Eye of the Tiger Espresso

We're thrilled to introduce the latest edition of Eye of the Tiger, our seasonally evolving espresso blend. This version features a vibrant trio of African coffees, starting with a perennial Equator favorite: a lot grown by members of Nyampinga, an all-women cooperative in Southern Rwanda. We're proud to mark our eleventh consecutive year sourcing from this inspiring group. This year’s lot stood out so much that we’re featuring it both as a single origin and as the foundation of this espresso blend. With concentrated notes of ripe purple fruit and delicate, tea-like florals, it brings a sweet, syrupy complexity to the blend.

To complement it, we added another coffee produced by women—this one from neighboring Burundi. Grown in Ngozi Province and processed at Turihamwe, the country’s first women-owned washing station, it brings marshmallow-like sweetness and juicy acidity to the espresso. Built in 2019 by seven visionary women producers, Turihamwe reflects their shared commitment to quality and collaboration.

Finally, we rounded out the blend with a vibrant coffee from the small town of Wushwush in Ethiopia’s Kafa region. Sourced from smallholder farmers and processed under the careful management of Bogale Weldegeorgis—who oversees washing, drying, and milling—this coffee contributes fragrant spiciness and structure. Though used in a smaller proportion, it adds dimension and lifts the blend’s brighter notes, resulting in a dynamic and truly distinctive espresso.

We treasure our relationships in the global coffee community and invest in projects at origin to support our partners in their commitment to environmental sustainability and social welfare. We also invest in reducing our day-to-day impact, through initiatives like energy-efficient Loring Smart Roasters to reduce carbon emissions per batch by 80%.

As a certified B Corporation, we are a leader in sustainable practices that impact people and the planet. This third-party certification requires us to demonstrate transparency and accountability throughout our supply chain and quantify the impact our business creates for our employees, the community, and the environment. We are proud to be part of this community working together toward one unifying goal: using business as a force for good.