🥜 Cashew Butter • 🍇 Grape Soda • 🫐 Myrtle Liqueur
Intro
Funky, round and deeply fruity. Berry Blues is a new anaerobic natural from producer Esayas Beriso in Ethiopia's Oromia region, grown at 2,300 metres. Expect fizzy grape soda and dark, liqueur-like berries, all wrapped in a rich, creamy cashew-butter texture.
Details
| Producer | Esayas Beriso |
| Region | Oromia, Ethiopia |
| Altitude | 2,300 MASL |
| Varietal | Ethiopian Heirloom |
| Process | Anaerobic Natural, shade-dried |
| Harvest | 2026 |
| Roast | Light — Filter |
| Size | 250g |
| Roaster | DAK Coffee Roasters (Amsterdam) |
The Process
This lot is an Anaerobic Natural:
- 🍒 Ripe cherry selection — Whole cherries picked at full ripeness
- 🧪 Anaerobic fermentation — Cherries ferment in sealed, oxygen-limited tanks
- 🌳 Shade drying — Dried slowly in the shade with the fruit intact
The slow, shaded drying keeps the fermentation in check, giving a rich, rounded cup rather than a sharp one.
The Cup
Grape soda and dark myrtle-berry liqueur lead with juicy, fizzy fruit. A creamy cashew-butter texture rounds everything out into a long, smooth finish. Funky but balanced — a great pick for fans of expressive Ethiopian naturals.
Flavour Notes
🥜 Cashew Butter 🍇 Grape Soda 🫐 Myrtle Liqueur Round Body