aslm.  Red Bourbon  Anaerobic Natural 48 hours  Anaerobic Natural 120 hours  Ruffatti Family Direct trade anaerobic fermentation coffeethanks to Rodolfo RuffattiThe...

Idido Coffee from Yirgacheffe RegionThe Idido washing station is named after the small town in which it is located. Idido is located in the Yirgacheffe region of Ethiopia, a place well known for the quality of its coffees. The Idido washing station is a cooperative with around a thousand members...

Daanisa Is a Tree and a Specialty CoffeeDaanisa is the name of an umbrella-shaped tree under which coffee is planted in the Guji region of Ethiopia. This indigenous tree, also known for construction and medicinal applications, allows the coffee plants to grow in the shade of its big drop-shaped...

Coffee and cinema: a passionate relationshipFor people that work in cinema is well known that cameras are a capricious bunch: there are things that they like and things that they don't. For example, a camera likes when the breeze swings through tree leaves. The first scene of the film 'A...

Mario Recinos is a man who loves his people, loves his country and loves coffee. We owe the name of this coffee to him and it is a small token of appreciation for his great work. Mario facilitates, organizes and promotes the export of specialty coffee and ensures fair treatment with producers in...

"Give me a sun, I care not how hot, and sherbat, I care not how cool, and my Heaven is as easily made as your Persian’s." Lord Byron wrote these words in 1813 praising the sherbat, a popular drink in the Middle East since the early Middle Ages. In 1626, the philosopher Francis Bacon had already...

Filter & EspressoWhite chocolate, tangerine, vanilla  Tanzania  1,800-1,900 aslm.  Arusha  Washed  Leon y Aideen Christianakis A sweet and balanced coffee from Acacia Hills in TanzaniaAbout Acacia Hills Estate The view from Acacia Hills Estate is surreal. The northern border of the estate lies...

The French Press’ HistoryDuring one of those hot summer afternoons in Seville, where even the sunflowers seek shade, some friends decided to go find shelter. We made all the necessary arrangement to spend the weekend away: anti-mosquito spray and specialty coffee beans with all the paraphernalia -...

Espresso Chocolate cream, honey, floral  Huila  1,900 aslm.  Caturra, Colombia  Washed  Smallholders Sweet and fruity high altitude espresso from Alto del ObispoAlto del Obispo, the art of growing great coffee The Huila region of Colombia is blessed with an optimal geography for growing coffee....

Filter & Espresso Peach, tarte Tatín, floral  Yirgacheffe  1,950 - 2,150 aslm.  Heirloom  Washed  Smallholders High altitude coffee from the Reko smallholdersAbout the Reko smallholders Reko refers to the coffee grown by a small community in the Yirgacheffe region of Ethiopia that processes...

Filter & Espresso Plum, almond, jasmine  Kayanza  1,700 aslm.  Red Bourbon  Whased  Smallholders Exceptional anaerobic washed coffee from Nemba in BurundiAbout Nemba washing station Nemba station lies in the northern province of Kayanza. Each washing station is managed and led by an...

Espresso Tiramisu, macadamia, milk chocolate  Mantiqueira de Minas  1,000 - 1,200 aslm.  Red Bourbon  Pulped Natural  Edson Morais de Barros The farm Pe de Cedro in Brazil When Edson Morais de Barros bought Pe de Cedro Estate in 2012, it already had a reputation for producing high quality coffee....

Filter & Espresso Passion fruit, black tea, papaya  Papua New Guinea  1,700 - 1,850 aslm.  Arusha, Bourbon  Washed Colbran family Baroida Estate. Specialty coffee from Papua New Guinea Named for a spirit living in a large, steadfast river rock, Baroida estate consistently produces some of the...

Filter Watermelon, rhubarb, melon  Colombia  1,600 aslm.  Pink Bourbon  Washed  Roger Antonio Baos About This Coffee Roger Antonio Baos grew up on his family coffee farm in Cauca. He moved to Huila in the early 2000s and settled at Finca Las Delicias with his partner, Noralba and their daughter...

