2025 June Box

June Roastery Select

More washed coffees for the incoming Summer warmth! To beat the heat, this month we have a washed Ethiopia and a washed Guatemala. With a lovely fruit-forward sweetness, we would easily recommend trying an iced-pourover with the washed Ethiopian. Meanwhile, if one were so inclined to do some cold brew at home, then the Guatemala will serve well with a lovely nuttiness that offers a deeper sweetness with a rounded acidity.

Vista Al Bosque Washed

From Onyx Coffee:

“Wilmar Castillo’s been working in coffee more or less since he was six years old. Tagging along with his father and three older brothers, the family worked on farms from their home in La Libertad throughout Huehuetenango. Some of the earliest memories Wilmar shares include his father’s passion and care for coffee. Everything he learned during those hard years he attributes to his success now, and he is set on providing a brighter future for his family. Looking back, Wilmar knew he would end up in Hoja Blanca. Stories were passed around about this little valley, folks calling it a blessed land. He finally convinced the family to move about 14 years ago, and is so glad for that. Vista Al Bosque (Overlooking the Forest) sits along the verdant ridges of the valley neighboring two of his brother’s lots, and Wilmar manages the land along with his wife and teenage son.”

300g

Sourced by Onyx Coffees

Origin:

Huehuetenango, Guatemala

Recommended Brew:

Filter, Modern Espresso

Reminds us of:

Apple, Candied Pecan, Brown Sugar

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We recommend Recipe A in our brew guide

Tagel Alemayehu Washed

From Crop to Cup:

“After visiting with smallholders and single farmers around Yirgacheffe, we got picked up in a truck driven by Tagel Alemayehu, the owner of Olkai coffee—a former race circuit driver, whose efficiency as a driver is only matched by his humility and warmth. Over dinner at Aragesh Lodge, (in addition to teasing him about his car’s sound system— which sounded as awful as his reflexes were quick), we got to know Tagel better. For Tagel, coffee runs deep: He’d grown up in Bule Hora, the son of a local coffee trader who built the first washing station there and installed the first Pinhalense dry huller in Ethiopia. Starting in 2004, he worked as washing station manager at one of first specialty natural stations in Guji, and founded Olkai in 2018 as the government export regulations opened. Olkai is a family business; his wife works as the export manager. Tagel and Olkai operate a half dozen washing stations in the south dotting many of the most sought-after regions for quality in Guji, Bule Hora and Sidama. Tagel’s ties to the community were forged over 20 years of collecting cherry from these regions. Community members later sold land to make space for him to operate a washing station in their community, and many stopped us along our journey out of Hambella to say hello to Tagel and chat.”

300g

Sourced by Crop to Cup