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This collection offers an exciting entry point into the inaugural year of our Thamani Foundational Partnership. While the Foundational coffee will provide a perennially available expression of the singular Kenyan flavor profile, the accompanying Reserve Lots highlight the nuances that emerge from…

Since its beginnings as a small family farm in the late 1950s, Kibingo Estate has grown into a widely recognized source of outstanding Kenyan coffee. Owner and manager Anthony Irungu Kimani was among the first to partner with Peter Mbature following the launch of Kamavindi Coffee Lab, the Mbature…

At 7.5 hectares, Morris Njagi's Kivanga estate is considered small by Kenyan standards. Historically, producers of this size would deliver their cherry to a centralized processing site, or "factory," rather than maintain their own processing infrastructure. Instead, Morris operates a small wet mill…

For years, the Long Miles team in Burundi has managed small research areas alongside their washing stations that are used as organic demonstration plots modeling best practices for local coffee farmers. Last year, Passenger was the first roaster to have the opportunity to share a truly unique…

This washed process Reserve Lot is made up of small harvests from producers living on or around Ninga Hill who deliver their cherry to the eponymously named Ninga washing station for processing. The Ninga washing station also serves as the delivery site for cherries grown in two additional nearby…

Yoan Arley Toledo is one of the most exciting young producers to emerge from our longstanding Divino Niño partnership in recent years. In 2024, we featured a Copa de Oro-winning selection from Yoan on our Reserve Lot menu, and this latest release offers another example of the skill and dedication…

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This washed process Reserve Lot selection comes from the Banko Chelchele washing station, which collects and processes cherries from the harvests of multiple smallholder farmers located near the town of Chelchele in Ethiopia's Gedeb district. While not produced in the district of Yirgacheffe…

Established in 2021, the Yaye Chericho washing station is a fairly new operation, but one that has already gained wide recognition for outstanding quality. Located in the Sidama zone, the site collects coffee cherries from various producers in the woreda of Arbegona, including from the neighboring…

This natural process Reserve Lot comes from the Haro Wachu washing station located in the Guji Zone of Ethiopia’s Oromia region. It's our latest offering from renowned producer Ture Waji and his talented team at Sookoo Coffee, whose past lots include familiar favorites such as Bookkisa and…

Founded in the early 1950s by Elikana Njiru Guchienda, Guchienda began producing coffee in 1963 with the planting of its first 1,200 coffee trees. Following Elikana's passing, the farm was inherited by his son, Stephen Mati Njiru, and his wife, Esther Wanjiku Kamau, who expanded Guchienda by…

Located on the slopes of Mount Kenya in Embu County, Oneska is a family-run coffee farm established in the early 1990s by Onesmus Njagi and his spouse, Karen. The estate takes its name from a combination of the couple's first names—Ones(mus) and Ka(ren). Across ten carefully cultivated acres, the…

Coffee grown at high altitude has long been associated with exceptional quality and this Reserve Lot from producer Jaime Urrea Pizo is a case in point. Grown at over 2,200 masl, this washed gesha was awarded first place in the western division of the 2025 Copa de Oro competition in Huila, Colombia.…

Among our favorite releases of the year so far was a Reserve Lot gesha from producer Jose Joaquin Bolaños that we shared back in January. Unlike many geshas we’ve tasted from Huila in years past, we were surprised by the vibrant acidity and fruit-driven complexity we found in the cup. With that in…

This washed gesha lot from producer Jose Antonio Cenon placed fifth in the central region of the 2025 Copa de Oro competition, and was one of two coffees from the municipality of Garzón in Huila to earn awards. Jose, along with the overall winner of the competition, Hugo González, represent the…

One benefit of the Copa de Oro competition is that it helps relatively unknown producers in Huila, Colombia, establish a reputation for quality among international buyers. For more established producers with a proven history of excellence, it provides an opportunity to demonstrate why they remain…

As one of a number of talented producers that contributes to our year-round Divino Nino Foundational offering, we were delighted when producer Edernoman Toledo Charry won second place in the central region of the Copa De Oro competition with this outstanding pink bourbon variety entry. During a…

Upholding a tradition of outstanding coffees from the La Plata region of Huila, this gesha selection from producer Emiliano Lame Golondrino earned second place in the western region of the 2025 Copa de Oro competition last fall. Emiliano’s nine hectare farm, Finca El Holguín, is a family-run,…