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Roast Level: Comforting

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    Bright

  • 2

    Comforting

  • 0

    Traditional

Each year, we craft our Summer Solstice blend to celebrate the longest day of the year, ushering in a new season of warmth and abundance.

Black Cherry

Orange

Plum

The details

Origin story

  • Country Ethiopia
  • Producer 600 smallholder farmers
  • Region Jigesa, Shakisso, Guji
  • Elevation Range 1800 - 2050 m
  • Processing Method Washed
  • Drying Method Raised Bed
  • Harvest October 2024 - January 2025
  • Country Guatemala
  • Processing Method Washed
  • Direct Trade Partner Since 2022

Each year, we craft our Summer Solstice blend to celebrate the longest day of the year, ushering in a new season of warmth and abundance. This year’s blend features coffee from Las Moritas farm in El Progreso, Guatemala, and Ethiopia’s Jigesa Washing Station in Shakisso, Guji. While each coffee is exceptional on its own, together they produce a vibrant cup with notes of juicy citrus and the lush sweetness of summer stone fruit.

 

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How To Brew

We recommend starting with a 1:18 coffee-to-water ratio, which provides an excellent total extraction level and maximizes flavor pulled out of the ground coffee. For our blends we recommend either a pour over or a automatic drip home machine. We recommend a grind size 5 or 6 or if you are grinding at home mimic the size of Morton Coarse Kosher Salt.

Recommended Method Automatic Drip

  1. 01.
    Weigh Water 18g of water per 1g of coffee
  2. 02.
    Weigh Coffee 1g of coffee per 18g of water
  3. 03.
    Drop in filter Add filter to equipment
  4. 04.
    Grind Coffee Grind coffee and add to filter
  5. 05.
    Add water Add water to machine reservoir
  6. 06.
    Remove filter Enjoy your coffee!
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    Why We're Different

    • Intelligentsia coffee buyers travel year-round working with a network of farmers. From the farm, coffee arrives at the roasting works in Chicago, where coffee professionals cup, grade, and release over 50 single-origins and blends annually.

    • Intelligentsia Direct Trade means partnering with people who obsess about quality as much as we do, and building meaningful relationships with farmers. Today, the Intelligentsia Direct Trade community includes more than 50 partners in 14 countries.

    • A quarter-century of obsession with quality, more than 15 years of sourcing great coffee the right way, and an authoritative point of view on how to elevate coffee make Intelligentsia a trusted partner on your coffee journey.

12oz Summer Solstice Blend
Summer Solstice Blend