Editorial sacred-geometry illustration for Birthday Blend, not a photograph of this coffee or its packaging

Editorial illustration · not a coffee photograph

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for Birthday Blend; not a documentary photograph

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Birthday Blend

Roasted by Counter Culture CoffeeRoaster's website

TRADITIONAL PROCESS

TagsMedium roast Strawberry Raspberry Arabica Blend Counter Culture Coffee Independent

Blend: Burundi · PeruMedium roast

Brand

Counter Culture Coffee

Roaster website

Visit website

Countries

Burundi · Peru

Regions

Kayanza

Town

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Farm / Station

Varies by component — see below

Farmer / Producer

Multiple contributors — see blend components

Species

Arabica

Type

Blend

Grade

Not specified

Varieties

—

Process

See individual components

Roast

Medium

Tasting notes

Strawberry shortcake, Chocolate buttercream, Raspberry jam

Fermentation

—

Drying

—

Product page

Roaster's site

Date reviewed

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Why some details are blank

blend percentagesThe current 2026 page does not expose component percentages; percentages published for the 2025 release were not carried forward.
Peru region, farm and producerThe current page identifies only a washed Peru component.
varietiesThe current 31st-anniversary page does not list component cultivars.
fermentationNo component-level fermentation protocol is published.
drying detailNatural sundried and washed are disclosed, but drying surfaces and durations are not.
harvestNo crop year or harvest dates are published for the current release.

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Sourcing explained

Who grew each part of this blend?

This coffee combines separately grown lots. A producer named for one component is not the grower of the entire blend. The recipe percentages are not independently verified.

Mpemba Cooperative component

Country:: Burundi
Region:: Kayanza
Farm / station:: Mpemba washing station
Producer:: Mpemba Cooperative
Processing:: Natural sundried
Research note:: Anchor component; the current page does not publish its percentage.

Peru washed component

Country:: Peru
Processing:: Washed
Research note:: The current page does not publish the region, farm, producer, cultivar, or percentage.

Check the roaster’s current component disclosure ↗

The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

A blend contains several origin chains, not one farmer or country. The component records above show each documented origin; undisclosed details stay undisclosed.

01
The name on the bag
Birthday Blend
Named on the bag
02
The brand
Counter Culture Coffee
Documented
03
The roaster
Counter Culture Coffee
Documented
04
Varieties
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
05
Farms / processing sites
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
06
The growers
Multiple contributors — see component details above
Named on the bag
07
Regions
Kayanza
Named on the bag
08
Countries
Burundi · Peru
Named on the bag

From the producer

The current release names the Mpemba Cooperative in Kayanza for the natural-sundried Burundi anchor. It does not name the producer or farm behind the washed Peru component.

From the roaster

Counter Culture Coffee is a specialty roaster known for its commitment to transparency, sustainability, and direct trade relationships. They focus on sourcing high-quality Arabica coffee and providing extensive education through their regional training centers.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

This coffee was created to celebrate Counter Culture's 31st anniversary in the specialty coffee industry. It is a fruit-forward, limited-release blend designed to offer a creamy and balanced cup.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

Verified the current anniversary release

Confirmed the 31st-anniversary identity, origins, roast, processing labels, tasting notes, and sold-out state.

Structured the disclosed components

Recorded the Mpemba/Kayanza natural-sundried anchor and unnamed washed Peru complement without inventing percentages.

Separated annual formulas

Did not import the 2025 30th-anniversary percentages, producer roster, cultivars, or elevations into the 2026 release.

What was added?

Four editorial sections, structured blend components, current provenance, refreshed availability, and explicit annual-release boundaries.

What wasn't added?

No current blend percentages, Peru farm or producer, cultivars, detailed fermentation, house score, or owner tasting observations were inferred.

Why it matters

Birthday Blend is annual; separating the 2026 release from the prior year prevents stale component data from masquerading as current provenance.

What you might taste

Strawberry shortcake, chocolate buttercream, and raspberry jam according to Counter Culture.

Sources for these process claims

· https://counterculturecoffee.com/products/birthday-blend

Coffee profile

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

This coffee is in our database because we can reliably document it — but we haven't tasted and scored it yet, and we never publish a score we haven't earned.

Outside reviews and internet discussion — is kept clearly separate from our own review. When we taste it, our full review appears here.

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

Research complete — no qualifying reviews yet

Our research pipeline scanned public reviews, videos, forums and discussions for this coffee (last pass 2026-10-26) and found no independent review of this exact release that meets our verification standards. When qualifying sources appear, they'll be published here.

What we found

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