Kirjalan Paahtimo

A light-roast Colombian coffee from smallholder family farms — opens green-appley and fruity, settles into a soft, round, milk-chocolatey nougat sweetness. Recommended for filter brewing, but also works as a softer, more fruit-forward light-roast espresso. Source: kirjalanpaahtimo.fi.

Green apple, milk chocolate, nougat

A sweet, dark-roast take on Ethiopian coffee from Boledu — keeps the typical sweet-berry Ethiopian character while the darker roast brings out a soft dark-chocolate aroma. Recommended as filter, especially hand-poured, for a full-bodied, dark-berry cup. Source: kirjalanpaahtimo.fi.

Dark chocolate, currant, sweet

A medium-roast Brazilian coffee from Fazenda Cruzeiro, a farm family-run since 1923 in Santo Antônio do Amparo, Minas Gerais. Exceptionally full-bodied and soft with a sweet, nougat-like mouthfeel — as espresso it brings deep sweetness and a lingering berry-juice edge, as filter a balanced, rich, sweet cup either black or with milk. Source: kirjalanpaahtimo.fi.

Nougat, milk chocolate, berry juice

A medium-roast summer filter coffee from the Aricha washing station via Boledu Coffee in Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia — bright and full-bodied with a strawberries-and-cream character meant to be an easy, crowd-pleasing cup. 85.0 cupping score. Source: kirjalanpaahtimo.fi.

Strawberry, full-bodied, creamy

A medium-roast Sidamo coffee from Fair Specialty Coffee, a family operation rooted in the Yirgacheffe highlands since the 1990s that expanded into Sidamo and Guji smallholder partnerships under the next generation, Mikiyas Bogale. Clean and nuanced with fruity clarity — apple, white tea, citrus and peach come through most clearly as filter, where the fruit acidity and tea-like character are most pronounced. Source: kirjalanpaahtimo.fi.

Apple, white tea, citrus, peach

An extra-dark blend of full-bodied Brazilian and juicier Ethiopian coffee, developed at customer request and previously sold only from the café's own storefront before being added here — built for drinkers who want their coffee dark and strong, with soft roasty notes and real punch. Works well in coffee machines and as filter. Source: kirjalanpaahtimo.fi.

Dry cacao, roasty, full-bodied

A medium-roast Brazilian coffee from Fazenda Cruzeiro in Minas Gerais (same farm as Kalervo) — soft and sweet with the nutty character typical of Brazilian coffee. As espresso the berry-juice sweetness comes through strongly; as filter, a balanced, chocolatey cup either black or with milk. Source: kirjalanpaahtimo.fi.

Chocolate, nutty, berry

A dark-roast coffee jointly produced by smallholders in Peru's Chanchamayo province — a balanced South American profile despite the dark roast, soft, sweet and full-bodied with a touch of light acidity still coming through. Named, like Jukola and Louhi, after a street in the roastery's original Kirjala neighborhood in Mikkeli. Source: kirjalanpaahtimo.fi.

Toasted cane sugar, chocolate, nutty

A dark-roast decaf from Colombia, decaffeinated using the EA (ethyl acetate) process — a naturally occurring fermentation byproduct solvent that binds to the beans' chlorogenic acid salts, keeping the coffee's own character intact once caffeine is removed. Chocolatey with dark-grape sweetness. Recommended as filter or espresso. Source: kirjalanpaahtimo.fi.

Chocolate, dark grape, sweet

The light-roast sibling of Sariola Tumma — same Colombian decaf, same EA (ethyl acetate) decaffeination process, but roasted light for a nougat, toffee and wild-strawberry profile with nectarine sweetness. Recommended for filter brewing. Source: kirjalanpaahtimo.fi.

Nougat, toffee, wild strawberry, nectarine

A souvenir blend built from the roastmaster's best roast recipes — created after café customers kept saying the bags made great gifts, with packaging illustrated by artist Anna Haimila depicting the home city of Mikkeli. A sweet, balanced everyday blend meant for gifting: chocolate, nut and berry-juice notes. Source: kirjalanpaahtimo.fi.

Chocolate, nut, berry juice

A sweet, light-roast Ethiopian coffee from Boledu, a producer community founded in 2018 that runs its own washing stations across the Guji zone (Dimtu Hamblea, Yirgacheffe, Aricha, Gedeb) and trains and pays smallholders above standard rates. Juicy and honeyed with bright berry aromatics — shines as filter, especially hand-poured on a V60 for a clean, clear cup. Source: kirjalanpaahtimo.fi.

Berry, honey, juicy

A light-roast experimental micro-lot from Gasharu Coffee, a Rwandan family producer founded in 1976 — grown at 1,600–2,100m and produced and processed entirely by women, highlighting their role in coffee growing and processing. A multi-layered, balanced cup with cherry, berry, yogurt, sweet apple, green tea, orange and herbal notes, finished with a sweet, full-bodied acidity. Source: kirjalanpaahtimo.fi.

Orange, sweet apple, cherry, yogurt