Lughnasadh – The First Harvest

🌻 Lughnasadh Light-Medium Roast

A bright light-medium roast alive with green tea, lemon verbena, and blackberry notes. Its floral complexity and vibrant acidity create an elegant cup that speaks of Ethiopia’s highlands. Grown between 1,850 and 2,100 MASL in the Guji region of Hadeso, this coffee thrives under the shade of false banana trees that enrich the soil and protect the delicate cherries. Farmers use traditional intercrop methods that preserve biodiversity and sustain the land. Washed and fermented in small cement tanks, then dried under protective covers, the beans preserve their shimmering clarity and fruit-forward brilliance.

✨ The Cup of First Fruits

From the first pour, the cup radiates brightness. Gentle floral notes bloom like sunlight on blossoms, while lemon verbena sparks a crisp vibrancy across the tongue. A ribbon of blackberry lingers, grounding the cup in lush sweetness, balanced by the clean grace of its washed process. This is a coffee of vitality and offering, alive with the promise of harvest and the whisper of sacred renewal. To drink it is to be lifted into balance, a meeting of light and earth.

🌾 The Festival of Lughnasadh

Lughnasadh, celebrated around August 1, honors the Celtic god Lugh and the first fruits of the earth. It is a festival of both joy and sacrifice, where bread is baked from the first harvested grain and shared in community. Fires blaze, games are played in tribute to Lugh’s many skills, and the corn dolly is crafted to safeguard next year’s crop. The day holds both the abundance of harvest and the bittersweet knowledge that the sun has begun its descent. It is a time of gratitude, reverence, and preparation for the darker half of the year.

🌻 Fire of Gratitude

To drink this cup of Lughnasadh is to join the sacred exchange between earth and sky. Each sip is an act of thanksgiving, each taste a quiet offering to the cycle of growth and release. Let the warmth of this roast carry the memory of golden fields, the labor of hands, and the blessings of the turning wheel. Drink deeply, honor the light, and step into the gathering dusk with strength and joy.