GESTERN / Classic Espresso Blend

Inspired by our Italian neighbours and their rich espresso tradition, the Gestern Blend is our modern interpretation of classic espresso. 

For the Gestern Blend we roast a little darker than usual: caramelising the sugars and developing malt and chocolate flavours. We aim to find the sweet spot of a darker roast - keeping the flavour and character of the coffees intact, while seeking a full-bodied cup with a long aftertaste.

We're proud to say that the coffees that we source for the Gestern Blend are from two of our longest relationships. Both Cafeina Women's Group and Macenta Beans are projects that we've supported since their creation.

Brazil Cafeina Women's Group - Natural - 80%

Guinea Macenta Beans - Semi Washed - Robusta Canephora - 5%

Mexico Ombligo de Luna - Washed - 15%

Tasting Notes: Dark Chocolate, Walnut, Vanilla

Cafeina Women’s Group In 2019, a group for female farmers was established within the Cocatrel Cooperative in Três Pontas, Sul de Minas, Brazil. Known as the Cafeina Women's Group, it comprises of over 1,154 women producers. The initiative aims to promote active participation by women in decision-making processes. Every two months, the group gathers to further their education, expand their knowledge, and enhance their visibility and involvement within the coffee-growing community. The group is led by Iandra Vilela, an award-winning advocate for women in coffee.
This particular coffee is a natural-process lot consisting of the Mundo Novo and Yellow Catuaí varieties. It is machine-harvested, with the beans sorted by grade before being dried on patios for 7–10 days. After drying, the coffee rests for 30 days, then is hulled and delivered to the cooperative. Sourced through our long-standing import partners at Falcon, this coffee forms the foundation of our espresso blend, contributing rich nutty and milk chocolate notes.

Macenta Beans The second component is a fine robusta coffee, produced in the Macenta region of Guinea. We’re super proud to be working with Macenta Beans, who are founded by Guinean born, German educated Mamy Dioubaté. Mamy has years of experience in the coffee industry and a background in economics. They recently held a successful crowd-funding campaign to build a new and state-of-the-art washing station in Macenta. The company focuses on supporting natural biodiversity and bee populations alongside coffee growing, and on using innovation and technology to apply specialty-grade processing to robusta coffee. As you might be able to tell, we’re excited to be working with them!

Ombligo de Luna This project for transparent coffee trading was founded by Jhonatan Bañuelos. The project works with the Rincón Toningo Community and provides education for coffee farmers to improve their coffee quality. This enables them to sell their coffees at higher prices and hence improving their quality of life. For every kg of coffee sold by ODL, Jhonatan and his team plant 2 coffee trees. Jhonatan is also part of Communal Coffee in Berlin with us and this will be our third year roasting Obligo de Luna coffee. This washed coffee is a past crop from a 2021-2022 harvest. Using past crop coffees as a small percentage is a great way to make use coffee that perhaps isn't as fresh but still adds a tasty component to the blend.