Alongside our three everyday coffees, we always keep at least one Special Batch — pricier, harder to source, and we change it through the year.

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This one wants milk. Pull it as a cortado or flat white and the orange blossom and peach turn silky, the milk chocolate deepens, and a bright note of green grape cuts straight through — the kind of cup that makes black-coffee purists reconsider.

Grown by smallholders around the Gigesa Washing Station in Shakiso, Guji Zone, this heirloom varietal is fully washed and dried at altitude — high enough to keep things floral and light, with a delicate, tea-like body that carries under milk instead of disappearing into it.

 

Best as: Milk-based espresso (cortado, flat white, cappuccino)
Origin: Gigesa Washing Station, Shakiso, Guji Zone, Ethiopia
Variety: Heirloom · Process: Washed · Altitude: 1,830–2,100m · SCA 87
Notes: Orange blossom, peach, milk chocolate, green grape