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04 Summit
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04 Summit

Designed for short, high-intensity efforts. 

Ethiopia, Washed.

$28.00 / 10 oz.

PROFILE

Single origin. Highest in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds, and highest caffeine concentration among tested varieties. Light roasting preserves 70-80% of chlorogenic acid content.
NOTES

Floral, shortbread, peach tea.

PROTOCOL

Before high-intensity training, competition days. PR attempts, and sprint sessions. 6 mg/kg body weight, 45-60 minutes before competition. Research shows an 8.9% increase in high-intensity performance at this range.

Complete the System

04 Summit

An Ethiopia washed, light roast, single origin with the highest caffeine density in the LIFTED system. Ethiopian washed coffees are known for a cleaner cup and a brighter aromatic profile. Light roasting helps preserve chlorogenic acids and the cup’s floral structure. That combination gives Summit a sharper, more restrained brew with a high stimulant load and a compound profile suited to hard efforts.

Research shows caffeine can make athletes feel less effort for the same workload, which helps them hold pace longer, push harder, and finish with less drop-off. The clearest benefits are seen in endurance work, repeated high-intensity efforts, sprinting, and strength tasks.

Best used for race days, benchmark sessions, and competition where fatigue resistance, focus, and output under pressure matter most. It sits at the top of the system for caffeine density, so its role is to drive the hardest sessions, not the most frequent ones.

Origin

A decade ago, Agaro was known for Grade 5 sundried naturals — the bottom of the grading spectrum. Then USAID's Technoserve project invested in the region, and the coffees that followed were the result of that bet paying off.

Kolla Bolcha is part of that transformation. A newer cooperative neighboring the well-established Biftu Gudina, it sits in the Agaro Gera woreda — a region that has quietly become one of Ethiopia's most compelling origins.

The process is precise. Cherries are pulped using Penagos equipment, mechanically stripping fruit and mucilage from the seed. The coffee soaks overnight in fiberglass tanks until any remaining sugars fully clear the surface. Eight or more days of drying from there.

The result is what a washed Ethiopian can be at its highest — clarity, structure, and caffeine density that Yirgacheffe varieties consistently record above every other tested origin. Light roasting preserves 70 to 80 percent of chlorogenic acid content.