Mellow Coffee Roasters

From the Sky Project, a Tri-Up Coffee x Alo Coffee sourcing initiative against global warming that plants coffee ever higher; this lot grew at 2,420 m above Alo's Safo station. Big day-night swings ripen the cherry slowly for intense ripe-fruit sweetness and a silky body.

Lychee, strawberry, mandarin, nectarine, tea-like

A washed Chelbesa lot from Gedeb, where altitude, cool nights and iron-rich acidic soils give Yirgacheffe its brightness. Sorted, pulped, fermented, washed and dried on raised beds; roasted for espresso.

Citrus candy, cacao fruit, black tea

Produced and exported by Habtamu Fikadu Aga from the Danche station in Yirgacheffe, which treats its wastewater by pH rather than returning it to the land. Clean and floral with stone fruit, sweet orange and a green-tea finish; a filter roast.

Peach, sweet orange, green tea

A seven-step advanced natural: selective hand harvest, initial oxidation, two sealed anaerobic fermentations, thermal conditioning and extended raised-bed drying to 10-11% moisture before controlled storage and milling. Round, syrupy mouthfeel. Roasted on a ROEST P3000. Source: mellowcoffeeroasters.com

Strawberry bubblegum · Cherry candy · Cherry

Leonardo Henao ferments hand-picked cherries up to 72 hours in the cherry, then 96 hours submerged after depulping; the farm's cold, high climate keeps the long ferments clean. Dried on covered camas africanas.

Tropical fruit, stone fruit, black tea

The Geisha twin of El Jardín's Chiroso, given the same two-step washed method: up to 72 hours in the cherry, 96 hours submerged, then slow drying on covered raised beds. Smooth and round with an oolong-like finish.

Floral, citrus, grapefruit, oolong

A microlot processed at the La Roca facility: floated cherries ferment in sealed barrels for 36 hours, then in mucilage for another 24 hours after pulping, before washing and bed drying under protective covers with multiple daily turns. Silky, smooth mouthfeel. Roasted on a ROEST P3000. Source: mellowcoffeeroasters.com

Floral, stonefruit · Apricot, lemon · Green tea-like

Hand-picked cherries rest 48 hours on raised platforms before density sorting and depulping, then 48 hours of anaerobic fermentation in sealed bags, 12-15 days of sun drying with regular raking, and a 3-5 week stabilization period. Grown by Bilibran Tello, blending ancestral Peruvian practices (Ayni, Minka) with modern processing. Juicy, smooth mouthfeel. Roasted on a ROEST P3000. Source: mellowcoffeeroasters.com

Camellia, sugarcane · White grapes, sugarcane juice · White grapes, sugarcane

Selectively harvested cherries undergo a sealed-bag anaerobic fermentation of 30-38 hours, then a second anaerobic fermentation in tanks for roughly 80 hours after depulping, followed by a rinse and ~21 days of patio drying. Juicy mouthfeel. Roasted on a ROEST P3000. Source: mellowcoffeeroasters.com

Tropical fruits · Kiwi, berry-like · Dried mango

Cherries undergo a 90-hour anaerobic chilled fermentation; after pulping they rest in temperature-controlled tanks held near 16°C via spring-water circulation before washing and drying. Smooth, berry-juice-like mouthfeel. Roasted on a ROEST P3000. Source: mellowcoffeeroasters.com

Thyme, lemongrass, dark fruits · Thyme, blackcurrant, spice · Thyme, blackcurrant

Mellow's inaugural house blend, pairing naturally processed Ethiopian beans for brightness and floral qualities with honey-processed Chinese Catimor for body and a tea-like finish, plus naturally processed Guatemalan coffee for sweetness and punch — "a mellow but lively espresso with layers of flavor," designed for daily drinking. Creamy, round mouthfeel. Roasted on a ROEST P3000. Source: mellowcoffeeroasters.com

Cacao, red fruits · Chocolate, nutty, stewed cherry · Chocolate and black tea

DNA-verified and purified Geisha trees, with controlled fermentations, slow drying and full in-house processing — floral, stone fruit, citrus, clean and weightless. Silky, smooth mouthfeel. Roasted on a ROEST L100. Source: mellowcoffeeroasters.com

Coffee blossom, citrus · Clementine, honey, black tea · Black tea

Hand-harvested, floated ripe cherries are spread thinly on outdoor drying beds for three days of semi-anaerobic fermentation under tarps, followed by roughly four weeks of sun drying for uniform moisture. Full, round mouthfeel. Roasted on a ROEST P3000. Source: mellowcoffeeroasters.com

Chocolate, red fruits, spice · Cacao, red fruits · Fruity

Yunnan's "winey natural": sugar-dense red cherries (16-17 °Brix) ferment cold in sealed tanks down to about 8 °Brix, then dry in the sun with skin and mucilage intact. A coating cup of dried fruit and brown sugar with a barrel-aged-whisky finish.

Dried fruit, whisky, brown sugar

A single-plot Panamanian Geisha (plot C6) with jasmine aromatics, citrus flavor and a tea-like finish. Silky, smooth mouthfeel. Roasted on a ROEST L100. Source: mellowcoffeeroasters.com

Jasmine · Mandarin, candied lemon · White tea