Together We End ALS

Description

One of our three core values at Black & White is community. Community extends from our producing partners all over the world to our own cafés here at home—and everywhere in between. This blend is a tribute to an integral member of that interwoven community, a dear friend we lost far too soon: Jeanne Luther, co-owner of Sola Coffee (Raleigh, NC). For every bag sold, we are donating $1 toward the fight against ALS.  MEET JEANNE | On April 12, 2022, at age 57, our friend Jeanne passed away after a lengthy battle with ALS. Jeanne was a core part of the Raleigh community through her and her husband’s local café, Sola Coffee, and she was also a great friend and mentor to several of our own B&W employees whose coffee journey began at Sola. The Luther family is a special part of our community here at Black & White, and that is why come alongside them for a few months each year in their fight to help raise money to #EndALS. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that destroys the cells in the brain and spinal cord that are needed to keep muscles moving, eventually leading to muscle weakness, loss of speech, and paralysis. The average life expectancy after diagnosis is between two and five years. Currently, there is no effective cure or treatment to stop the disease progression of ALS. But we believe that ALS is not an incurable disease—it is a severely underresearched one. TAKE A SIP | Jeanne was a huge fan of big, fruity, naturally processed coffees from Ethiopia—a flavor profile which is increasingly difficult to find, as the big Ethiopian blueberry bombs don’t really exist in the same way they once did. This blend, however, is our attempt at recreating that profile which was so dear to Jeanne’s palate. It combines one natural-processed coffee from Ethiopia with a fruit-forward anaerobic from Colombia, resulting in a smooth, chocolatey berry bomb which would be sure to delight our old friend. Flavor notes of blueberries, strawberry candy, and milk chocolate connect us back to what Jeanne always loved about coffee – and, by extension, her community. Thank you for helping us support ALS research! And, if you feel motivated to donate further, you can do so at SolaHotMini5K.com. Origin | Bare, Sidama, Ethiopia | Santa Maria, Huila, Colombia Producers | Elto Coffee | Diego Horta Process | Natural | Anaerobic Natural Variety | JARC selections | Caturra, Castillo