We’ve long known that two of our favourite beverages, wine and coffee have a fair bit in common. And if you looked at our upcoming Colombian Small Lot Series vs. Wine in a Venn diagram, you’d find two overlapped circles almost stacked on top of each other.

Firstly, like wine, coffee is hugely impacted by it’s Terroir (or environment in layman’s terms) - everyone knows a wine grown in South Australia is going to taste different than one grown in Germany. The same goes for coffee – one grown in high-altitude Kenya will taste to one grown in lower-altitude Byron Bay. Secondly, variety – most people know a Shiraz from a Pinot Noir. Again, the same goes for coffee. The prized Gesha (or now Wush Wush or Sidra) will taste different to a Caturra.

And then we get to processing – like in wine, controlling fermentation variables results in a better cup (or glass). The wine world is expert in this category with a whole host of innovations and techniques that control fermentation being standard practice employed by wine producers around the world.

Up until recently, coffee processing was much less controlled. One of the biggest issues in coffee production stems from the fermentation and drying process, where any number of variables can greatly impact the final product. It was not possible to directly relate cause to effect noticed in coffee lots, as wild yeasts and bacteria react differently.

Enter Pura Cupa, a project conceptualised to bridge this knowledge gap between coffee and wine to improve efficiency in coffee production (and make tastier coffee). They’re delving into the fascinating world of microbiology, tinkering with variables like temperature, time, pH, sugar levels, and introducing specific strains of bacteria and yeast into the mix.

Each coffee in our Colombian Small Lot Series falls under this Pura Cepa project, each leaning on unique processing methods developed from the wine world. Combined with some of the most sort after varieties in coffee land pumped for what’s to come.

Stay tuned for Sidra Natural, Wush Wush Aqua, Pink Bourbon Natural & Pink Bourbon Exotic. Super limited bags for each, you’ll wanna snap them up when you see them.