Monarch from Onyx
A 23 second pull that seems extreme on paper and tastes rich and bold in the cup
#ethiopia
11 posts tagged ethiopia.
2026
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/onyx-monarch
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/onyx-geometry
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/northern-coffeeworks-evergreen-espresso
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/archers-ethiopian-bito
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/heart-tagel-alemayehu
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/verve-sermon
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/heart-gerba-wogo-sodu
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/northern-coffeeworks-ladys-slipper
Geometry from Onyx
Three sour pulls before reading the bag and finding out Onyx wants a much longer ratio
Evergreen Espresso from Northern Coffeeworks
Looking for one house espresso, because there are already too many variables to track
Ethiopian Bito from Archers ⭐
Best cup of coffee of the year, from a UAE roaster that came with a magazine
Tagel Alemayehu from Heart
Opened this one a week off roast, which was too soon, and week two proved it
Sermon from Verve
A medium roast blend that finally got me thinking about temperature as a dial, not a constant
Gerba Wogo Sodu from Heart
First bag from Heart, and two brews spent learning this bean wants a much coarser grind
Lady's Slipper from Northern Coffeeworks
The best roaster still open on a Sunday afternoon, and a barista who actually helped
2025
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/sey-bishan-wate
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/verve-gogojo
Bishan Wate from Sey
Asked an AI how to brew Ethiopian beans and finally got one I liked
Gogojo from Verve
An Ethiopian washed heirloom that finally came out smooth after a week of dialing in—used ChatGPT for help and cracked the Ethiopian code.