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Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for 2026 Harmufo - Ethiopia; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for 2026 Harmufo - Ethiopia; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for 2026 Harmufo - Ethiopia; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for 2026 Harmufo - Ethiopia; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇪🇹EthiopiaWashedEthiopian LandracesLight roast
Roaster website
Country
🇪🇹Ethiopia
Region
Gedeb
Town
Harmufo
Farm / Station
Farmer / Producer
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Process
Roast
Light
Tasting notes
Lemon Candy, Ripe Stone Fruit, Honeydew
Fermentation
Held in cherry for 12 hours in shade, then dry-fermented for 12 hours in plastic barrels and wet-fermented for another 12 hours
Drying
Shade-dried until moisture content reached approximately 10%
Product page
Date reviewed
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Why some details are blank
  • ProducerThe release combines deliveries from Harmufo-area smallholders and names no single producer; SNAP is the exporter.
  • AltitudeThe official source gives a 2,300–2,400 m range; the single-number field is left blank rather than storing a midpoint.
  • Formal gradeNo exact-release source located states a formal final coffee grade.
  • Public sentiment ratingThree exact independent tasting reports use prose rather than a shared numeric scale, so no score was calculated.
The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

Every link we could verify, traced in one place. Follow the chain as far as it goes — when the industry doesn't disclose a link, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 01
    The name on the bag
    2026 Harmufo - Ethiopia
  2. 02
    The brand
  3. 03
    The roaster
  4. 04
  5. 05
    The farm
  6. 06
  7. 07
    The region
  8. 08
From the producer

The lot combines highest-elevation deliveries from smallholders around Harmufo. SNAP is documented as SEY's exporting partner that helped isolate the lot, not as the coffee's producer.

From the roaster

SEY describes this as the first dedicated separation of Harmufo's highest-elevation deliveries, previously blended into broader regional lots.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

The first isolated Harmufo high-elevation separation documented by SEY, with exact processing and multiple independent tasting reports.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

01
Matched the main 2026 washed separation

Kept the 2026 washed lot distinct from SEY's earlier Harmufo Honey release and other roasters' coffees.

02
Corrected producer attribution

Removed SNAP as the producer; the source identifies SNAP as the exporting partner and the coffee as highest-elevation deliveries from around Harmufo.

03
Added independent tasting evidence

Recorded two Unpacking Coffee cuppings and one exact Reddit tasting report without converting unscored prose into a numeric rating.

What was added?

Gedeb relation; Ethiopian Landraces relation; January 2026 harvest; 2,300–2,400 m sourced range; full dual-fermentation sequence; Light roast from Fellow; $27 archived listing; three exact outside URLs

What wasn't added?

Point elevation; single named producer; formal grade; numeric public sentiment score; original tasting score or verdict

Why it matters

The profile now credits the right supply-chain role, represents the exact 2026 washed separation, and separates public tasting evidence from our own review.

What you might taste

SEY publishes lemon candy, ripe stone fruit, and honeydew. Independent tasters reported Meyer lemon, black tea, watermelon, apricot tea, and subtle stone fruit.

Sources for these process claims
  • · https://www.seycoffee.com/products/2026-harmufo-ethiopia
  • · https://fellowproducts.com/blogs/brew-talks/fellows-take-on-harmufo-by-sey-brew-recipe
  • · https://unpacking.coffee/roasters/288
  • · https://www.reddit.com/r/pourover/comments/1wuwgdu/weekly_bean_review_thread_what_have_you_been/
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 2026-10-25) 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

Non-exact, seller, directory, generic-roaster, different-release, duplicate, and older-release sources were excluded. No qualifying independent exact-release review remains.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Same coffee, different roaster?

Other roasters, same producer.

These coffees come from the same producer or farm, offered by other roasters. We never automatically declare two offerings the exact same coffee — a match requires lot, harvest and traceability details. Even a true same-lot pair can taste different: roast approach, freshness, rest and brewing all reshape the cup.

Sey Coffee · Ethiopia
Same farm — different producer lot possible.
Compare the two →