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Producer: Sitio Penha, Nova Resende, Brazil
Tasting notes: dried cherry, molasses, banana bread
Process: extended fermentation natural
Roast: light
Sourcing: relationship coffee
This month, we're proud to share a unique extended fermentation natural process coffee from an amazing mother and daughter team—Julia and her mother, Maria, of Mara Madeira Coffee in the Sul de Minas region of Brazil.
Like so many of our direct relationships begin—we connected with Julia last year by chance through an email, followed by a WhatsApp message. Then, after months of working together, cupping samples, solidifying logistics—we bought our first bags of exclusively woman-produced coffee from Mara Madeira last fall. Included in that initial purchase of nearly 200 bags of coffee to feature in our blends were 4 bags of an extremely limited, delicious coffee that almost didn't exist.
This special coffee started its journey as incredibly high-brix (high sugar content) coffee cherries, picked at their peak ripeness during harvest. This was going to be their highest quality lot of the year, and the family was so excited to get it to the mill for processing.
But disaster struck when the large truck used to transport the harvested coffee cherries broke down on a remote part of the farm, and couldn't be moved for days. During this time, they worried that the coffee they worked so hard on would be ruined.
When they finally got the truck working again, they took the cherries to the mill to process them naturally and try to save at least some of the coffee. After a slow, steady drying time of 23 days, this coffee, which they thought was ruined, became one of the best they'd ever produced!
The extended aerobic fermentation in the truck bed, combined with the longer than average drying time, resulted in an incredibly complex cup, full of sweetness and fruit-forward notes at a level not typically found in most Brazilian natural coffees. Luckily for them and for us, what could have been a disaster became a new process for Mara Madeira. They're now working to reproduce this process in a controlled environment, to make this lot available year after year.
This coffee is available in limited amounts now in-store and online! In the cup, we hope you'll taste notes of dried cherry, molasses, and banana bread.
Producer: Ture Waji, Sookoo Coffee
Tasting notes: Lemon Meringue, Raspberry, Caramel
Process: Natural
Roast: Light
Sourcing: Moii Coffee
Ture Waji’s nickname is “The King of Guji.” That’s because Ture is one of the producers who put Guji coffee on the map. He’s been producing for about nine years, with a focus on quality from the very beginning.
This lot comes from the Uraga district in Guji, an area known for its high altitudes and relatively young coffee trees. Only in recent years have farmers been able to cultivate coffee at such elevations. Ture buys cherries from about 110 smallholder farmers in this small village, and processes them at his station, Dida Hora, which he’s been operating for the past two years.
Our import partner, Firaol Ahmed at MOII coffee, loved this coffee for its sweetness and smooth, tea-like body, and we agree! In the cup, we taste lemon meringue, raspberry, and caramel.
A fan favorite returns! This is our second harvest working with Javier Umaña, a producer in the El Rodeo community of Costa Rica’s Santa María de Dota. We were introduced to Don Javier two years ago by our friends at Hacienda La Minita, while visiting some of the producers behind our main Santa Maria de Dota lot.
With his coffee growing at some of the highest elevations in the area, he continues to produce coffees that are absolutely delicious year after year. What began last harvest as a small test is now a larger lot of naturally-processed coffee made exclusively for 8th & Roast.
With support from Hacienda La Minita’s expert post-harvest team, precise fermentation, along with careful drying and milling bring out the full potential of this coffee and reflect the dedication of Don Javier and his family.
In the cup, you’ll find notes of watermelon bubblegum, blackberry pie, and green apple. It’s available now on drip and pour-over in our cafés, with retail bags available online and in-store.
Tasting Notes: Chocolate, Sweet, Bold
Great coffee starts with great relationships. As the official coffee partner of the Tennessee Titans, the Titans blend brings exceptional taste and uncompromising quality to every cup.
The blend components rotate seasonally to highlight our global farm partners. Currently, the Titans blend is a washed process Costa Rican coffee from our friends at Hacienda La Minita in Tarrazú. We hope this coffee becomes a game day morning staple! Titan Up!
Tasting Notes: Peanut Butter, Cocoa, Graham Cracker
Sweet Brazil is our most popular single origin offering by a wide margin. It’s an approachable and sweet coffee, with something for everyone. The coffee is sourced from our friends, Veloso Coffee, from Fazenda Santa Barbara in the Cerrado region in Brazil.
The Veloso family has been producing and exporting fine coffees for decades, and their hard work is most evident in the consistency this coffee offers. Year after year this coffee is excellent and versatile, and we’re excited to continue the relationship for years to come.
Tasting Notes: Toffee, Cherry, and Coffee Blossom Honey
This amazing coffee comes from the Santa Maria de Dota region and is processed and imported by our friends at Hacienda La Minita, who have been producing incredible Costa Rican coffees for decades.
We’ve been buying this coffee for four years now, and in 2024, thanks to the amazing team at Hacienda La Minita, we were able to purchase this coffee exclusively from one community receiving station (recibidor).
This delicious washed process coffee is grown between 1200 and 1900 meters above sea level and features a round body with great acidity and juicy fruit notes.
Tasting Notes: Grapefruit, Pomegranate, Apricot, Candied Pecan
We connected with this amazing new coffee through a chance meeting at our Charlotte Ave location with Kenny Ntwali of Higa Coffee.
Kenny, who is from Rwanda, studied in the US and is now splitting his time between the two countries, sourcing amazing coffees from East Africa and helping roasters like us build long-term partnerships with producers in the region. This is our first ever Rwandan coffee, and we are honored to be able to share it with our customers!
