The idea behind our Sweetshop blend is simple: combine sweet and characterful coffee to create a fun, wildly complex and fruit-driven espresso.
This isn’t about balance and it certainly isn’t about tradition. This is about cramming as much fruit and fun into the cup as possible. We want an espresso that doesn’t taste like anything else.
*To optimise our blend, component percentages are subject to change.
50% PAMOJA BLEND
Country KENYA
Region MAKUENI & NAKURU COUNTIES
Process WASHED
Roast Level MEDIUM
50% MAHEMBE
Country RWANDA
Region NYAMASHEKE
Process WASHED
Roast Level MEDIUM
An East African extravaganza, Pamoja Blend from the Makueni & Nakuru Counties, Kenya and Mahembe from Kyamasheke, Rwanda make up our current Sweetshop components!
Adding a berry burst to Sweetshop, the Pamoja blend offers insight into some of the exciting ideas we’re working on in Kenya. We wanted to explore whether we could create a bespoke, possibly pan-regional blend that would come in at a more affordable price and "approachable" profile while building and supporting our existing supply chains. To achieve this, we approached our partner Vava Coffee. Meaning togetherness in Swahili; with coffee from the Makueni & Nakuru Counties produced by the Kikima and Mutungati Farmer Cooperative Societies, the Pamoja blend does just this!
Named after its washing station and complimenting the jammy texture of the Pamoja Blend with soft, floral and stonefruit notes, is Rwandan Mahembe. After growing up locally, station owner Justin Musabyimana decided to move away but has since returned with the intention of investing in the community. Building the wet mill on his father’s coffee plantation, as well as having an 8-hectare farm himself, he buys cherries from surrounding smallholders. Continually improving ground quality and experimenting with shade beds to test the effect of direct sunlight vs shade, Justin’s attention to detail proves why we developed a long-standing partnership with this coffee!
