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Lex Wenneker is an idealistic coffee lover, 2015, 2016, and 2018 Dutch Barista Champion, a finalist at the 2016 World Barista Championship, and a runner-up at the 2018 World Barista Championships. We met Lex at the 2018 World Coffee Championships in Amsterdam. He is both humble and a true professional. We've been pursuing collaboration with Lex since the first day the Baristatus brand started. Here is the day today! :)   We met with Lex and his business partner Dylan at the Friedhats roasting house in Amsterdam the first week of November. After a pleasant conversation and project details, we set to work to evaluate the available alternatives to decide on this...

Thanks to our esteemed friends Lex Wenneker at Friedhats and Rodolfo Ruffatti Batlle at Productor Coffee, we have got our hands on a small amount of Gesha variety from Finca Los Morales! Los Morales, located in one of the greenest areas of El Salvador, in front of the Montecristo Cloud Forest in the region of Metapan, which is an up-and-coming coffee origin in El Salvador. This is where El Salvador meets Guatemala and Honduras. Owned by Milton Morales the farm is located in the Alotepeque mountain range at around 1800 masl. This coffee is a natural process. It has a round sweetness and juicy mouthfeel and it’s a fruit bowl of blackcurrant, peach, and lime. Recipe (Filter) Ground by...

As Baristatus, we adopt the transparent price policy that is expected to be the 4th wave in coffee all over the world. Those who follow closely know that although it is the only member of the Alliance for Coffee Excellence from Turkey and licensed from the Ministry of Agriculture and trademark certified coffee exporter,   Baristatus is not a business that started out with commercial concerns, it is the passion for coffee with purely amateur feelings to make the best coffees accessible to everyone.   We aim to supply the best coffee from the source and present it in a professional manner that will appeal not only to the tongue but also to the eye. Together with...

William's Roastery was opened by William Zinneha in August 2019 as a boutique roasting house in Kalamış. In mid-2020, when the demand for this wonderful coffee exceeds the current capacity, William first moves his roasting house to a different location and transforms this pleasant place in Kalamış into a Coffee Shop concept. the most important factor in the intersection of the paths of Baristatus and Williams Roastery to serve a common goal; to offer you the best coffee in the best way. Right after the green bean supply contract for our Ethiopia Cup of Excellence coffee, William is one of the first names that come to mind when we think of a name that can roast this...

Farm : Gemeda Elias Dube Varietal : Kurme Process : Natural Altitude : 1850- 2000 masl Owner : Ato Gemeda Town/City : Giradota Region : Shakiso, West Guji Roastery : Williams Roastery Roast Date : 29th Oct, 2021 (Final Batch) Harvest : 2020 Gemeda Elias Dube, 32, has been working on his father’s coffee land since he was 15 years old. When he reached 21 he started his coffee farm on 7 hectares of land given to him by his father. Currently, his land grew to 86 hectares. He produces and collects 1,340,000 kilograms of coffee annually...

Farm:   Finca La Ventolera Varietal: Castillo Process: Natural with anaerobic - aerobic fermentation and frozen at -18°C (Acetic, malolactic) Altitude: 1920-2050 m.a.s.l. Owner: Felipe Trujillo Town/City: Giradota Region: Santa Bárbara, Antioquia Roastery: Karthik, Three Coffee (World Coffe Champ 2017) Roast Date: July, 3rd 2021 Harvest: 2020 Our new exploration on our journey! ; Frozen Cherry, Colombia by Felipe Trujillo! Felipe, our magician, asked himself a very critical question; how to creatively solve the drying bed capacity at a specialty coffee mill? The result; Frozen Cherry – a sweet and an extraordinary coffee! Once picked and washed, t...

Farm:   Ilomba AB Varietal: Kent/Typica/Bourbon (Grade AA) Process: Fully Washed Altitude: 1796 to 1900 meters above sea level Owner: Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Society Town/City: Mbozi, Songwe Region: Mbeya, Southern Tanzania Harvest: 2020 Baristatus’ 2nd special coffee & 1st batch of Exotic Collection; Ilomba, Tanzania Fully Washed & roasted by Single O, Sydney, Australia! This Ilomba Fully washed AB is produced by smallholder farmers who deliver to Ilomba Best AMCOS (Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Society). Operating in the Mbozi District in Southern Tanzania, Ilomba Best AMCOS was founded in 1997 as a farmer group. Since legendary Single O is not...

I met Single O on my Sydney trip in October 2017. Australia, and the city of Sydney in particular, is a wonderful city with many different quality coffee roasters and cafes. It is full of wonderful addresses where quality coffees are roasted, knowledge is blended with skill, and that spoil your palate. I think Single O is a great brand that leads these special places. As always, I marked the most beautiful cafes and quality roasters in the city on the digital map. Single O, Grounds, Mecca, Pablo & Rusty's and more. Single O on Reservoir Street was one of the closest stops to my resident. Since I had read so many good things about them, I went to this spot first. Glad I...

Farm:   Finca Guadelupe Zaju Varietal: Marsellesa & Hybrids (H16 and H18) Process: Barrel Aged Altitude: 900 to 1,400 meters above sea level Owner: Eduardo 'Teddy' Esteve Town/City: Toquian Grande & Pavencul, Soconusco Region Region: Chiapas Harvest: 2020 Teddy`s Message to Baristatus Family! Emirati Coffee`s Message to Baristatus Family! The first stop of the BARISTATUS explorers is the "Guadelupe Zaju" farm in Mexico. This month, we will be the guests of Teddy Esteve, owner of Guadelupe Zaju Farm. He is a name...