POSSIBLY MAYBE

EAST TIMOR • ERMERA

FLAVOR PROFILE

Strawberry

Blondie

Cranberry Cocktail

Body: Medium

Acidity: Bright

Sweetness: Tropical

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BEANOLOGY

Origin: Ermera, Timor-Leste

Producer: 15 Smallholder Farms Near Letefoho

Varietal: Timor Hybrid & Typica

Elevation: 1400–1900 Meters

Process: Natural

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BEANOGRAPHY

Possibly Maybe is the coffee in the lineup that refuses to behave too neatly. It is surprising without being chaotic, sweet without becoming simple, and strange enough to stay interesting long after the first sip.

This lot comes from fifteen smallholder farms near Letefoho in Ermera, Timor-Leste, a place where coffee is not marginal to life but central to it. Nearly a quarter of the country’s people are connected to coffee production, and because of its mountainous terrain and relative isolation, the country has become home to one of coffee’s most curious inheritances: the Timor Hybrid, a naturally propagated crossing of local Robusta and Typica that traces back to the early twentieth century. That lineage gives the coffee its own particular logic — familiar in some ways, and unmistakably singular in others.

The cup wears that complexity well. Strawberry comes first, bright and fresh, followed by a blondie-like warmth that feels buttery, vanilla-rich, and almost confectionary. Beneath it all sits a cranberry note that gives the sweetness contour. Possibly Maybe does not present itself as tidy perfection. Its beauty is more human than that. It surprises, lingers, and keeps changing shape as it cools.

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ORIGIN

Ermera, Timor-Leste

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PROCESSING METHOD

Natural

Drying the coffee as an intact cherry alters the seed’s surrounding biochemical environment, influencing fermentation behaviour, drying kinetics, and the preservation or modification of precursor compounds. During roasting, those precursors are transformed through Maillard chemistry and related thermal reactions, helping generate the volatile and non-volatile compounds that shape the cup’s fruit intensity, body, and sweetness.

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PRODUCER SPOTLIGHT

15 Smallholder Farms Near Letefoho

This coffee represents a collective expression of place. Its distinctive character comes from the contribution of multiple growers working within one mountainous coffee landscape shaped by unusual plant material and strong regional identity.

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WHOLE BEAN

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SHIPPING

To preserve freshness and ensure timely delivery, in-stock coffee orders are shipped the same day or by the next business day. Most orders are added to the current week’s roast cycle and dispatched as soon as the freshly roasted beans are ready.

EXPÉDITION

Afin de préserver la fraîcheur et d’assurer une livraison rapide, les commandes de café en stock sont expédiées le jour même ou au plus tard le jour ouvrable suivant. La plupart des commandes sont ajoutées au cycle de torréfaction de la semaine en cours et expédiées dès que les grains fraîchement torréfiés sont prêts.

PICK-UP ORDERS

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COMMANDES À RAMASSER

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