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08 - 08/24

Hi love,

Hope you've been enjoying summer ~ has yours been as busy as ours?

Regardless, we're excited to feature a naturally processed Ethiopian coffee from Nguisse & a sweet Kenyan coffee from Tekangu & Tegu.

We've been working a lot over here, and have something special to share with you in the near future, we can't share everything just yet, but if we're a bit quiet online - this is why.

Hope August brings you so much love and abundance.

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Let's dive in

A Moment to Reflect:

For the last few weeks, things have felt stressful. There's a lot going on in our work and life (all for the best) and it's taking up lot's of mental space.

This lead to a period of burn-out that I couldn't seem to escape.

After a weekend away, celebrating the love of some dear friends, I came to realize (thanks to some deep conversations) that I had not been living by my own motto: Honouring Daily Rituals.

I had been so consumed by everything going on that I stopped giving time to the very things that keep me... me.

Yoga, meditation, deep breathing, quiet time...

In the coming days, weeks, months, it's my goal to continue honouring my daily rituals ~ because I know that when I do, I feel whole, and I have an abundance of energy for the things I want to do.

I hope you too are... honouring your daily rituals. 🤍

Details

Let's take a close look at each coffee.

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JARC 74158

Ethiopia · Nguisse Nare · Natural

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Sensory Experience

A balanced, sweet and clean coffee. Approachable, yet vying for inquisition with complexities that intertwine with its silky textural expression. You’ll find deep purple fruits communing with their candy-esque counterparts, and rich cocoa hinting at gentle notes of gold rum and floral fragrances.

  • Coffee Variety & Processing

    This 74158 (a J.A.R.C verified coffee variety) is picked and sorted before the coffee cherries are dried slowly on raised beds over 20 days. 

  • About Nguisse Nare

    Nguisse Nare is the owner/producer at his farm Setame where he grows and processes the JARC 74158 variety and collects additional coffee cherry from his neighbours for further processing. 4 years into production, Setame sits at an elevation of 2300m above sea level, while Nguisse and his team execute on Dry & Anaerobic processes with a focused effort on quality. 

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Additional Details

Origin: Ethiopia

Region: Sidama, Bensa Bombe

Farm: Setame

Producer: Nguisse Nare

Elevation: 2240m

Varietals: (JARC) 74158

Process: Dry aka “Natural”

Drying: 20 Days Raised Beds

Source & Price Transparency

(Crop to Cup Coffee Importers)

FOB: $10.47/kg USD

We Payed: $27.33/kg CAD

* all numbers are based on the information we have available to us.
* please note, this does not include the costs associated with running our business.

If you have further questions please contact us

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SL28, 34, Ruiru 11 & Batian

Kenya · Tekangu & Tegu · Double Washed

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Sensory Experience

Sweet and subtle floral undertones with a light and juicy structure. You'll find notes of Currants, Starfruit, Sour Candy, and a slight Floral quality.

  • Coffee Variety & Processing

    During harvest season, smallholder farmers deliver ripe coffee cherries of the SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11 & Batian varieties to Tegu for processing. The coffees are sorted to ensure quality before de-pulping and further processing. After a 16-24 hour fermentation, the coffees are washed and soaked (second wash) in separate tanks, helping to develop the recognizable crisp acidity usually found in high-quality Kenyan coffees. Finally, the coffee is shade dried on raised drying beds and manually rotated every few hours.

  • About Tekangu & Tegu

    The Tegu factory is part of the Tekangu FCS (Farmers Cooperative Society) in central Kenya. “Tegu” translates to "low place”, which comes from the name of a river nearby that’s famous for its fertile land in agricultural production. Tekangu FCS is currently made up of 1200 member farmers, each with around 100 trees.

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Additional Details

Origin: Kenya

Region: Nyeri

Factory: Tegu

FCS: Tekangu

Elevation: 1800m

Varietals: SL28,34, Ruiru 11, Batian

Process: Double Washed

Fermentation: 16-24 hours

Drying: 21 days Raised Beds

Source & Price Transparency

Source: Apex Coffee

FOB: $12.76/kg USD

We Payed: $25.36/kg CAD

* all numbers are based on the information we have available to us.
* please note, this does not include the costs associated with running our business.

If you have further questions please contact us

Recipes

Flat Bottom Dripper

Recipe:

12g Coffee : 200ml Filtered Water @92ºc

Pouring Structure:

0:00s | 0-60g (60g pour)

(gentle swirl)

0:45s | 60-120g (60g pour)

1:15s | 120-200g (80g pour)

(gentle swirl)

Total brew time: 2:45s - 3:00s.

Conical Dripper

Recipe:

12g Coffee : 200ml Filtered Water @92ºc

Pouring Structure:

First pour: @ 0:00 (Bloom)

  • 50g Circle Pour - Light Swirl

Second Pour: @ 0:30

  • 50g Circle Pour

Third Pour: @ 1:00

  • 50g Circle Pour
  • 50g Centre Pour

Total brew time: 2:20 - 2:40

Aeropress

Recipe

1:16 ratio

Inverted Aeropress & Standard Filters

15g coffee dose

250g brewing water @92°c

Brew Guide

Pre-Wet Filter

0:00s | 0-50g (50g pour)

(swirl to soak all the grounds)

0:45s | 50-250g (200g pour)

1:00s | Break Crust, Add Cap, Press Out Air

3:30s | Flip, Swirl

4:00s | Press

Tbt: 4:30-5:00s