Release No. 15· September 2026

Strawberries and Cream | Ethiopia.

Latest release

SL.OW|Guji, Ethiopia

Strawberry
Vanilla Cream
Light Lemon

Some flavours you don't have to explain. Strawberries and Cream opens exactly the way it sounds — ripe strawberry first, then a smooth vanilla cream that settles over the whole cup. A light touch of lemon keeps it fresh.

This Grade 1 lot from the Urabeast station in Guji is dried as whole cherry through a carefully controlled, kombucha-inspired fermentation. Naturally occurring yeasts and bacteria build layers of fruit and sweetness while the cherries dry slowly.

We've roasted it for filter — soft, creamy and quietly nostalgic.

Producer: Urabeast
Farm: South Part, Urabeast
Region: Guji, Oromia
Variety: 74110, 74112
Altitude: 2,037 MASL
Process: Kombucha Natural (Grade 1)
Roast: Light

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200g — $52.99per unit

1kg — $195.99Save 26%

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Proudly roasted in New Zealand.

Best enjoyed 6–8 weeks post roast date.

Complimentary DHL Express on orders over $200.

Roast date

Where this batch is in its resting cycle

Perfectly good to drink anytime — this is just our guide to getting the most from it.

Why we suggest resting coffee

For many years we were taught that fresh is best for coffee. That's no longer the case, in fact it is the opposite. We're big advocates of letting coffee rest and age, much like we're used to doing with wine, but over a shorter span than your 2014 Pinot Noir. With espresso, after 2 weeks the coffee really starts to open up, and keeps going; we've drunk espresso 8 weeks off roast and it's tasted great. For filter, 6–8 weeks is when we see it come into a league of its own — honestly, we've equally been drinking it over 4 months off roast and tasting its best. This isn't to say you can't drink our coffee whenever — we love drinking a coffee through its ageing cycle to watch it open up.

Strawberries and Cream | Ethiopia

$52.99

The producerChapter 10

SL.OWGuji, EthiopiaKombucha Natural (Grade 1)Latest release

Chapter 01 · The Producer

A kombucha natural from Urabeast.

Established in 2017, Urabeast sits in Uraga, in the southern reaches of Ethiopia's Guji Zone. At around 2,037 metres, the station works with some 2,500 smallholder farmers from the nearby communities of Suke and Tobutu, who handpick ripe cherry from small plots grown among native shade trees. This Grade 1 lot is processed as a Kombucha Natural — whole-cherry drying with a carefully controlled, kombucha-inspired fermentation that builds fruit and sweetness while keeping the cup clean. Cofinet, our import partner, brought this lot to us.

Urabeast · Guji, Ethiopia

In the cup

Ripe strawberry into smooth vanilla cream, lifted by a touch of lemon.

Strawberry
Vanilla Cream
Light Lemon

II · In the Cup

Strawberry, vanilla cream, light lemon.

Ripe strawberry arrives first, unmistakable and sweet. Smooth vanilla cream carries the middle, and a gentle lemon acidity lifts the cup without crowding it. It finishes with a lingering, candy-like sweetness.

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What our customers say

4.5 / 5

From 4 reviews of this coffee

★★★★★

Very interesting brew, I can definitely smell and taste the strawberry component with a pleasant chocolate powdery finish, extremely drinkable.

Verified buyer

★★★★★

delicious. love drinking this with tonic

CharlesRaspberry Kiss | Ethiopia

★★★★★

10/10. The perfect flavour as a white coffee, and can't wait to try it black this week.

TylerSticky Fingers | Brazil

★★★★★

Delivery was quick, price was good, especially postage. Filters worked well, as usual. Bill

BillHario V60 Papers

★★★★★

Super nice intro to the espresso program, lighter brew. Nice undertones. Would recommend if it’s your first bag of the program

CampbellCustard Slice | Brazil

★★★★★

This is a fantastic coffee. Very fruit forward, tastes like cherry Starburst. Great as a filter coffee, but if you like adventurous espresso, this makes for an interesting cortado.

LoganStarburst Soda | Colombia

★★★★★