Zuria Blend by Prodigal Coffee is a seasonal blend that comes across as juicy, vibrant, and beautifully fruity in the cup. On the palate, you’ll find Concord grape, plum, and apricot, so expect a more pronounced fruity profile with a pleasant sweetness, a spark of brightness, and a rounder finish. This isn’t a boring blend built solely on consistency, but one with its own character and energy. Juicy grape notes add depth to the coffee, plum brings a riper fruitiness, and apricot brightens the entire profile.
The blend combines coffees from Ethiopia and Colombia. Prodigal is composed of fresh Ethiopian coffees—both washed and natural—and the Colombian washed Chiroso variety. Each component plays a specific role in the blend. The washed Ethiopian coffee brings elegance and subtler fruity notes, the natural Ethiopian coffee adds a more pronounced tropical juiciness, and the Colombian Chiroso helps balance the coffee, adding fruitiness and greater body. The result is not an anonymous mix, but a carefully crafted seasonal blend designed to taste fresh, lively, and a bit more distinctive than you might expect.
In terms of varieties, the coffee combines Chiroso with Ethiopian heirloom varieties. The processing is a combination of washed and natural methods, which is crucial to the resulting profile. The washed components keep the coffee clean, bright, and well-defined, while the natural component adds fuller fruitiness, sweetness, and a juicier character. Prodigal at Zurie works with fresh, top-tier coffees, so the exact composition may vary slightly over time, but the flavor profile remains the same. The goal is a blend that is not merely the sum of its individual coffees, but a cup with greater depth, fruity energy, and balanced sweetness.