Coffees from Ethiopia are well known for their complex and flavoursome characters, particularly when brewed as drip filter, aeropress and cafetiere.
This coffee from the Sidamo region is a very aromatic and flavoursome coffee. It has a smooth and medium body and offers a pleasing sweet clean finish. It is perfect for all day sipping.
Notes : Chocolate, honey, apricot and peach
Roast Level: Medium
Body: Smooth
Origin: Ethiopia
Region: Sidamo
Processing: Fully Washed
Growing Altitude: 1,500-2,200 meters above sea level
MORE ABOUT SIDAMO, ETHIOPIA
This washed Coffee from Sidamo has been grown high in the mountains of the Great Rift Valley in Southern Ethiopia, some 1500m to 2000m above sea level. These high altitudes, combined with fertile soil and plentiful rainfall means Sidamo is a lush, green landscape, and is known for producing truly remarkable coffees.
While Ethiopia is famous as coffee’s birthplace, today it remains a specialty coffee industry darling for its incredible variety of flavors. While full traceability has been difficult in recent history, new regulations have made direct purchasing possible. We’re partnering directly with farmers to help them produce top quality specialty lots that are now completely traceable, adding value for farmers and roasters, alike.
The exceptional quality of Ethiopian coffee is due to a combination of factors. The genetic diversity of coffee varieties means that we find a diversity of flavor, even between (or within) farms with similar growing conditions and processing. In addition to varieties, processing methods also contribute to end quality. The final key ingredients for excellent coffee in Ethiopia are the producing traditions that have created the genetic diversity, processing infrastructure and great coffee we enjoy today.
Most producers in Ethiopia are smallholders, and the majority continue to cultivate coffee using traditional methods. As a result, most coffee is grown with no chemical fertilizer or pesticide use. Coffee is almost entirely cultivated, harvested and dried using manual systems.
Today, Ethiopia is the top arabica exporter in Africa and around 12 million Ethiopians make their living from coffee.