ETHIOPIA WORKA NATURAL ANAEROBIC #1188

If you've never had an anaerobic fermentation coffee before, get ready for something special! Rare and rave-worthy, anaerobic coffees are the newest, hottest type of coffee in the specialty scene. This light roast is bursting with punchy, sweet-tart flavors and loads of sparkling personality. Aroma is full-on chocolate and strawberry, and the initial flavors are effervescent and intensely fruit-forward, like berry seltzer, or kombucha. Orange-toned fruit throughout, but not citrus — more like apricot, peach, papaya, sweet like candy. In the finish, flavors dive into a syrupy, chocolate-caramel swirl. These delicious, distinctive flavors come from an innovative new processing technique where coffee cherries are sealed with brewed yeast and allowed to ferment for 72 hours. This changes the chemistry of the beans, encouraging more lactic acids, similar to fermented foods like sauerkraut, yogurt, sourdough bread. The result is a complex, sparkly flavor profile that's sweet, sour, tart, and tangy — striking, memorable, and truly original in the world of coffee.

We couldn't think of a better roast to introduce you to Klatch Coffee, a longstanding fixture of specialty roasting in the US. We reached all the way down to Los Angeles to find them, and we've been California Dreamin' of their fantastic coffees since the very first sip. Their awards are endless — Roast Magazine's 2009 Micro Roaster of the Year, Good Food Awards in 2012, 2016, 2017, and 2020, World's Best Espresso in 2007, their two-time US Barista Champion. They've been in the biz for more than 27 years, still operating like a small family, with a commitment to Direct Trade relationships where farmers are paid well above Fair Trade prices for their coffee. Their roaster, Mike Perry, even has a degree in Chemical Engineering, and uses this background to coax each little bean to its full Peak of Flavor. I mean, are you excited to try their coffees yet??

It's springtime, it's sunny, you deserve to be drinking something amazing. Klatch's Ethiopia Worka Anaerobic is a real wild-child of sparkling fruit flavors, freshly roasted in LA for a sip of California in your cup. Our friends at Klatch report that this coffee is selling fast, so don't delay! Reserve your own bag today, for yourself or someone you love, and enjoy this rare, hand-processed anaerobic micro-lot, Direct-Trade from our new friends at Klatch Coffee.