Entle
Beautiful, clean, or pure
Entle means beautiful, clean, or pure in Xhosa. We source beautiful African coffees to create a daily ritual of grounding and restoration. The Vitals Collection brings precise coffee science together with local warmth, stripping away the pretension of specialty coffee.
How we buy
Named farms, honest prices
Every coffee we sell can be traced to a washing station or factory we can name. It matters because traceability is the only reliable proof that someone was paid properly for careful work — and because the cup is better when the picking, fermenting and drying were done with attention.
We buy small lots, roast them in Gqeberha, and dispatch within three days of the roast date. Nothing sits in a warehouse waiting for demand.
Where the coffee comes from
Kenya Single Origin
Kiandu Coffee Factory
Nyeri County, Kenya
What we are planting
The first coffee farm in the Eastern Cape
grown at home
Entle is a farm before it is a roastery. Until now, the only coffee grown commercially in South Africa has come out of KwaZulu-Natal — so when our first seedlings go into the ground in the coming months, they will be the first coffee planted in the Eastern Cape.
A coffee tree takes about three years to give you anything worth picking. We are planting anyway, and in the meantime we will keep buying the African lots we already love. When the first Entle harvest is ready, you will know exactly which hill it grew on.
This season
Seedlings in the ground
The first arabica seedlings are planted out on the farm, on slopes chosen for shade and drainage.
Years one and two
Establishing
Shade trees, mulch and patience. The trees put their energy into roots and canopy long before they think about cherry.
Year three
The first harvest
A first small yield, picked by hand and roasted a few kilometres from where it grew.
The Vitals Collection
Three coffees, made to be drunk every day
A bright Kenyan single origin, an all-African espresso blend and a decaf that earns its place. Start with one, or put one on repeat.
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