Why you waited longer this year: the journey of our Ethiopia and Kenya to Cagliari

📍 Cagliari, Sardinia | 🗓️ August 2026 | ⏱️ Reading time: 5 min

October 2026 update: both coffees have arrived and are available at the roastery and online: Ethiopia Idido and Kenya Gondo.

"When are the new coffees arriving?" You've been asking us for weeks. And the honest answer is: later than usual. Not by choice, but because this year the journey that brings a coffee from the other side of the world to our roastery in Cagliari has taken longer. Here's what's happening, and why it's worth the wait.

Two coffees, two continents, one destination: Cagliari

We're waiting for two origins that rarely arrive at the same time: an Ethiopia from the Yirgacheffe highlands and a Kenya from the hills of Murang'a. Two completely different ways of processing, two cup profiles at opposite ends. But to get here, to Sardinia, both have to travel the same long road: hand-picking, drying, sorting, shipping, the sea, customs, and finally the truck that brings them to the roastery.

When everything goes well, that journey already takes several months. This year it's taking a few more.

Ethiopia — Gedeo, Idido

It's grown at 1,900–2,200 metres in the Yirgacheffe area, where the red-brown soil and the altitude give a clarity in the cup you notice from the first sip. The local varieties Kurume, Dega and Wolisho are natural processed: the cherries dry in the sun on raised beds for 15–18 days, turned by hand several times a day so they dry evenly.

In the cup: pineapple, vanilla, pear and honey. A coffee that smells of fruit before you even pour it.

Kenya — Gondo, Murang'a

At 1,900 metres in Murang'a county, this coffee comes from a completely different process: washed, with double fermentation. First a dry fermentation overnight, then washing in grading channels, then 24–48 hours soaking in water before the final drying on raised beds for about two weeks.

In the cup: blackberry, apricot, cola and milk chocolate. An intense, almost juicy profile.

Why it took longer this year

The part that rarely gets told is what happens after the coffee leaves origin. Once it's ready, each lot has to be loaded, cross the ocean in a container, clear customs and finally reach Italy. It's a chain with a great many steps, and one slow link — a delayed ship, container space that frees up later than planned, longer customs clearance — is enough to push the arrival back by weeks.

That's exactly what happened this year: delays on the shipping route and at customs stretched a part of the journey that is usually more predictable. It isn't a quality problem — the lots have been ready for a while; they're simply taking longer to physically reach us.

The good news? The longer wait doesn't change a thing about what you'll find in the cup. It only changes the date on the calendar.

What to expect when they arrive

We expect to have both coffees ready in early September. As soon as they reach the roastery, they'll go through our usual process: test roasts, tastings and adjustments before they're ready for sale.

• If you're in Cagliari, you'll be among the first to taste them at the roastery.
• If you follow us on social media or subscribe to our newsletter, you'll know in advance the exact day they become available.
• Quantities will be limited: these are small lots, not mass-market coffee.

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Frequently asked questions

When exactly will the two coffees arrive?
We expect them in early September. We'll update the exact date as soon as it's confirmed.

Why aren't they on sale already?
Because they haven't physically reached the roastery yet: without the green coffee in our hands, we can't roast it or sell it.

Does the delay affect the quality of the coffee?
No. The lots were selected and ready long ago: only the transport time changes, not the quality of the coffee itself.

Where can I buy them in Cagliari?
Directly at the roastery or online in our single-origin collection.

Keep reading

If you've ever wondered how long it really takes for coffee to go from the plant to the cup, we tell that story here too: Behind a cup: the coffee you drink in 30 seconds took us months of work.

If you're in Cagliari, come and see us: we'll tell you all about it while we wait together.