Vunga sits near the borders of Uganda to the North and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the West. This tiny station is located between the steep hills of Nyabihu District, and is a woman-owned and managed washing station.
It is managed by Daphrose Uwimana, who has created a close-knit community and mentors a group of women farmers that produces special women-grown lots. Daphrose founded the cooperative in 2009 and is the driving force behind the exceptional coffee coming out of this station.
Tasting Notes: Syrupy Cocoa, Cherry, Toasted Almond
Our espresso blend was created to be rich, sweet, and complex. It plays well with milk, but it shines on its own too. It’s perfect for espresso, and also great for your favorite filtered brew method. We buy enough of all the coffees in the blend, so it stays consistent for you throughout the year!
Blend Breakdown:
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50% Veloso, Fazenda Santa Barbara natural, Cerrado Miniero, Brazil
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25% Finca Concepcion Buena Vista washed process, San Martin Jilotepeque, Guatemala.
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25% Costa Rica Santa Maria de Dota washed process, Tarrazu, Costa Rica
Tasting Notes: Brown Sugar, Hazelnut, Cinnamon
Our flagship blend is a smooth-drinking, crowd-pleasing blend of delicious Central and South American coffees, including Brazil, Costa Rica and Honduras. With the perfect amount of depth and sweetness, this is a coffee for everyone. It’s also our house medium roast in all of our streetside locations in Nashville.
Blend Breakdown:
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50% Veloso, Fazenda Santa Barbara natural, Cerrado Miniero, Brazil
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25% Costa Rica Santa Maria de Dota washed process, Tarrazu, Costa Rica
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25% Finca La Concepcion washed process, Marcala, Honduras
Tasting Notes: Candied Pecan, Blackberry, Maple Syrup
Jetsetter is our house blend for our airport locations at BNA! The components rotate seasonally, but currently Jetsetter features a natural process Brazil base with super clean Guatemalan washed coffee and a natural-process Honduran coffee. We wanted this coffee to be a departure from our regular blends, and the inclusion of a natural process coffee brings a fruitiness and depth that makes this blend unique.
Blend Breakdown:
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50% Veloso, Fazenda Santa Barbara natural, Cerrado Miniero, Brazil
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25% Finca Concepcion Buena Vista washed process, San Martin Jilotepeque, Guatemala.
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25% Finca La Concepcion natural process, Marcala, Honduras
Stay focused and driven with Buckle Down, our delicious Latin American coffee blend. This medium roast coffee boasts tasting notes of sumptuous fig and complex baker’s spices for an overall smooth flavor experience.
This medium roast coffee is the perfect pick-me-up for any and every part of your day. A balanced Latin American blend, this coffee boasts tasting notes of rich dark chocolate and bold cherry for a bright, balanced flavor experience.
A new regional favorite of ours, coming to us through our friend William Ortiz with Maniwa Coffee! This Colombian offering consists of coffees from several smallholder farmers in the Huila department of southern Colombia, specifically from the regions of Pitalito, Oporapa, and Palestina. This blend is created at a laboratory that Maniwa operates in Pitalito where all the individual lots are cupped for their profile and quality.
"Chorro Alto" is one of many waterfalls in the Oporapa hills that flows into Colombia's main river, Magdalena.
This is a dynamic coffee that represents the beauty of the region well. We taste notes of Tropical Fruits and Semisweet Chocolate with a clean and juicy finish. The roast profile is light enough to make a great single origin offering, but would work well as a unique single origin espresso.
Our Cold Brew is a custom blend made specifically to pair perfectly with the cold brew brewing method. It has rich notes of chocolate, praline, and stone fruit.
Tasting Notes: Caramel Apple, Black Raspberry, Tootsie Roll
For us, coffee is about relationships. These relationships throughout the supply chain are the foundation 8th & Roast is built on, and this coffee from our friends at Finca Concepción Buena Vista in Chimaltenango, Guatemala is the example that sets the bar for that level of transparency.
Since 2021, we have been working directly with the Solano Family, who are fourth generation coffee farmers in the community of San Martin Jilotepeque in the Guatemalan department of Chimaltenango.
Our natural process offering from Concepción Buena Vista is a delicious Red Bourbon varietal grown at 5900 feet above sea level. After harvest, each bean is slowly dried in the cherry for around three weeks, with the moisture being monitored meticulously along the way. Some of the trees that grow coffee for this lot are nearly 100 years old and still producing amazing coffees!
Tasting Notes: Toasted Peanut Butter, S'mores, Baker's Chocolate
Dark Blue is bolder take on our Sweet Brazil, roasted a little darker for a full bodied and more chocolaty cup. Initially, Dark Blue was a wholesale exclusive offering, but word got out, and we’re excited that it’s now in our regular portfolio of coffees!
The Veloso family has been producing and exporting fine coffees for decades, and their hard work is most evident in the consistency this coffee offers. Year after year this coffee is excellent and versatile, and we’re excited to continue the relationship for years to come.
Take it slow with Easy Does It, our decaf Colombian coffee blend with all of the flavor, none of the caffeine. This medium roast coffee contains tasting notes of bright lemon as well as sweet and salty toffee for a creamy yet crisp flavor.
For a coffee that sticks with you, reach for Hang Tough, our full-bodied Latin American blend. This dark roast coffee contains tasting notes of deep chocolate and sweet molasses for a bold, potent flavor that lives up to its name.
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