Santa Coffee

A strawberry co-fermented honey bivarietal, partly from Finca Piamonte in Ciudad Bolívar, Antioquia (125,000 trees on 29 ha, 3 kept as reserve). 89 SCA, for filter.

Strawberry yoghurt, pomegranate, raspberry

Marina is the eighth generation of a Três Pontas coffee family that has exported only to Germany since 2001. 82 SCA, roasted for espresso.

Cacao, hazelnut, caramel

Migoti Coffee was founded in 2015 by engineers Pontien Ntunzwenimana and Dan Brose to link Burundian smallholders to international roasters; it runs two washing stations. 85 SCA.

Caramel, green apple, lime

Cherries are hand-sorted again at El Vergel, pre-fermented 48 hours sealed, then fermented with yeasts and red cherries. 88 SCA, for filter.

Black cherry, tropical fruit, caramel

Decaffeinated with ethyl acetate from fermented sugar-cane molasses, down to 0.1% caffeine. 84 SCA, for espresso.

Almond, panela, clove

In 2016 Emmanuel and his family built a processing centre serving more than 15 communities in post-conflict Planadas; with Forest Coffee he founded the Black Condor project in 2019. 85.5 SCA.

Almond, caramel, red fruit

Juan Felipe revived an abandoned 380-ha farm in 2018; it now grows more than 21 exotic varieties and protects a nature reserve. 88 SCA, for filter or playful espresso.

Lychee, candied pear, orange-blossom honey

From a family exporter in Sidamo that has recently begun selling to Europe and works hand in hand with neighbouring producers. 85 SCA.

Red apple compote, chocolate, cane sugar

A natural Kenyan, unusual for the country, scoring 89 and roasted omni.

Pineapple, mango, orange

Josafat Ameca mulches around his trees to hold moisture and build soil on Finca Trincheras, set in a canyon with cliffs hundreds of metres high. 88.5 SCA, for filter.

Yuzu, jasmine, vanilla

A natural Pacamara, the large-bean Pacas × Maragogipe cross bred in El Salvador in 1958. 87.5 SCA, roasted omni.

Nectarine, blood orange, cane sugar

A 90.5-point competition lot sold in 100 g bags. Ombligón, the "belly-button cherry", is a rare Ethiopian landrace; cherries at 24–26° Brix go through open and anaerobic fermentations totalling over five days before a thermal shock.

Cherry, blackberry, lavender, jasmine

A 100-ha estate on the edge of the cloud forest around Ngorongoro crater, bordered by a 50-ha corridor that keeps elephant migration routes open. 86.5 SCA, roasted omni.

White grape, black tea, berries

Ripe cherries are sealed in drums for 72 hours of dry fermentation, sun-dried on raised beds and finished in shade, then rest up to two months in Mountain Harvest's Mbale warehouse. 88.5 SCA.

Strawberry, raspberry, vanilla