There’s a memory you have - well, more of a feeling really - but it’s warm and light and filled with the giddy impatience of childhood. Sure, you're a little older now, but that doesn’t mean savouring the moment comes any easier. Just brew a cup of Little Sister’s Merry Maker: taste the soft bergamot wrapped in warm butter tart notes, and you’ll find the moment slows down all on its own. Merry Maker makes moments merry!
Little Sister Merry Maker features two beautiful Ethiopian coffees. A washed component comes from Tesfaye Bekele, a pioneer of coffee in the Guji region. He established the Suke Quto farm in 2000, and has overseen its transformation into a community-oriented means of economic stability and environmental regeneration for the region. This highly traceable, organic + rainforest-certified coffee is grown by 171 outgrowers from the surrounding area. The other component comes from Dukamo Brothers, Asefa + Mulugeta. This coffee, out of their washing station ‘Keramo Daye Bensa’ is naturally processed, meaning the cherries are delivered the same day as harvest, sorted, and left to dry in the cherry for anywhere between 2-4 weeks, while being steadily rotated. The result is a bold flavour that pairs beautifully with the lighter notes of Suke Quto.
Tasting Notes: Bergamot, butter tart, cocoa
Region: Guji (Suke Quto) & Sidama (Keramo), Ethiopia
Producer: Small scale outgrowers from both regions
Process: Washed (Suke Quto) & Natural (Keramo)
Varietal: Mixed Heirlooms
Altitude: 1800-2360 masl.