Filter-Espresso Pineapple, papaya, rum (2019 harvest)    Western Province  1,616 aslm.  Bourbon  Natural  Smallholders Filter-Espresso Honey, roiboos, floral (2020 harvest)    Western Province  1,600-2,000 aslm.  Bourbon  Honey  Smallholders Ngororero CWS Ngororero is a washing station...

Espresso Chocolate, mandarin, maple syrup    Amazonas  1,300-1,800 aslm.  Catimor, Caturra y Typica  Washed  Smallholders  Harvest 2020 New specialty coffee from Perú with a purpose produced by women Coffee produced by women JUMARP (Asociación de Productores Cafetaleros Juan Marco El Palto)...

Did you know that your muscles ferment? Well, maybe they should ferment. When you exercise very intensively (the kind of intense that makes you stiff the next day) your muscles produce lactic acid. Lactic acid is produced by glycolysis: the breakdown of carbohydrates into acids by a fermentation...

Imagine that you have been entrusted with a message and asked to keep it a secret. It is in an envelope and addressed to a specific person. To deliver it you have to travel and find that person. Throughout the trip, you struggle to keep the message hidden, but you do everything possible so that it...

Filter & Espresso Tamarind, pear, spices    Copán  1.400 aslm.  IHCAFE90  90h. Macerated natural  Edy Mauricio Deras Specialty coffee from Finca Dayana in Honduras Macerated 90h.Finca Dayana 10 years of Edy MauricioEdy Mauricio Deras lives in the Azacualpa area of la Union, Copan and has...

Espresso Nectarine, chocolate, vanilla    Huehuetenango  1.740-1.810 aslm.  Caturra y Bourbon  Washed  Sebastián Díaz Ramírez  Harvest 2020 Yulchen, specialty coffee 2020 harvest grown ‘between the stones’ of Huehuetenango Second-generation coffee producer Sebastián Díaz Ramírez is a...

Filter & Espresso Peach, melon, jasmin    Yirgacheffe  1,945-1,970 aslm.  Heirloom  Washed  Smallholders  Harvest 2020 Chelichele from Yirgacheffe A coffee with no boundaries. We already know that coffee transcends national and international boundaries and Worka Chelichele washing station...

Filter & Espresso Berries, orange, floral    Yirgacheffe  1,870-1,980 aslm.  Heirloom  Natural  Smallholders  Harvest 2020 Banko Gothigi Specialty Coffee from EthiopiaA classic Yirgacheffe cup profile. We already know that coffee goes beyond national and international boundaries and Banko...

Specialty Coffee. Not All Coffees Are EqualAll coffees are equal, but some coffees are more equal than others. We wanted to start by paraphrasing George Orwell, with this sentence taken from his satirical novel ‘Animal farm’, because it will help us understand what specialty coffee is. All coffees...

Espresso Chocolate blanco, galleta, ciruela   Serra do Salitre 1.220 msnm. Yellow Icatu Pulped natural Hermanos Andrade Specialty coffee from Sao Silvestre BrazilSão Silvestre means Immaculate Wildness and it’s the name this farm was given by its owners, the Andrade brothers due to its...

Filter & Espresso Toffee, plum, lychee    Muyinga  1,689 aslm.  Red Bourbon  Washed  Smalholders Burundi’s finest specialty coffee There are 1,802 smallholders living around Gasorwe, Burundi who deliver their cherry to Ngogomo Central Washing Station (CWS). In addition to operating nine...

Espresso Nougat, orange, milk chocolate    Huehuetenango  1,600 aslm.  Caturra, Catuaí, Bourbon  Washed  Petrona Pérez Finca Palo Blanco Due to the location of the coffee plantation, in a valley between La Democracia and San Antonio Huista, they only get 4 – 5 hours of sun per day due to the...

Filter Raspberry, hibiscus, honey    Western Province  1.719 aslm.  Bourbon  Washed  Smallholders Matyazo great Specialty Coffee Matyazo cooperative was founded in 2009. With the help of the development agency Technoserve, a group of producers in the region formed the cooperative and built...

