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Guatemala 🇬🇹 Huehuetenango La Morena
August 14, 2026
Hello Sideyard Friends, This week’s roast is a repeat of the coffee we had for the first time back on the third Friday of June. It roasts up really nicely...
El Salvador 🇸🇻 Dry Process (Arriving Saturday)
August 7, 2026
Hello Sideyard Friends, [Delivery note: this week’s bike deliveries are happening Saturday morning.] This week’s roast is a dry process coffee from Finca San...
Uganda 🇺🇬 Bugisu
July 24, 2026
Hello Sideyard Friends, This week’s roast is from the Bugisu co-op in Uganda, near Victoria Falls. It’s the third Uganda lot we’ve had in the past couple...
Tanzania 🇹🇿 Mbozi Songwe 💫
July 17, 2026
Hello Sideyard Friends, This week’s roast is a washed process coffee from the Mbozi District of Tanzania. Mbozi is home to both the Mbewe washing station...
Uganda 🇺🇬 Bukonzo Natural
July 10, 2026
Hello Sideyard Friends, This week’s roast is a natural process coffee from the Bukonzo area of Western Uganda. In the cup it reminds me of a clean Indonesian...
Nicaragua 🇳🇮 Matagalpa
July 3, 2026
Hello Sideyard Friends, This week’s coffee is from a fifth generation coffee estate on the top of a mountain in the Matagalpa region of Nicaragua. It’s a...
Uganda 🇺🇬 Rwenzori
June 26, 2026
Hello Sideyard Friends, This week’s coffee is from the Rwenzori region of Uganda. It’s a natural process coffee that roasted like a washed process—that is to...
Guatemala 🇬🇹 Huehuetenango La Morena
June 20, 2026
Hello Sideyard Friends, One of the importers we work with, Genuine Origin, started a program in 2016 to support female coffee growers. They imported just...
Burundi 🇧🇮 Sun-dried Natural
June 13, 2026
Hello Sideyard Friends, This week’s roast is a sun-dried natural process coffee form Burundi. It’s a sweet smelling and sweet drinking coffee with notes of...
Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬
June 6, 2026
Hello Sideyard Friends, This week’s roast is a Papua New Guinea. I’m tasting brown butter, toffee, and a hint of pineapple at times. It’s a right down the...
Bali/Peru/Colombia
May 22, 2026
Hello Sideyard Friends, This week’s blend clears the way for new single origins landing next week. Bali leads the pack with it’s woodsy/earthy notes,...
Ethiopia Guji 🇪🇹
May 15, 2026
Hello Sideyard Friends, This week’s roast is an Ethiopia from the Guji zone. It’s a juicy washed coffee, with berry tones, bittering spices, fragrant herbs,...
Bali 🇮🇩 Semi Washed
May 9, 2026
Hello Sideyard Friends, This week’s coffee is a semi washed coffee from Bali. Like many semi washed coffees, it’s a funky one. Because of the humid climate,...
Ethiopia 🇪🇹 + Delivery Saturday Morning
May 1, 2026
Hello Sideyard Friends, [If you’re expecting coffee this week, it’ll hit your porch tomorrow/Saturday morning.] This week’s roast is a natural process...
Natural Mexico x Washed Peru 🌼
April 24, 2026
Hello Sideyard Friends, It’s that time of the year when the weather is so nice that I follow the dog out into the backyard with my first cup of coffee in the...
Rwanda Dry Process Micro Lot 🇷🇼 + First Batch Peru 🇵🇪
April 17, 2026
Hello Sideyard Friends, This week’s roast is a sourcing splurge that comes to us from the Tumba washing station in Rwanda. The lot consisted of just 15 60kg...
Peru 🇵🇪 High Grown
April 10, 2026
Hello Sideyard Friends, This coffee isn’t quite at Bolivian levels of high-grown, where farms reach upwards of 6,000 feet above sea level, but it’s SHB...
Colombia 🇨🇴 Huila
April 3, 2026
Hello Sideyard Friends, Happy spring. It was a beautiful morning for a meandering delivery ride through south Oak Park and north Berwyn. This week’s roast is...
Burundi 🇧🇮 Natural
March 26, 2026
Hello Sideyard Friends, Ding dong. Friday came early this week (please check your porch if you’re expecting coffee). This week’s coffee is a laid-back...
Blend Week
March 21, 2026
Hello Sideyard Friends, This week’s coffee is a blend of Costa Rica honey process, and Ethiopia Sidama natural, with a splash of Peru to get us to the 45 lbs...
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