This coffee is from the Shantawene farm in the Daye Bensa region of Ethiopia. The farm placed 7th out of more than 1,400 entries in the 2020 Cup of Excellence in Ethiopia. Founded in 2006 by brothers Asefa and Mulugeta Dukamo, Daye Bensa exports coffee from its Shantawene farm and from smallholder outgrowers in the villages of Shantawene, Karamo, and Bombe. The coffee is a light roast with flavor notes of strawberry mochi, fresh buttercream, and mandarin.
Founded in 2013 by Beverly and Sam Magtanong, Jelynn Malone, and Mike Arquines, Mostra Coffee began in Beverly's kitchen experimenting with coffees from InterAmerican Coffee before expanding through public cuppings at Abnormal Wine Company. Growing from that humble garage operation in 4S Ranch to multiple San Diego locations, Mostra has become a woman owned, immigrant owned, minority owned, and disabled veteran owned business that earned recognition as a multiple award winning roastery. The company's growth trajectory demonstrates how passion and community support can transform a kitchen experiment into a thriving specialty coffee enterprise.
