Beloya 9

Its amazing what you can do with a small quantity of really good coffee. Through repeated cuppings and tiny french presses, we've stretched a small sample of the Beloya 9 through at least ten tastings, and without exception, we've been amazed every time.

Beloya is a new coffee, produced through collaboration between Abdullah Bagersh in Ethiopia, and Ninety-Plus Coffees here in the states. It is the result of a previously unseen level of attention in origin; This coffee is free of under ripe cherries, harvested according to proper sugar and acid readings, and dried on raised beds with very frequent agitation. The resulting beans pick up the wonderfully fruity flavors and aromas from the flesh of the cherry during the drying process, but are free from the usual earthy or over fermented notes found in most dry processed offerings. The Aricha coffees follow a similar protocol, but are harvested and processed in a different region of Ethiopia.

When we first tasted the dry process Beloya and Aricha samples from Ethiopia, we knew right away that they were something special. The intense aroma, ripe fruity flavors, and exceptionally clean, sweet cup is the total package as far as a dry processed coffee goes. One micro-lot in particular, the Beloya Micro Selection 9, went a step further, and really stood out in our cupping. When you are tasting six incredible coffees, and one really jumps out at you, you know its not a coffee to pass up.

We didn't pass it up. In a few weeks, we will be doing production roasts of the Beloya 9. We're extremely excited to bring this coffee to Sioux Falls, and show our customers what a great dry process is really capable of.

The Beloya 9 is a very forward, simply delicious coffee. Its unlike anything we've offered before, and I think the first whiff of the dry grounds gives that away. Upon grinding, fresh blueberry notes fill the air, and the cup is a pure, sweet carrier for the unique aroma.

More to come when I can stop gushing and start offering.

-Jon