Ethiopia Yukro is a newer coffee to us at thump and to Stumptown Coffee Roasters. Come in and explore it with us!

Flavors: A floral aroma reveals a sweet, clean cup with distinct notes of navel orange, peach, lemon, black cherry and raspberry bordered by the taste and texture of white tea.

Stumptown shares: “The treasure chest that is the Western Ethiopian region of Agaro, Gera (outside of Jimma) has yielded another brilliant gem for Stumptown. The 240 farmer members of the Yukro cooperative process their coffee cherry on a Penagos 500 demucilaging machine. After removing the fruit with friction and mechanical bristles, the coffee beans were soaked overnight to increase ripe fruit flavors. They were dried in the warm African sun until they hit the 11% moisture mark.”

“Yukro, in the village of Wanja Qarsa village in the Gera District of Jimma zone in Western Oromia, resides on the road between Nano Challa and Duromina, two other recent additions to the Stumptown arsenal. A single 5km gravel road supports a village population of 4269 with one grade school, a health clinic and a hydroelectric plant. Pristine evergreen jungle forests surround this remote place. Although coffee and honey production propel the local economy, farmers also grow a diverse selection of crops, including spices, grain, avocado and cereals, while they raise livestock as part of sustainably managing their forests. Coffee thrives within the naturally cultivated conditions which include plenty of shade trees and focused crop diversity.”

To learn more about this coffee, please go to Stumptown’s website.

We’re thrilled to finally offer a single origin espresso that rivals Stumptown’s delicious Hair Bender espresso!  Hair Bender espresso is a blend of up to eight different coffee beans from origins around the world, whereas the Guatemala Finca el Injerto Single Origin Espresso uses coffee beans from just one coffee farm, Guatemala’s famed Finca el Injerto. Like Hair Bender espresso, Guatemal Finca el Injerto S.O.E. also has a roast profile that is carefully developed specifically for espresso brewing. Thump is now using this single origin espresso in all of our traditional espresso drinks: doppios, macchiatos and traditional cappuccinos. But if your interest has been piqued, feel free to request it in any of our espresso drinks!

Flavors: A rose fragrance debuts flavors of pear, coconut and marshmallow with caramel throughout the cup.

Panama Duncan Estate, Organic, Fair Trade returns to us from year to year. In this most recent growing season, the producer of this coffee, Ricardo Koyner, experienced especially challenging wet weather conditions that threatened his crop. Diligent attention to his coffee and careful use of organic fertilizer helped Koyner overcome the challenges presented by Mother Nature. To read more about this coffee, please go to: http://buy.stumptowncoffee.com/latin-american/panama-duncan-estate.html

FLAVORS: Maple syrup and toffee encase flavors of plum and fruit juice supported by chocolate malt.

Stumptown writes, “Los Caleros comes from a group of nine smallholder producers in Metapán, El Salvador. The producers in this limestone rich region cultivate predominantly Bourbon and Pacas. Together, they have improved their agronomic practices. They turned to the ambitious vision of Alejandro Valiente, whose family owns Beneficio San Miguel Ingenio, to process their cherry which was depulped, fermented, washed and laid to dry on classic Salvadorian patios.The best patios are typically made of adobe which gently and evenly generates heat to the parchment coffee even for hours after the sun goes down.”

To learn more about El Salvador Los Caleros, Direct Trade, please read further here.

FLAVORS: Maple syrup and toffee encase flavors of plum and fruit juice supported by chocolate malt.

Stumptown writes, “Los Caleros comes from a group of nine smallholder producers in Metapán, El Salvador. The producers in this limestone rich region cultivate predominantly Bourbon and Pacas. Together, they have improved their agronomic practices. They turned to the ambitious vision of Alejandro Valiente, whose family owns Beneficio San Miguel Ingenio, to process their cherry which was depulped, fermented, washed and laid to dry on classic Salvadorian patios.The best patios are typically made of adobe which gently and evenly generates heat to the parchment coffee even for hours after the sun goes down.”

To learn more about El Salvador Los Caleros, Direct Trade, please read further here.

Similar to last month’s featured coffee, Guatemala Finca el Injerto, Direct Trade, we always look forward to the return of Ethiopia Mordecofe, Organic, Direct Trade. The producers of both coffees have a long term relationship with Stumptown and the coffees are painstakingly grown and processed, creating a consistently delicious coffee, year after year. When these coffees return to our shop, it’s like the return of a close friend!

FLAVORS -Ethiopia Mordecofe, Organic, Direct Trade: Flavors of chocolate and hops counter notes of peach and pink lady apple in a cup sweetened by caramel and honey with an iced tea finish.

THE STORY: Stumptown writes, “Haile Gebre and Stumptown have joined forces for four years now in our longest standing Direct Trade relationship in Ethiopia. Haile’s focused efforts to process in an absolutely clean manner and the care of his young plant material which is perfectly shaded under a forested canopy are the pillars beneath Mordecofe’s consistent quality. After fermentation, the coffee is washed thoroughly in channels before it is soaked and sun dried on raised beds.”  To learn more, visit the Stumptown website.

From Stumptown Coffee: “FLAVORS: Fragrance of jasmine evolves into flavors of dutch chocolate, roasted almonds, meyer lemon and plum finishing with chamomile tea like grace.”

Guatemala Finca el Injerto Bourbon, Stumptown’s first Direct Trade relationship coffee is honored this month at thump! This is a delicious coffee from producers renowned for their meticulous and environmentally innovative farming, harvesting and processing practices. At harvest time, in preparation for Stumptown’s purchase of Finca el Injerto Bourbon, the farmer separated the beans according to each day’s picking, geographic region of the farm and coffee bean varietal. Stumptown then roasted, cupped and evaluated these separated samples (25 of them!) with exacting standards, before selecting the beans that made up this year’s lot. Beans not selected then became available for other coffee roasters around the world to purchase.

A word about Direct Trade: A Stumptown coffee labeled “Direct Trade” represents tremendous effort from and collaboration between Stumptown’s green coffee buyers and the coffee producers to separate out the absolute perfect beans for you — a practice unparalled in the coffee industry.

To learn more about Stumptown’s Direct Trade green coffee selection, please read this month’s thumpology article.

To learn more about Guatemala Fica el Injerto’s story, please go to Stumptown’s website.

“… [We]  immediately noticed the quality of their harvest and the active improvements to their processing operation. This lot represents the first clean washed processed version of what could be some of the oldest Arabica strains in the world…

“In the Gera District of Western Oromia, there remain large tracts of pristine forest where tall, spindly coffee trees grow wild. Many coffee farmers in Ethiopia are now planting tree varietals that are recommended by local research centers, however, the farmers of the Nano Challa Cooperative have stayed close to traditional planting methods. Their coffee consists of an unknown number of indigenous varietals, brought from the forest and culled over generations. In addition to coffee, the Gera forest is also known for honey production. ‘Both coffee and honey production require us to manage our forest resources closely,’ explains a local leader. ‘If people cannot support themselves and the forest at the same time, then the trees will be the first to suffer. We are proud that our forests have given us a gift to share with the world.’ “

“Flavors: Fresh ginger and raw honey notes run fragrantly rampant in a coffee laden with profoundly sweet flavors of candied orange and sugarcane juice.”

To learn more about this coffee, please go to the Stumptown website.