Harrar Nafisifi

For the last 20 or so years, Harar has been little more than a dusty, faded memory – a fable, a callback, an immortalized reference point that could perhaps never be lived-up-to again. For a time, however, there was no other coffee quite like dry-processed Harar. The flavor, distinctively blueberry-like, was unparalleled and instantly recognizable in the 1980s and 90s. Harar was the jewel of the adventurous coffee drinker, an uncommon gem with a mystique that could not be described, only experienced. It was unquestionably the most memorable coffee of a recently bygone era, and a gateway for specialty coffee drinkers into the first eye-opening sips of something that transcended hot, caffeinated sludge.