{"title":"Limited Release","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"grand-cru","title":"Grand Cru: Uganda Sipi Falls Organic – Anaerobic Natural","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigin | Uganda\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrganically certified, this coffee has been grown and harvested as part of what is known as the Sipi Falls Coffee Project in Kapchorwa, Eastern Uganda.\u003cbr\u003eThe Project was first founded in 2020 and now incorporates more than 20,000 smallholder producers spread over an incredible 16,000 hectares encompassing 3 million plus trees. The Bantu speaking Bagisu producers have been encouraged to improve agronomic practices in order to increase yield and improve quality. Today they are considered experts in arabica coffee production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSipi Falls is one of the natural wonders of the Mbale District. The Sipi River that cascades over a series of dramatic waterfalls is named after a locally grown plant that resembles a wild banana called a Sep and is prized for its medicinal properties. The river spills off Mount Elgon, originally called, Ol Doinyo Ilgoon by the Maasai, meaning Breast Mountain. Straddling the border with Kenya, Elgon is thought to have once been the largest and is certainly the oldest volcanic mountain in Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA huge number of Shambas (plantations) are scattered around the mountain with most of the Typica, SL14 and SL28 varieties grown between 1300 and 1900 metres above sea level. The tortuous gullies and steep forest covered cliff faces make access to and from the area extremely difficult. There are few roads and what tracks exist are often washed away by the rains. Almost all the coffee is packed off the mountain using donkeys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Sipi Falls Project has enabled small holder farmers to pool their resources and build a coffee production organisation of national significance. Formed initially to help farmers increase their coffee-growing skills it is now a co-operative large enough to help leverage optimum prices for each farm. The Project has gone on to produce clean safe water for communities and to build state-of-the-art health clinics and school classrooms.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Sipi Falls coffee is an anaerobic natural processed arabica coffee. The ripe beans are placed in fermentation tanks for five days where anerobic fermentation promotes yeast and bacteria in the absence of oxygen. The fermented beans are left in the cherry and spread on drying beds in the sun. This processing method gives the beans a distinctive wine flavour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile coffees marketed as Drugar (Dry Uganda Arabica) are grown along the Western border, this high grown Bagisu is now considered to be the superior of Uganda’s increasingly coveted coffees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUganda Sipi Falls Grand Cru is an ideal espresso and filter brew coffee displaying a winey, sangria flavour with cocoa and vanilla notes and a silky caramel finish. A beautifully balanced coffee as stunning and as exotic as the forest clad Elgon mountainside on which it grows.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yahava KoffeeWorks","offers":[{"title":"500 grams","offer_id":42907770421489,"sku":"KOFFEES-GRANDCRU-1","price":99.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/3383\/9601\/files\/Grand-Cru-Tin-Uganda-sipi-falls.png?v=1752045135"},{"product_id":"firstlight","title":"FIRSTLIGHT 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e | Ethiopia, Tanzania\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoasters Notes\u003c\/b\u003e | A syrupy sweetness, with pronounced sweet stone fruit, a gentle pineapple acidity and a rich body \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEthiopia Kaffa G2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the birthplace of Arabica coffee, the Kaffa region has high-altitude forests and biodiverse ecosystems that provide ideal conditions for cultivating coffee. This is the place where heirloom varieties grow wild and flourish under natural shade. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmallholder farmers in the region handpick ripe cherries, which are then processed at local washing stations. The washing begins with floating the cherries to identify and remove defective cherries, followed by pulping, all within 12 hours of harvest. The coffee then undergoes underwater fermentation for 48 to 72 hours to enhance the flavours before being thoroughly washed to remove mucilage. The beans are then dried on raised African beds for 8 to 10 days.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTanzania AA South\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCoffee was introduced to Tanzania from the French Reunion Island, not as one might have expected, overland from Ethiopia. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncreasingly over the last decade a widely held belief has grown that Tanzania’s Southern Highlands coffees are the equal of any of Africa’s best. