Ethiopia & Colombia — "The New School Watermelon" Blend: Aricha Washed (80%) & Sebastian Ramirez Co-Ferment (20%)

Tastes Like — 🍉 Sweet Watermelon • 🍑 Peach • 🍯 Dark Honey • 🍵 Black Tea

DETAILS

• Components: 80% Aricha (Washed Ethiopian) | 20% Sebastian Ramirez "Red Fruits" (Colombian Co-Ferment)
• Origin: Ethiopia & Colombia
• Producers: Smallholders in the Aricha community & Sebastian Ramirez
• Process: Washed & Co-Ferment
• Varietal / Elevation: Various
• Roast Profile: Medium

INTRO
A year-round blend that refuses to pick a side: clean, vibrant, and approachable on one end, funky co-ferments on the other. It embraces innovation in fermentation and processing while honouring classic, storied flavour profiles. Expect something fruit-forward and dynamic, yet clean and approachable. In the cup: sweet watermelon, peach, dark honey, and black tea.

THE PRODUCER
The blend changes seasonally but is always predominantly a washed Ethiopian coffee, with the minority share reserved for co-ferments. This season's washed component (80%) comes from smallholders in the Aricha community, and the co-ferment (20%) from Sebastian Ramirez in Colombia. The idea began with an impossible choice: the classic end of coffee (Panamanian Gesha, washed Ethiopian lots, breakfast blends) or the funky end (anaerobic naturals, advanced processing experiments, co-ferments). Rather than choose, they built a blend that shows both.

THE PROCESS
The blend combines a washed Ethiopian lot with a Colombian co-ferment.

Pairing a washed Ethiopian base with a small proportion of co-ferment is the defining structure. It's what keeps the cup balanced and striking, traditional and innovative, with the washed lot's clean peach and black tea carrying the co-ferment's watermelon and dark honey sweetness.

THE CUP
Sweet and stone-fruited, clean yet dynamic: sweet watermelon and peach lead, with black tea sweetened by dark honey. Balanced, approachable, and a little bit striking.

Flavour Notes
🍉 Sweet Watermelon 🍑 Peach 🍯 Dark Honey 🍵 Black Tea