Thankfully- Ethiopia - Aricha Natural 250g

Roasted 6/25

Blueberry pastry + bubble gum + vibes!

*250 grams roasted coffee per bag

Producer: Boledu Coffee

Zone: Gedeo

District: Yirgacheffe

Village: Aricha

Harvest: 2024

Process: Dry/Natural

Altitude: 1,950-2,150 Meters

Relationship through: Algrano

Cup profile:

This coffee takes us on a trip down memory lane… to those natural Ethiopian coffees that first got us into specialty coffee 8~10 years ago. I would say that my personal preference for naturals has taken a significant downgrade over the past few years. I have found that the explosion of experimental processing in the industry has muddied the waters in terms of what you can expect to find in dry processed coffees especially. I’ve actually gravitated so much towards desirably clean and balanced washed coffees that it’s now pretty infrequent that I recreationally drink naturals. But y'all love naturals so we try to sprinkle in some great ones from time to time!

Okay so the cup profile…. Wow. This coffee is a whirlwind of fruit…sugar…cocoa. Centering on blueberries, we’ve felt everything from dried blueberries to blueberry pastry. Actually, it quite reminds me of those unfrosted blueberry Pop Tarts that my Mom used to get when I was an itty, bitty lad. The sugar aspect time and again is a very specific and sure bubble gum... maybe cotton candy.

Anyways, I’ve been saying that this coffee has been bringing me back to 2015, because these kinds of Ethiopian coffees were way more common then, and it has been a treat altogether to now get the chance to experience it again. Hope you all enjoy this one this season!