Ethiopia Peach, melon, jasmine    Guji  1.900 - 1.980 aslm.  Heirloom  Washed  Small producers Great Ethiopian coffee Ambela washing station provides an income for 6000 coffee smallholders that live in the Binitu Ambela district, Guji zone, Ethiopia. In November, farmers start with harvesting the...

​Filter & EspressoChocolate, praline, amaretto  West Valley  1.540 aslm.  Villa Sarchi, Red & Yelow Catuaí   Whased  Coopro Naranjo Coffee from El Perezoso in the West Valley Costa RicaEl Perezoso is the name of one of the lomas (small hills) from which this coffee comes. The ‘lomas’ are...

Filtro & Espresso Strawberry, white tea, tangerine    Yirgacheffe  1.800 - 2.200 aslm.  Dega, Wolisho y Kudhum (Orgánico)  Natural  Small producers Bekele Lagey from the champagne region of coffee For this superb Ethiopian coffee we teamed up with the guys at Trabocca who have been doing...

Filter Blackcurrant, strawberry jam, floral    Kirinyaga  1.800 masl.  SL28 & SL34  Washed  Small producers Muchagara AB one of the oldest washing stations in Kenya This particular lot is an AB out-turn from the Muchagara washing station. Muchagara washing station is part of the Baragwi...

San Francisco Praline, chocolate, apricot    Tarrazu  1.750 masl.  Caturra & Catuai  Washed  Edgar Fallas & family San Francisco from Cordillera Central in Costa Rica San Francisco is the name of one district in the ‘Cordillera Central’ also called ‘La Zona de los Santos’ but this is...

Ethiopía Plum, green apple, spices    Guji  1.800 masl.  Heirloom  Washed  Haile Gebre Shakisso from Ethiopia is the result of the Haile Gebre’s outstanding work Shakisso Farm can be found in the Guji zone, the southern part of Oromia, one of Ethiopia’s largest regions. The farm was started...

Perú Nectarine, honey, creamy.    Nuevo Trujillo  1.776 masl.  Caturra  Washed  Marcial Olivera Díaz Sustainable and delicious meet Marcial Olivera from Peru Marcial Olivera Diaz is the owner of a 3 hectare farm in the Nuevo Trujillo village of San Jose de Lourdes. The farm is planted with...

Rwanda Raspberry, chocolate, rum   Huye 1.600 – 2.300 amsl. Red Bourbon Washed Small producers Coffee of southern Rwanda Located on the slopes of Huye Mountain in the Huye District in Southern Rwanda, this private washing station is owned by David Rubanzangabo. David is something of a...

Ruanda Sweet grapefruit, plum, honey    Rulindo  1.776 masl.  Red Bourbon  Washed  Small producers Coffee from Bushoki washing station in Ruanda 1.776 masl. Rwanda is blessed with ideal coffee growing conditions that include high altitude, regular rainfall, volcanic soils with good organic...

Kenya Raspberry, apricot, floral.    Kiambu  1.700 masl.  SL28 & SL34  Washed Small producers Roi AB a Kenyan coffee grown in volcanic soil The Roi Estate is a small estate located in Kiambu county just north of Nairobi on the foothills of the Aberdare ridge. It grows coffee at altitudes...

Ethiopia Apricot, hops, jasmine    Jimma  1.900 - 2.000 masl.  Heriloom, orgánic  Washed Small producers Biftu Gudina a favorite from the heart of Ethiopia Derived from Amharic language, Biftu Gudina means "ray of development". The cooperative was established in 2012, and is located in the...

Guatemala Cherry, chocolate, applesauce.    Huehuetenango  1,500 – 1,700 masl.  Bourbon & Caturra  Washed  María & Renardo Vides La Bolsa in Guatemala is more than specialty coffee Finca La Bolsa was bought by Jorge Vides, a distinguished medical professional, in 1958. Prior to this...

Kenya Orange, fig, grapefruit    Nyeri  1,850 masl.  SL28, Ruiru 11, SL28 Rootstock  Washed  Small producers Karindundu AB high altitude coffee from mount Kenya Karindundu is one of four coffee factories (washing stations) within the Barichu Cooperative Society. The other three are Gatomboya,...