This coffee is a single origin from Worka Sakaro in the Gedeo Zone, southern Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia, grown at 2,000 meters altitude. It is processed using the anaerobic natural method, where ripe cherries ferment in stainless steel canisters for 4-5 days before being dried on raised African beds for 15-18 days. The coffee is made from heirloom cultivars and roasted to a light level. The cupping notes include raspberry, pink lemonade, hibiscus, and chocolate mousse, with additional notes of strawberry, rose, and marshmallow mentioned in the description.
Steel Oak Coffee was founded in 2016 by Carl and Michele Dupper in Ormond Beach, Florida, with a focus on small batch specialty grade coffee. The roastery produces clean, natural flavors without additives, letting the bean speak for itself across a rotating selection of origins from Ethiopia, Kenya, Nicaragua, Brazil, Guatemala, and Colombia. Steel Oak sources ethically and seasonally, with full traceability that allows the Duppers to share the producer stories and farming practices behind every bag. Visitors to the roastery can watch the process firsthand, experiencing a working small batch operation up close.
