Messenger Ethiopia Natural Hafursa



   Today I present an amazing bean from one of my favorite Roasters, Messenger Coffee based right here in my hometown of Kansas City. Messenger Coffee is beyond fair trade sourced and manually roasted in Kansas City. Messenger creates excellent, artisan-level roasts from the best coffees available while taking care of their coffee farmers in a way that goes above and beyond the status quo. They are head over heels for discovering new coffees, artfully coaxing out the best characteristics of the bean for us to enjoy. Their roasting is a collaboration between Kiersten, their head roaster, and the rest of their team as they work to have the best quality of coffee in their lineup. They roast on two fully manual San Franciscan drum roasters, and everything is still done by hand & by scent & by ear, listening to and smelling coffees at the production level and at the sample level when they are choosing coffees to add to the lineup: They sample and test hundreds of coffee crops per season in search of compelling new coffees, and then roast to highlight these flavors. They roast in smaller batches so they have a little bit more control over the outcome. They never force a coffee to be something that it's not meant to be - their farmers work hard to create great coffees - they are just the messengers. 

   This is their Ethiopia Natural Hafursa bean. I brewed this at my 1:12 ratio. Messenger notes flavors of peach, passion fruit, and blueberry. This coffee was a fruit bomb! Amazing from start to finish. The beans were quite floral, grinding this was delightful. The cup itself was quite lively and bright with a very nice acidity. Fruity deliciousness from cherries, blackberries, blueberries - all the berries! 🍓🍇🍒 Nice and sweet cold brew, one of the highlights of late. These guys always produce quality beans. 

   Many thanks again to Isaac and the Messenger crew. Believe this is the 4th bean I’ve featured from them, and all have been top notch. And congrats to them opening their new cafe at 1624 Grand in KC. Beautiful spot!

Go check out their amazing line-up:  messengercoffee.co


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