Nespresso: Step Into The Mythical Origins Of Coffee

The African continent birthed most of the legends about the discovery of this magical plant. Just as the coffee cherry cradles two beans, so tradition on the source of coffee presents two myths. We went back to the regions where coffee was first grown and selected beans that brought to life the sources where everything started.

Arabica Ethiopia Harrar

Imagine the expanses of western Ethiopia where Kaladi , a young goatherd, lay down to nap in the shade while his goats bounded freely about. When he woke up, he found them hopping up and down, up and down, around a plant bearing red cherries. After tasting the fruit, he himself felt unusually wonderful and started hopping and dancing with the goats. A monk, noticing what was happening, grew suspicious of the cherries and threw them into the fire. When the heady aromas wafted up, the monk removed the cherries, crushed them, and, from the beans, prepared a drink that captured his heart there and then.

Discover a blend with notes of ripe fruit, flowers, and grains. A mild, medium roast espresso blend, with  a velvety body.

Robusta Uganda

Imagine yourself in the distant past of Buganda, better known to us today as Uganda, where the valuable Robusta beans were an inseparable part of a ceremony that would take place on the banks of Lake Victoria. Under the starry sky, two families  gathered around the bonfire, and split a single Robusta coffee cherry down the middle. One representative of each family would then bite into one of the beans of the fruit. United through this ceremony by bonds of loyalty and friendship, the two families now started to dance around the fire, their shadows long against the surrounding mountains.

Introducing our extra-strong espresso, surprising in its sweetness, given the Robusta contents. A powerful blend, intense with cocoa notes.