The Producers Behind These Coffees
The Signature Series begins with the people growing the coffee. At Finca Deborah in Volcán, Panama, producer Jamison Savage grows Gesha at around 1,925 metres above sea level. The farm sits high in the cloud covered landscape, where cooler temperatures slow cherry development and allow sugars to build gradually.
Processing is equally considered. Coffees such as Aether and Limitless have used controlled argon maceration, with ripe Gesha cherries placed into sealed tanks for extended fermentation while temperature and pH are closely monitored. From there, the coffee is carefully dried on raised beds to preserve the character developed through fermentation.
In Huila, Colombia, Jhonatan and Alejandra Gasca of Finca Zarza take a similarly curious approach. Jhonatan comes from a fourth generation coffee growing family and has spent years experimenting with varieties and processing to push the farm further into specialty coffee.
That experimentation includes techniques such as anaerobic fermentation and thermal shock processing, where changes in water temperature are used as part of the processing method to influence the final cup. Finca Zarza has also produced rare varieties including Pacamara and Papayo, giving the Axil team coffees with very different expressions to work with.
Axil works directly with coffee producers around the world, with some relationships now extending beyond a decade, to select these lots. Those relationships give our team the opportunity to understand where a coffee came from, how it was produced and what the people behind it were trying to achieve.
If you enjoy exploring coffees like these, our filter coffee collection is another place to discover what is currently on the roasting schedule.
Why Axil Coffee?
Axil has been roasting coffee in Hawthorn, Melbourne since 2010 and we are proud to have two World Barista Championship titles and seven Australian Barista Championship titles under our belt. These titles have given us another way to learn about coffee, work closely with producers and understand just how much is possible when sourcing, processing, roasting and brewing come together.
Those relationships we’ve developed begin at origin. We buy specialty grade green coffee close to harvest and work directly with producers, including partnerships that have continued for more than a decade.
Our coffee is roasted to order in Hawthorn, Melbourne and we also brew what we roast. The same team supplies Axil’s own venues, giving us a daily connection between the roastery and the cup.
Signature Series simply takes that approach into rarer territory: smaller lots, unusual varieties and coffees that give both the producer and the coffee itself more room to speak. For something more playful alongside the specialty range, you can also explore our flavoured coffee.
Discover This Season’s Release
Signature Series coffees are roasted in small quantities and available while each lot lasts. Try the current release and spend some time with a coffee that may only exist in this form for a short while. Once it is gone, the next origin takes its place.
If you like having something new arrive regularly, our Single Origin Filter Roast Subscription lets our team of experts at Axil choose what comes next. Prefer keeping a familiar everyday coffee on rotation as well? Explore our coffee blend subscriptions.
