Release No. 07· July 2026
Raspberry Kiss | Ethiopia.
Latest release
SL.OW|Konga, Ethiopia
- Raspberry
- Rhubarb
- Currants
- Irish Cream
Sealed with a kiss. Raspberry Kiss is a natural-process Grade 1 heirloom grown by smallholders around Konga, high in Ethiopia's Gedeo highlands. It's all fruit and warmth — a nip of Irish whiskey, juicy raspberry, a twist of rhubarb and a deep hit of dark currants. Slow-dried whole on raised beds to lock in the syrupy sweetness naturals are loved for, then roasted for espresso. Brought to us by Cofinet.
- Producer
- Konga Smallholders
- Farm
- Smallholder farms, Konga
- Region
- Konga, Gedeo Zone
- Variety
- Ethiopian Heirloom
- Altitude
- 1,900–2,100 masl
- Process
- Natural
- Roast
- Medium-Light
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Chapter 01 · The Producer
A natural heirloom from smallholders around Konga, in Ethiopia's Gedeo highlands.
Konga sits in the Gedeo Zone of southern Ethiopia, in the wider Yirgacheffe region long regarded as one of the birthplaces of great coffee. Here hundreds of smallholders tend tiny garden plots of indigenous heirloom varieties, picking ripe cherry by hand and delivering it to the local station. This lot is a Grade 1 Natural — the cherries are dried whole and slow on raised beds, turned by hand through the day so they dry evenly and the fruit sugars concentrate right into the bean. It's painstaking work, and it's what gives the cup its jammy, layered character. Cofinet, our import partner, work closely with the growers around Konga to keep the lot traceable and the quality high, farm to cup.Konga Smallholders · Gedeo, Ethiopia
In the cup
Jammy raspberry and dark currant up front, a warming whiskey note through the middle, and a tart rhubarb lift on the finish. Big, fruity and fun.
- Raspberry
- Rhubarb
- Currants
- Irish Cream
II · In the Cup
Irish whiskey warmth, juicy raspberry, a twist of rhubarb and dark currants.
First sip is pure raspberry jam — sweet, ripe and juicy. A warm Irish whiskey note rolls in behind it, then a twist of rhubarb sharpens everything up and dark currants round it out long and deep. Complex, fruit-forward and full of character — a classic Ethiopian natural, turned up loud.
Chapter 02 · The Ritual
Made for espresso. Pull it short and let the fruit do the talking.
Pull it as a shot and the raspberry and currant land bright and jammy — a fruit-bomb espresso best enjoyed black. It holds its own in milk too, softening into something like raspberries and cream.
