The Americas Organic Blend
The Americas Organic Blend
ORIGINS
Berilo - Mexico, Genji Ilbu - Ethiopia
PRODUCERS
- Local indigenous farming communities
- Abdo Abamecha
PROCESSES
- Washed
- Natural
FLAVOUR
Chocolate/Nut
AWARDS
- Taste of the West 2024 - GOLD
- Taste of the West 2023 - GOLD
- Taste of the West 2022 - GOLD
- Food Drink Devon 2023/24 - GOLD
IN THIS BLEND
Berilo - Mexico
This coffee originates from the highlands of Chiapas, grown at high altitude above sea level on rich volcanic soil and shaped by a cold, rainy microclimate. These conditions naturally slow the maturation of the coffee cherries, concentrating sugars and developing a much more complex cup. The coffee is cultivated by indigenous farming communities organised into cooperatives, where ancestral knowledge and a deep connection to the land are passed down through generations. Every cherry is picked by hand and processed using traditional methods, that further define the coffee character.
Genji Ilbu - Ethiopia
After 8 years of working as a supplier to coffee exporters, Abdo Abamecha started collecting and exporting the coffee from farms around his village in 2023. Perched about 2050 metres above sea level in Meti kebele, Gera woreda, Jimma Zone, his processing station has evolved rapidly since it opened in 2017 with a handful of drying beds and a lone depulper that handled fewer than 20 tonnes of cherry per season. A major 2021 upgrade saw the installation of a low water eco-pulping machine, expanded the site to 150 raised beds, added warehouse space, and built water-clarification ponds, lifting annual capacity to well over 100 tonnes. During the main harvest the station employs roughly 70 seasonal workers alongside six permanent staff.
