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First Brew - Blue Bottle Coffee Ethiopia Sidama Shantawene Natural

Posted on 3rd February 2021
Ethiopia Sidama Shantawene Natural

Coffee Name: Ethiopia Sidama Shantawene Natural Region: Sidama Country: Ethiopia Producer: Shantawene Village Processing: Natural Cultivar: Heirloom Elevation: 1,900-2,100 meters Roaster: Blue Bottle Coffee Brew Method: Chemex With Able Cone Roast Date: January 19, 2020 Brew Date: January 30, 2020 About This Coffee We can say that coffee comes from a fruit until the cows come home. But one taste of a coffee like this does more to illustrate that fact than a thousand words can. Such fruity perfection has…

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First Brew - Blue Bottle Coffee Kenya Kiambu Hendege

Posted on 31st January 2021

Coffee Name: Kenya Kiambu Handege Region: Kiambu Country: Kenya Producer: Handege Factory Processing: Fully Washed Cultivar: SL 28, SL 34 Elevation: 1600-1800 meters Roaster: Blue Bottle Coffee Brew Method: Chemex With Able Cone Roast Date: January 19, 2020 Brew Date: January 22, 2020 About This Coffee Coffee descriptions can seem vague. But one taste of this, and you’ll get what we mean by florality. Such delicate aromas are uncommon in Kenyan single origins. Usually, we’re gushing over juicy acidity or…

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First Brew - Blue Bottle Coffee Winter Blooms Single Origin

Posted on 12th December 2020

Coffee Name: Winter Blooms Single Origin Region: Gedeb Country: Ethiopia Producer: METAD Processing: Natural Cultivar: Heirloom Elevation: 1,900 - 2,200 meters Roaster: Blue Bottle Coffee Brew Method: Chemex With Chemex with Able Cone Roast Date: December 3, 2020 Brew Date: December 12, 2020 About This Coffee The pinnacle of an Ethiopia natural coffee, our Winter Blooms Single Origin is as uplifting as new buds on a bare branch. With such delicacy and florality, we shouldn’t be surprised by its source:…

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First Brew - Kenya Kiambu Handege

Posted on 16th November 2020

Coffee Name: Kenya Kiambu Handege Region: Kiambu Country: Kenya Producer: Kiambu Handege Processing: Fully Washed Cultivar: SL 28, SL 34 Elevation: 1600-1800 meters Roaster: Blue Bottle Coffee Brew Method: Chemex With Chemex Paper Filter Roast Date: Oct 23, 2020 Brew Date: Nov 1, 2020 About This Coffee Coffee descriptions can seem vague. But one taste of this, and you’ll get what we mean by florality. Such delicate aromas are uncommon in Kenyan single origins. Usually, we’re gushing over juicy acidity…

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Ebb Coffee Filter for Chemex

Posted on 6th October 2018

In March of 2018, the ebb Kickstarter campaign raised $18K to develop and manufacture the ebb Coffee Filter, a cloth-based coffee filter explicitly made for pour-over coffee brewing. I received my ebb Coffee Filter several months later, on 28th September 2018. This is probably the first Kickstarter I have backed that has delivered on expectations on time and in the same year that the campaign was launched. Thank you, ebb!! The version of the filter I received was designed for…

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