We’re feeling super lucky to try this very special coffee roasted by Spaceboy. This coffee from Malawi is the first we’ve ever tried, and first we can remember seeing!

This lot is the fruit of the collaborative MF Coffee Project between coffee lovers in Malawi and Scotland, and comes courtesy of the 48 farmers behind Tiko Coffee Collective in the villages of Nkhota and Junju- who harvest and process their own coffee for MF Coffee. This unique relationship is doing great things for specialty coffee in this small landlocked origin, allowing for direct trade between Malawi and Scotland, avoiding export costs in the process and the problems of a lack of direct market access for farmers in the country.

The coffee grown by Tiko is both high quality and sustainable, with intercropping used to create diverse and productive farmland to ensure a consistent source of income for growers.

The flavour of these Gesha coffee beans is a journey in itself, enhanced by honey processing. Honeyed kiwi fruit on first sip and a complex menthol aroma, followed by slightly savoury black tea flavour and lingering cherry drops to finish. Refreshing, complex- just truly special.