Golden Hour

OriginRwanda, Ecuador

Roast levelLight

ProcessWashed

Summary

Golden Hour is a blend combining three washed coffees from Ecuador and Rwanda. The Ecuador components feature Sidra from Finca La Josefina (Leopoldo Andrade & Ligia Merizalde) in Cascabel and Typica Mejorado from Finca Arashi (Abel Salinas) in Saraguro, Loja. The Rwanda component is a Red Bourbon lot from 260 smallholder farmers of the Vunga cooperative in Nyabihu, led by Daphrose Uwimana. Flavour notes include honey, apricot, and golden apple. Light roast with an average cupping score of 86.5.

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Details

FormatBean

DecaffeinatedNo

Cupping score86.5

ProducerLeopoldo Andrade & Ligia Merizalde, Vunga Cooperative, Abel Salinas

Altitude1650 - 2000 m.a.s.l

VarietyRed Bourbon, Typica Mejorado, Sidra

NotesApricot, Honey, Apple

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Driftaway Coffee

Brooklyn-based Driftaway Coffee is a BIPOC woman-led small-batch specialty roastery, roasting everything from bright, fruit-forward light roasts to deeper comfort zones. Named 2026 Roaster of the Year by Roast Magazine, they source from smallholder farmers worldwide and pay 3x-5x the Fair Trade price, prioritizing women and minority producers through radical transparency. Their subscription starts with an Explorer box—no taste quiz needed—so you discover what you love before committing. They use compostable packaging, run carbon-neutral operations, and host a weekend tasting room in Brooklyn where you can sip without the snobbery. Coffee that actually walks the walk.

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