Fuglen

Named after Buwobodeya, the village on the mountain above The Coffee Gardens station on Mt Elgon where many of the farmers live. The Coffee Gardens was set up in 2017 to produce specialty coffee ethically, with a transparent link to producers, farmer training and a focus on gender equality and traceability. Bought through Falcon Coffees. Persimmon, cashew and brown sugar.

Persimmon · Cashew · Brown sugar

A natural espresso from the Chelchele site in Gedeb, named after its village; smallholders deliver ripe cherry grown at 1,900–2,100 m, intercropped with enset, beans and avocado in red-brown soil. The site has 14 fermentation tanks and up to 150 drying beds. Bought with Nordic Approach. Strawberry, fig and vanilla.

Strawberry · Fig · Vanilla

From the Kii Factory of the Rung'eto Farmers Cooperative, around 950 members growing on the slopes of Mount Kenya. Washing channels are tiled to keep foreign matter out and water is filtered and reused. Hand-sorted cherry is pulped, dry-fermented, washed and graded, then dried on raised beds for 12–20 days. Blackcurrant, raspberry and plum.

Blackcurrant · Raspberry · Plum

A washed Castillo from Lisandro Quilcue's Finca Guayabal in Gaitania, Tolima, at 1,700 m. Purple grape, dried papaya and cacao.

Purple grape · Dried papaya · Cacao

Maria Mateo is a second-generation farmer from a Popti' Maya community in Concepción Huista who inherited her land 15 years ago. She pulps by hand and sun-dries for six days, skills built through the El Sendero cooperative (founded 2016, 196 members, 62 of them women), which supports young and women producers. Dark chocolate, orange and pecan.

Dark chocolate · Orange · Pecan

René Ccasa is part of a new generation of Peruvian farmers engaging the specialty market; he is also the local pastor in Pacaybamba and is reforesting old corn plots with other producers so coffee can be shade-grown. His Geisha lot won the 2023 Incahuasi Cup. "Geisha Inca" is the local name for SL9 that has mutated in the district for decades. Elderflower, candied lime and cocoa nibs.

Elderflower · Candied lime · Cocoa nibs

Fuglen's espresso from Fazenda Santa Cruz in Caconde, run by Francisco Fonseca Figueiredo, his wife Maria Izabel and sons Denis, Denilson and Wagner. Francisco bought the 900-hectare farm in 2019; the previous owners had grown coffee there since 1932. Known for soil conservation and micro-lots on steep slopes. A natural Arara: caramel, red apple and almond.

Caramel · Red apple · Almond

From the Siko washing station in Uraga, Guji, founded in 2017, which buys cherry from around 500 neighbouring producers on 0.5–2 ha plots at 2,100–2,250 m. Wet-fermented 24–72 hours, washed and density-graded in channels, soaked 6 hours, then dried for 13 days. Bought with Nordic Approach. Wild strawberry, elderflower and pear.

Wild strawberry · Elderflower · Pear