{"product_id":"artist-reserve-ethiopia-muntasha-natural","title":"Artist Reserve: Ethiopia Muntasha Natural","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Open Sans'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: #000000;\"\u003eARTIST RESERVE: ETHIOPIA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 2;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 26.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Open Sans'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMUNTASHA NATURAL \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSun-Dried Natural — 74158\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 11.5pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 107%; font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003ePINEAPPLE, WILD BLUEBERRY, CARAMEL DRIZZLE, SATURATED FRUIT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the high-end, luxury natural Ethiopian coffee we've come to expect at this exact time of year, from this exact part of the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuntasha Natural is lush, vibrant, and downright succulent.\u003cspan\u003e We're tasting ripe pineapple, wild blueberry, caramel drizzle, and a whole lot of saturated fruit sweetness. It's complex, with the kind of depth and clarity that makes you want to keep brewing it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBig fruit, super clean, and an almost ridiculous level of drinkability.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe're also thrilled to be teaming up with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLandon Sheely\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e again for another Artist Reserve collaboration. This is the first of two releases featuring Landon's artwork, and we couldn't be more excited.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLandon is a Wisconsin-based tattoo artist and illustrator whose work draws from classic Americana, traditional tattoo imagery, and a wonderfully distinctive visual language.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCheck his work here - https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/landonsheely\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe love Wisconsin - GO BREWERS!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBean Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Arbegona, Southern Ethiopia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mullugeta Muntasha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer group:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 600 Arbegona outgrowers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eElevation:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2,230 meters above sea level\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e 74158\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sun-dried natural\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrade:\u003c\/strong\u003e G1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTasting notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lush pineapple, juicy wild blueberry, and rich caramel sweetness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoast type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePartnership established:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Landon Sheely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Artist Reserve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eFarm Level\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout Mullugeta Muntasha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMullugeta Muntasha is one of the producers helping redefine what's possible in Ethiopia's southern Guji region.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe grew up in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBursa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a village where coffee cultivation is still relatively new. 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name.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2022, four of the competition's top ten coffees were processed at Dawencho, including the first-place lot from Legesse Botola, Mullugeta's brother-in-law.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat's a remarkable achievement for a relatively new coffee-producing community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, Mullugeta processes cherries from his own farm alongside coffee purchased from neighboring growers, helping create new opportunities for farmers throughout the region.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Coffee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis particular lot comes from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArbegona in southern Ethiopia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, at an impressive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2,230 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