Big Booty Christmas Coffee: Bette Buna, Taferi Kela, Ethiopia

Introducing Big Booty Christmas — Our Festive Batch Brew

We’re excited to announce that Big Booty Christmas is now pouring in all our cafés as our seasonal batch brew. It’s bright, joyful, and here for a very limited time over the Christmas period.

And for those who want to take the festivities home, we’ve managed to get hold of a small number of retail bags, available exclusively through our website. 

What Is Big Booty Christmas?

Big Booty Christmas is our seasonal collaboration with Yallah Coffee, featuring a washed lot from the community of Taferi Kela in Sidamo, Ethiopia.

This coffee comes from smallholder farmers working closely with Bette Buna, a project dedicated to rebuilding coffee forests, regenerating soil, and investing in community-led agriculture in the highlands of Sidamo.

The lot is washed processed — cherries are hand-picked, depulped, fermented for 24–36 hours, then washed and dried slowly on raised beds. The result is a refined, elegant cup that Yallah celebrates each year through this limited festive release.

Flavour Profile

This year’s Big Booty Christmas is:

• Fruity & floral

• Bright and clean with lively acidity

• Naturally sweet, with delicate top notes

Expect a cup that’s refreshing rather than heavy — a beautiful contrast to the richness of the Christmas season.

Why This Coffee Matters

We’re genuinely lucky to have a small stock of this coffee. Yallah’s connections at Taferi Kela run deep, and thanks to our ongoing relationship with them, we’ve been able to secure enough to serve in our cafés and offer a handful of retail bags online.

Bette Buna’s work on the ground includes:

• Restoring coffee forest ecosystems

• Replacing invasive eucalyptus with thriving coffee trees

• Supporting local farmers with training, seedlings, and sustainable practices

• Rebuilding soil and increasing biodiversity

By offering Big Booty Christmas, we’re helping celebrate a community that grows excellent coffee while caring for the land it comes from.

Where to Find It

• In our cafés — We’re serving Big Booty Christmas as batch brew throughout the Christmas period, while stocks last.

• Online — A very limited number of retail bags are available exclusively on our website:

https://www.fedcafe.co.uk/pantry/p/earth-sky-planter-4awkk-adrey-g422z-eaxp8

Looking Ahead to 2026

This festive release is just the beginning. In 2026, we’ll be offering more small-batch, limited-release coffees through our website — including some very special sail-ship coffee arriving in the spring. Our partnership with Yallah continues to grow, and we can’t wait to share more unique lots with you.

Current House Coffee: Pico Mirante, Brazil

Introducing Our House Coffee: Pico Mirante, Brazil

We’re thrilled to introduce our new House Coffee — a stunning single-origin from Pico Mirante, a farm nestled among the lush mountains of South Minas Gerais, Brazil, just outside the town of Monte Belo.

This coffee comes from Adolfo Vieira Ferreira, who has owned and meticulously managed Pico Mirante for over 40 years. Earlier this year, our Head of Coffee joined the team from Yallah Coffee and Cargo Coffee Importers on a visit to the farm, meeting the producers of one of our house coffees for the very first time.

Walking through the rows of coffee trees with Adolfo himself was an unforgettable experience — a chance to see, firsthand, the dedication and innovation that shape every harvest. His passion for quality, sustainability, and progress radiates through every corner of Pico Mirante, and it’s a privilege to bring this coffee back home to FED.

The 2025 Harvest

During our visit, the pickers were in full swing, and we were lucky enough to cup some of the first pickings of this year’s harvest. The coffees were incredibly fresh — vibrant and full of promise. After a challenging 2024 season, Adolfo was optimistic about the year ahead: yields are up, and quality is looking even better.

The cupping felt particularly special for us, as having the producer, importer, roaster, and café all gathered around the same table is a rare and privileged moment for all.

In the Cup

This lot from Pico Mirante is everything we love about Brazilian coffee — and a perfect fit for our house profile. Expect:

• Dark chocolate richness

• A bright touch of mandarin

• A smooth, almond finish

It has a brilliant balance of richness and acidity and deeply satisfying — exactly what we want our house coffee to be.

Why It Matters

We’ve been buying Adolfo’s coffee from Yallah Coffee for a couple of years now, and every season his coffee stands out as one of the very best in our rotation of house coffees. But now, beginning a direct relationship with Adolfo and Pico Mirante means even more.

It represents what matters most to us at FED:

• Long-term partnerships built on trust

• Sustainable farming practices that care for people and planet

• Genuine respect for the producers behind every bean

We’re so proud to share this coffee with you — not just because it tastes incredible, but because it tells a story we deeply believe.

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