Flickr Group • Project 366: The 2016 Edition • "Daily Routines"
Every morning I grind fresh coffee beans and hand brew using the pour over method.

Peet's Coffee Ethiopian Super Natural is our favorite seasonal offering. I got this pound of whole beans from our local Peet;s and ordered 2 more pounds from Peet's online, so that we have the vacuum sealed packs. We should be good for the rest of the month.

I order on Peet's website once per year. Despite ordering online being more convenient, I like going into and supporting our local brick and mortar.

"Coffee Story

Roast: Dark Roast
Process: Natural
Growing Region: Single Origin, Gedeo, Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia
Variety: Heirloom
Farmer: Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union
Altitude: 1750 – 2300 meters
Notes: Fair Trade and Organic


Exquisite sun-dried whole in the fruit (Natural) coffee

Supernatural? We're not kidding. The meticulous method for producing this coffee results in flavors that are other-worldly.

It's like this. While the high regions of Ethiopia's Yirgacheffe are known for washed coffees (think lemony and very perfumey), our beans are treated decidedly differently.

The approach starts with carefully selected, purely ripe fruit. Then, the whole cherries are spread out on tables and dried in the sun. (In contrast, washed beans are skinned and pulped at a washing station.)

The drying process takes tremendous attention. The cherries have to be spread to a single layer. From 11:00am until 2pm, when the sun is its hottest, the beans need to be carefully covered. And any individual spoiled fruits are culled before they can dry.

Sun drying whole cherries is risky, time consuming (two weeks per batch), and inconsistent (hence the advent of washing). But, when only the best beans are used and the stars align, the results are magnificent.

So, what's super about this coffee is meticulous preparation on top of superior terroir. What's supernatural is the taste; when the bright, citric brillianc