Ethiopia Shantawene

Blackberry jam and torched sugar, with a juicy sweetness that drinks like fresh fruit. This Sidamo natural is one of the sweetest, most fruit-forward coffees we are running this summer, and it turns into an outrageous cold brew.

Tasting notes blackberry jam, torched sugar, juicy
Roast levelmedium-light
Regionsidamo
Varietalheirloom
Process natural
Elevation2000-2200 m

Shantawene leads with clean, jammy fruit. Big blueberry up front, blackberry behind it, juicy and sweet, finishing on a torched-sugar note like the browned top of a crème brûlée. It carries the body and dried-fruit weight of a natural, and the fruit stays clean the whole way through. We tasted it against other naturals this season, and this was the one we kept coming back to.

It comes from the Shantawene washing station in Sidamo, near the base of Bombe mountain in southern Ethiopia. The station buys cherry from smallholders in the surrounding villages and pays a premium for ripe, hand-picked fruit, then dries it on raised beds and turns it by hand for an even cure. That care is what gives the fruit its clarity.

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ROAST SCHEDULE

This limited-release coffee is roasted three to four days a week, typically within 48 hours of your order. Orders placed after Friday’s production window roll into Monday’s roast schedule.

SHIPPING

Running out of coffee is no fun! We've put systems in place to ensure you get the freshest coffee possible, shipped as quickly as possible. Most orders roast and ship the following business day.

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INGREDIENTS

100% freshly roasted coffee. No additives, flavorings, or fillers. We roast only coffee, and our facility never processes nuts, dairy, gluten, or any other common allergens.