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We anticipate this coffee will be roasted the week of September 28, 2026, with subscribers having the first opportunity to purchase. The seventh coffee in our wildcard series showcases SL28 grown in El Salvador and processed using a yeast-controlled cherry dried method, presenting in the cup with…

We anticipate this coffee will be roasted the week of September 13, 2026, with subscribers having the first opportunity to purchase. The sixth coffee in our wildcard series comes again from our friends at Finca San Jerónimo Miramar and their extensive variety catalog. "The People's Coffee," as it's…

2026 Season Reservation holders reserved this wildcard release in full through their Subscriber Early Access. The fifth coffee in our wildcard series is an Aviary-exclusive nanolot that comes Jhon Didier's son, Juan Camilo Trujillo: a Chiroso doing its finest impression of an Ethiopian landrace…

The eighth release of our 2026 season showcases the quality potential of "Inca Gesha"—a cultivar with mysterious origins and genetically similar to the fabled Scott Labs Selection 09 from Kenya— when grown at high elevations and processed carefully. This bright, juicy coffee from Alina Milagros…

The seventh release of our 2026 season is an Aviary-exclusive separation and marks a triumphant return for Jhon Didier Trujillo to Aviary's lineup with a washed Chiroso that is the result of a years-long collaboration between Jhon Didier, Unblended and Christopher Feran, presenting with a dense,…

The sixth coffee of our 2026 season comes to us from Stanislas Kayitera, a smallholder who has historically contributed to larger collections from hundreds of producers at Baho's Akagera site in Rwanda. This lot demonstrates how large-scale and community factories can be leveraged to create value…

The fifth coffee of our 2026 season is an Aviary-exclusive—a stunning honey-processed Gesha from three-time Aviary-featured and six-time Cup of Excellence awarded producer Lino Rodriguez in Colombia presenting in the cup with brilliant, vibrant notes of yuzu, blood orange, mango, passionfruit and…

This experimental release was sold exclusively to 2026 season reservation holders and will not be released publicly. The fourth coffee in our wildcard series is another Aviary-exclusive and first-ever that comes from a Cup of Excellence winning producer in Bensa, Ethiopia using an unusual and novel…

The fourth coffee of our 2026 season is an Aviary-exclusive and our third from the producer of one of Aviary's earliest releases: Maria Nieves. After shipping disruptions impacted the cup quality of last year's release, our determination to purchase from many of the same producers year-over-year…

This experimental release was made available to 2026 Season Reservation holders and entirely pre-sold. There will be no public drop. The third coffee in our wildcard series comes from a Cup of Excellence winning producer in Bensa, Ethiopia processed in an unusual way—fermented in a bag suspended in…

This release was exclusively for 2026 Season Reservation holders. There will be no public drop. The third coffee of our 2026 season comes to us through the Copa de Oro competition from a long-lost connection—an extended, multi-stage fermentation Pink Bourbon that presents tropical, juicy and bright…

We anticipate that t his coffee will be roasted for 2026 season subscribers the weeks of February 2 and February 9, 2026; public sale will follow. The second coffee of our 2026 season is an Aviary-exclusive lot from a single producer in Gedeb, Yirgacheffe—his first-ever attempt at a wet-process…

We anticipate that t his coffee will be roasted for 2026 season subscribers the weeks of January 5 and January 12, 2026. We open our 2026 season with an Aviary exclusive from a young, award-winning producer in Caicedo, Antioquia—a multi-stage, extended fermentation washed Chiroso that bursts with…

2025 FREEZER SALE UPDATE (2025-12-17): From Christopher: This is the only coffee that shares the exact same profile as its original release—having been roasted on the same day and using the same machine. Blue fruit shifts to red hibiscus as it rests with citrus acidity, dense structure, velvety…

2025 FREEZER SALE UPDATE (2025-12-17): From Christopher: I received countless messages asking if there was any of this coffee available somewhere, somehow! I was happy with the profile I'd set for the production roast and so, yes, there was some set aside for the freezer sale—which we're making…

2025 FREEZER SALE UPDATE (2025-12-17): From Christopher: I greedily chugged my reserve box of this coffee from its initial release—my favorite of the 2025 season—and missed out on its full evolution as the coffee rested and ripened. I won't make that mistake again—which means that I'll be keeping…

2025 FREEZER SALE UPDATE (2025-12-17): From Christopher: In the initial release of this coffee, I erred on the side of light—resulting in a coffee that needed significant rest but was clean and sugary in the cup. For the freezer release, we're aiming to push development slightly (but not too much!)…

2025 FREEZER SALE UPDATE (2025-12-17): From Christopher: Without exception, of the several hundred I cupped, this was my favorite washed coffee to come out of Ethiopia in 2025—enough said. I'm thrilled to roast it again and chose to roast in a slightly lighter style than its original release to…

2025 FREEZER SALE UPDATE (2025-12-17): From Christopher: This coffee turned out to be the most polarizing release of 2025. For some, it offered a sweetness- and floral-forward optimistic presentation of the potential for Indian Arabica; for others, it fell too outside of the normal Aviary profiles:…

2025 FREEZER SALE UPDATE (2025-12-17): From Christopher: For 2025 in Ethiopia, I played favorites: Layo Teraga is my favorite cooperative in all of Ethiopia and every year produces some of my favorite coffees. The profile is one that is somewhat unfamiliar to many consumers relative to those coming…