A field guide to the world's
most extraordinary coffees.

Yirgacheffe

Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee. Yirgacheffe lots are prized for jasmine-like aromatics, bergamot tea quality, and an almost crystalline acidity. Cherries …

• Floral
• Citrus
• Berry

Huila

Huila sits in the southern Colombian Andes, a tapestry of small farms tracing volcanic slopes. The microclimate produces classic sweet-balanced cups: panela sug…

• Caramel
• Citrus
• Stonefruit

Nyeri

Kenyan coffee carries one of the most recognisable cup signatures in the world: blackcurrant, grapefruit, and a glassy phosphoric acidity. Nyeri sits between Mo…

• Berry
• Citrus
• Cocoa

V60 Pour Over

A clean, articulate filter brew that lets origin character shine.…

Espresso

Nine bars of pressure, 25 seconds, one of the most demanding extractions in coffee.…

French Press

Full-immersion, full-bodied. The most forgiving way to brew at home.…

AeroPress

Versatile, travel-friendly, surprisingly nuanced when you dial it in.…

The journey of a single cherry

From flowering branch to roasted bean, a coffee cherry passes through more hands than almost any agricultural product. We follow one lot from a Yirgacheffe wash…

Why altitude matters

Cooler nights at altitude slow cherry development, concentrating sugars and acids. The result is the bright, articulate cup geeks chase across the equatorial be…

The honey process, explained

Strip the skin, leave the mucilage, dry the bean. Honey processing splits the difference between washed clarity and natural sweetness — and the variations matte…