Coffee East Festival 2025

01/04/2025

Next stop: COFFEEAST.

Bucharest, we’re back this week. Filter bar only.

COFFeEAST 2025, the East European Coffee Culture Festival, is scheduled for April 4th to 6th at Hala Laminor in Bucharest, Romania. The festival runs daily from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. ​

Festival Highlights:

• GreatEast Cup™ Coffee Championship: A dynamic competition featuring two events: the Mastery Cup (solo) and the Team Cup (duo). Baristas will showcase their skills, creativity, and speed, competing for prizes up to €2,000 and international experiences. The competition is judged by an esteemed panel of international experts. ​

• Lectures and Workshops: Engage in insightful discussions and hands-on sessions led by industry professionals covering topics such as coffee innovation, direct sourcing, and espresso mastery. Notable speakers include André Eiermann and Samo Smrke. ​

• Cupping Sessions: Participate in cupping sessions organized by green coffee importers, offering opportunities to taste and evaluate various coffee profiles from around the world. ​

• Live Music Performances: Enjoy live acts from artists like Moonlight Breakfast, Diana Căldăraru, Delta pe Obraz, and Corina Sîrghi, adding a cultural flair to the coffee festivities.

• Exhibitor Stands and Markets: Explore over 250 exhibitors, including more than 150 micro-roasters, artisans, and designers. Discover specialty coffee beans, small-batch products, and innovative coffee equipment. The Eastern Coffee Shops Bar will feature baristas from over 40 regional coffee shops serving their best brews.

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The coffees you will find on the brew bar and on the shop:

1. Colombia Rodrigo Sanchez | Bourbon Sidra | Washed

Colombia Rodrigo Sanchez is a coffee from the Huila region of Colombia, grown at 1730 meters altitude by Rodrigo Sanchez on the La Loma farm. Bourbon Sidra beans are processed by cold washing.

 

2. Ethiopia Bombe | Heirloom | Natural Anaerobic

Ethiopia Bombe is a coffee from the Bensa District, Sidama region, Ethiopia, grown at altitudes of 2300-2400m. The beans are processed at the Bombe Washing Station by DWD using the Natural Anaerobic method.

This coffee comes from the Heirloom variety and features flavor notes of plum, raisin, cherry tart, mandarin, and black tea.

 

3. Rwanda Gasharu | Red Bourbon | Anaerobic Natural

Rwanda Gasharu is a coffee from Rwanda, grown in the Western Province, at altitudes between 1600 and 2100m. It is processed at the Gasharu Washing Station, from the Red Bourbon variety. The beans undergo the Anaerobic Natural (100h) process.

Tasting notes include grapefruit, sweet berries, red grapes, and rum chocolate.

4. Ethiopia Nensebo | Heirloom | Washed

Ethiopia Nensebo is a coffee from Ethiopia, grown in the West Arsi region, at an altitude of 2150m. It is produced at the SNAP/ Refisa farm, from the Heirloom variety. The beans undergo the Washed process.

Tasting notes include white flowers, peach, honey, and green tea.

 

5. Colombia Buenos Aires Sidra | Bourbon Sidra | Washed

Colombia Buenos Aires Sidra is a coffee from the Huila region, Colombia, grown at an altitude of 1680m. The beans come from the Buenos Aires farm, managed by Jonathan Delgado, and belong to the Bourbon Sidra variety.

The coffee is processed using the Washed method, highlighting tasting notes of jasmine, peach, plum, sage, and orange.

6. Colombia Luz Helena Salazar | Pink Bourbon | Honey + Rose Tea

Colombia Luz Helena Salazar is a coffee from Colombia, grown in the Armenia, Quindio region, at an altitude of 1450m. It is produced by Luz Helena Salazar at the Maracay farm, from the Pink Bourbon variety. The beans are processed using the Honey+ Rose Tea method.

Tasting notes include rose petals, elderflower, lemongrass, and lime.

 

7. Brazilia Guariroba | Gesha | Natural

Brazil Guariroba Gesha is a coffee from the Santo Antonio de Amparo, Vale das Vertentes region of Brazil, grown at an altitude of 1100 msl at Fazenda Guariroba. The beans come from the Gesha variety and are naturally processed.

Tasting notes include lemongrass, lemon candy, herbal, and eucalyptus.

 

7. Colombia Inmaculada Fellow Farms | Gesha | Natural

Brazil Guariroba Gesha is a coffee from the Santo Antonio de Amparo, Vale das Vertentes region of Brazil, grown at an altitude of 1100 msl at Fazenda Guariroba. The beans come from the Gesha variety and are naturally processed.

Tasting notes include lemongrass, lemon candy, herbal, and eucalyptus.

 

8. Colombia La Divisa | Gesha | Natural + Wild Citrus

Colombia La Divisa is a coffee from the Circasia, Quindio region of Colombia, produced at the La Divisa farm by Sebastian Gomez. The beans come from the Gesha variety and are processed naturally, with the addition of wild citrus. Tasting notes include raspberry jam, tropical fruits, sage, and candied cherries. This coffee is recommended for filter preparation, due to its complexity.

 

9. Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda | Gesha Lino 3NB | Natural

Explore Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda (from Lot Lino 3), a rare, naturally processed Gesha coffee grown at 1600-1800 meters altitude in Boquete, Chiriqui, Panama. Its cultivation is supervised by Rachel Peterson, on the farm Hacienda La Esmeralda.

The natural drying process on raised beds offers subtle aromas of roses, melon, red plums, figs, winey.

The characteristics of this lot include the altitude of +1700 meters above sea level, the estimated annual rainfall of 3500 mm, the average temperature: day between 16°C and 23°C and night between 10°C and 15°C, the average age of the coffee trees being 12 years, and a total production area of ​​3.25 hectares.

 

10. Colombia Oscar Hernandez | Wush Wush | Thermal Shock Washed

Colombia Oscar Hernandez is a coffee from Colombia, grown in the Pitalito, Huila region, at altitudes ranging between 1870-2000m. It is produced by Oscar Hernandez at the Los Nogales farm, from the Wush Wush variety. The beans are processed using the Thermal Shock Washed method.

Tasting notes include honeysuckle, melon, and lemongrass.

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