Bookkisa, Ethiopia – Instant Coffee

Description

Bookkisa, Ethiopia Instant Coffee represents our eleventh release of Instant Coffee. We collaborated with Swift Cup Coffee to bring this offering to market. Just tear open a packet, mix it with about 10 ounces of hot or cold water, and stir. The resulting brew is the next best thing to a freshly brewed cup at one of our coffee bars.

Are you doing a double take at this product? That makes sense because most freeze-dried/instant coffee is absolutely terrible. That is because the worst of the worst coffee is used to make most of the products in the grocery stores. We have been tasting soluble coffee from other roasters and have been impressed with the results. Our R&D process was lengthy and we found the brewing and dehydration process used by Swift Cup offered the best representation of our coffees.

The specialty Bookkisa, Ethiopia Instant Coffee is an amazing alternative to all those times when you can’t get to a Blueprint Coffee Bar or you don’t have your scale, dripper, and burr grinder with you. Some great situations for Blueprint Instant:

• Camping
• Smoothies
• Cooking/Baking
• Visiting your parents over the holiday…..(we see you 26-month-old can of store brand)
• The office
• A pack in the glove box for road trips
• In your purse/bag for when you can’t make it to the coffee shop before work
• Tucked into a saddle bag to turn that water bottle into a cold brew along your century ride
• On a long flight
• Hotel rooms

CONSUME BY JULY 2027

 

ABOUT BOOKKISA

Sookoo Coffee operates in Ethiopia, in the Guji zone of the Oromia region. While the western part of Guji is lush with forests and jungles, Shakisso is located on the more arid eastern side. The area is rich in minerals and gold, and heavy strip mining has led to major deforestation. Responsible coffee growing presents an opportunity to refresh the area’s landscape both economically and ecologically.

We first met Ture Waji in 2018 when he was working as export manager for his family’s farms, before launching Sookoo Coffee later that year. “Sookoo” is the word in the local language for “gold” — and Ture believes coffee can be “the new gold,” revitalizing the land rather than exploiting it. Sookoo Coffee operates several drying stations high in the mountains outside Shakisso. They incentivize local farmers to sell top-quality coffee cherries by paying more per kilogram. Prices are arranged before harvest, so farmers know what to expect without need for haggling. Sookoo also offers training and financing for farmers, and schooling for kids.

Ture’s goals for Sookoo Coffee include replanting native trees on coffee farms and distributing trees to member farmers. A leader in the new generation of coffee growing in eastern Guji, Ture embodies responsibility toward the land and people of Ethiopia. We’re excited to bring back this fan-favorite coffee for a 4th harvest. This naturally processed offering comes from Bookkisa, a group of about 35 farmers who are part of Sookoo Coffee. Anticipate a bright, juicy cup with notes of orange, black tea, and milk chocolate

TEAM TASTE NOTES

orange, black tea, milk chocolate