POSSIBLY MAYBE

CONTINGENCY IN A CUP:
Possibly Maybe is the wild card on our menu. There are no strict guidelines for it. Instead it is a celebration of emergent or under-represented origins, or perhaps a sensory profile that veers far from its regional expectations, or simply it is a lot that is delightfully surprising! We call it contingency in a cup because the flavour profile presents what is 'neither necessary, nor impossible', which is also part of what makes coffee so fun.

As Björk says in her song Possibly Maybe, "uncertainty excites me" because "who knows what is going to happen?" 

ORIGIN:
Gotiti washing station is in Hambella Wamena and its lush forests are nestled right against the Guji border. It is one of three station in the Eva network that is owned by Biniam and managed by Abenezer. And while the farms in this area are well known, Gotiti is a relatively new station having just opened in 2023. Gotiti is currently the central hub for 868 members whose fresh cherries are meticulously washed, pulped, fermented and dried on site. To maintain traceability along with quality, they separate lots and link them to supplier name, original location, and quantity as coffee moves through processing.

FLAVOUR:
You might be wondering a classic Yirgacheffe in Possibly Maybe? Well the unexpected part of this profile is the near decade gap in tasting such a perfect representation of Hambella Wamena. When Aleco first reached out about Gotiti, he said “Our 2026 Gotiti is easily 90+. It is better than 90. It is what we’ve been searching for” and it does ignite memories of the bright, punchy, and clean cup from a decade ago.

It opens on zesty citrus notes of orange and lemon that dovetail with the big array of jasmine and hibiscus floral aromatics. There is a plethora of deep sugars but all buried below more refreshing citrus notes of lemon and lime. In an era when funky processing and big boozy profiles dominant the coffee landscape, a nostalgic and near perfect Yirgacheffe is truly a delightful surprise!