Last round of Q3 means it's time to give out another set of prizes from our sponsors. It's also time to learn the details about Mystery Coffee from Kafar!
Kafar was our second Polish-based roaster in the history of Mystery Coffee League. Coffee roasted by the team located in Gliwice was a truly unique one for us. First ever Gesha in history of the MCL.
Here are the full details of September Mystery Coffee:
🇨🇴 Colombia Finca Quindio Jesus & Rosa Barahona
Variety: Geisha
Processing: Fully Washed
Altitude: +1800 m.a.s.l.
Tasting notes: raspberry, black tea and jasmine
Harvest: Winter 2021/2022
Score: 88,5
The Story of the Coffee from Kafar
About the farm:
Husband and wife duo, Jesus and Rosa Barahona, have been cultivating coffee at Finca Quindio for more than 20 years. When they first purchased the land, a portion of the farm was used to graze cattle and another portion had Caturra planted on it. Today, they cultivate Geisha, Caturra and other varieties on their 7 hectares with an eye towards specialty production.
Jesus and his brother, Jose Espinoza, began experimenting with Natural and Anaerobic processing in 2020/2021. They have already seen the quality and the price they receive improve. Jesus and Rosa recently planted these Geisha trees to continue improving their coffee quality. We couldn’t be more pleased about how their first few harvests have turned out!
About the harvest & post-harvest:
Jesus and Rosa selectively handpick ripe, red cherry and pulp it. They ferment coffee and then wash it in clean water, Then, they lay parchment on marquesinas to sundry. They rake parchment frequently to ensure even drying.
About Huila region:
The Huila region is one of the most well-known coffee growing areas of Colombia. The Department of Huila has a population of 1.125 million and is located in the southwest of the country. The capital of the department is Neiva, a city of about 380,000.
Along with Cauca and Nariño, Huila is one the three departments where the Colombian Massif is located. A massif is a group of mountain ranges, and the Colombian Massif, which is known locally as Nudo de Almaguer, provides up to 70% of safe drinking and agricultural water for the Colombian population.
The Magdalena River, the Colombia’s largest river, runs through the region, providing plenty of water for coffee farming and generating (directly and indirectly) up to 86% of Colombia GDP. The mountain range also features the fertile volcanic soil so typical to the Andean Mountains. bo Rural, Brazil’s major agricultural magazine, as the most sustainable farm in the country
62 people decided to submit their guesses in September. We know that we aree missing about 20 guesses. Remember that all answers score some points so there are no wrong answers! We encourage everyone to submit their guesses.
However, this month we have a small milestone. Right now we have more than 100 people in season standings. We hope that we keep growing and soon we will be able to hit 200 people mark!
Winner of September 2022 round is J. González with 23 points. Followed by Judy with 22 points and KafCafQaf with 19 points.
TOP3 of September 2022 round
1. J. González - 23 points
1. Judy - 22 points
3. KafCafQaf - 19 points
Here's how our 2022 season TOP3 looks like after the September round:
TOP3 of 2022
1. Dawid - 146 points
2. KafCafQaf - 138 points
3. Judy - 129 points
Time to give out the prizes! This month brand new Acaia Lunar 2021 goes to winner of Q3 2022, KafCafQaf. Sami is about to receive Kruve glasses and Julian with the DE1 set of Sibarist brewing papers. Congrats!
TOP3 of Q3 2022
1. KafCafQaf - 51 points
2. Sami - 50 points
3. Julian with the DE1 - 48 points
You can find full standings on our Standings subpage.
Mystery Coffee League is sponsored by Acaia, Kruve, Sibarist and Penny & Meriwether.
Time for last quarter of the year. Everyone again starts with clean sheet and has the same chances to win the prizes! Last quarter of the year will be truly unique.
In October, our Roaster of the Month is Father's Coffee Roastery from Ostrava 🇨🇿. Father's is our first time ever returning roaster. Only early club members remember that this Czech-based roastery was our first ever Roaster of the Month in EU Region. It's great to have Petr and his team back with us. You can still order Mystery Coffee with free 2-bag EU wide shipping and extra discounts! You can learn more about the orders here.
In November, for the first time ever we are going to Belgium. MOK from Brussels 🇧🇪 will be our Roaster of the Month. Details to follow in late October.
And finally, for year end we are working on special project with AMOC from Rotterdam 🇳🇱. Do you remember Mystery Advent Calendar in 2021? It's back! In December, we're coming back with quadruple Mystery Coffee League round. 4 coffees for each week of Advent in 100g tins. This year only premium, rare and unique beans. Pre-orders for our Mystery Advent Calendar with early discounts starts in mid-November so make sure to follow our Discord to not miss out! There will be some early discounts as well. Here's a little sneak peak of the calendar:
Thanks for the pics Charles!
