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Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia· 7 min read·October 2024
Finding the Yirgacheffe
Jamie travels to the birthplace of coffee — the misty highlands of Ethiopia's Gedeo Zone — and discovers why one small co-op's natural-process cherries taste like blueberry jam and jasmine.
Ethiopia
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Antigua, Guatemala· 6 min
Antigua at 5,000 Feetsss
In a valley ringed by three volcanoes, Jamie cups through a dozen washed lots and learns why altitude, shade, and volcanic soil conspire to make Guatemalan Antigua one of the most consistent origins on earth.
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Mandheling, North Sumatra, Indonesia· 8 min
Sumatra: The Fog and the Fruit
Deep in North Sumatra's Mandheling highlands, Jamie traces a coffee through its most unusual processing method — wet-hulled, fog-dried — and learns why this origin demands you abandon your usual tasting frameworks.
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