Natural State • Volume 1
Natural State is our signature natural offering, meant to highlight affordable yet exceptional natural processed coffees. As coffee goes in out of seasons, we will constantly be searching for fresher crops, introducing new “volumes” every 4 - 6 months. Natural State Volume 1 is from the Umoco Washing Station in Busambo, Burundi.
WHAT IS NATURAL PROCESSING?
Processing refers to the method a coffee farmer takes to get the coffee from within the cherry to a dried seed that’s ready to be exported to us. Natural processing is the simplest, and oldest processing method. It’s also the longest of the traditional methods, sometimes taking up to 8 weeks! The natural process often results in juicier fruity flavor and acidity, heavier body and sometimes even funky characteristics.
Coffee cherries are picked and left to dry, usually on patios or raised mesh beds.
Drying usually takes 2-6 weeks, allowing for the fruit to have a greater impact on the flavor of the coffee seed over time.
Once fully dried, the cherries are depulped and milled, leaving only the green coffee behind.
The green coffee is then sent to us to roast!
VOL. 2 AGRICULTURE INFO
Grown in Busambo, Burundi, and processed by the Umoco Washing Station.
Simply a Natural processed coffee.
Solely a Red Bourbon varietal.
Grown at an altitude of 1800 - 2200 Meters (7415 - 7740 Feet)
Harvested from March 2023 - August 2023
TASTING NOTES BREAKDOWN
Fruity and chocolatey aroma | Acidity like red cherry and melons | Hints of milk chocolate and honeysuckle
Communicated on the bag as Milk Chocolate, Melon & Cherry
