06/23/2026
A little behind the scenes on why I grabbed the limited reserve micro-lot from Madagascar . . .
I spend a truly unreasonable amount of time watching coffee auctions, following rare lots, reading judging notes, and keeping track of what countries are harvesting, shipping & when.
I have spreadsheets. Of course I have spreadsheets. 💁🏻♀️
But every once in a while, something shows up that makes all of that planning go straight out the window.
This Madagascar was one of those coffees.
Coffee from Madagascar is exceptionally uncommon in specialty coffee, and high-quality Arabica lots are even harder to find. Tucked into a container carrying hundreds of bags of robusta were just ten small sacks of this washed Arabica.
The coffee had to be graded, tested, and cleared before it could be released. That took months.
The second I saw it, I bought it. I didn’t ask for permission, hold a meeting or overthink it.
Just pure coffee FOMO.
Introducing our first-ever coffee from Madagascar: Madagascar Soavinandriana.
Produced by approximately 40 smallholder farmers in the Itasy region, this Limited Reserve Microlot is delicate, layered, and unlike anything we have brought in before, with notes of apricot, caramel, lemon tea, and raw sugar.
Sometimes the spreadsheet wins.
Sometimes ten tiny sacks of coffee show up and you trust your gut. Now available in limited quantities.
A rare Madagascar single origin featuring apricot, caramel, lemon tea, raw sugar, and agave. Sweet, approachable, and available for a limited time.
