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August 2025: Podium Platinum. Utopian Coffee
Country: Costa Rica
Varietals: Caturra and Catuai
Region: Tarrazú
Process: Low oxygen honey
Producer: San Diego Mill. Various smallholders
Elevation: 1200-1,750 MASL
Tasting notes: Apple cider doughnut, green grape, pecan pie -
August 2025: Podium Gold. Utopian Coffee
Country: Rwanda
Varietals: Bourbon
Region: Nyamasheke
Process: Fully washed
Producer: Murundo Coffee Washing Station
Elevation: 1,700-1,900 MASL
Tasting notes: Earl grey, peach, plum, brown sugar -
July 2025: Podium Platinum. Wonderstate Coffee
Country: Burundi
Varietals: Bourbon and Mibrizi
Region: Gihanga
Process: Anaerobic natural
Producer: Smallholder farmers of the Ninga Washing Station
Elevation: 1,700-2,100 MASL
Tasting notes: Gummy bears, summer melon, cooked wild berries -
July 2025: Podium Gold. Wonderstate Coffee
Country: Peru
Varietals: Bourbon
Region: Cusco
Process: Washed
Producer: Mario Villano
Elevation: 2,125-2,265 MASL
Tasting notes: Red apple, hazelnut, milk chocolate. -
June 2025: Podium Platinum. Royal Flamingo Coffee
Country: Colombia
Varietals: Bourbon Sidra
Region: Huila
Process: Black honey process; mossto lactic fermentation
Producer: Edwin Noreña, Campo Hermoso
Elevation: 1,650 MASL
Tasting notes: Blueberry, white chocolate, floral -
June 2025: Podium Gold. Royal Flamingo Coffee
Country: Uganda
Varietals: Nyasaland, SL-14, SL-28
Region: Sironko
Process: 48hr honey anaerobic
Producer: Sironko Station A+
Elevation: 1,600-2,200 MASL
Tasting notes: Neapolitan ice cream