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Wilder Blend

Roasted by Verve Coffee RoastersRoaster's website

INOCULATED FERMENTATION

TagsOmbligon Sidra Ethiopian Heirloom Light roast Pineapple Orange Arabica Blend Verve Coffee Roasters Independent

Blend: Colombia · EthiopiaLight roast

Brand

Verve Coffee Roasters

Roaster website

Visit website

Countries

Colombia · Ethiopia

Regions

Pitalito, Huila · Jimma

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

Ombligon and Sidra · Ethiopian Heirloom

Process

See individual components

Roast

Light

Tasting notes

Watermelon Gummy, Pineapple Guava, Orange Sherbet

Fermentation

Colombian components: yeast-inoculated fermentation. Ethiopian component: washed.

Drying

Mustefa Abakeno dries coffee under controlled partial shade and uses shade netting during peak sunlight.

Product page

Roaster's site

Date reviewed

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Why some details are blank

country idThis is a Colombia–Ethiopia blend and cannot be represented by one country relationship.
region idThe components come from Huila and Jimma; no single region relationship is correct.
farm idTwo production sources are documented; one farm relationship would omit the other component.
producer idBoth Néstor Neffer Lasso Zuñiga and Mustefa Abakeno are named; the schema supports only one direct producer link.
variety idThe blend contains Ombligon, Sidra, and Ethiopian Heirloom; no single variety link is correct.
process idThe Colombian components are yeast-inoculated naturals while the Ethiopian component is washed.
blend component percentagesVerve does not publish the proportions of the three coffees.
harvestThe exact component crop years and harvest dates are not published.
roast dateVerve says coffees are roasted to order but does not publish a bag-specific roast date for this profile.
gradeNo formal green-coffee grade is published for the complete blend.
public sentiment scoreThe one qualifying independent exact-release tasting is unscored, so no numerical aggregate is defensible.
owner tasting inputNo owner score, sensory ratings, verdict, approval, or review date is recorded; the profile remains not yet reviewed by us.

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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. Colombian Ombligon and Sidra coffees from Néstor Neffer Lasso Zuñiga at El Diviso, processed with yeast inoculation, blended with washed Ethiopian Heirloom coffee from Mustefa Abakeno in Jimma.

El Diviso — Néstor Neffer Lasso Zuñiga

Country:: Colombia
Region:: Pitalito, Huila
Farm / station:: El Diviso
Producer:: Néstor Neffer Lasso Zuñiga
Processing:: Yeast-inoculated natural
Research note:: Verve identifies the Colombian component as coffees from El Diviso.

Mustefa Abakeno — Jimma

Country:: Ethiopia
Region:: Jimma
Farm / station:: Mustefa Abakeno’s 18-hectare farm and neighboring smallholders
Producer:: Mustefa Abakeno
Processing:: Washed
Research note:: Verve identifies this as the washed Ethiopian component.

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
Wilder Blend
Named on the bag
02
The brand
Verve Coffee Roasters
Documented
03
The roaster
Verve Coffee Roasters
Documented
04
Varieties
Ombligon and Sidra · Ethiopian Heirloom
Named on the bag
05
Farms / processing sites
Not disclosed
Not disclosed
06
The growers
Multiple contributors — see component details above
Named on the bag
07
Regions
Pitalito, Huila · Jimma
Named on the bag
08
Countries
Colombia · Ethiopia
Named on the bag

From the producer

Néstor Neffer Lasso Zuñiga contributes yeast-inoculated Ombligon and Sidra coffees from El Diviso in Huila. Mustefa Abakeno contributes a washed Ethiopian Heirloom lot from Jimma.

From the roaster

Verve Coffee Roasters describes this as a light, modern, and electric blend that aims to amplify aromatics and sweetness through innovative processing techniques.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

Wilder pairs experimental yeast-inoculated Colombian coffees with a clean washed Ethiopian component, creating an intentionally intense, candy-like fruit profile.

The honest process breakdown

WHAT DID THEY ACTUALLY
DO TO THIS COFFEE?

Separated the components

Recorded El Diviso Ombligon and Sidra separately from Mustefa Abakeno’s washed Ethiopian heirloom.

Scoped inoculation correctly

Applied yeast inoculation only to the Colombian components and preserved the washed Ethiopian component’s distinct process.

Kept outside tasting independent

Added Imbibe’s exact-release tasting as one unscored outside source, not a house score.

What was added?

Four sourced profile sections and a transparent exact-release outside-tasting record.

What wasn't added?

No component percentages, universal process, single-country link, farm-wide elevation, original tasting score, or numerical sentiment score.

Why it matters

Wilder’s flavor profile depends on the contrast between experimental Colombian coffees and a clean washed Ethiopian component.

What you might taste

Verve lists watermelon gummy, pineapple guava, and orange sherbet; Imbibe independently reported grape soda, gummy candy, pineapple, guava, brightness, and a smooth finish.

Sources for these process claims

· https://www.vervecoffee.com/products/wilder-blend
· https://imbibemagazine.com/drink-of-the-week-verve-coffee-wilder-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

What the internet is saying

WE FOUND 1 RELEVANT PUBLIC SOURCES

AI-synthesized from publicly available information retrieved 2026-10-25. This is research, not our original tasting review.

What the sources say

1 verified independent exact-product source remains. No qualifying numeric exact-release tasting score was found.

What people love

Imbibe described exceptional brightness without astringency, explosive fruit aromatics, grape soda, gummy candy, pineapple, guava, and a smooth finish.

Flavors people keep mentioning

fruit bombexceptionally brightgrape sodagummy candypineappleguavasmooth finish

Outside ratings & rankings

Imbibe Magazine Unscored positive editorial tasting

Scores remain on their original scales. An outside review, competition score or historical release is not our tasting and cannot safely be merged into one five-star rating.Our method

Internet sentiment

A qualitative summary of public sources, including context. Not a coffee score.

Positive, limited evidence

The sources

Coffee publication
Imbibe Magazine
Imbibe’s March 27, 2026 tasting of this exact Wilder release describes an exceptionally bright fruit bomb with grape-candy character, pineapple and guava notes, and a smooth finish.
Source