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ripest berries are hand picked and then pulped on the same day to prevent deterioration before air drying on African beds. The Southern Highlands are producing a fine bodied, sweet and fruity coffee with a distinct delicious acidity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFounder of Communal Shamba Coffee, Keremba Brian Warioba is reported to have said “Watch out Kenya, watch out Ethiopia, the small brother is ready to step up. We are going straight to the top. In the next five to six years, we aim for our coffee’s to be at the top of the production charts.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis coffee showcases the very best of Africa. An idea we have dreamed about for some time. We have anchored the blend with a good portion of wild Ethiopian Kaffa, then bought a dash of the Tanzanian, Southern Highland fruitiness in over the top. It is a beautifully rounded coffee and the very essence of a distinctly full-strength summer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yahava KoffeeWorks","offers":[{"title":"500 gram tin","offer_id":43703925539057,"sku":"FIRSTLIGHT500G","price":48.9,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1 kilo","offer_id":43814744948977,"sku":"FIRSTLIGHT1KG","price":77.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/3383\/9601\/files\/Firstlight2025TinWebsiteImageTransparentBackground1000pxx1000px_V3.png?v=1761803318"},{"product_id":"storm","title":"STORM 2026 - Golden Bean Award Bronze Winner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORIGIN | \u003c\/strong\u003eTanzania, Papua New Guinea\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eROASTERS NOTES I \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eAppreciable chocolate, cherry and raspberry notes, with well-balanced body and acidity. A lingering fragrance of apricot and nuts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\"\u003eThese two exceptional far-flung mountain coffees, although separated by the vast Indian Ocean, share a common ancestry, both can trace their origins back to Reunion Island. Named Bourbon Island in 1649 after the French royal family, the name was changed when (during the French Revolution) the Bourbon monarchy was deposed, but the variety of coffee grown on the Island still retains the Bourbon moniker. This was the coffee transplanted to Papua New Guinea and finally centuries later to Tanzania. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTanzania Kilimanjaro AA Microlot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCoffee was introduced to Tanzania from the French Reunion Island by missionaries in 1890, not as one might have expected, overland from Ethiopia. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\"\u003eKilimanjaro has been producing coffee since 1955 and is today one of the largest plantations in Northern Tanzania with over a million trees.  The ripest cherries are hand picked and then pulped on the same day to prevent deterioration before air drying on African beds. Tanzanian coffee is described as having a smooth, clean texture with aromatic, \"wild\" East African characteristics that shine particularly in medium roasts.\u003cbr\u003eSignificantly the plantation has planted a further 10,000 indigenous shade trees in an effort to redress the years of deforestation, but more importantly this green belt creates a stable microclimate and protect the plants and soil from the sweltering African sun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePapua New Guinea Apo Angra Kange\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApo Angra Kange means’ brotherhood’. The society was founded in the 1960s with a vision of building better lives for its growers. Today it boasts 1800 growers each owning an average of 30 – 60 trees.  \u003cbr\u003eThe co-operative has worked to provide farmers with tools, kit housing with iron rooves, coffee pulpers and advice on growing and harvesting. As a result, the quality of high grown Arabica coffee now coming from the region is outstanding. As a testament, the PNG Blackgold is one of our KoffeeWorks most popular single origin, Signature coffees. \u003cbr\u003eGrowers are able to change the coffee profiles by electing to    Fast or Slow dry in the sun. The Fast tarp drying, produces nutty and candy flavours but the Slow drying delivers more complex fruity flavours with vanilla like sweetness. The region’s high humidity means the beans are usually finished at a drying mill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeparated by ocean and time, we have brought these two Bourbon varietals back together in a rich and inspired reunion.  You will discover this smooth, beautifully balanced blend possesses distinctive notes of cherry and raspberry, with a fiery blast of melted chocolate. History will remember this as the perfect winter ‘toddy’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Yahava KoffeeWorks","offers":[{"title":"500 grams","offer_id":43815862993137,"sku":"STORM-500GRAMS","price":45.9,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 kilo","offer_id":43815863025905,"sku":"STORM-1KILO","price":74.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/3383\/9601\/files\/Storm_2026_500g_Tin_w_Golden_Award_Sticker_1000px_x_1000px.png?v=1783306900"}],"url":"https:\/\/yahava.com.au\/collections\/limited-release.oembed","provider":"Yahava KoffeeWorks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}