Produced by smallholding members of the Kimaratia Farmers’ Cooperative Society (FCS), from trees of the SL28 and SL34 varieties of Arabica, and processed by the washed method (fruit skin and pulp removed before drying). Barrington Coffee is an artisan roaster dedicated to elite coffees, fresh delivery, and roasting that foregrounds the coffee and not the roast. Visit www.barringtoncoffee.com or
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Colombia Chili Bourbon
Produced by Edwin Noreña of Finca Campo Hermoso, entirely of the Bourbon variety of Arabica, and processed by the carbonic maceration method, as follows: The whole fruit is co-fermented with aji chili must in oxygen-free containers for 96 hours. The fruit is then semi-washed (some of the fruit flesh is left on the bean), then returned to the carbonic fermentation tanks and re-infused with fresh
Guatemala Diamante Perez
Produced by Patricia Perez Diaz, from trees of the Red Bourbon and Caturra varieties of Arabica, and processed by the traditional washed method (fruit skin and pulp removed before drying). Barrington Coffee is an artisan roaster dedicated to elite coffees, fresh delivery and roasting that foregrounds the coffee and not the roast. Visit www.barringtoncoffee.com or call 800-528-0998 for more
Ten Coffees From Women Producers That Should Be On Your Radar
When we last visited the subject of women coffee farmers for a tasting report in 2017, we explored the landscape of gender (in)equity through the lens of roasters who had purchased coffees produced by women — as farm owners, farmers in the field, as part of cooperatives, and as collectives pulled together by intention or by fate. It is still the case that, while women own between 20 and 30 percent
Galaxy Gesha Quindio Colombia Edwin Noreña
Produced by Edwin Noreña of Finca Campo Hermoso entirely of the Gesha/Geisha variety of Arabica, and processed by a particularly elaborate anaerobic processing method. The whole coffee fruit is sealed in drums for CO2 fermentation for 72 hours, after which the skin and pulp are removed from the beans. The skin and pulp are infused with Galaxy hops and recombined with the pulped beans in the
Fresh Fruit or “Juicy Fruit”? Tasting 90 Anaerobic-Processed Coffees
Of all of the innovations challenging traditional expectations in specialty coffee today, the use of anaerobic (limited oxygen) fermentation to alter and intensify the character of the cup is perhaps the most striking. Anaerobic-fermented coffees that explicitly and successfully express this method tend to be intense and almost shockingly floral and fruit-toned, with the flowers often
Costa Rica Bounty Gesha
Produced at Finca La Joya entirely of the Gesha variety of Arabica, and processed by the anaerobic natural method, in which the intact coffee fruit is fermented in an oxygen-free environment before drying. Barrington Coffee is an artisan roaster dedicated to elite coffees, fresh delivery and roasting that foregrounds the coffee and not the roast. Visit www.barringtoncoffee.com or call 800-528-0998
Fruit Bombs Are the Point: Natural-Processed Espressos Defy Convention
The Coffee Review lab has smelled like a candy store for the last few weeks — a Willy Wonka factory for grownups. Of the hundreds of coffees we cup every year, a growing percentage of them are natural-processed. In the wine world, the word “natural” doesn’t mean anything in particular, is more of a marketing term designed to imply minimal intervention in the winemaking process. In coffee,
Supernatural
Produced by smallholding farmers around Durato Bombe Farm under the direction of Asefa and Mulugeta Dukamo largely from local landrace varieties of Arabica, and processed by the natural method (dried in the whole fruit). Barrington Coffee is an artisan roaster dedicated to elite coffees, fresh delivery and roasting that foregrounds the coffee and not the roast. Visit www.barringtoncoffee.com or
The Natural
Produced by smallholding farmers from trees of the Guji, Typica and indigenous Ethiopian landrace varieties of Arabica, and processed by the natural method (dried in the whole fruit) by Aklilu and Biniam Aklilu Kassa at the Dimtu Mill. Barrington Coffee is an artisan roaster dedicated to elite coffees, fresh delivery and roasting that foregrounds the coffee and not the roast. Visit
Testi Ayla Double Ethiopia
This exceptional coffee was selected as the No. 2 coffee on Coffee Review’s list of the Top 30 Coffees of 2021. Produced by Faysel Yonis entirely of the Kurume variety of Arabica and processed by the anaerobic washed method (fermentation occurs in a hermetically sealed vessel). Barrington Coffee is an artisan roaster dedicated to elite coffees, fresh delivery and roasting that foregrounds the
Sadah Kuhlani Yemen
Produced by members of the Khulani Coffee Society from trees of the Audaini, Dawaery and Tuffahi varieties of Arabica, and processed by the natural method (dried in the whole fruit). Barrington Coffee is an artisan roaster dedicated to elite coffees, fresh delivery and roasting that foregrounds the coffee and not the roast. Visit www.barringtoncoffee.com or call 800-528-0998 for more information.
Buy Coffee E-Gift Cards
One of the best ways you can support coffee companies and their employees during the COVID-19 crisis is to simply purchase their coffee. Better yet, you can purchase e-gift cards, which provides immediate cash support. If possible, buy gift cards in excess of your immediate needs. Perhaps get an early start on your holiday gift shopping with some special stocking stuffers. On behalf of the
Trilogy
A blend of washed and wet-hulled coffees from Africa, Asia and the Americas. Barrington Coffee is an artisan roaster dedicated to elite coffees, fresh delivery and roasting that foregrounds the coffee and not the roast. Visit www.barringtoncoffee.com or call 800-528-0998 for more information.
The Natural
A blend of dried-in-the-fruit, natural-processed coffees from Africa and Asia. Barrington Coffee is an artisan roaster dedicated to elite coffees, fresh delivery and roasting that foregrounds the coffee and not the roast. Visit www.barringtoncoffee.com or call 800-528-0998 for more information.
Barichu Double
Produced by the Barichu Cooperative from trees of the SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11 and Batian varieties of Arabica. This coffee is available exclusively as a part of the Barrington Coffee Curated Collection, which includes four ounces each of three distinguished coffees for $39.95. Barrington Coffee is an artisan roaster dedicated to elite coffees, fresh delivery and roasting that foregrounds the coffee
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Ketiara Sumatra
This coffee tied for the fourth-highest rating in a cupping of coffees from Sumatra for Coffee Review’s April 2019 tasting report. Coffees like this one from the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra are valued for their complex earth and fruit notes that appear to result largely from unorthodox fruit removal and drying practices called “wet-hulling.” Produced by the Ketiara
Feku Double
This coffee tied for the third-highest rating in a cupping of coffees from New England roasters for Coffee Review’s February 2019 tasting report. Produced by Feku Jiberil from traditional, largely indigenous varieties of Arabica long grown in southern Ethiopia. Processed by the wet or washed method (fruit skin and pulp are removed before drying). This coffee is available exclusively as a part of
Top Coffees by Category – 2018
In 2015, we began the practice of recognizing top coffees by category to focus attention on fine coffees that may not have earned a place on our Top 30 Coffees list. The coffees below may not have attracted the highest scores of the year but they merit recognition for their excellence nonetheless. For more information, visit our expanded rankings post from 2015. We tip our hat to our 2018 top
