Hydrangea Drops

Origin

Tasting notes

Character

• Experimental
  50
• Funky
  40

One Bag of Unconventional Coffee: Each month, we'll deliver a curated bag (your choice of 4oz (114g) or 8oz (227g) bag) that are some of the world's most esteemed coffees. These are exclusive micro-lots, showcasing rare varieties and cutting-edge processing techniques, often used in championship-winning brews like the World Barista and World Brewers Cup. Sourced from renowned producers, these limited-edition coffees hail from small farms and are hand-picked for exceptional quality and flavor. Join us in this journey of coffee excellence. Customize Your Order: Intrigued by other coffee? Easily add additional bags to your monthly shipment by editing the order on your customer portal. Free Shipping Within United States Previous Drops: Drop 33 - CGLE17 - Hybrid WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly. - Finca Las Margaritas, Cafe Granja La Esperanza Drop 32 - GeshaGesha (Geisha)A rare, jasmine-and-bergamot scented variety originally from Ethiopia's Gesha forest, made famous by Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda. Routinely the most expensive coffee at auction. - Wave Washed CF - Finca Soledad Drop 31 - SL28SL28A Kenyan variety selected in the 1930s by Scott Agricultural Laboratories, prized for intense blackcurrant acidity and deep sweetness. - Washed - Jardines del Eden Drop 30 - Gesha - Washed - Finca El Socorro Drop 29 - SL28, Washed, Finca Hartmann, Lot 50 Drop 28 - Gesha, Washed,Franceschi Coffee Drop 27 - Sidra, Wave HoneyHoney processThe skin is removed but some sticky fruit mucilage is left on during drying. Lands between washed and natural: more sweetness and body than washed, cleaner than natural. , Finca Soledad Drop 26 - Gesha, Washed, Finca Lerida Drop 25 - Sidra, White Honey, Hacienda La Florida, Ecuador Drop 24 - Gesha, Washed, Cafe Granja La Esperanza, Las Margaritas, Colombia Drop 23 - LandraceHeirloom (Ethiopia)A catch-all label for Ethiopia's thousands of indigenous, largely uncatalogued coffee varieties — used when a lot's exact genetics are unknown., Advanced Fermentation, Hachi Project - Haiku (俳句), Panama Drop 22 - Sidra, Anaerobic WashedAnaerobic fermentationCherries or depulped seeds ferment in sealed, oxygen-free tanks. Produces intense, unusual flavors — cinnamon, bubblegum, boozy fruit — that divide opinion., Finca Soledad, Ecuador Drop 21 - Yellow BourbonBourbonOne of the two foundational arabica varieties (with Typica), named after Île Bourbon (Réunion). Sweet, balanced, caramel-leaning; parent of countless modern cultivars., LacticFunky / lacticTasting language for deliberate fermentation flavor: yogurt-like tang (lactic), winey or boozy notes, overripe fruit. A feature in experimental lots, a defect in classic ones., La Palma y El Tucan Drop 20 - Yellow Sudan Rume, Washed, Jardines del Eden Drop 19 - TypicaTypicaThe oldest cultivated arabica lineage, ancestor of most Latin American coffee. Low yield, clean and sweet cup; the baseline other varieties are measured against. Mejorado, Washed, Hacineda Santa Gertrudis, Ecuador Drop 18 - Typica Mejorado, Yeast Washed, Hacienda La Papaya - Reserve, Ecuador Drop 17 - Gesha, Lactic + Koji, Finca Gascon, Guatemala Drop 16 - Java, Lactic, La Palma y El Tucan, Colombia Drop 15 - SL28, NaturalNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge., Hacienda Santa Gertrudis, Ecuador Drop 14 - Gesha, Natural, Yunlan Estate, Yunnan, China Drop 13 - Typica Mejorado, Anaerobic Washed, Hacienda La Florida, Ecuador Drop 12 - Gesha, Triple Stagger White Hone