Good morning Coffee Shoppe..

Aahhh, springtime in coffee land

First up, as per multiple requests, we are carrying a Tanzania Peaberry. More specifically, we are carrying the Nitin Estate Peaberry. The Nitin Estate is one of the top three highest estates in Tanzania, and they are perpetually fighting water shortages on the farm. The reason for the shortages? Elephants and Water Buffalos keep locating the estate’s underground water lines and dig them up so they can drink. I’m not making this up. In the cup, there’s a great citrus/orange tone that only intensifies as it cools. A slightly malty body will keep your tongue tingling, too. Roast Level: Full City, 15.95/lb

Next up is a quite fascinating specimen from Brazil, the Samambaia Yellow Bourbon Pulped Natural. This coffee comes from the Santo Antonito Estates, a co-op of 20 farmers. The Estates are located on 2150 hectares of land over 1150 meters above sea level. The Yellow Bourbon part describes the coffee cherries themselves: yup, yellow (as in the label picture above). Pulped Natural means most of the coffee fruits stay with the bean as it’s processed. With most Brazils, the flavor is forgettable. This one, well, not so much. Look for a sweet peach flavor throughout the cup. It’s a drier coffee (as in it’ll kinda dry out your mouth as you drink it). It really reminds me and our baristas of the flavor left in your mouth after drinking an iced green tea–plus peach. Completely unexpected, but delicious nonetheless. Roast Level: Full City, 13.95/lb

Heading back to the African Continent now! Next up is a great Ethiopia Harrar. Harrar coffees by nature demonstrate a great blueberry tone to the cup, and this one is no different. The blueberry aroma starts minutes off the roast and only intensifies as the bean degases and ages. The taste of the coffee keeps that blueberry tone but adds a golden raisin tone to the back of your palate. Wonderful, clean cup, too. Roast level: Full City, 14.25/lb

Decaf junkies rejoice! Our favorite decaf is back in stock and ready for your slurping! This Sidamo Decaf has a sweet berry and candylike flavor throughout the cup. Smooth, light acidity, and flavorful. Find another roaster that can say that about their decafs! As with all our decafs, it’s a Swiss Water Process decaf, so no chemicals were harmed in the making of your no-lead coffee. Roast Level: Full City, 16.95/lb

Still to come is another Ethiopia offering from a brand new distributor for us: Ninety Plus Coffee. Just you wait to see what we can do to up the quality yet again!

Thanks for hanging in there through the long winter season; let’s get drinking some coffee!