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FrontStreet Coffee: An Introduction to 90+ Candlelight Coffee

What does "90+" mean?

"90+", or Ninety Plus, is the name of the American specialty coffee company NinetyPlus Coffee. Founded in 2006, the company offers 13 classic green coffee products: Candlelight, Ginseng, Honey Kiss, Danchiman, Cle de Peau, Hachila, Lychee, Juliet, Lotus, Silia, Outlook, Outlook Ruby, and Honey Kiss Ruby.

Taking Candlelight as an example:

Candlelight, known as Drima Zede, means "Best Approach" in the local dialect. The most mature coffee cherries are hand-picked, and the natural sun-drying involves meticulous, constant stirring to ensure uniform drying. The result is a remarkably transparent, pure taste with significant changes between hot and cold, offering captivating aromas of fruit, florals, and oak barrels.

Origin

Ethiopia, Sidama region

Altitude

1750m-2000m

Processing Method

Natural sun-drying

Flavor Profile

Nectarine, tropical fruits, cream, cinnamon

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If Candlelight's Ethiopian natural character won you over, FrontStreet's Natural Huakui (Hua Kui) coffee comes from the same tradition. It is grown in the Hambella district of Guji, Sidamo — a farm covering 200 hectares processed with the traditional natural method. To keep the cherries from molding or picking up earthy odors during drying, workers spread the ripe fruit on raised beds to sun for 21 days, turning it constantly so the beans dry evenly, and every three to five days the farmers hand-sort out any defective or moldy beans. Once the skins have dried hard, they are removed with a hulling machine, and the green beans face one final selection pass before shipping.

Because the beans dry inside the fruit and skin, a medium-light roast reveals a light fermented wine aroma, florals, citrus, and mango, with a far richer and more complex mouthfeel: honey sweetness, cocoa undertones with a whisper of spice, a full body, and a long, lingering finish. For anyone who loves the nectarine-and-tropical-fruit magic of 90+ naturals, this is an Ethiopian natural worth keeping on the shelf.